the sects that arose after the Buddha’s death, what we now call
Theravada, the “way of the elders,” is the sole surviving strand. As the
oldest of the three main Buddhist traditions, it is the one most
closely associated with the teachings of the historical Buddha. The
school is rooted in the Tipitaka (Sanskrit, Tripitaka), “the three
baskets,” three collections of texts. Collected in the Tipitaka are some
of the earliest known Buddhist texts: the Suttas (Sanskrit, sutras),
accounts of hundreds of oral teachings given by the Buddha and his
senior disciples; the Vinaya, rules of the monastic order; and the
Abhidhamma (Sanskrit, Abhidharma), later scholarly commentaries on the
teachings. Together they form the Pali canon, a collection of
foundational texts that comprise the doctrinal basis of Theravada.
rests on core Buddhist teachings including the four noble truths and
eightfold path to enlightenment, the three jewels (Buddha, dharma, and
sangha), and concepts such as impermanence, non-self, karma, rebirth,
and dependent origination (the co-arising of phenomena), along with
ethical precepts and the meditation practices of samatha (calm abiding)
and vipassana (insight).
the Buddha set out ethical guidelines for lay practitioners, Theravada
is essentially a monastic tradition, emphasizing vows of renunciation
and self-purification. For the Theravadin, the spiritual ideal is the
arahant (Sanskrit, arhat), or “accomplished one,” who through solitary
effort attains nirvana—liberation from the suffering of cyclic existence
that marks samsara, or worldly life. In classical Theravada, a
layperson could become a “stream-enterer”—the first of four levels of
attainment on the path to enlightenment. But the disciplined life of a
monastic was deemed essential to reach the highest level—a non-returner
like the Buddha, whose “final nirvana” experienced at his death freed
him from rebirth.
has sometimes been called “Southern Buddhism”: from its origins in
northern India, it fanned out across southern Asia and today remains the
predominant form of Buddhism practiced in Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma),
Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos, and it is also practiced in Europe, the
Americas, and beyond.
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সহানুভূতিশীল মন ৰখাৰ দ্বাৰা। “মন আৰু আত্মাই কথা ক’ব। “আমি যি ভাবিছোঁ তাৰ
ফলস্বৰূপে আমি সকলো।” “আপুনি যি ভাবে, আপুনি হ’ব। আপুনি কি অনুভৱ কৰে,
আপুনি আকৰ্ষিত কৰে। আপুনি যি কল্পনা কৰে, আপুনি সৃষ্টি কৰে।” “আপোনাৰ আত্মা
নাই। আপুনি এজন আত্মা। আপোনাৰ এটা শৰীৰ আছে।” “প্ৰত্যেক ৰাতিপুৱা আমি পুনৰ
জন্ম গ্ৰহণ কৰোঁ। আজি আমি যি কৰোঁ সেয়াই আটাইতকৈ গুৰুত্বপূৰ্ণ।”
মুহূৰ্তই দিনসলনি কৰিব পাৰে, এদিনে এটা জীৱন সলনি কৰিব পাৰে, আৰু এটা
জীৱনে পৃথিৱীখন সলনি কৰিব পাৰে।” “আপোনাৰ মন এটা শক্তিশালী বস্তু। যেতিয়া
আপুনি ইয়াক ইতিবাচক চিন্তাৰে ফিল্টাৰ কৰিবলৈ আৰম্ভ কৰে তেতিয়া আপোনাৰ
জীৱন সলনি হ’ব।” “স্বাস্থ্য হৈছে আটাইতকৈ ডাঙৰ উপহাৰ, সন্তুষ্টি সৰ্বাধিক
সম্পদ, বিশ্বস্ততা সৰ্বশ্ৰেষ্ঠ সম্পৰ্ক।” “যদি আপুনি জানে যে মই দিয়াৰ
শক্তিৰ বিষয়ে কি জানো, তেন্তে আপুনি কোনো প্ৰকাৰে ভাগ-বতৰা নকৰাকৈ
এটাআহাৰও পাৰ হ’বলৈ নিদিব।” “যেতিয়া আপুনি অনুভৱ কৰিব যে সকলোবোৰ কিমান
নিখুঁত আপুনি আপোনাৰ মূৰটো পিছলৈ হেলনীয়া কৰিব আৰু আকাশত হাঁহিব।” সকলো
জন্তু সুৰক্ষিত আৰু ভাল হওঁক। সকলো জন্তু সুখী আৰু সন্তুষ্ট হওঁক। সকলো
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BSP candidates may upset plans of other parties in Bidar district
M.B. Girish
| BSP has given ticket to rebels candidates from Congress, JD(S), BJP |
Fierce contest is on the cards in Basavkalyan constituency
Bandeppa Kashempur, Sanjay Kheny and Naseemoddin Patel to fight it out in Bidar South
BIDAR: The entry of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidates into the fray may upset the plans of the nominees of other parties in some constituencies in Bidar district which will go to the polls on May 22.
