History of Shakyamuni Buddha's life through beautiful images.

 

Prince Siddhartha to doiRam April, the year 623 BC in Lumbini garden (Lumbini) near Kapilavastu (Kapilavastu), what is now the border between Nepal and India, Shakyamuni Buddha Christmas was, as son Prince Suddhodana (Suddhodana) and Queen Maha Maya (Maya). King Suddhodana ruled a small kingdom of the Sakya tribe (Shakyamuni).  

Because Queen Maha Maya died seven days after Prince was born, so was her aunt Prince Maha Pajapati Gotami (Maha Pajapati), directly raised, taught, and who is the son of Aunt Nanda was assigned to the nurses nurture.

The name of the future Buddha is the specification Si (Siddhartha), his clan name was Gotama (Gautama). Because of this clan of the tribe of Sakya (Shakya), so after this title Sakya Muni (Shakyamuni). Muni saint, Sakya Muni is saintly tribal Shakyamuni.  

2. Asita Magi and Prince  

On Prince specification Si birth is major fun festivals throughout the kingdom. People far and near flocked to the capital Kapilavastu celebrate. An old master named Asita (Asita) from where he also cultivate Himalayan mountain (Himalayas) to the king's palace to celebrate and see Minister Prince. Meet Prince, hermit Asita suddenly greeted with clasped hands in a praying manner very respectful attitude. Magi but smile face sadness. Asked why because, Magi Asita replied that he was glad the future Prince will become Buddhas, enlightened and superior, but he was sad because his age was too high, there must be death without future Buddha direct teaching, enlightenment.  

In the Sutta-Nipata (Business Volume, 101), there are storytellers religious hermit Asita paint on Snow Mountain, the gods told, went down the mountain to see the Minister for Prince Kapilavastu.  

" Seeing Prince shines

Brilliant as bright yellow,

In the gold foundry cooking,

Being a skilled artisan training

And brightly lit,

With beautiful color content ...

After seeing Prince,

Shine bright like flames,

Niu pure as stars,

Operate the middle of nowhere,

Shining like the sun,

Rain stopped in the autumn air.

Indian artist joyful heart

Being blissful large ".

And hermit Asita said Prince enlightenment future Buddhahood, for being merciful kindness that spread the dharma in this world.  

" This Prince will see,

Supreme Bodhi results

France will turn the wheel,

Seeing the dark pure straight

As the heart of mercy,

So many people happy,

And the holy life,

Widely spread. "

But, since his was old, not much longer to live, to be able to directly hear the Buddha preach, so sad hermit and said:  

"It is the life life span,

How much rest do not,

By the middle of his life

We will be common destiny.

I will not listen to France,

Tier ardent irrational,

So our sorrow,

Misfortune and suffering ... "(Business Volume, 103)

3.'s Life during adolescence Prince  

Thai monks specification was raised, taught, comprehensive education on two aspects: literature and martial arts.

When Prince was seven years old, the best teachers in the country were invited to the palace for Prince taught subjects such as whitewash the world (language and literature), the cunning intelligence (The engineering school), Y the invention (the subject of healing), Human Intelligence (ethics), and Internal Intelligence (Education). On Education, the prince was taught about Holy Veda 4 books, is the Holy book of Brahmanism. Book tells that in the period from 7 to 12 years old, learned fluent Prince 5 and 4 books on subjects Holy Veda. By the age of 13, Prince learned martial arts, traditional martial stream world class (Ksatryas, iron dysentery). Thanks to the extraordinary health, learning martial prince everything good; the archery disciplines, including books that, in a contest, Prince shot an arrow piercing drums grade 7, while the best in the competition only three classes regularly firing drums.  

At age 16, Prince married Princess Yasodhara (Yasodhara), and the Crown Prince ages. And for nearly 13 years, after the wedding, the prince lived a life of happiness in silk velvet, carefree, oblivious to all the suffering and unhappiness in life. On his lifetime he, the Buddha told the following to the brethren, his disciples:  

" brethren, I was raised delicate, excessively delicate. During my father's supply, the lake was built, in a lake of red lotus flower in a white lotus lake, all We are serving. Neither do we use incense herd sheep, O bhikkhus, is not from Kasi to. Kasi cloth is my towel, O bhikkhus, is the blouse fabric Kasi, Kasi cloth is bras, cloth outerwear is Kasi. night and day, the whites are on top cover to avoid touching me cold, heat, dust, grass and dew. Bhikkhus, three castles built for me one for winter, one for summer, one for the rainy season. And I, O bhikkhus, in the rainy season the castle, I was the woman dance musicians, dancing around me ... " (Increase Spending 1, 161-162).  

4. Direct determination of screening  

However, with time, so gifted insights and compassion birth defect, Prince could not commit himself to live forever in the heart velvet, between a social injustice, a world of suffering. Prince early on temporary enlightenment, happiness mediocrity of the material world and willed renunciation of enlightenment, find a way to save beings from old age, sickness, death and misfortune all other people's lives.  

One day, the prince went out to walk for the first time in my life been exposed to the dark and terrifying truth: Prince turn having an elderly person, a sick person, a corpse and finally a monk freed with sharp text, and deliberate on the road. Prince finds himself tested whether the prince king, can not escape old age, sickness, and death; the ethereal image of monks helped Prince soon see the path to enlightenment, permanently overcome all the suffering and misery of human life, the path to Nirvana immortal.  

Since then, the prince determined to abandon foster family, religion ordained for. But, to believe, that unhappy prince: princess Yasodhara bore a son. The Prince said: "One problem (Rahu) has been born, one was bound to happen." Whereupon, his grandfather, his father Suddhodana's grandson named Rahula (Rahula).  

5. Renunciation great  

Castle, the palace is no more appropriate place for Prince, crush resistant love being immersed in the ocean of suffering and even more determined to Prince ordained for guidance, looking for way to help all beings. Then one night the prince ordered a servant in the Channa (Channa)  tied horse Kantaka  (Surveying) . Before starting, the prince walked along the corridor in the content, to the front room Princess Yasodhara  (Yasodhara)  and the boys are asleep. Prince's summer look at Prince loves his wife and his son, but for the misfortune of suffering humanity, mercy killing Prince skin even more. Then Prince alone on horseback to go, beyond the citadel, followed, only the faithful servant Channa.  

Departure, the prince abandoned all, his father, his throne, his wife and child, full of life and happiness of a prince. Not that the sacrifice of an abandoned elderly, ill, a poor, sick, bored underground life, which is to abandon the sacrifice of a prince is a young adult, you're living in right wealth. Indeed it is a renunciation, sacrifice great, unique in human history.

 

In that year, 29-year-old prince round. When the Anoma river bank, the prince stopped, leaving the horse, shaving, hair, hand clothes and jewelry for Channa, Channa ordered returned. Prince also go alone, with a simple yellow robes of the monks, since this is not the life of renunciation for guidance. He no fixed abode. When they sat under a tree, when they lie down in a cave overnight. Barefoot and bare head, he went serenely between hot and cold in the night dew, all the capacity and the will of Him towards lofty ideals to find out the ultimate truth, and the life of reason death, the meaning of human life, of life, the path to liberation, Nirvana immortal.  

6. Attending Alara Kalama and two hermit Uddaka Ramaputta  

At that time, the political situation in these countries is quite stable in India, many prominent intellectuals, export from the director, become more spiritual master to disciple attend. Prince Si specification, on the road leading range, have to try it with two most famous masters of that time was Alara Kalama and Uddaka Ramaputta. Both allow practicing Yoga and meditation are certified to the highest level at that time. Alara Kalama certificates are granted ownership Unknown Origin meditation, there is evidence Uddaka Ramaputta meditation granted non-ideal non-African origin idea. That's two levels of formless meditation, the highest two levels of religious meditation Yoga certification achieved at that time.  

But only a short time to practice, Crown Prince also easily achieved two levels above meditation, and are invited to stay two masters, along with their disciples leaders. Prince knows, the level of meditation that his evidence is not the ultimate truth, nirvana, the cessation of birth and death and suffering. So, he politely refused, and then continue up the road journey for their religion. Through experiments, he found the ultimate truth, Nirvana, end all suffering of samsara, may not be in external demand, in any public masters. Ultimate truth must seek his own by taking, taking self-realization in the inner side of him, one can not rely on any other ruling.  

7. Ascetic six years  

Prince to a place called Uruvela, Senani town. You find a nice and cool plots, have small rivers running through the middle of white sand. Recently, it has small villages, may beg daily. It was a quiet place, beautiful, very suitable for contemplation and meditation practice. Along came here to practice there with Prince monks Kondana  (Kondanna),  Bhadhya, Vappa, Mahanama and Asaji. Kondanna capital is the youngest of the hermit, the hermit of Suddhodana invited the king to the capital to see Prince minister, at his new birth.

