| It took Buddha a whole lifetime to discover and refine | | | | order to move on to the next stage. This is also the |
| the secrets to enlightenment, but a meager forty-nine | | | | source of the Hinayana known as the lesser vehicle of |
| days after reaching enlightenment he was asked to | | | | Buddhism. |
| teach all he had learned. Buddha rose without question | | | | The second wheel of Dharma teaches us the |
| from his deep meditation to help the monks in there | | | | perfection of wisdom sutra, which is a profound saying |
| quest for knowledge. The lesson Buddha taught when | | | | paying homage to the holy Perfection of Wisdom! The |
| he rose from meditation was first the wheel of | | | | third sutra or wheel of Dharma is about discriminating |
| Dharma. | | | | the intention, it is a long conversation about abandoning |
| Among these teachings of the first wheel of Dharma | | | | our self-cherishing personalities and cherishing only |
| is the sutra of the four noble truths... 1. This is suffering, | | | | others we can begin to experience true peace and |
| 2. The causes of suffering, 3. Suffering can end, | | | | happiness.. These two wheels of Dharma make up |
| nirvana is peace, 4. The true path or eight-fold noble | | | | the Mahayana, or the great vehicle of Buddhism. |
| path. These truths must be realized and accepted in | | | | |