The BSP has given ticket to rebel candidates from the Congress, Janata Dal (Secular) and Bharatiya Janata Party.
Naseemoddin Patel is contesting from Bidar South constituency on the BSP ticket after the Janata Dal (S) denied his candidature, Shantappa G. Patil, who was denied the BJP ticket, is the BSP candidate for Basavakalayn and Raheem Khan is contesting on the BSP ticket from Bidar Assembly seat after the Congress went in favour of the former Minister Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli.
The BJP, which has fielded Raghunathrao Malkapure, who belongs to the Kuruba community, for Bidar constituency, is said to have a large vote base in the segment as the party nominees Narayanrao Manhalli won the seat in 1983 and 1989 and Rameshkumar Pande in 1999.
The Congress, which won the seat in 1985, has fielded Mr. Nagamarapalli, a Lingayat. BSP, which won the Bidar seat in 1994 elections, has fielded Mr. Khan.
The former Minister Bandeppa Kashempur of the Janata Dal (S), Sanjay Kheny of the BJP and Mr. Naseemoddin Patel are locked in a triangular contest in Bidar South, a new constituency.
Both Mr. Kashempur and Mr. Kheny, whose native villages Kashempur and Ranjol Kheny respectively, are part of the constituency, are banking on their popularity and their family reputation. Mr. Naseemoddin Patel, a member of the zilla panchayat, is counting on the votes of minority community people.
Samad Siddique of the Congress is said to be a “weak” candidate in the constituency.
State unit president of the Janata Dal (S) Merajuddin Patel is contesting for Humnabad constituency where Rajshekar Patil of the Congress and Subhash Kallur of the BJP are in the fray.
In Aurad constituency, which is reserved for the Scheduled Castes candidates, Narsinghrao Suryawanshi of the Congress, MP, is in a straight fight with the BJP’s Prabhu Chavan.
Both are counting on the votes of Marathi-speaking people who are in large numbers in the constituency. Baburao Kadam is the Janata Dal (S) candidate.
Prakash Khandre of the BJP, Ishwar Khandre of the Congress and Anil Bhusare of the Janata Dal (S) are in the contest in Bhalki.
In the previous elections, the constituency witnessed a direct fight between Mr. Ishwar Khandre and Mr. Prakash Khandre. However, Mr. Prakash Khandre won the seat.
Fierce contest is likely on the cards in Basavkalyan as Mr. Shantappa Patil has entered the fray as the BSP candidate.
He has to fight it out with Basavraj Patil Attur of the BJP, Maruti Muley of the Congress and Mallikarjun Khuba of the Janata Dal (S).
In the last elections, Mr. Khuba was the Janata Dal (S) candidate, Mr. Attur - Janata Dal (United), Mr. Muley -Congress and Mr. Shantappa Patil was the BJP candidate.
5.84 % decrease in voter turnout in Raichur dist
According to official information received, the average turnout in Raichur district of the North Karnataka region was 54.01 per cent as against 59.85 per cent in the 2004 elections.
The voter turnout has come down by 5.84 per cent, compared to the 2004 elections, in Raichur district of the North Karnataka region in the second phase of elections to Karnataka Assembly, which was held on May 16.
According to official information received, the average turnout in the district was 54.01 per cent as against 59.85 per cent in the 2004 elections. The district had recorded the lowest turnout in the polls in the state.
It may be noted that in 2004, the elections were held simultaneously to the Assembly and Lok Sabha. The number of voters in the district had also increased to 12,47,868 from 10,82,77 in 2004. Only 6,73,934 voters had exercised their franchise in this election
Sindhanur Assembly constituency topped the list with the highest voter turnout of 58.65 per cent, followed by Raichur Rural constituency, recording 56.27 per cent polling, Deodurga constituency (55.71 per cent), Manvi (54.66), Maski (53.59) Lingsugur (53.56) and Raichur City (45.19).
An election official said strict implementation of rules, and making photo identity cards mandatory were some of the reasons for the reduced turnout. Rigging was considerably reduced in all the constituencies, the official claimed. Meanwhile, some technical problems had forced the election authorities to order repolling in two booths in Maski constituency, which was being held.
Mr. Gandhi faced the brunt of the simmering discontent within the Congress when his motorcade was proceeding to Amethi from Lucknow.
The issue came to the boil after he addressed party workers at Jagdishpur village, 70 km away, when he pointed out that he had received complaints of internal squabbles and that it amounted to “indiscipline”.