At that time, the Indian customs and beliefs that man of enlightenment, must persevere asceticism, mortification. According to tradition, the Prince, along with fellow fifth in six years uninterrupted perseverance ascetic mortification to a man like Prince dry thin skeleton, twin deep-set eyes down, to decrease health firmly that he will no longer go anymore. His experience shows, more austere perseverance, such as ultimate truth receding, as ignorant mind, body weakening. He saw clearly, asceticism, mortification is not the way out of suffering and relieve suffering.  

Prince decided to eat normally again. In the fellow, who put their faith and hope in absolute prince, the prince thought that was discouraged, he left Prince, close to Deer Park in the city of Banares Isipatana to continue to practice. They say, Prince Si specification has returned to life in sensual comforts and material ..  

8. Certificate Four Ultimate Truth  

At left alone, the Crown Prince himself determined to strive to realize the ultimate truth. Regained his strength, by drinking milk bowl, by a village woman named Sujata offered, then he bathing in river Neranjara (Ni Contact Boat) . At night, he sat under a tree Pippala, later renamed as the Bodhi tree, to mark the great event of his enlightenment.  

With the provincial center, needs puree, bright as a mirror, he might reflect on life and death, of the causes leading to accumulation of samsara and liberating path leading to Nirvana, he recalled, clear of his previous life, one life, two lives for hundreds of thousands of lives. He recalled clearly the havoc of a cycle of the world, many worlds. He saw clearly the beings, depending on the severity career, against his evil creation, reincarnation how to live in the world, from beginningless time until now. He saw clearly, he knows itself has eradicated all craving, illegal or ignorance, have been liberated and enlightened, and achievements Supreme directed. He had become a Buddha.  

After this, the Buddha tells his disciples bhikkhus heard about his realization realm as follows:  "Monks! myself I was born, after aware of the harm being born, find for the unborn, the supreme peace from the yoke of suffering, nirvana, and has proven to be the unborn, supreme peace from the yoke of suffering, nirvana; themselves were old, after know the dangers of what is old, not old ones seek, supreme peace from the yoke of suffering, attained nirvana and was not so old, supreme peace from the yoke of suffering, nirvana; themselves sick after clear dangers of the disease, not the disease sought, supreme peace from the yoke of suffering, Nirvana, killed himself, after know the dangers of being killed, not to seek the death, supreme peace from the yoke of suffering. has attained nirvana and not the dead, supreme peace from the yoke of suffering, nirvana ... Tri and Kien has arisen in me.'s deliverance I was not agitated. Nay was born I live final, no more rebirth. " (The Bible, Beijing Central I, 268).  

Thus, after 6 years of hardship, perseverance, not tired, 35 year old. Thai monks specification realized the supreme truth of economic research and become Buddha, the whole sense that the appearance is the most rare thing in this world.

From this, the world honored him as Gotama Buddha Shakyamuni or Gautama Buddha. From Pali, "Buddha" (Buddha)  has original text  "Buddh"  is understanding, enlightenment ultimate truth, doing research. His book is called Samma SamBuddha Pali, the Omniscient means, do not do not know, do not see; Saints, not the full enlightenment for myself, but also full enlightenment for everyone else, for all beings.  

9. Buddha hesitated before turning Wheel  

Zhuan Falun is turning wheel France, which spread to the world is to know about French director enlightened Buddha. Sitting still is under the Bodhi tree, having attained supreme enlightenment, the Buddha had the following thoughts:  

"I am certified by the French, it is deep, hard to see, hard evidence, calm, noble, super reasoning, magic, who can only grasp new location. Masses There is this popular craving, pleasure craving, craving appetite. popular for the masses craving, craving pleasure, appetite craving, it's hard to see the reason 'the law of dependent origination' (paticcasamuppàda): it's hard to see this event, Net income is the only all out, the delivery abandon all medical, compassionate killing, dispassion, cessation, Nibbana. If I preach this, the others do not understand me, so it's time for the suffering Me, it's so frustrating for me "(Central I, 268-269).  

But Buddha looked around the whole world with the eyes of wisdom and thinking,  

"... There are few classes of infected homeless, many homeless infection, ranked benefit grounds, padded base, ranked goodness, evil nature, have found to teach, hard to teach, and a few saw the danger to be reborn in another world and the dangerous deeds mistake. As in lake blue lotus, pink lotus pond, or white lotus ponds, water born, grew up in the water, do not rise up out of the water, Underwater nourished. Having a blue lotus, pink lotus and white lotus born in the water, underwater grew up, rise up out of the water, not water wet. Likewise, these monks, with the Buddha label, I see little dust classes of life, a lot of dust contamination, ranked benefit grounds, padded base, ranked goodness, evil nature, have found to teach, hard to teach, and a few saw the danger to be reborn in another world and the dangerous deeds mistake. monks and lo, I say the following verse:  

"Doors open immortal  

For those who listen  

Give up the information center  

Not exactly my .. "(Central I, 271)  

Then he decided to sound the drums of France, France will turn the wheel, will announce to the world, to humans and God, the path to end suffering and relieve suffering, the path leading to the immortal realms , nirvana. The wheels began to turn France.  

10. The first Buddha at Deer Park France, near Benares (Benares)  

As mentioned above, five priests, fellow Prince, in Uruvela, continues ascetics in the Deer Park near Benares city. They left Prince, because they thought that Prince was discouraged, give up halfway. In fact, after six years of asceticism, and empirical Prince was evident all the futility and absurdity of the way of asceticism, mortification only human bodily impairment, mental fatigue . And Prince was left alone, perseverance, struggle and finally enlightenment, the Buddha under the Bodhi tree. 

After you have decided to spread moral sufferings to the world, because of the mercy humans and heaven, the Buddha thought of his two former teachers Alara Kalama and Uddaka Ramaputta is, but these are the two he had died not long ago. With the label Buddha, the Buddha saw in the old fellow himself in at the Deer Park near Benares and decided they would be the first to hear his teachings.  

Then he set off for Benares. Here, in the Deer Park near Benares, Buddha first preached to fellow 5 days before his. This memorable event took place on a full moon day, exactly two months after the Buddha attained enlightenment. After this, it symbolized a wheel, there are 2 sides to support deer.  

Two deer symbolizes the sermon locations, Deer Park, also known as Deer Park. Wheels - Dhammacakka - ie French wheels, books translated Chinese Falun. Both texts are Dhammacakkappavattana headers, which means  "to teach".  

11. Contents France in motion Wheels  

In this Sutta, the Buddha begins with advice monks should not get into two extremes: one extreme is passionate sensual pleasures of the world, is really just trivial ones, most times, preventing all spiritual progress. A second extreme asceticism, mortification because it makes mental fatigue, mental confusion, therefore harmful, useless. The Buddha advised to leave the two extremes, and follow a middle path leads to purity of life, so wise and ultimate liberation. That is the path of eight-known brands, often translated as the Chinese book Eightfold  

Chief knowledge: Seeing know true.  

Right Thought: Thinking righteous, righteous wills.  

Speech: Speak true, ie do not lie, do not speak, do not speak divisive, not to say pointless. 

Right Action: Action righteous, ie not killing, not taking what is not given, no sexual misconduct, no alcohol.  

Right Livelihood: a living righteously, not by a dishonest profession, as trade fraud, drug trafficking and toxic weapons trafficking serfs ...  

Right effort: Diligent righteous, to destroy the evil, do good things.  

Mindfulness: Being mindful righteous, not because of what I think so, bad evil, deluded.  

Right Concentration: Focus righteous thoughts, no thoughts wandering to, run after pleasure.  

Eight branch path is the true spiritual path, leading to end all suffering, wisdom arose, leading to Nirvana, the permanent liberation from the cycle of rebirth of life and death, the absolute purity and safety absolute peanuts.  

In the first sermon, the Buddha described four noble truths, also known as the four Holy Truth, because they were discovered and expounded by the great saints is Buddha. That is the truth of suffering  (dukkha book called Han Empire) , the truth of the cause of suffering  (The Emperor) , the truth of cessation of suffering  (Kill Empire) , the path of truth about the cessation of suffering  (True Path) .  

After hearing this sermon, and a second song titled  "Anttalakkhana Sutta",  discusses the theory of non-self  (which I have not),  five monks in the Deer Park enlightenment and soon became a Arhat.  

12. Buddha enlightenment for Yasa and friends  

Near Benares, a son named Yasa millionaire, but to live the lavish life full, but soon tired of living situations mediocre tasteless world. Yasa find the Buddha, the Buddha expressed frustration his mood, and the Buddha preached the virtues of generosity, ethical lifestyle, about heaven, about the dangers of worldly pleasures, the St. happiness of life, petal, not participate before. And then, the Buddha preached to Yasa about the four noble truths: suffering, cause of suffering, nirvana peace and the path leading to Nirvana eight branches.  

