The devotional offering to the Triple Gem means rites and rituals, chanting of Suttas and Parittas, offering of flowers and incense as well as offering of rice and robes. When we perform such good deeds, we do so with Saddha (in Pali). We perform with a belief in the Ti-Ratana (Triple Gem). We believe in the Buddha, the Dhamma (his teaching) and the Sangha (the Order of Buddhist Monk).
We hold the view that the Buddha had eradicated all defilements through his supreme enlightenment by his own effort. He became the Buddha not because he learned the Dhamma from any teacher, but through his personal experience of striving for salvation. We believe in the Buddha in this way
The Buddha taught us how to live happily and peacefully as well as the way leading to the cessation of all kinds of suffering. We believe that if we follow his teaching or his ways we will live happily and peacefully. We will also get rid of suffering. For this reason we believe in the Dhamma the teaching of the Buddha.
When we say Sangha, it mainly means the Ariya-Sangha, but also Sammutti-Sangha. Sammutti-Sangha here means the members of the Sangha who are on the way to the cessation of suffering, but who have not yet destroyed all defilement. These disciples study and practice the Dhamma and teach it to others. They set good examples in moral conduct and inspire us to do well. We believe and pay respect to the Sangha in this way.
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