As he started out for the town, a local Youth Congress leader and several party workers squatted in front of his motorcade, forcing it to a halt.
When Mr. Gandhi asked them what the trouble was, they accused him of not fulfilling his promise made six months ago and said that not one of those displaced by the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited plant set up at Jagdishpur was given a job.
Party sources said the activists were also peeved at Mr. Gandhi “not spending enough time with them.” “He has taken a note of their demand on the BHEL project and would be talking to the higher authorities,” they said.
Manual scavenging still rampant in North East Delhi, says report
Parul Sharma
| Finance and Development Corporation had sponsored the study to identify scavengers in the city |
As per the report scavenging is a women dominated profession
‘The scavengers have high aspirations for their children and want them to study’
NEW DELHI: While 15 years have lapsed since the demeaning and humiliating practice of manual scavenging was banned through the enactment of the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, manual scavenging is still rampant in North East Delhi, where a majority of Delhi’s 1,282 scavengers work, a study by a Delhi University lecturer has revealed.
According to the study conducted by Pamela Singla, a lecturer at the Department of Social Work at Delhi University, the main pockets of residence and workplace of people engaged in removal of night soil are in areas like Karawal Nagar, Old Seelampur, Shahdara, Gandhi Nagar, Nand Nagri and Babarpur. “Scavenging is done mainly by two ways, either by cleaning of drains or emptying the containers containing night soil,” said Dr. Singla, sharing the findings of the study that she conducted for the Delhi SC/ST/OBC/Minorities/Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation.
The Corporation had sponsored the study to identify scavengers in the city. Acting on the report, the Delhi State Cabinet had recently decided to initiate steps for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers.
As per the report, “Scavengers and Scavenging in Delhi”, submitted to the Corporation in July last year, scavenging is a women dominated profession.
“About 80 per cent of scavengers are women and majority of them are married. Over 71 per cent are below 40 years of age. Out of 1,282 scavengers, 1,085 reside and work in Delhi, while the remaining work in the Capital but live in Loni. Besides scavenging, they also collect garbage and clean septic tanks. They are engaged in scavenging purely owing to financial reasons as they have to fend for their families,” shared Dr. Singla.
A majority of them are not satisfied with their jobs since the work is “extremely filthy”. About 12 per cent of scavengers said they could not quit the profession as there was no alternative means of employment available to them because of their illiteracy.
“They are not sure what they want to do. During informal interactions with some of the women, I could gauge that they were not ready to undergo training for any other job. They showed willingness to do government jobs. Some women even said they would not mind scavenging if it would be counted under government jobs and would give them a regular, fixed income at the end of the month coupled with weekly holidays,” she said.
According to the report, the scavengers had high aspirations for their children and wanted them to study and get into some “dignified profession”.
Interestingly, Dr. Singla had conducted the same study way back in 1992 and was glad to note that the number of human scavengers in the Capital had come down from 8,000 back then to 1,282 this time round.
“Things have improved in some ways. In 1992, there were many scavengers who carried it (night soil) head load. In 2007, such persons were almost negligible with most carrying it in a cart,” she noted.
Dr. Singla said the profession can be completely abolished only when the authorities convert “dry” latrines to “wet” latrines with simultaneous programmes for their rehabilitation.
“As long as there is a demand for their services, scavengers will continue to exist,” she concluded, adding that the Corporation is sharing the report with some ministries.
7,85,702 people vote in Chitradurga district
Staff Correspondent
| Hosadurga records highest turnout of 73.4 per cent |
Chitradurga: In the elections to the six Assembly constituencies held here on Friday, the district registered a polling percentage of 67.83.
Of the 11,58,33 registered voters, 7,85,702 exercised their franchise. The Hosadurga segment took the lead with a poll percentage of 73.4. As many as 1,22,921 voters exercised their franchise there.
Molakalmur, which is considered to be one of the most backward areas in the district, registered a polling percentage of 71.83 to emerge as the second highest. The number of people who exercised their franchise there was 1,38,317.
Chitradurga constituency, where 1,37,764 people voted, came third by registering a polling percentage of 66.57.
Holalkere registered a voter turnout of 66.51 per cent, while Challakere reached 65.46 per cent and Hiriyur 64.27 per cent.
Counting
The counting of votes will take place on May 25 at the Government Arts and Junior College.
As many as 64 candidates are in the fray
Good voter turnout
SIRSI: The Yellapur constituency has registered the highest voting percentage of 75 among the six constituencies in Uttara Kannada. Official sources said that Sirsi registered 73.62 per cent, Haliyal 69.91 per cent, Kumta 68.60 per cent, Karwar 63.51 per cent and Bhatkal 63.44 per cent. Kelaginamane polling booth in Siddapur taluk registered 89.94 per cent voting, Shiraguni booth 88.73 per cent, and Baragalagadda booth registered the lowest of 51.79 per cent, the sources said. Of the 9,51,149 voters in Uttara Kannada, 6,53,63 exercised their franchise. Uttara Kannada registered 68.72 per cent voting, 00.09 per cent more than the previous election.