Yasa's father, on his way to find his son, and also to hear the Deer Park Buddhist teachings, he applied for refuge in the Buddha and became the first lay disciples of the Buddha. Yasa, the Buddha also ask for ordained and soon attained Arhat. When the Buddha visited the Yasa's father according to his plea, then both the mother and the former wife of Yasa well as for refuge lay disciples of the Buddha. Four friends of Yasa is Vimala, Subaha, Tunnaji and Barampati, please also follow the example of Yasa ordained, and soon all evidence arahatship.  

In addition, more than fifty other friends of Yasa, from the family and various local, Yasa heard evidence Sainthood, and are gathering here please follow the Buddha ordained, and after a time, all both are certified arahatship.  

13. Delegation of monks first sermon  

Then, the Buddha had sixty disciples are Arhat. Day they decided to go all over the place to spread the Dharma. Before they hit the road, the Buddha encouraged them with the following words:  

"O bhikkhus, I have been freed from all constraints of time and the world."  

"So you also, O Bhikkhus, has been freed from all constraints of the world and the world".  

"Let's go!, O Bhikkhus, for the sake of the many, for the happiness of the many, so feel free to wander down to the earth, for the sake, for the happiness of mankind God and man. Ye go , but the two do not go in the same direction. Help spread the religion, O Bhikkhus. Dharma perfection, at the beginning, middle and end, both in the quarter and the text, make statements about the St living, perfection and purity ... "(Mahavagga 19).  

Bhikkhu, translated from the Pali negative  "Bhikkhu",  meaning  "The alms."  Buddha, for the first time in world history, with 60 students who have attained Arhat, an increase union organizing monks alms, do not have a fixed home, no possessions other than gold cloak covering the body and begging bowl to ... Lecture moral sufferings and holy life happiness, self- the example of his life happily and liberation, which is the cause, the employer is the content of the first sangha, by the Buddha himself founded and directs.  

14. Enlightenment for thirty youth  

After the Buddha sent his disciples to a fall each person to spread the Dharma, he also hit the road to Uruvela. Along the way, he rested in a tree, in a small forest. At that time, thirty-rich youth, according to his wife to bring entertainment in the woods. Of these, there is a young unmarried. brought under a prostitute. While they were amusing, the courtesan who flee with many possessions and their jewelry. The adolescent female hunt in the woods century, the Buddha and asked him, you see the young woman over there?  

Buddha asked:  "O youth, women find good people skills, or find myself better?"  

They have found the answer myself better.  

Buddha said:  "All right then! young friends, sit back here, I will give the sermon."  

The young man bowed respectfully Buddhist attitude then sit down to hear the Buddha teachings. Through listening to the law, they may awaken and ask for ordination as Buddhist bhikkhus.  

15. March his brother Kassapa  (Kasyapa)  enlightenment  

Nearly Uruvela, there are three ascetic Kassapa his three brothers: Uruvela Kassapa, Nadi Kassapa and Gaya Kassapa. Big brother, Kassapa Uruvela 500 disciples, two of them have 300 and 200 disciples. His three Kassapa brothers are these men have great fame in the land of Magadha, especially the elder brother Uruvela Kassapa, fire worship him, and claiming to have seen arahatship. Buddha met his first and ask permission to sleep through the night in his own room, the church here has a sacred snake was poisonous. He thought that the Buddha Kassapa how sacred snake bite was dead, the snake was any doubt Buddha conquered by His divine power. All three brothers with a large number of students are applying ordained under the Buddha.  

Then the whole group together to go to a place called Buddha Gaya is Sisa, not far from several Uruvela. Here, the Buddha Sutta Adittapariyaya teaching experience. After hearing this prayer, all monks were present evidence arahatship.  

16. Sariputta ( Sariputra)  and Moggallàna  (Moggallana)  became the two leading disciples of the Buddha  

Near Rajgir (Rajagaha), in the village of Upatissa, a very intelligent young man named Sariputla. His family kind of rich and famous in the village, so o6ng also called Upatissa. While living in Port wealthy nobles, but he soon felt empty properties, tasteless of secular life. He and his friends are Moggallàna, in Kokita often as everywhere, seek the master.  

This is also the time of the Buddha sent his disciples on a mission. Sariputta met Arhat Assaji was walking in Rajgir pivot and strong emotional appearance before the solemn mood of the liberated arahant young. Sariputta approached and asked:  

"Respected sir! These very calming his house, his skin color so bright. Was the direction of his masters that renunciation? His masters are? His teachings do? "  

Assaji Arhat replied with humility:  

"I was very young in the Sangha, sir, and I can not afford much for his sermon".  

But because the venerable Shariputra pleading requirements, so Arhat Assaji verses read:  

"The material originates from causal  

Tathagata stating that causal  

And also clearly masters  

Destroy things like that. "  

He Sariputta very smart, just listen 2 the first stanza saw results immediately Admin. Then inform him about Moggallàna friend, and they both visited the Buddha at the monastery Veluvana. Buddha admitted him into the Sangha with two simple sentence:  "Etha Bhikkhave!" (Come here! Bhikkhus).  

Fifteen days later, Sariputta attained Arhat, Buddha economic hear Vedanta Pariggha for Dighanakha pagan wanderer, there is evidence Maudgalyayana arahatship a week earlier. Even his afternoon Sariputta attained Arhat, Buddha summoned Sangha and declared that his two foremost two of the Sangha.  

17. Buddha visited the palace 

Buddha's father, King Suddhodana now elderly, hearing Buddha's enlightenment and preached in the Rajagaha  (Rajgir),  kings were anxious to see my son. And immediately the king sent messengers to Rajagaha  (Rajgir),  requested Buddha to return capital and family visits. But the king's messenger, to remote areas, to hear the sermon Buddha, are pleased ordained as monks and evidence arahatship.  

The messenger is Kaludayi tenth, which is the old friend of the Buddha, when He is also Prince. He came Rajgir, Buddha Dharma talk, listen, and ask how long ordained and no evidence as nine arahatship messenger before, Kaludayi not forget to turn the words of his father Buddha Buddha invited to visit family. Buddha accepted the invitation, on the road along with numerous disciples.  

18. Buddha and The King Suddhodana  

Buddha and his disciples were King Suddhodana, his officials and the people very solemn reception. Buddha heard preached, that even the king was so scared  (completely from the skin).  Upon hearing sermons second King St. attained second Sakkadagami  (freezer function) , there is evidence aunt Pajapati Gotami Profile results  (Sotapana - Tu're done).  third time, the Buddha Jataka Dhammapala business for his father, and his father attained the third bar  (Anagami - anagami). books after that, after this, on her bed, king Buddha's father was visiting and teaching. Last heard this last approach, king arahatship evidence. And after seven days enjoy the pleasures of liberation, King Buddha died in round 40.  

19. Buddha and Princess Yasodhara  (Yasodhara)  

Princess Yasodhara  (Yasodhara)  which is the king's daughter Suppahuddha (Good Sense), head of the family Koliya. After Prince left the palace, ordained for direct, princess also remove all jewelry, wearing the yellow jersey of the nuns, and enthusiastically adopted son, Rahula to grow old.  

The second day of Kapilavastu Buddha to Buddha along with numerous disciples to eat lunch at the palace, at the invitation of his father. After dinner, the Buddha along with his father and two close disciples, Sariputta and Moggallàna to the princess room. After the Buddha into a room and arranged seats available, princess worship the Buddha with extremely reverent attitude. Buddha birth stories Candakinnara duty and said: "O Father, not only in this life, but in a previous life, the princess has also protected me and loyal to me." After recalling past life story, Buddha comforted the princess and royal farewell.  

After King Suddhodana died, her aunt is Pajapati ordained as nuns. Princess also ordained and soon attained Arhat. Among the nuns, the princess is the most good magic. 78 year old princess passed away.  

20. Buddha and Rahula (Rahula)  

Rahula (Chinese translation sounds: Rahula) is the only son of the Buddha, the Buddha was Prince. The first time the Buddha back to visit family capital and, after enlightenment, Rahula to 7-year-old aunt is Maha Pajapati be directly Gotami nurturing care. Although still young, but still Rahula was admitted to the Sangha, the Buddha and Sariputta delivered directly to his teaching.  

One of the texts famous Buddha himself preached to Rahula Rahula after renunciation, is doing Ambalatthika Rahulovada Sutta, the Buddha emphasized the importance of honest nature, reflective of the idea to eliminate all , words and evil deeds, Unjust.  

Through practicing mindfulness of breathing meditation allows, according to the instructions of the Buddha, and after my lectures Cula Rahulovada he attained Arhat Rahula. He died before the Buddha and Sariputta him.  

In  "Presbyterian Increase Shelf ", has the following two verses, Rahula, after his evidence arahatship:  

"Because we are full  

Two good qualities  

Are you calling location:  

'Rahula' lucky '  

I was way mark,  

The contraband or cessation,  

No longer reborn  

Three intelligence we gain  

Seeing the world 'immortal' "  

21. Buddha and aunts Pajapati Gotami form (Ma Ha Pajapati)  

She is my aunt Gotami Queen Maya, and the second wife of King Suddhodana. After Queen Maya died, her responsibility to take care, nurture Sidacta Prince.  

