CHAPTER 2 PRINCE SIDDHARTHA.

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ith most of the pontiff religion has all the power. But separate Buddhism, the Buddha is an enlightened, masters, only way for humanity, sentient beings. And depending on the destination or not each of us. So is the real Buddha, the Buddha clearly see the historical context of contemporary Indian society, the scene of birth, old age, sickness and death of beings and find a way to practice being as close as to bring peace human society, the higher is the enlightenment and liberation. Therefore, when Buddha was in life like all normal people, there is a private matter, thinking of the Buddha is superior. We can say it's a Vietnamese man advantage, exemplary, not passionate earthly pleasures.

I-BUDDHA Gautama was born.

In the year 624 BC in Kapilavastu country (Kapilavastu) in northern central India, Prince Of leather (Siddhattha) was born. The King and Prince (Suddhodana) and Queen Maya (Maya).

Traditionally in India, pregnant women in labor to go home when their parents waiting on labor. Is preparing to hit the road, on a beautiful morning sky, birds singing, flowers laugh. Mada for King and the royal garden scenes bonus.

When La Bat Advantages tree, often referred to as Unknown priority (Asoka) the color of brilliant flowers. Mada rails branches of picking flowers, a prince was born. Then a month full moon to full moon day in April Veaka lunar calendar. Park royal park named eight billion Ni (Lumbini) in addition to Ca La Pi. Thai news of his birth, King still very happy that the King and Queen at an advanced age without having children to inherit the throne. At birth to Prince, Maya was 45 years old.

The king himself very far from aggressive price, welcome to the palace and prince named Siddhartha. In addition to cheering people gathered along the route, the Brahmin went to the palace of praise and is looking appearance Prince. Among them was a Brahmin named A-Tu-Gott (Asita), multi-cultural scholars, when the handsome prince handsome face extraordinary surprise, and cried. Seeing the King as anxiety, make a reasonable bad thing! The king asked: Why do priests cry. - Magi said: "For the palace, the introduction and general appearance of the Prince is a great glory, from past to present ever. And I cried I cried for silver blessed life can not last to the parish school of enlightenment and liberation, but He will practice evidence. "

After expressing feelings, Asita Minister Prince would be considered for the future of the East also. King's approval. After a look at, Asita said that if the crown prince in the empire will be a great, natural photographic system down and bring peace to hundreds of them. If ordained, He will into Higher feeling great, great wisdom, superior look, says the universe, a discernable human. Since it is a relief for people who guide the direction of building yourself and your family fresh beautiful happy society, the higher is enlightenment, liberation. Realized the truth of all things, deliverance from grief of ignorance, craving attachment, birth and death.

According to philosophy, all thoughts and desires of humans are facial expressions, speaking more specifically, in one aspect, the eye known in psychology as the gateway of the soul. Therefore, quality wise from all the exemplary virtues, kindness, majestic ... was expressed clearly in humans Prince Siddhartha.

On the birth of the Buddha of many theories, but have nearly the same three theories:

- The "We signed sacred texts" Buddha was born in 565 BC and Nirvana in 483 BC.

- According to Western archaeologists, Buddha was born in 563 BC and Nirvana in 483 BC.

- According to The World Buddhist, Buddha was born in 624 BC and 544 BC Nirvana calendar year.

Buddhist calendar we are using is under the judgment of the Buddhist world. After consulting many Buddhist calendar event that is unified Buddhist world today. As for where Buddha was born, Lumbini. 1986 Cuningham British archaeologist, excavated a fourth pillar of Ashoka pillar buried due to record place history has been associated with the Buddha, often called automatic TAM. On the fifth pillar engraved with the words:

1) - In loving Thien Thien Kien 25th, Asoka himself to worship here.
2) - Buddha Da, Sakyan to renounce, was born here.
3) - King Sac head up the bar to celebrate idea where he was born.
4) - Village Lumbini, where Buddha was born exemption.
5) - It is the grace of Buddha where he was born.

Y itself on the pillar was unearthed, the West eliminate the concept of Buddha is a legendary character and doctrine is a collective creation by the Buddha adorn. Since then, the West accepted the Buddha as a historical character, there is actually worthy of being studied. Because the West pillar are: The birth of the Buddha.

II-churches and the talent of Siddhartha.

After the birth of Prince Siddhartha was 7 days, Queen Mada died. The Prince was away form is Ma Ha Pajapati lo reformatory continue caring. Ma Ha Pajapati (Maha-Prajapati) and Mada are two sisters of the king of Kosala Rat God. Although the birth of Nanda (Nanda); she is spoiled, more loving prince offspring.