Security tightened for counting of votes
Correspondent
CHAMARAJANAGAR: As many as 159 employees will be deputed on May 25 to carry out counting of votes of the four Assembly constituencies in Chamarajanagar district, Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer K. Vishwanath Reddy has said.
In a release here on Saturday, he said that 48 counting supervisors, 44 counting assistants and 48 Central Government employees would be put on duty on the day. Counting of votes would be held in the presence of 474 counting agents and 40 candidates, he said. The number of people who had cast their votes was 1,25,856 in Hanur constituency; 1,30,887 in Kollegal; 1,23,597 in Chamarajanagar; and 1,43,341 in Gundlepet, he said.
The district police have made tight security arrangements on the day of counting. Nearly 183 police personnel would be deployed at the counting centres, he said.
Kundapur records 90 per cent
Special Correspondent
BANGALORE: As many as 67.75 per cent of the electorate cast their ballot on Friday in the second phase of polling in the Legislative Assembly elections in 66 constituencies.
Kundapura constituency in Udupi recorded 89.61 per cent turnout and Raichur recorded the lowest turnout of 45.19 per cent.
The polling percentage for some the districts is:
Raichur: Raichur Rural-56.27, Raichur-45.19, Manvi-54.66, Deodurga- 55.71, Lingsugur-53.56, Sindhanur-58.65 and Maski-53.59.
Uttara Kannada: Haliyal-69.92, Karwar-63.51, Kumta-68.88, Bhatkal-63.44, Sirsi-73.59 and Yellapur-75.48.
Bellary: Hadagali – 65.05, Hagaribommanahalli – 69.87, Vijayangara — 67.15, Kampli – 71.32, Siruguppa – 74.31, Bellary – 59.70, Bellary City – 51.87, Sandur – 76.72, and Kudligi - 71.79.
Chitradurga: Molakalmuru – 71.82, Challakere – 65.46, Chitradurga – 66.57, Hiriyur – 64.27, Hosadurga – 73.40, Holalkere – 66.51.
Davangere: Jagalur – 71.84, Harapanahalli - 80.13, Harihar – 74.80, Davanagere North – 55.66, ,Davangere South – 62.16, Mayakonda – 70.05, Channagiri – 73.13, and Honnali – 82.31.
Shimoga: Shimoga Rural – 70.27, Bhadravati – 63.66, Shimoga – 56.74, Tirthahalli – 78.83, Shikaripura – 78.12, Sorab – 76.51, and Sagar – 70.09.
32 with criminal charges are in the fray
Special Correspondent
BANGALORE: Even as the State prepares for the third phase of polling for the Assembly elections, the list of candidates includes a large number of candidates having criminal background from three major parties. A study, “Karnataka Election Watch 2008”, released by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) shows that the wealth of candidates has increased multifold since the last elections in 2004. ADR spokesperson Trilochan Sastry told presspersons here on Saturday that there were 36 candidates with grievous criminal charges such as murder, attempt to murder, bribery, cheating, dacoity, forgery, rape and theft. Of them, 27 were from major political parties.
The BJP tops the list of parties having candidates with criminal cases against them with 12 candidates followed by the Janata Dal (Secular) with seven and the Congress with six. Eleven other candidates have criminal records.
Mr. Sastry said the ADR was careful to include only those charges that were serious in nature. One BJP candidate faced charges of murder while in the Congress, four of them faced charges of murder.
The Janata Dal (Secular) has one such case. The document says 140 candidates with serious criminal charges have contested in all the three phases of elections so far.
The document states that there are 22 candidates who faced grievous charges in 2004 but the nature of their offences have changed after they became MLAs or when their parties came to power. The ADR wants the authorities to investigate into the charges. Giving details about the volume of wealth accumulated by the candidates contesting in the third phase, the document says the candidates have amassed wealth of Rs. 199.02 crores since the last elections in 2004.
Suspended
Bangalore: Not taking action to remove 350 banners and buntings, put up illegally by the supporters of Congress leader D.K Shivakumar on May 16 in connection with his birthday, proved costly for two employees of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) as they were suspended for dereliction of duty. The suspended employees are: M. Ramesh (Second Division Revenue Inspector) and Yathiraj (First Division Revenue Inspector), both working in the Advertisement (East) division of the BBMP. Meanwhile, a show-cause notice has been issued to Francis, Assistant Revenue Officer, Incharge of Advertisement (East) division on the same issue. — Staff Reporter