First time visit to Kapilavastu Buddha, after his enlightenment, his aunt had directly ask the Buddha for ordination as nuns, but Buddha did not accept, but did not specify the reasons. She Gotami ask three times, the Buddha refused. After leaving Kapilavastu, Lord Buddha along with a large number of disciples to Vesali city, living in monasteries Kutagara.  

She Gotami along with many other women of the Sakya clan, shaving head hair, body yellow robes, pulled together to Vesali and stood outside the door waiting Vihara, Buddha resting place. From Kapilavastu to Vesali, 150-mile long path. She and her Gotami Sakya clan, swollen legs, dirty clothes, and he looked sad but resolute, asking him to meet Ananda Buddha. His compassion Ananda, the Buddha allowed to ask women to be ordained as nuns. His two three times pleaded Ananda, the Buddha are not acceptable. Then He said to the Buddha that:  

"If women are ordained and according to the law and practice of the Buddha, they can experience the results first Holy, Holy effective Monday, Holy Tuesday and results eventually attained arahatship not?"  

The Buddha replied that they have the ability to witness the St. above results. His white Ananda continued:  "If they could see the stars results aunt urban Gotami not be ordained to follow the law and of the Blessed, because her aunt has directly raised Exalted care, from day Exalted longer a child. "  

Buddha said:  "If she accepted practice Gotami eight following strict rules, then I allow she and the women ordained under the law and practice of me."  Then the Buddha said eight strictly regulated the relationship between monks and nuns  (see nuns law) . Mr. Ananda Buddha said laws provide little 8 with her ​​aunt and other Gotami. The accepted she rejoiced.  

Allow Gotami aunt ordained and established the Order of monks and nuns, the Buddha foresaw the consequences of their decisions. He said to the Venerable Ananda said,  "Ananda, if women are not allowed to leave home and live in France and the Law of One, the life of the saint's disciple I can maintain long-term, high-dharma 's all I can maintain a thousand years, but because women are allowed to monastic life of the disciple St. I will not maintain long-term, and from this lofty dharma I only exist 500 years alone anymore. "  

"Also, this Ananda, which houses more women and fewer men, the houses that are vulnerable to theft. Paying ordained women, living in France and the Law of the Tathagata, the Holy Life practitioners will be difficult to sustain for long. well as a cover a dike to prevent a large water tank, do not let water flow through. Me too, I set out mechanism 8 on the strict precepts to prevent preventing the nuns not to violate. "  

The Buddha's teachings, but may not be easy ear for women, but also to recognize that the Buddha was soon evident, for women in general, nature soft and easy emotions, monastic life not easy. Relations between men and women in the Sangha monks also happen to much trouble.  

Despite this, the Buddha was the first religious teacher in the history of mankind, the nuns established a full discipline and majesty. Brahmanism, and other contemporary religions in India have no religious organizations such women. Moreover, during the Buddha was alive, and after this, many nuns saw arahatship and fame in religious practice, as we can read in the book "Theri" of State Ministry of Economics.  

22. Buddha and Ananda  

Ananda is her brother and he is the Buddha of Amitodana, you king Suddhodana, father of Buddha. Since the day he was born bring joy for everyone in the family, so named Venerable Ananda  (Khanh Hy).  

Ananda Buddhist monastic, along with other young Sakya clan, Anuruddha, Bhadya, Bhaga, Kimbila, and Devadatta. 55 year old Buddha, Ananda was appointed an attendant of the Buddha. During 25 years, and from that day until the Buddha entered Nirvana, Ananda always beside Buddha, Buddha servant care, the demands of daily living. Mr. Ananda has a strange memory, he remembers not miss all the sermons of the Buddha as well as a large number of disciples of the Buddha.  

When a venerable Brahmin asked to remember how many texts, venerable answer is yes 82,000 posts and 2,000 posts Buddha's monks, disciples of the Buddha. Yes, there are a total of 84,000 texts all.  

Buddha's praise of virtue is Ananda: erudition, good memory, consistent, attentive care, good behavior.  

Until after the Buddha attained Nirvana. Ananda arahatship new evidence. This is because when the Buddha was alive, Venerable attendant busy work, as well as lectures memorandum of Buddha, as a multicultural scholarly disciples. Ananda passed away, he was 120 years old.  

23. Buddha and Devadatta (Devadatta)  

Devadatta was the king and queen Suppabuddha Pamita, Pamita is an aunt of the Buddha, Devadatta ordained Buddhist, Ananda in a row with him and the other young nobles, of the Sakya clan. Devadatta was not any evidence, but good god some legal information, and be king Ajattasattu (A World Away) origin pro Magadha. Although spoiled lifestyle, and wrong, sexual misconduct, Devadatta is still a good number of votes and submissive. When old Buddha, Devadatta asked the Buddha gave his leadership Sangha, but the Buddha refused to accept.  

Devadatta very angry, and with conspiracy to damage Ajattasattu Buddhist king. But the gunner was killed Ajattasattu rent Buddha, the Buddha were preaching and became a disciple of Buddha. Devadatta found themselves down to the new Buddha was murdered. Once Buddha was walking along the banks of mountain Gijjhakuta (Vulture), then Devadatta pushed down from the mountain on a big rock. Fortunately, this rolling stone hit one another and broken rock. Buddha bruised and bleeding feet.  

Another time, Devadatta for a mad elephant drinking wine, and butting Buddha scare elephants. The elephant runs to close it suddenly stopped Buddha, the Buddha was tame and rubbed his head. After the failed plot king Ajatasattu scared too, did not dare to continue protecting Devadatta again.  

Devadatta went farming a plot another more insidious: the bad as some bhikkhus Kokalika, harmony Devadatta wants to increase internal divisions increased, Devaddata Buddha recommendations issued 5 new rules as follows:  

Monks to live life in the forest.  

Just be alms to eat.

Only dressed as rag picking in the cemetery.

Just be living under a tree.

Lifelong not eat meat.

The Buddha replied that the disciples could not arbitrarily or according to 5 live's precepts, but He does not force them. Devadatta advantage of the Buddha refused to entice some young monks, lack of educated and do not have strong basic, go with him to Gayasisa. But two great disciples of the Buddha and Sariputta Moggallàna, at the behest of the Gayasisa Buddha, preaching to them, and lead them back to the Dharma.  

Since then, successive accidents to Devadatta. Terminally ill before death, Devadatta repented and expressed remorse want to see the Buddha. But because of bad karma too heavy for Devadatta should die without experiencing the Buddha, and to hell, suffering in many lives.  

About the Devadatta, Buddha monks that commandment, because Devadatta was conquered by the evil way, so to hell, that is conquered by avaricious, fame, respect, desire, bad, wrong .

24. Buddha and chief author Anathapindaka (Anathapindika)  

Millionaire, bourgeois Anathapindika is the biggest benefactor support and increase our Buddha, the Buddha was alive. He called Sudatta capital, but because he alms to the poor and orphans, grave quail so called religious people assumed he was Head Anathapindaka (Anathapindika). He was born in Savatthi.  

Once arrived in Rajagaha (Rajgir) whose work, he was known as the Buddha was staying at Sitavana forest, outside of Rajagaha. He was overjoyed and early the next morning, experiencing a sleepless night because of restlessness was so happy, he set off to the forest Sitavana. Here, the Buddha is walking outdoors and knew before he arrived, Sudatta called him by name and told him to intimate him closer.  

He issues an Buddha, the Buddha inquired not at peace, the Buddha replied:  

"Of course, life is never bliss

Arahats in the hearts of all the fire extinguished.

No longer pursue more sensual material.

Cool hearts, any cessation care delivery.

All obstacles are eliminated, cleverly tame,

All the suffering in mind

Arahats live peacefully, happily

Because the heart is calm. "  (corresponding to I, 273)

  a) Essential health Jatavana  

Listen to the Buddha's preaching, he was too afraid Anathapindika evidence (Sotàpanna), and he requested the Buddha lived through the rainy season in Savatthi. Buddha accepted the invitation. He Anathapindika, returned to Savatthi, buy a garden of Prince Jeta (Jeta), and built in the famous Jetavana monastery here.  

Book says that he bought with the money garden full of gold paved garden area, according to the demands of Prince Jeta. But the Prince refused to sell trees in the garden, and give yourself all the offerings to the Buddha tree. Since then, the park called in the scriptures (Chinese translation) is " Level lone member States have tried . " Buddha preached many economic, and spent 19 rainy seasons in this Vihara.  

