Buddhaghosa · Theology

Virtue First: The Ground Beneath the Path

Buddhaghosa&rsquo;s analysis of <em>sila</em>, moral discipline - the first of the three trainings and the indispensable foundation of all meditation: restraint of the senses, right livelihood, and the purification of conduct that produces the untroubled conscience without which the mind cannot be stilled.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that sila (virtue) is the first of the three trainings and the foundation for concentration and wisdom; that Buddhaghosa defines it as volition, mental factors, restraint, and non-transgression; and that its great benefit is the absence of remorse, which lets the mind grow calm. Explain in your own words.

Leads to Aristotle.

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