Ma-ha Ca-lettuce, poor buyer behavior and religious life early momentum.

 

 

 

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Ma-ha Ca-lettuce (Maha Kasyapa) is the successor nest but most of the Buddha Sangha. In the Buddha's disciples had many names Ca-lettuce, should be distinguished from the other in the Great books often called the disciple Ma-ha Ca-Ca-lettuce lettuce or University (Maha means large).

Ma-ha Ca-lettuce is the village of Sa, Ma-out-track, near the King-residence. Before ordained, he is a proud wealthy businessmen rich league, high school wide resources, smarter people, but has never married but share a bed. After meeting the Buddha, abandoning his bowl and bring all under the direction of Buddhism. Department is practicing his vows happy early momentum (ascetic). This vow which he kept until his last breath, lay anyone they do not move.

Practice the virtues need to keep the momentum of the first ten world following:

(1) Choose the festival to stay away.
(2) Activities by allowing alms.
(3) Standing at one place.
(4) Date of eating a meal.
(5) to beg, regardless of wealth.
(6 ) There are no assets other than 3 y, a bowl and a Crouching tool.
(7) Commercial thinking under the tree.
(8) Often sitting in an open area.
(9) Wear a pollen algae.
(10) Live in the graveyard.

The analysis notes that: a Ca-lettuce are operating today in the United-health products, saw an old woman lying moaning begging by the side of the road, he went to ask that:

- This old lady! Seeing her, it made me mercy. According to a previous life I thought she had committed serious karma. I am here as a disciple of the Buddha, a farmer's blessing in time. We wish the lady a little charity for my food, I would give all my blessings to the afterlife filled the old lady is not such a situation this afternoon.

- White venerable old woman tearfully replied: I am so thankful he came because he wanted to save me, so they asked me for food, but it's interesting from the past three days I have not had a rice grain in the stomach. Currently I only have a small amount of water was smelly graves of people that I've spent pour again. Did he take water grave offerings for processing pork venerable stars?

- There's nothing ties! Ca-lettuce meeting. I am here as Ca-rich lettuce has been sold poor purchase, for the purpose of purchasing poor life I am very happy to donations of old women.

The old woman moved her hands trembling put water bowls grave, Ca-lettuce and took her drink in front of him.

As well as up throughout the year so the entire month of night and day, rain and sun, he came to Ca-lettuce lived deep in the forest in the moonlight sat thinking or observing white bones in the graveyard; estate administration rain sun oil fire, not afraid leopard tiger snakes, thunder gust contempt. Despite his dissuading anyone still determined not to change.

Until his advanced age, his health has remained consistently worn path but keep 1ay. Buddha saw it made up for his mercy recommend Vihara-member States, he asked Buddha that:

- Disciple very touched to have been favored Buddhism care, but consider that the disciples of Buddha's network could not obey. If yes follow from the network, the Buddha returned to the residence of the disciple vows seem hard to accomplish. In this scene entirely fresh funny, cool breeze and bright moon, birds singing flower laugh; each midday, the contempt of eating, or sitting meditation; nose is not exposed to the smell of disinfectant valve zombie eyes from seeing the white bones, the disciples afraid I can not practice the law of impermanence, suffering, not, selflessness, impure. Disciples saw only the body and mind at peace when I really sit between the graveyard, open field or sitting under a tree. Disciple only obtain the full voluntary activities Sangha serious, caused habits for future generations accustomed to living patient; no ham voice of praise, not for profit nursing; The most virtuous mind to live as Dharma, living beings. So according to the disciple thought, well first practice reinforce the momentum is directly and indirectly Sangha benefit beings. Disciple sincere desire to accept the Buddha's disciples requirements.

After listening, Buddha moved toward the four Buddhist saying

The words he's sincere Ca-lettuce elders say no? Those words came from my heart a disciple of the Dharma care center. In the future, if Dharma is destroyed, it is not the natural destruction of pagan magic and power of the powerful, but it is so corrupt corrupt Sangha. Dharma Wants everlasting world must strengthen the Sangha, want this to be serious about life. My dharma if the class as Ca-lettuce elders in charge of the inheritance of all new long-term maintenance is. 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.6/8/2014.