The speech of the Buddha with his Anathapindika have major implications for the laypeople. In a sermon on the virtues of generosity, the Buddha said that " the offerings to Buddhist monks and is great merit, but there is more merit refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma, the Sangha, has 3 more moral refuge is holding 5 world themselves, have more merit shop holds 5 world is about compassion in the moment, but there is merit than intellectual development vision see things as they really are and to understand impermanence of things "(Anguttara IV, 264-265)  

Through the passage, we can see that the Buddha considered more important for people at home are ordained or intellectual development, to see things as they really are, our true nature is impermanent, selfless. But alms, offerings is also important for people at home, but on their own practice, practice moral life according to 5 world, to foster compassion all the more important, but more important is intellectual development, to see things as they really are, so that no longer crave, the inner liberation, liberation, wisdom is the light.  

b) Four fun of laypeople  

Buddha speaks of four legitimate joys of laypeople, joy of wealth, the rich have fun, fun no debt, and no joy blame.  

"What fun is there wealth? Here, the owner of reform by striving positive contribution of the energy collected by hand, by sweat, lawful, and accumulated a lawful manner, and thought: 'This is my wealth, has been striving through positive cumulative lawful', so fun and satisfying to him. joys That is wealth ".  

"What is the joy of being rich? Here, the homeowners strive to be rich from positive, fun and rich thanks to many good works do. So thought 'Thanks to the riches that can enjoy the wealth and do good works', so fun and satisfying to him. It's fun to be rich. "  

"What is fun without debt? Here, the landlord has no debt, great or small for anyone. Due to the thought 'I have no debt, no matter how big or small for any just a nobody ', so fun and satisfying to him. joy That no debt. "  

"What is fun is not to blame? Here disciples Saints have fun because the actions of body, speech and mind are nothing blameworthy. With the thought 'I am nothing objectionable charge in body, speech and mind ', the joy and satisfaction to him. " (Anguttara III, 77-78)  

Then, the Buddha said in the above three joys of home, what joy can not place blame actions, words and thoughts is best than Vietnam.  

c) Seven kinds of wives  

Once, he visited the Buddha Anathapindika, hear abnormal noise in the house, he asked the cause, he said Anathapindika:  

"Revered sir, it is Suyata, my daughter is with us. Wealth and it came from a wealthy family, it's not something to take care of mother, father and husband husband anymore. It also not respected, dignified and pay homage to the Blessed One " . Suyata Buddha called back and spoke to his wife heard about the seven types:  

1. Wives have evil thoughts, be mean, without mercy, leaving her husband, love other men, a female sex, people just want to grieve. That is the kind of wife murder.  

2. Profligate wife of wealth or possessions, though less so for the husband to do business, thanks plowing or trading or skilled labor, which is kind of wife stealing.  

3. Lazy wife, did not want to do anything, the voracious, cruel, brutal, like say evil, sorrow overwhelms industrious hardworking husband. It's kind of arrogant wife away.  

4. Affectionate wife, husband affectionately as protective mothers protect and preserve the property of the husband, which is kind of wife as mother.  

5. Respected husband wife, as sister to brother, humility, living way up to our husband. It's kind of like the youngest wife.  

6. Seeing people happy husband and wife, like old friends meeting after many years of separation, the stream of nobility, morality, chastity. That is the kind of wife as friends.  

7. Though the wife was not well treated, but not angry, remain calm, endures all acts of kindness husband with introspection, the mind does not know anger, the right way to live according to her husband. It's kind of like the waiter wife.  

After Buddha described above seven wives, says wife killer type, type of wife stealing, arrogant kind of wife are far from bad, but kind of wife as mother, as the youngest, as friends, as who served as the good wife, good praise, and Buddha asked that seven types of wives a man may be, and Suyata want is any kind of wife?  

Suyata replied:  "May the Blessed henceforth think of me as the kind of wife who serves."  

d) Ananda Bodhi Tree  

He often visited Anathapindika Buddha daily and see Buddhists disappointed every time without having to Buddhism because Buddhist teachings go somewhere else, so asked Venerable Ananda see no way to give the Buddha Buddhism can mail donations, despite his absence. Venerable Ananda white Buddha Buddha asked about that and objects worthy of offerings, prostrate. The Buddha replied that there are three kinds. Type of physical objects Buddha, Buddha type commonly used items, such as music and the kind of thing to remember Buddha. 

Venerable Ananda asked:  "Building a church tower when the Buddha was alive appropriate reasonable?"  

"No, a material such as music can not remember the Buddha's physical facilities, only purely spiritual sense. As Bodhi tree, the Buddha used, is an object worthy offerings, though the Buddha The Buddha lived or when it is dead. "  

Venerable Ananda said:  "When the Buddha to preach elsewhere, this Jetavana monastery big no place for public religious rules and offerings. seeds I can get Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya large (Bodh colon) and planted it in Jetavana Vihara door is not? "  

The Buddha replied:  "Very well, let Bodhi tree planted here. Like any other I never was present at this Jetavana Vihara".  

Venerable Ananda said to the Buddha opinions of laypeople as he Anathapindika, Visakha and female householders Pasenadi king of Kosala. By Venerable Venerable Ananda Moggallàna (Moggallana) looking for a result on Bodhi Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya large. Venerable Ananda planted in Jetavana Vihara door. Bodhi's remains today, and is called Ananda Bodhi tree.  

e) He Anathapindika death and birth rate heavens Where  

When he Anathapindika ill, he asked Venerable Sariputta to teaching experience at home. Both he and his Sariputta and Ananda police to question him. The venerable Sariputta preached to him a profound experience. Listen texts nearly finished, his eyes fill his movement was too emotional. Mr. Ananda asked why, he replied that he never heard a sermon so deeply. He replied Sariputta, this was a sermon preached to the monks only have a high school degree.  

Shortly after his two Sariputta and Ananda to go, and he died Anathapindika arise Tushita heaven (early rate).  

In the evening, all Anathapindika natural, radiant body, the Jetavana garden, to greet the Buddha, praising the virtues of the Venerable Sariputta, and expressed his pleasure to see the Buddha and the monks residing at Jetavana Monastery. God all Anathapindika said:  

"The healing and wisdom, properly practiced law center, both supreme lifestyle, based on true morality., Is going to make people pure, and not taking advantage of the world".  

25. Retreat  

Chemical education and career Buddha's sermon lasted 45 years, from the Buddha attained enlightenment at the age of 35 until the age of 80, the Buddha entering Nirvana. Year after year, the Buddha went here and there, sometimes alone, sometimes it can take numerous disciples, preaching the birth, life taught by the example of the high mass of the whole body, and by words full of wisdom. Only during the rainy season in India, usually between July and November, Buddha stay in monasteries and lecture in place, do not go out. This practice is called retreat, Buddhist monks were sustained to this day, in all Buddhist countries. In the rainy season, the masses are believers or not believers flock to daily mass at the monastery or park where Lord Buddha and Buddhist monks resided, to hear the sermon, and offerings to the Buddha Monks.  

26. Buddha and king of Kosala Pasenadi  

As mentioned above, in 45 years of teaching chemistry and delivery of the sermon, the Buddha or alone, or together with a large student travel extensively in the Ganga heartland. But the longest time the Buddha was staying in Savatthi the capital of Kosala.  

Like Anathapindika Mannequin Head, King Pasenadi (Pasedena) Kosala is a major benefactor of the Buddha and Buddhist monks. At Savatthi, in addition to his Jetavana Vihara Buddha Anathapindika offerings, there Rajakarama monastery built by King Pasenadi, offering to Buddha and Buddhist monks.  

Malika Queen, King and his wife is a devout follower of the Buddha and skillful guidance to help the king in a good way in religious matters. Once, the king is seen 16 consecutive abnormally gadfly, the leading Brahmans in court said it was ominous and counsel to international organizations large flocks, kill many organisms new to the ear through sacrifice victims off. King also listen to international organizations and to prepare men.  

When news Queen Malika, her counsel, rather than the organization of sacrifice, let audience Buddha and asked him about the meaning of gadfly 16. And the king was assured, after listening to the Buddha about 16 full explanation of the unusual gull king. The king not only international forum held again.  

A great joy is to hear the king Pasenadi Buddha preached many times. Samyutta Nikaya there is a special chapter, titled " Kosala Samyutta "  most recorded sermon of the Buddha to King Pasenadi. Here I quote a few paragraphs to introduce content in the Kosala Samyutta:  

a) Evaluate how a person is not a simple matter.  

Once, sitting next Pasenadi Buddhist king, in the castle Migaramatu, then find some pagan wanderer passing nearby. The hair is braided, who is naked, wearing only a medical person. The king asked the Buddha is that of the monk, who showed arahatship, who is on the road to certification arahatship. Buddha's answer to the king who lives in the sensual flavors used from Kasiraja herd sheep, with a wreath jewelry, fragrance, oil, wax, multiple gold and silver, it is difficult to know the number just go through the wanderer, who is Arahant and who is on the road to certification arahantahood. In addition to a long life together with a person, the notice must know, must be reviewed and wisdom to be able to know that there are people happier or not, must share the same profession, who have been known pure or not, must pass the test of time are unhappy knew a person loyal or not, must pass a new conversation with a person who knows that wisdom or not. Moreover, to undergo a long period of time to pay attention, consideration and wisdom to be able to assess how a man is ... And finally Buddha advised the king to consider, should not just look at the face surface, can cover up a lie.  

b) The Buddha advised respected women on par with men.  

