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Doctrines of Buddhism
When we look at the fundamental doctrines of Buddhism we can see that they were derived from the prevailing Sankhya darshana (Sakhya Philosophy) and the latter Upanishads.
This is validated by the reference from Lokamanaya Balgangadar Tilak, a religious leader and great scholar of Indian philosophy:
This has been established indisputably that just as Jain Dharma, so also Buddha Dharma is a son of the Vedic Dharma. As a son, after taking his inheritance from his father follows his individual path, in the same way the Buddha Dharma separated from the Vedic Dharma. In other words, Buddhism is not a stranger or foreign to Vedic Dharma. Moreover, it is a branch arising out of the prevalent Brahman- Dharma.
The essentials of the teachings of Buddha Dharma are understanding the nature of the self and the purity in action, conduct, and thought. The Buddha declares:
Abandonment of all evil deeds and sins, accumulation of all meritorious deeds, and purification of the mind and conduct is the discipline of Buddha.
The Buddha emphasized that the middle path is the most desirable path. To have pure conduct one must avoid both of the extreme paths: intense austerities and sensual pleasures. The Buddha condemned violent acts such as animal sacrifices. He also protested against needless rituals, the self-claimed
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