In the history of Buddhism in Buddha's time, when it comes to the protection of the law, people immediately think of the bourgeoisie in the freezer Anathapindaka, who have great merit in upholding the legal mission. Up to two hundred years later appeared a great protector unprecedented in history. He brought his lifelong dedication to serve the Dharma, Dharma made at that time culminating flourish and spread throughout the Asian region. He was king Asoka.
I. THE FAMILY & CAREER:
King Ashoka was the son of Sala First Qin (Bindusara), water Buddha's threesome (Pataliputta). He was a man of extraordinary talent, the writer and martial superiority of the 101 brothers. So his father, king water Hebei Chi (Ujjenirajja). Ten years on the throne, the prince extra ice illness. Asoka's father returned home, neighbors photography system makes other nations into submission. Four years later, and established himself as King Asoka De Tu me (Tissa) to the Prince. This time 218 years from Buddha's Nirvana.
II. THE Y AND BECOME LEGAL STATUS IN THE GREAT BUDDHISM:
During the first three years after claiming king, Ashoka serve to infidel (Bahirakapasanda) enforce the spirit of the King 'beliefs early sala. One day, in the restaurant offerings Brahmin see no propriety in grasping and avaricious fame. King consciousness boring.
One day, the window to see novice Da Ne Cu (Nigrodha) walking through the stately appearance, poise majesty, the king was very happy to think that this must be the legal interests of the saint should invite novice in. Through the exchange, king somewhat understand the Buddha's teachings. Since then, the king began to Mind, Buddhism provided direction and you are a great patron of the Three Treasures maintenance.
In the fourth year after Ashoka ascended the throne, Prince disciple asked the King to be ordained. King exclamation praise and adequate preparation rites farewell to Prince ordained Venerable sheath dress with Germany. Or this, on the same day countless caste iron interests as well as ordained according to Dharma flourishing more.
Asoka's piety had given her money to build six memory banks eighty-four thousand temples in the country where the king ruler. Temple finished, the king opened the meeting alms offerings in seven days, all people in the country to life over eight world to keep yourself calm mind. The king was very happy little working with the monks alms big Buddha dharma and maintain life as the beloved father. So to get into the Buddhadharma yet? The venerable disciples saw karmic Hey Ma Da Prince came said to him at that time the Buddha was no one offered by the king, merit such offerings have not been to the Dhamma. Only when the king, the Prince was ordained to the Dharma path will open up.
The king thought I was ordained disciple should I set my son Enoch Ma Da (Mahinda) to the Prince. Now the Prince good or better renunciation. At that time, Hey Ma Da prince came and knelt before his father would like to be ordained, the king was very happy. Hey Ma Da Prince was ordained under Venerable disciples, sustained life through Buddha head in a thousand legal peers. Simultaneously with Ma Da King Herod female Sangha Password La (Sanghanitta) also ordained follow. Ashoka maintain a devotion to serve the Three Jewels, tried everywhere to build the temple and monks offering full four items needed.
In the nine years since the throne, Ashoka restored the Holy place, building of the temple, doing a lot of benefits Jewels, life care for people. The king made the drug warehouse in a four-door, four built thousands of customers everywhere. Every day thousands of coins king brought a great faith rise Ny iguanas, thousands spent a floral offering to the audience Tower, a provider of thousands of street legal, along with a thousand lawyers, they increase a valve, a bring thousands spent doing inventory costs for the drugs. . .
At that time the Buddha Dharma flourished make decadent pagan, alms difficult, torturing hunger. They went temporarily ordained as Bhikkhu but still keep the old permit that teaches people, not according to Buddhist practice, not postures keeping precepts, not to live in the temple, but to date back to the middle of potash Increase. They want a filthy dharma should bring their books interjected teachings. So, every true Bhikshu Bodhisattva refused, and increased slowly with them. Submitting this condition lasted for seven years as a theory not presented to the monks.
In this situation, an Ashoka sincerity want to rebuild the Dharma so wrong to say to their lords should increase education to eradicate the struggle, making monks harmonious world theory. Monks do not listen saying true Bhikshu Bodhisattva not be shared with pagan and not we do not obey the king. Great sense of instant decapitation Monks.
Or this, Ashoka tremendous suffering falls unconscious. Then the king himself bare white temple with monks and present sins wonder who he belongs to? Chu said there Venerable Bhikkhu disciples can answer questions in order to rebuild his dharma. King seconded the shaman, bhikshus along with his courtiers to Mount A Venerable Ho Ha visiting disciple.
When word of the price of union households, out to welcome the king and the king himself into the water to wade ashore Venerable foot support. While Venerable grabbed king, courtiers sword to slash Venerable.
King said: Alas! previously misinterpreted his courtiers should kill Monks, now you want to kill anymore or what. Yes yes! do not cause offense to me.
Go to offer himself emperor cleaned and oiled legs for false religion. After that process said, the situation was Buddhadharma in oblivion, the desire to rebuild a Buddhist law lords should be sent to the temple monks ordered world harmony theory, but this great god arbitrarily kill Monks . So who is this crime?
The venerable king says no intention to kill is not guilty. By many means of self just to understand where the king is law, where the non-law, where legal PAPER, where is illegal, this is the Buddha's teachings, there is the word pagan.
Then the King personally inspect, find out the infidels in White and defrocked. Now I was Buddhadharma pure white king kneeling monks Venerable apply theory presented. Monks mix has a total of six thousand bhikkhus. Under the presidency of false religious disciples, he used to break intellectual enlightenment pagan wrong in our map. In them pick out a thousand monk who mastered classics, attained the third position to promote reading and visceral organ trade law. It lasts nine months to complete the so called classic time compiler for the third time under the protection of foreign Ashoka. At times this compiler disciples before he came to the conclusion organ work explaining the reasoning between pagan Buddhism. So the third time this fully three Tripitaka, organs and organ speech laws.
After the compiler of this venerable Vinaya disciples brought transmitted to the Venerable Lama Heber fell into nirvana. Asoka continued to uphold, propagate dharma king wrote a letter to other countries and for hedgers entourage Noble Sangha missionaries to countries such as Ma-system to transfer water to the Lion (Sri Lanka) , cant country attackers to come, Ma ha Lac Once transmitted to the World Na (Chinese soil), Mac Thi Na in the water at Snow Mountain, Hebei Da Ca to Burma. . . to the religious author associated with the kings of the nations, together, establish dharma. Thus, dharma is spread widely throughout Asian countries and to this day still continue to grow and spread to the West.
IV. CONCLUSION:
As an aggressive Great King did for the whole of east Asia a time when listening to must dread. But when the teacher turned to his chief refuge has changed into a different man, from a cruel tyrant became a benevolent king and enthusiasm for Buddhism. He brought all their means to uphold Dharma, even the most beloved child sacrifice he must get rid of, so that they become fulfilling religious persons, the great missionary bring the teachings of the Buddha wanted to stretch around the place.
With great merit, he should be seen as a great protector like no other in the history of Buddhism in Asia gold. And today when referring to Asoka in the heart of each of us who is not admired and recognized merit a great man's lifelong devotion selfless martyr. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.17/3/2014.NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).
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