Once Pasenadi king, queen believed birth to daughter Malika, did not seem happy. Buddha, knowing that the mood of the king, he read the verse:  

"Look at life's Home

There are a number of young women

Maybe better

Compared with son

There are intellectual virtue

St. template for making music

Then the son born

As a hero, sovereign

Such sons,

Wise mother

It is commensurate guru

Catholic world for nationwide ".  (corresponding to I, 104)

  c) Do not despise the young bhikkhus.

Once asked why Pasenadi king, young and old Buddha ordained not long, but the evidence is fruit Supreme Enlightenment, the highest fruit that many other cult leaders, but age and were higher than guidance Buddha, but admits that he has not been reached. The Buddha replied, have four children can not disregard. Firstly surveys to dysentery young  (young martial caste iron dysentery) , the second is the young snakes, fire third child (up helped fuel new), and the fourth is young bhikkhus.

The word Buddha is the young martial may account for men, young snakes can bite death, young flame can burn big fields, young Bhikkhu - if of practice - can be attained Bible.  

d) Winning rancor.

Pasenadi, the mighty king of Kosala inevitable war with neighboring countries, especially with my own children is Ajatasattu, king of Magadha. Having defeated the king Pasenadi, when King Pasenadi victory, even once captured their king Ajatasattu. As king Pasenadi are good hearted, revered Buddhist, so when Ajatasattu captured their king, the king confiscated the entire war only code, and then dispense Ajatasattu king returned.

When monks recounted this conversation to the Buddha. He says two verses. Last start, when King defeated Pasenadi:

"Winning animosity born

Tasted defeat suffering

Whoever wins away defeat,

 

Verse Monday, the Buddha said to the monks listen Pasenadi victorious king narrator and captured their king Ajatasattu:

"So think about self-interest,

So, snatched harm

When others robbed again,

Harm to the victim

The foolish think so,

When evil is unripe

The source of suffering,

The police, the police were

Who wins, is the winner

Scolded him, and he yelled back.

The human brain, the human brain

Because now proceed in

 

  27. Buddha and all female candidates Visakha

Also at Sāvatthi, also has a Buddha Vihara Tuesday again, so female benefactor built Visakha. Pubbarama called his residence. Buddha and the Sangha had spent six rainy season in this Vihara Visakha her. She was the daughter of millionaire Dhananjaya, Sumana Devi's mother and her grandfather was a millionaire also named Mendaka.

From her years to 7 years old, she was fortunate to meet Buddha, the Buddha came Bhaddiya, birthplace of Ba, in the kingdom of Anga. Because intelligence and innate morality, after listening to Buddhist teachings, although young age, she has a fear effect (Sotàpanna).

She has a rich husband, Punnavadhana, the millionaire son Migara. Husband's father was a devout believer of Nigantha Nataputta, the Jain religious teacher. She has skillfully obtained permission to invite the Buddha to the sales guy and then her husband, preacher for the whole family to hear. Dad sat behind her husband but also hear a curtain. At the end of the sermon of the Buddha, the enlightened husband, father, proving effective immediately Admin. Both husband and family to become a Buddhist family happy and devout.

She requested her consent Buddha made eight of them to increase as follows:

Give the robe to the Sangha rainy season, from now until the day she died.

Offerings for all bhikkhus to Sāvatthi.

Offerings for all bhikkhus Sāvatthi out.

Offering food for sick bhikkhus.

Offering food to those who care for the sick.

Offering medicine for sick bhikkhus.

The offering of porridge for bhikkhus.

Offering swimsuit for nuns.

Buddha happily accepted the invitation, the Buddha preached many times for her Visakha. In a sermon, the Buddha said to the eight precepts for lay Buddhists should follow in the days of potash (uposatha). At present, the world is still eight Buddhists, in the days Bodhisattva in Buddhist countries.

She is the female Visakha largest benefactor of the Buddha and the Sangha, as well as his male Anathapindika biggest benefactor.  

28. Buddha and King Bimbisara

Bimbisara (Bimbisara) is the king of Magadha, there is capital in the Rajagaha (Rajgir). Buddha met King when first ordained Buddhist, and Buddha requested visits back kingdom, after attainment of enlightenment. Keep the old promise, the Buddha along with numerous arahant disciples, away from Gaya to Rajagaha the capital, and at Temple Suppatittha in a forest of coconut palms. Be believed, King Bimbirasa crowded with courtiers came to the Buddha and the Sangha.

As disciples of the Buddha followed almost there Venerable Kassapa which has a great reputation among the people here, so many people wonder if there is anyone the Master, Buddha or the Venerable Kassapa. Buddha knows every part of the masses so that, Kassapa asked him for what reason he quit the practice sacrificial fire. He Kassapa said, he left the practice sacrificial fire, because he found nirvana calm, noble than worldly pleasures. And he bowed to the Buddha and said: " Blessed are the Master, the disciple of Him ".

Buddha Jataka's Christmas party for everybody to hear him Kassapa, said that in a previous life, Buddha Kassapa had for him in the land of Narada. Listened to Buddhist teachings, securities immediately Bimbisara was so scared. The next day, rising son screaming in the palace, the Buddha and to invite them to attend. Then the king gave the Buddha and the Sangha park Truc Lam, including Soc Son Temple and Vihara Veluvanarama, where Buddha underwent 6 rainy season.

She Khema, second wife of the king, and what comes after with her Gotami, leadership nuns. As chief queen of king is her loss Kosala Devi, the daughter of the king of Kosala Pasenadi. Kosala Devi's son Ajatasattu (Asajatu), later robbed and killed his father's house, which is now past due Bimbisara too heavy. But because the king has a fear of fruit, so the death of the king and gentle, tragic resolution and after his death, the king immediately Lummaharajika born to heaven with the heavenly host name Janavasabba.

Ajatasattu with Devadatta after murder plot Buddha failed, unrepentant repent, ask the Buddha for refuge and became a Buddhist at the top of the Buddha. Due to heavy industrial past, so in turn he, his son was also killed and robbed his house.  

29. Buddha and the robber Angulimala

A memorable event, marking the 20th year of Buddha's enlightenment is directed to Angulimala, the notorious robber brutality of Kosala. His real name is Ahimsaka Angulimala (the innocent). His father was an official in the reign of King Kosala. As a youth, he studied at Taxila, the famous center of contemporary education in North India. He did well and loved him most of the students. Unfortunately, the envy of his classmates, he slandered with his teacher and a teacher stabbed gullible hate him, and wanted to kill him by forcing him to pay 1000 tuition to human fingers. Angulimala to obey him, although mental suffering. He then retreated into the forest in Kosala Jalini and start killing people to have enough fingers needed.

Initially, he hung on the tree fingers, but because the fingers were too dim to eat, so he strings his fingers into the ring to wear around your neck; so he called Angulimala (ring finger). Book says that, when he had collected 999 fingers, the Buddha appeared. Angulimala glad about to have a sufficient number of fingers required to submit to the cruel teacher, Angulimala swords, chasing Buddha.

As the Buddha uses magic, so Angulimala chased as fast, as the Buddha did not catch up, although Buddhism still go slowly and deliberate. Finally, panting and sweaty, Angulimala stopped and called: " Hey Reverend, please stop. " Buddha said softly voice: "Even though we're going, but we stopped. Stopped And your house or not?"

Angulimala did not understand the words of the Buddha quarterfinals how? Because walking Buddha, stopped to say. And Angulimala then stopped, then the Buddha said  , "Please stop!"  Angulimala asked the Buddha and the Buddha explained as follows:

"It is true that I have stopped forever, the Angulimala,

Never use violence against living beings.

And your house, your hands do not have to stop killing their fellow

So I say that, I had to stop,

And also make sure you manually stop! "

Angulimala good old days of industrial impact on his thought, and he knew that he was standing in front of Shakyamuni Buddha, His mercy because he has that ring to save him from sin. He throw the sword into the ground, ask Buddha for he was to become a monk. Buddha said one simple sentence: "Ehi Bikkhu" (Come! Bhikkhu).

However, although ordained bhikkhus spirit of Angulimala still not be safe. Frequently, he was obsessed with cries of those he has murdered. One day, begging for food, he is chased masses, throwing stones, he returned to the monastery, the first hole, bleeding. The Buddha explained to Angulimala said, it is Angulimala repay his former misdeeds.

