CHAPTER 8.BUDDHIST NIBBANA.

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au sermon teaching 45 years, age 80, saw the coast of fulfillment, teaching self-interests and benefit of others have fully preached, and declining health, decided Buddhist nirvana. Buddha informed Ananda intend it to know. At Vaishali, Buddha received a beautiful extensive gardens to establish Monastery. Do U.S. Women Am Ma La (Ambapala) donated. Get complete, return to the Buddhist Sangha lo birth rate continued to preach, then left Ananda Buddha with Vaishali drive north India.

I-NET of Buddha gave

On the road towards the north, near Kusinara (Cusinagara), Buddha and Ananda met Thuan (Cunda), who worked in the blacksmith of Approval Xa levels. Kushinagar to Patna, Bihar state capital today 180 miles (300 km simulation) to the north. At this place up Thuan Buddhist cult, receiving Buddha's teaching for refuge vows and offerings to Buddha and Ananda son a midday meal. Available fried mushrooms and wild boar meat erhu dry porridge Thuan Buddhist devotion. Mushroom and pork is indigestible food. So, that night, the Buddha found in people uncomfortable.

Listen tinged Buddhist sick, by his own offerings, Thuan extremely anxious, melancholy face. Knowing the mood of the Thuan, Buddha recommended:

- Thuan to be happy, because he was honored to be offering our last meal. In life, there are two most memorable meal. This is her bowl of milk and meals by the remote to the offerings. 45 years ago, after six years of austerity food, exhausted, if not for a bowl of milk, the life of me where to find the truth also inspired people toward the horizon of enlightenment and liberation. Today, our life the last meal offered by the donor. We wish you many blessings and fortune.

The next morning, although the body insecurity, Buddha still leave it up make a mighty hit the road, the continued industrialization.

II - Buddha's last disciple

When Sala, seen in the discomfort, fatigue ... Buddha told Ananda hammock between two sala trees to lie.

Know causes and conditions are gone and about to enter Nirvana Buddha told Ananda to inform the disciples scattered in the Private Sravasti (Vaisali). Hearing that the Buddha about Nirvana, Brahman priests called Da La Bat Tu (Subhadra) cane rush to apply Buddhist audience. Magi near forests tu sala, has over 100 years old, but also physically robust, mentally alert and also very learned education. When Sala, religious men were stopped by Ananda, the Buddha is the reason I'm tired, do not do busy Buddha. Magi show begged Ananda said. Listen Words Buddha told Ananda to go to the doctor. Meet Buddhist, Tu BAT was kneeling prostrate and said: - Buddha! For a long time since I have heard of him the very wonderful, but I also listen to the pagan four of them are better than before. So I know who believe in?

- From Da La Bat! People do not believe in anyone. Buddha said: The rational use clear judgment, directed that the truth of life and can guide people to the horizon and liberating enlightenment and trust. Despite any problems save by custom or by the saints say so .. same place as you believe, if not more cups judgment. You just believe what the reason, to benefit themselves and others.

Listen to the Buddha said: Bat Tu Da La again said: - Buddha! Up until now, I have never heard anyone say that. Buddha is a teacher worthy of the human world. But alas! Unfortunately for me, because I came too late, the Buddha about Nirvana, I know ask for guidance e? practice.

He tells us: - Hey La Da Tu Bat! You should not sorrow keep a balanced mind. The excellence of our student shall teach thee. But even my nirvana, my teachings I still carry it in full. You take me as his teacher teaching. You shall realize the truth of life is impermanent, suffering and selflessness by gender and religious progress, meditation and wisdom, through the righteous path 8, which is the true understanding of the true thinking, true diligence, Remember that true and genuine meditation. After the Buddha preached, Tu B? T Da La hearts rejoice, believing the Buddha and ask for refuge.

Da La Bat Tu is the last disciple of the Buddha.

III-BUDDHIST NIBBANA

At Sala, Kusinara, the full moon night of May Vesaka, seven of the Buddha's disciples gathered crowd. All are heavily depressed mind. A cry Nan, Ananda Buddha advised not to grief, the reality of life, something that will pass the course, there will be the tan. By this attachment should not shape. Because it's fake body numbers, five aggregates convergence. Even though we no longer but I have commanded my teachings in full. The people who take the teaching of teachers. Take yourself to a light that goes! Because if we stayed, the people themselves dependence, not the industry practice advances, it will not benefit. The teachers who diligently practice of self-interest is a legal benefit of others is that our body exists forever in life.

The Buddha heard preaching, soul regained calm, his mind is not all questions, especially to Buddhism published each point a reality, kneeling Ananda asked: - Dear bhante! After Nirvana The Sun, who was a Teacher we? Relying on where to practice? Subdue the wicked like? On opening sutras compiler like? It is the fourth issue please verify Blessed to add faith to the people.

He tells us: - Hey disciples - Take Three Pratimoksa (gender as the Master.) Take refuge in "to practice Mindfulness. It is itself impure mind, life is suffering, impermanence and legal mind very fall.

Please subdue evil by law "Even frequency" (ignored, not touch that exchange of ideas and argument).

Let's start with "As the market fell written" (I heard something like this) that the compiler of the classics.