To serve the King Prince also recruited 32 women divided into 4 groups of 8 people: warm cotton group care, group care with bathing, feeding nursed care group, the group expressed concern the game. But the pampered life of silk, not missing any thing, but He always showed no interest. Facial muses often looked and sounded like a faraway dream. Though young, the prince has proved energetic, alert, smart and very cute, model.

From the age of 7 to 13 years old Prince was attending the two branches of literature and martial arts, the list will admire Professor Prince. He first studied with skin county Ba La (Nisvamita) degree specializing in cultural or artistic work for the United Religious Public death. As a new teacher told through 60 different types of self, the prince asked, that: With the kind of self that secondary school teachers to teach the word? - The master was surprised and told the prince: "I have nothing to teach the prince again."

With the four sacred Vedas and intelligent staff, the prince heard immediately. Self-defense are:

1) - Le Cau beans have (Rigveda) in proceedings shelves, bringing mythical hymns taught to nursing students, the book is the basis for later Indian philosophy.
2) - Da Du beans have (Yajur Veda) is the first military strategies.
3) - beans have Sama (Sama Veda) international ceremony itself seasons.
4) - A Falls Three beans have (Atharva Veda) Note arts.

Five card is:

1) - Thanh intelligence: linguistic and literary.
2) - Human intelligence: logic.
3) - The fried proving: The industrial school.
4) - the intelligent Y: Y pharmacology.
5) - Noi Intelligent: Path of school.

At the age of 13 years, Prince knowledgeable of all the subjects. Then Prince professional martial arts school. With robust nature, all the martial and tactical, strategic, Prince proved smart, smooth, extraordinarily mature.

After learning time, to change the air, one day the prince went to their villages, on the road, because it is hot and Prince resort to sitting in a tree. From there he began thinking. In a moment Prince has attracted world of meditation. There were five monks go through the field, the prince meditating, theocratic ideology available, they asked themselves: who are the other type is a financial angel or spirit, love at first sight? Thunder god Indra or god Krisma shepherds? After hearing the approach of the Crown Prince said that the prince meditating Siddhartha, the Sakya clan. Then, five monks praised: "Yes, the prince was meditating under a tree there are signs that purpose. In commercial hybrid, surely He will step right into sense."

Through thinking in the first meditation, the Prince saw social injustice. About Brahman and surveys to advantage often enjoyed so much authority, while farmers' miseries, all day sweating in the sun but still not tough enough food, enough to wear. Side the royal prince with his thoughts while sitting under a tree in a field in the countryside.

Also at this field, when a child swallows were shot down, the Prince went up for the leaves on the wound and comforted swallows. He also branded the care, until healing, He swallows wings for the wide sky.

He also saw little old, but the immense compassion, deep thinking was, especially warrior can be very high intensity. The King believes the future will be the Ngu Ha required of a relationship, Kosala and Magadha no longer outside the Kapilavastu. To prepare for the dream that Convention, The King ordered the descent from Shakyamuni to practice martial arts. After rehearsals, the King opened the meeting host, rode and competed through archery. At the arena, Nan Da Prince's brother was sitting on the saddle, the destination of a cross shot kettledrums. By Mrs. Prince, you son of Crown Prince also notes on the saddle, shot through three layers of bare copper target. The audience cheered, clapped, enthusiastically. Then it was her, the prince to provide up taking slightly too pleased to use the same name in martial archives of the premise, the space would be to put many layers and so far, only seen as a destination point. Prepare finished, the prince brought a bow and arrow and the saddle gently, close to the horse near the limit, the prince let cord, arrow through seven layers in the audience cheers as resounding landslide. Both Citadel festival festival, flags flying across all roads. King still firmly believe in the glorious future of the country.

III-Prince was not passionate pleasure.

The incomparable talents, He not only arrogant but also show a very humble character, gentleness, kindness ... Sometimes pensive eyes always like to look somewhere deep far. Remember the prophecy of Asita, the King even more nervous ... To make rope tied prince, the king carried out about getting married for the children. At 17 He married Princess Yasodhara (Yasodhara) the good King Enlightenment (Suprabuddha) holy Ty (Davadarsita). In this marriage, the prince had competed to marry Yasodhara, a princess charming, demure. By King of Good Sense, Sakya clan chicks only for full talent, energy, courage and wisdom. During competed, Prince has won arithmetic with Ac Du Na (Arjyna). About martial arts, the prince had cut a tree shoot really far. Prince has taken a giant white elephant which Devadatta did not succeed, because believe elephants will obediently follow the punch to the body of his elephants.