One day, Angulimala alms, met a woman who became labor, birth and are extremely difficult pain. Do not know how to be, Angulimala asked Buddha returned. Buddha Angulimala bring presents for the following words to say to the woman:

"Hey sister, since I was born again in the Holy our customers, I can not kill any sentient being. Pray that these words really helped her get out of her pain, her baby sister was born it's safe. "

Buddha Angulimala memorize words, and to speak to the woman in pain, difficult birth. Immediately, the woman pain, and give birth to children with ease. Words of the Buddha is called Angulimala paritta. Today, in the land of Southern Buddhism, people still read words Angulimala paritta practices to relieve labor pains of women.

After this, Angulimala attained Arhat.  

30. Buddha and courtesan Ambapali

Ambapali are talented famous courtesan of Vesali city. Along the way Kusinara, to enter nirvana, the Buddha stopped Vesali, and stay in the mango orchards of Ambapali. News, Ambapali to greet the Buddha, and Buddha and invite them over for dinner Increase boy at her home tomorrow. Buddha accepted the invitation, and refused every invitation Liechavi nobility. They promised to pay her Ambapali a huge amount of money, to give back to her aristocratic privilege Liechavi are Buddhist and they increase rice but she refused and the next day, medical promise, and they increase the Buddha to her home Ambapali Using banquet son. After dinner, Ambapali glass Buddha and gave them tremendous increase her mango to remote provinces. Later, Ambapali also ordained and certified arahatship.

Angulimala and Ambapali two events showed, director of Compassion door open to everyone, regardless of wealth, poverty and social class. A robber Angulimala, the female sex as Ambapali, if sincere remorse, can also ordained and diligent Bible study and witness the best results. A devout faith, and the greatest effort: it is the basic condition to go to Church and religion become saints in this world. Buddhism does not require other conditions.  

31. Vowed Buddha attained Nirvana

Buddha 80th round this year. He said the cause of the sermon, Catholic culture of his birth has been completed. The time has come for Him to enter Nirvana. Along the way Kusinara, when the Buddha stopped at Vaisali, Capala in remote provinces, he told the Venerable Ananda is three months away, he will enter Nirvana. He did not accept the request of Ananda, ask him to live a longer life, happiness, peacefulness of living beings. Ananda Buddha preached to him about the impermanence of all things in this world, and told them Bhikkhu Ananda gathered at Vihara in Vaisali Mahavana, to listen to Buddhist sermons.

Then the Buddha told them Bhikkhu words as follows:  "Bhikkhus! Everything is impermanent way. Be diligent striving. Tathagata about to enter Nirvana. Between now within 3 months, the Tathagata will enter Nirvana. Years Old I was old, short human life. goodbye to the people I will. Be diligent, mindful awareness and moral life. distraction Those who do not live within the law, that person will be liberation from rebirth and end all suffering. "

And one last time, looked Vaisali city, we Bhikkhu Buddha said:

"Gender, concentration and insight, ultimate liberation. Tathagata It's done things".  

32. The last meal of the Buddha

From Vaisali Buddha with Ananda Bhikkhu and we sailed Kusinara. Along the way, they increase the Buddha stopped at many places, people exposed to them, the sermon being.

In Pava, blacksmith Cunda (Net Da) party boy screaming Buddha and they increase. Cunda Buddha prepared for a special dish called sukaramaddava. The Buddha advised Cunda that dish dedicated to the Buddha, and the rest of the plate to bury it. And said:  "Only new Tathagata eat and digest this food alone."

After eating, Buddha severe dysentery. Although tired but kept his spirit calm and decided to go back on the road Kusinara, about 6 miles from Pava. Buddha bathing in river Kakutthi last time, and after a short break, he said to the Venerable Ananda:  "There may be people who blame Cunda the last meal served to me, because after a meal that I will enter nirvana , and can Cunda remorse. Houses need to tell you Cunda said that, there are two meal offerings to the Tathagata, giving the greatest merit for the offerings. meal offerings That Tathagata before Tathagata attained enlightenment and meal offerings Tathagata Tathagata before entering nirvana. Tell Cunda know that, thanks to donate Tathagata last meal before the Tathagata passed away, Cunda was great mercy, retribution large, whereby the long-life Cunda, reborn in good realms, wealth, fame, was born to heaven and have great power. Ananda, you speak thus to remove all that remorse of Cunda, if any ".

After saying this, the Buddha garden in Kusinara Sala, where tribal Mallas in, and told the Venerable Ananda prepared for the year, to Buddha resting, head north, lying on his right foot to the left foot, calm, sober.  

33. The best way to honor, pay homage, praise, adore Tathagata  

Seeing the unseasonal flowering tree Sala, and other manifestations of belief, cherish, respect the Tathagata, the Buddha said to the bhikkhus present as follows:

"Ananda, do not respect, pay homage, praise, endearing manner such Tathagata. Bhikkhu But any public or nuns, or Upasaka Upasika that staying true to the Chief Justice, Conduct yourself with direct and act righteously, then such person with respect, pay homage, praise and adore Tathagata best way. Consequently, this Ananda, who have the same practice . Everybody go live with the right approach, conduct yourself with direct and act righteously. "  

34. Four worship location  

Then the Buddha said to the four sites related to Buddha to Buddhists can worship. They are:

Place of birth Buddha, in Lumbini garden (Lumbini) in the border areas of India - Nepal.

Where the Buddha attained enlightenment in Bodhi Gaya (Bodhgaya).

Buddha where the wheels began to turn France (Sarnath) near Benares ie Deer Park.

Where the Buddha entered nirvana in Kusinara (this is Kasia, 32 miles from the station Gorakbpur).

Buddha said: "Those who died in the midst of worship, to please have faith, we will be living up to the heavens."  

35. Buddha and the final wanderer Subhadda  

Then there Subhadda wanderer, living in Kusinara, news Buddha will enter Nirvana to watch tonight's final in Kusinara. Wanderer thinking as follows:  "The old masters, the monk had told him that the Tathagata event, Omniscient appear in life is rare, very rare. onto the scene last night, Shakyamuni Buddha, Omniscient shall pass away. Here we have confidence Buddha, may be he will preach to us so that we are enlightened. "  

Then go to the forest wanderer Subhadda Sala tree, and ask to be met Venerable Ananda Buddha. But he said Ananda Buddha was tired, could not be. Subhadda request three times, Venerable Ananda are not acceptable. But the Buddha story between monk Venerable Ananda and Subhadda, said to the Venerable Ananda, saying,  "Let Subhadda on. wish he was here to hear the legal, enlightenment, and not to disturb Me and My words, Subhadda will be able to understand. "

The Buddha said to hear about the path Subhadda eight branches, and only those who follow the law and practice of the Tathagata, the new practice and the path of eight new branches can become Junior keeper Sa, Sa II subjects, subjects third Sa, Sa Fourth goal. Subhadda so happy and ask refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma, the Sangha. Also would like to become a monk, right now in front of the Buddha. Although by law, supposed to, which is Subhadda pagan wanderer, to undergo four months of trial and then, if we accept the increase, the newly ordained. But for very special cases, exceptional for Subhadda Buddha underwent 4 months free trial and told Ananda Bhikkhu imparted to Subhadda world. Subhadda after a diligent study time, become an Arhat. He was the last of the inflorescence.  

36. The final teaching of the Buddha

Venerable Ananda Buddha that sad cry, came intimate consolation, praised the virtues of the Venerable Ananda as an attendant, a model disciple, Venerable and encouraged to strive diligently to soon be freed, become an arhat. Then the Buddha said to the Venerable Ananda to tell people Mallas know is about to enter Nirvana Tathagata planted late tonight at Sala trees.

Majority of the people believed Mallas, men, women, elderly, youth, children flock to crowded woods Sala expressed reverence, grief and Buddha goodbye for the last time. Here are the words of the Buddha instructed the disciples, before he passed away.

"Ananda, you might think: Only the great sects that are no longer masters, we are no longer masters again. Not! Ananda, be ye not think so, French and Law that I have taught, vowed the guru of you, after I enter Nirvana. "

"Ananda, the Sangha, if desired, may skip the secondary and minor precepts, after I enter Nirvana."

"Hey, my disciples, if ye have a doubt about the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha or the spiritual path, the method then I ask, not to regret later, think that, faced with As Lai Tathagata without being asked any questions! "

Buddha had finished speaking, they were silenced disciples, the Buddha asked three times, disciples were silent.

Buddha said: " Maybe because you respected masters without question reasonable? Then let one person speak so " . Again, the disciples remained silent.

Venerable Ananda white Buddha that:  "Wonderfully! Hy useful instead! Dear Buddha. During our disciples here, no one who doubts and questions to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, the the path and method. "

Buddha said:  "Ananda, you speak for the faith in the Tathagata, the Tathagata knows that, in their practitioner to be here, no doubt wondering what to Dharma and Sangha, the the path and method. During the five hundred disciples, Ananda, who also showed the worst results Project Save, no more regressive, make sure the final will be enlightened. "

The last sentence of the Buddha:  "O disciples, I encourage people, all variables are compounded damage. Be actively striving" . Then the Blessed One was silent. His samadhi quietly, undergo sequential meditation levels from low to high, then finally enter Nirvana initiative.

