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In the religion Buddhism, Meditations carry a higher weight in One's practice to attain Nirvana. But, Dana, ''giving Alms'' and Shila, ''observing at least the basic five disciplines (Panchasheela, in Pali)'' are also vital for One's practice. In the (Maha Satipattana Sutta ) in Digha Nikaya, the Buddha describes Success of Four Pattana Meditations as: “One who is honest to himself and practice this four Pattana Meditations without a delay, he should be willing to achieve Arahat or Anagami level, in seven days to seven years in time which would ultimately direct to Nirvana” The Buddha said: "One who is willing to attain Nirvana, has to understand Four Noble Truths. These Noble Truths are the key to attain Nirvana, without proper understanding of Suffering, Cause of Suffering, Relief of Suffering and the way to end Suffering, These are the four Noble Truths." == Dana, Sila, Samadhi, Pagngna == Dana & Sila practices generate thoughts, (Punya Karma, in Pali), that would create well-being within Samsara. One to give away things, which oneself earned through hard effort might know an easy task. In order to complete Dana Punya Karma, one has to give Alms without a thought of any return. Observing Sila, or Shiksha, requires much more effort than Dana. Sila is also a Punya Karma, however, basic discipline in oneself would create a powerful platform for such person to attain Nirvana. The Buddha said: "One who knows that oneself is not breaking these five root disciplines, shall not fear to live anywhere" (詳細はウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Path to Nirvana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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