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Walking Meditation: Discourse 3
*The two original schools of Buddhism are the Theravada (Thượng Tọa Bộ) and the Maha Sanghika (Đại Chúng Bộ), from which the remaining 18–21 schools emerged. The main sources include:
- Kathāvatthu (Points of Controversy) of the Theravada school
- Dipavamsa – a 4th-century Theravada chronicle from Sri Lanka
- The Śāriputra Inquiry Sutra (T 1465) of the Maha Sanghika, compiled in the Taisho Tripitaka
- Treatise on the Schools (Dị Bộ Tông Luân Luận) – Xuanzang’s Chinese translation and Thích Trí Quang’s Vietnamese version
- The Mañjuśrī Inquiry Sutra (T 468) – translated by Thích Già Bà La
- The list of 21 schools recorded by Bhaviveka and Taranatha, in which the Vibhajyavāda is divided into four groups: Mahīśāsaka, Kāśyapīya, Dharmaguptaka, and Tāmraśāṭīya (present-day Theravada).
*The concept of the Buddha’s body developed from the two bodies (the physical body and the Dharma body) in the Early Buddhist tradition to the three bodies (the transformation body, the enjoyment body, and the Dharma body) in the Mahayana, emphasizing that the Buddha is one who is free from afflictions, transcending birth and death, “with one voice teaches all Dharma.” Every word, every action, and even his silence is a teaching. In the retreat, there are also collective activities with mindfulness songs:
“Come let us practice… We can sit down and breathe in and smile like Buddha smiles,”
and the melody “Happy birthday to you… Everyday we are born. Everyday we are free,” depicting the joy of mindfulness and being reborn in every moment.