37. Cremation and the division of the Buddha's relics

Buddha's remains were brought people to Makutabandhana Mallas respect, and to be there for seven days prior to the official cremation (cremation). Venerable Maha Kassapa also here to pay homage to the Buddha goodbye for the last time and presided over the cremation ceremony. After cremation, people Mallas relics to collect donations. Neighboring countries and the king Ajatasattu most part also requires the relics. Since the initial public Mallas refused, so the risk of an outbreak of war around the distribution of the relics. But eventually, the parties agree with each other as well as relics divided into eight sections, the population distribution Mallas, Magadha king Ajatasattu origin, tribe Liechavi in ​​Vaisali, in Kapitavastu Sakya tribe, tribal Bulaka in Calakalna , Krandya tribes in Ramagrama, the Brahmins in Visudvipa who Mallas at Pava.

Brahmin Dona, who successfully organized the distribution of the relics reserved to themselves the relics container. Those in Pipphalirana Maurya, because the slow, only getting ash remaining stake. The parties are divided relics, towers are built in their country to make offerings. Thus, all 10 towers: tower containing eight relics of the Buddha, a tower built on the relics tank, and a church tower of ash stake.  

Conclusion  

Above is a brief biography of Buddha, based on the resources of the mainstream Buddhist sutras. In this biography, part historical truth, part legend and mythology, due to the generation of disciples and followers revered Buddha added later, which is something we can not identify . However, based on the documents scattered and re-codified, we may have a few comments about the character following Shakyamuni, unlike all other religious teachers like.  

1. Buddha is not God created the world and save the world. Buddha, in the true sense of the word Buddha, the enlightened one, and who are enlightened as Buddha called the Buddha. So, according to Buddhism, the Buddha had many before and after Buddha Shakyamuni, the Buddha will also have much longer life. Buddhist faithful reject metaphysical conception of a human, from the initial numbers are not that spawned the world, things, etc. The doctrine of Buddhism is everything so many people, more interdependent, the called causal theory was born. Buddha is not a savior, because Buddha  "Teach the way and if the people go this way, everyone will make an end of suffering" . (Dhammapada, verse 275).  

Buddhist disciples always remind yourself that makes her become clean. And also for your do it yourself dirty. Who do not allow anyone to clean or dirty at all.  

"Do your own thing as evil,  

Polluted themselves.  

Do not themselves evil  

Yourself pure  

Net net not themselves  

No one who chastity. "  (Dhammapada, verse 165).  

Because of the above reason that many other religion that Buddhism is atheistic, in the sense that Buddhism does not recognize God created the world and save the world. But few religious people and uphold human love as Buddhism.  

Even, some people say Buddhism is not religion, because religion must have been recognized by the world and God's creation must have a soul. But Buddhism rejects both theories at the same time God and the soul theory.  

But Buddhism is a religion, in that, first, it is a cardinal, a Buddha to Buddha Shakyamuni, despite passing away over 2500 years ago, but still the subjects of religious goods millions of Buddhists around the world today. Second, it has a system of teachings are recorded in three classic organ with two principles is the ancient language of Pali and Sanskrit, and has now been translated into most major languages ​​of the world. Third, it has a congregation of monks, accepted and practiced Buddhism all statutory rules at the time when He was on earth, and is recorded in the monastic Patimokkha.

2. Buddha always advised his disciples to believe is in their best, in their ability to achieve purpose of enlightenment and ultimate liberation. In the final days of his life, the Buddha told Ananda, a close disciple of his as follows:  "Let's rely on myself, as the lights themselves. Be based on the strength of the main body. Be firm based on Dharma. Stop looking for a prop other than myself. "

We can say, special Shakyamuni as a rabbi, is not to impose any authority on human scream. Buddha never exaggerated features weak, sinful human place, on the contrary, Buddha always emphasized fully human nature good direction, and have sufficient self-improvement. Try it yourself and strive, then we will be enlightened and liberated. That advice is often referred to, repeated Shakyamuni.

3. Buddha Shakyamuni is not a revolutionary and social activities under the modern sense of the word, but a social point of Buddhism is very clear. Buddha did not approve of the caste system in Indian society. Church by the Buddhist Sangha founder irrespective of caste. Buddha said:  "O bhikkhus, as well as major rivers, the Ganges Ha, Yamuna river, river Aciravati, Sarabhu River, Mahi River, they flow into the sea, they lost their previous name, and is called the same name as the sea only, and as such, four iron level advantage, Brahmin, commune, and Prime was that once they had come to France and the Law by Tathagata preached from life family life are not home, they lost their previous names, their old tribe, and is called the same name as monks " .

In the ranks of the disciples of Buddha Sakyamuni Buddha, monastic as well as at home, there are enough of people of every class, from the greatest king of the powerful kingdom in India at that time as Bimbisara, king Ajatassattu, etc. Pasenadi king. until the Brahmin clergy reputation as smart, direct high as Kassapa brothers, his two Sariputta and Moggallàna barber until he was Upali Sakya tribe, famous women who dared to Vaisali is talented Ambapali, infamous bandit Angulimala in Kosala.

Everyone, regardless of location, source, to, cowardly, if directed sincere repentance error before, can a practitioner and evangelist, became saints among them being, that even in the realm of Nirvana world. Buddha always emphasized equality between people and people. Buddha talks about the Brahmin caste, who often see themselves as superior social class:  "Being Brahmin or untouchable is not due to birth but by their own actions. Brahmin or untouchable is not caused by birth but by his own actions. brahmin is not born from fire, by friction of two sticks together, nor from the sky falling or flying out from wind, nor emerges from underground. Brahmins who is born from the same womb as fully Prime once were. Everybody has the same function in the body identical, nothing different at all. How can that be the kind of self or someone special like? ".  

Buddhism has no gender bias, but that the Buddha said that nature is frail woman, and Buddha was cautious when unions set the first nun. But after renunciation, many nuns has become renowned for his high moral purity and academic scholarship. Like his two Moggallàna Sariputta and was the head of the Buddhist Sangha, Khema and two Gotami she also was the head of the religious nuns. Two women were also attained Arhat.  

Church Sangha by Buddha Shakyamuni is a founder of truly democratic unions. Churches that theocracy is not known. Church that is based on solidarity, mutual charity, known as continental air (conditioning of six).  

4. Buddha Shakyamuni is a very generous teacher and all modesty, often for the Buddha Dharma as the raft across the river, such as finger pointing to the moon or the path to truth, but not the Dharma itself is ultimate truth. Already a river raft through the boat may have many, many friends across the river, along with; was the finger pointing to the moon, they may have more fingers pointing to the moon at the same time; was the path to truth, there can be many different paths leading to the ultimate destination is the truth.  

Two more, enlightenment and liberation is a real personal experience, meaning that no one can replace enlightenment or liberation for all who are. There are things I can do but others do not, I do for other people to do difficult, in this context, but not in other circumstances. A world-class religion like Buddhism can not be rigid or narrow-minded. That is one reason why in Buddhism, there is too much religious sects, and between the sects together, past and present, absolutely never have the strength to dominate over time even though there are many Buddha teachers have more advantages, such incentives are key government state religion (as in two dynasties Ly, Tran in Vietnam).  

The Buddhist monks, if live according to Buddhist precepts, are entirely those of the proletariat. They have no power nor money. They only have two things: compassion and wisdom. But with two weapons, Buddhism for a while, had to win the hearts and minds of the majority of the world's peoples and ancient feudal [*], and today it is still a world religion with hundreds of millions of believers.  

 

[*]  The whole period from the last half of the fourth century to the eighth century AD can be called Buddhist era of Chinese history. In fact, it's possible to call Buddhist era of Asian history. And so to speak, of the whole world, because at that time, more than half the world's population is Buddhist. Buddhism spread across Asia throughout, except two Siberian and Far Eastern regions, forming the continent a cultural unity unprecedented.

Above are 4 personality traits of Buddha Shakyamuni, as a rabbi. The monks, Buddhist monk of any other country, the current, past and must use it as a mirror. Tuoong been unthinkable a Buddhist monk, though older, though nowhere that scholarly attitude and the right voice teacher, live simply, not least sex, residence location, the agitation, protest and violence disorder, for purposes personal fame, put on a show to entice superstitious masses, while Shakyamuni absolute prohibition not to do so, for it is a shame to do, should not do.

Monks, is the example of the moral and intellectual, is the teacher and the teachings and moral precepts. Temple is the center of intellectual and moral, is not only cozy place is, and worshiping. The sutras preached by persons who have been born to understand and follow, but not for the clergy to recite. It is geared towards the true Buddhist will long remain in the hearts of Vietnam, in the lives of Vietnam, Vietnam on our country.  END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=THE EIGHTFOLD PATH.NAM MO SAKYA MUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.11/6/2014.