{"product_id":"1684","title":"Going for Refuge","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first two steps in the process of becoming a lay disciple of the Buddha are going for refuge \u003ci\u003e(saraṇā gamana)\u003c\/i\u003e and the undertaking of the five precepts \u003ci\u003e(pañca-sila samādāna)\u003c\/i\u003e. By the former step a person makes the commitment to accept the Triple Gem–the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha–as the guiding ideals of his or her life; by the latter s\/he expresses determination to bring his or her actions into harmony with these ideals through right conduct.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two tracts in this book were written for the purpose of giving a clear and concise explanation of these two steps. Though they are intended principally for those who have newly embraced the Buddha's teaching, they will be found useful as well by long-term traditional Buddhists wanting to understand the meaning of practices with which they are already familiar and also by those who want to know what becoming a follower of the Buddhist involves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1958 and 2002, a total of 334 individual physical Wheel Publication booklets were published by the Buddhist Publication Society (BPS). Those 334 booklets included 468 essays, tracts, and monographs; many were published as double or triple volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThese classic Wheel booklets are not being reprinted; many are no longer available as single issues. We have the last print run in stock—the last existing physical booklets! If this specific Wheel No. is out of stock, please note that it won’t be restocked.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSee also: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/collected-wheels\"\u003eCollected Wheel Publications series (BPE)—Pariyatti Edition\u003c\/a\u003e (Free PDF available per volume)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFree PDF copies of individual booklets are available from the BPS website; some are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bps.lk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elisted\u003c\/a\u003e, while others can be found via the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bps.lk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle search feature\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bodhi, Bhikkhu","offers":[{"title":"$100","offer_id":42108788179038,"sku":"BPS:403282","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$75","offer_id":42108788211806,"sku":"BPS:403282","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$50","offer_id":42108788244574,"sku":"BPS:403282","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$25","offer_id":42108788277342,"sku":"BPS:403282","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$15","offer_id":42108788310110,"sku":"BPS:403282","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$10","offer_id":42108788342878,"sku":"BPS:403282","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$5","offer_id":42108788375646,"sku":"BPS:403282","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$0","offer_id":42108788408414,"sku":"BPS:403282","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/403282.jpg?v=1760547787","url":"https:\/\/pariyatti.org\/products\/1684","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}