When Yasodhara gave birth to Rahula (Rahula) King was extremely happy, because believe He will miss her upper wives, life called: "What wins from Phuoc: that return to reality, all sadness far away. "

In addition to Yasodhara, the King was more married to the prince beloved woman and recruited two more concubines fine Prince goddesses. King's love for the boundless real prince, the king did not care for Prince missing something. With Indian origin, in the summer of scorching heat, the rainy season, torrential rains reissued beams, on cold winter cam. So students do not want to disturb the Prince, the King has built three magnificent palaces, has all the appropriate facilities v i seasonal climate. It is the winter palace, castle to castle for the summer and rainy season.

If given the opportunity through India, we see the many styles of India is not high, earthen roofs, above the picture or tile walls so thick that when two layers, there is a gap between. The style is warm this winter, cool summers.

Living on velvet, full of all earthly pleasures, but Prince is not passionate, always cultivate virtues keep their minds clean, avoid evil and do good things. Prince often found supplies for people with virtue, poverty, in order to create justice for all. For people who are guilty, not angry beat Prince yelled, but offers advice and gentle words to them are free. Such is the nature Saints already in his heart. Especially do not forget the scene Prince inequality of Indian society at that time what he had witnessed as a child in the country was about. Childhood there, I saw Prince farmer, right hand covered with mud feet, sweat drenched, scorching sun, but it is not enough rice, not enough clothes to cover their bodies. In contrast to their rulers, Brahmin lines and a cool iron to sit Loi golden bowl. It's true that the lives of the royal, where to go post-pro precursor, gorgeous purple gold museum, the coach passed the threshold. That's not to mention caste Dalits as slaves for life. On the other hand also on the field, Prince also witnessed heartbreaking scenes, buffalo tongue really hard to pull the plow up the soil bed as flip each rock. However, buffalo remained under the whip, because I soon want to finish plowing workers cultivating the right times. On land plowed rows of birds swooping down to catch insects. Crows filled the momentum, to pass the buried trees catch reports. Avoid high places did not ax the hunters and the hounds were sniffing. The rape scene strong weak wisdom of being rolled down from the mind and awakens wisdom of Prince.

The sight of social injustice, suffering beings, was imprinted on the minds of Prince childhood was not so blurred, despite living in cheers, hung over the purple floor, his wife and children merit promotion. From that sad never to Prince. Advantages advisor Da Di (Udayin) is not so charming prince. Through fun with wine, beauty, singing, dance supply frequency of female beauty. It also causes the first step to decide the night Prince, determined to overcome the lead in quest.

IV-AWARENESS AND CONCLUSIONS.

With religion, the Supreme truth is always a degree of creation all-powerful, uncreated, made ​​objects of worship as a god blessed Christmas gift for the world, to pray. When not excavated by Ashoka pillar buried, some believe the West has a spoken teachings from the Buddha himself. It was not until archaeologists unearthed Ham Ninh Cu pillar, new western pillar is a birth of Buddha. From there, we found that: Images of the Buddha including the newborn is enshrined in the pagoda is a symbol of our worship. We recite the Buddha, Buddha is Buddha reverently thank the Buddha. Over the years, the Buddhist Vesak Day, we usually do with Lumbini Park statue to go above 7 and a lotus flower on one hand pointing down, there is also a symbol of the Buddha and Buddhism. The number seven is the number of Indian tradition that is good (auspicious) is like the number 9 from China. According to Buddhism, Sakyamuni Buddha is No. 7 in serial number 7 Buddha from past to present. Buddha was born in India full of social injustice crushed mortar ... But as a Buddhist lotus earthly pleasures are not polluting. People and towering Buddhist doctrine of the doctrine, in both space and time are represented by the sentence: "I am the ultimate level, at religion, the highest in the world". (The monk, Thich Thien Super service, Buddhist Church of Vietnam episode 10 - page 3) His words also aimed only comments sensory deficit Vietnamese Buddhists from compassion and the heart may be available in every being. Based on the Buddha and sentient beings have enough of that location and great compassion. Vietnam was the artist thinking to form a thousand eyes thousand Bodhisattvas hand for people to admire. Having also offers more Vietnamese, Vietnam Buddhists worship Buddha by drawing a circle of light on a lotus or a Bodhi on a lotus leaf instead of a seated Buddha on a lotus was really popular. However, with the image that ordinary people feel difficult, so the Buddhist symbol was still in life, the artist creates a handsome boy handsome take on seven lotus flowers, one pointing to the sky , just one hand to the ground. But more common is the worship of Buddha image that gentle face, his eyes dim and lim lips smiled triumphantly. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY BACH LIEN HOA.( TAM THANH ).17/4/2012.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).MHDT.