After the answer 4 questions of Ananda, from the seven disciples, A Lau Nau Buddha stood up and knelt and said loudly:

- Ladies and mass! Who have questions should be expressed to Buddhist teachings.

All were silent, A Nau has long said: That's not what anyone has any questions. Assuming that the moon may be hot, cold sun can, the teachings of the Buddha is a truth can never change. All of them go towards the Buddha, kneeling with folded hands, vow "Y Catholic liturgical practice."

Then, right at midnight, the moon shine, head back north, south down the legs, the body lying prone on the right side, facing west, turning back toward the East, Buddhism from from the Nirvana.

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Hearing that Buddha Nirvana, the parish youth tribe Kushinagar of Mallas (Malla) came along with his disciples lo bathing, integrity attack and Buddhist cremation.

Cremation is complete, Mallas young tribal relics, forward split, eight neighboring monarch took the soldiers to the Ganges with the intention Kushinagar Shariputra appropriation. But listen Ajatasatru prestige of Magadha country, all are not willing to start, normal real estate projects. Ajatasatru stand out of the hearing, the relics divided into 8 sections. Each kingdom leading a part, brought on tower worship. (Eight monarch is Kushinagar, Ba Kien La, Master of Canada, A Donate Old, Venerable Ly if the exchange rate, Kapilavastu, Ma Prices Ajatasatru News).

After the Buddhist Nirvana is seven days for three months, open the compiler Kasyapa sutras first exhaust fan in the States, 1250 Mount Holy Spirit Animal that they attend. Chair Kasyapa, Ananda chanting, Ba Ly Pros law proceedings. The compiler can only recite two organs are Business and Law. Foreign households effectively for the compiler of the King Ajatasatru.

IV-AWARENESS AND CONCLUSIONS

In general, the context of social time in India over 2,500 years ago could not need a man like Buddha Shakyamuni. From the socio-political organizations to religious thought while now went to the extreme crushed mortar, resigns that Kosala flourished thanks to the goodness of the King offers Vietnamese. In that society, Buddha was born into a flower garden, see clearly the true nature of life, royal hair cutting off the flow cell A Noah Ma, practicing in the jungle, enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, around which teaching and finally this nirvana where the Sala Grove of the way of direction. Buddha is a teacher worthy of selflessness, altruism, not only of India but also the human world. Path of the Buddha is established between the local average, between populations living society, not in the fame vanity, or from heaven. Said by Venerable Narada, Buddha through a "process uncertainty" - Buddha went through many phases accumulated thoughts and go into social life to clearly see the depths of the human condition, of thought that time and many other relationships for 35 years. Finally, the Buddha realized that only a middle path and light the torch himself up that goes. Indeed, the Buddha had attained enlightenment and with immense compassion, wisdom Buddha brought light to enlighten the world. For 45 years, the Buddha preached over 300 times, placing him everywhere with a dedicated alley and spacious. Buddha stopped beside the road, the needle for an old woman beggar, care, cleaning polluted map for patients. For compassion and equality, the Buddha also got the baby's offerings sand, excess of food facilities by a dedicated woman. Buddha also for the female sex in the church, it is Ma worthwhile. With piety, Buddha himself the King porter coffin. Buddha did not teach at stop thinking. Buddhist do everything, even the very small. From there, just praise but also implies the processing of foreign goods, said.

"As the whirlwind blows put all things leaves a place, Germany teaching all blow. Knowledge ignorance, poverty regal, rich poor, elderly, youth, women, man- evil people of good will, all and all, Germany were brought into the main punch and see the same method: Path of Buddha is a direct blow, regardless. " (Kinh Dai Bao An) Since all the work of the Buddha is only one sole purpose is "Opening markets enter Buddhist enlightenment and Knowledge" for sentient beings. (Lotus Sutra).

From the invariant core that, later, a disciple of Buddha continue to implement the means for legal lineage all over the country level, gradually widen until European and American parties today. At any origin, Buddhism also has used his photography are all traditional ideas of the nation, the "B? N photographic methods." In China and Vietnam, is the Buddhist peaceful coexistence with Taoism and Confucianism, known as Tam teachers yuan. So, for Taoism and Confucianism are two philosophies of the East subliminal level, the Road, Tong has not been knocked Buddhism. In Vietnam, Tran, the eminent Confucian writing poetry is not clear is the influence of Buddhism.

At that time, the teacher is unique poets. The teacher not only lim dim contemplation that is always active, adapt to any social environment. Thus, in times of national need of protection, the priests also become soldiers. In remote rural monk harmony with the villagers on the farm and ready to present when the villagers come any time, such as CPR, injections ceremony, the medicine patients etc. ..

Throughout history, from the time of Sakyamuni Buddha in the world today, not doing Buddhist Church history marred and integral human populations, social ...

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1) Why did Buddha eat meat?

2) Buddha's teachings on faith for Da La Bat Tu like?

3) Ananda asked the Buddha and the Buddha replied something like?

4) Relic of the Buddha is split like?

5) Buddha and Buddhism derived from where?

6) On the way of direction, in addition to the sermon, Sakyamuni Buddha do?

7) Buddhist attitude to religion? With national society like?END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY BACH LIEN HOA.( TAM THANH ).MHDT.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES).17/4/2012.