The Three Jewels | June 01, 2004

The Three Jewels or treasures of Buddhism are the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha. They are also called the Three Refugees, as each devotee seeks Refuge in these along his path to enlightenment. The Buddha is the Buddha who went and showed the path to enlightenment, the Dhamma is the teaching of the Buddha that guides one to enlightenment or the world-ordering principle as revealed by the Buddha and the Sangha is the community of Buddhists.