THE TRIPLE GEM
This is the second talk of three talks on The Triple Gem given by Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche at
the 2008 Buddhist Summer School in Melbourne.
Good morning, everyone. We were discussing in the previous talk what are referred to as the three objects of refuge in Buddhism: taking refuge in the Buddha; Dharma; and Sangha is what makes one become a Buddhist. Based on that notion; we had the chance to briefly go over the Buddha’s life by using the description of the twelve acts of the Buddha, as described in the original Buddhist literature. These twelve deeds correspond to