Our Buddha .

For home congregation, laymen, laywomen Buddha refuge expectancy three, five precepts, abandoned ten evil deeds, achievements ten virtues, have the right to enjoy sexual life but do not go to passionate enthusiasts fascinated, as the merits. His teachings are very clear.

 

Preface

A. This is the second volume (the first anthology: "Lighting the Torch Up Be Yourself Which I Go") our title : " CHIEF LEGAL AND HAPPINESS ", referring to France was profoundly optimistic people are approaches to the teaching of the Master.

Although the attempt to present the teachings of the Buddha in many different aspects, we still feel flawed, lacking much. Obviously, for each person, only on his own reading, self reflection, self study, self assessment can recognize the extraordinary value of the Buddha's teachings.

 

 

 OUR BUDDHA

I. Buddha with the sole purpose sufferings, fertility

Buddha, the oil in the palace, many sensual enjoyment, but he saw the sufferings of birth, old age, sickness and death weighed heavily on human life. So he gave up the throne, home, looking for the approach to human sufferings, the beings. Bible Bridge (No. 26, Central Business I, 163) states: "Not the Enlightenment, as a bodhisattva, I was born by themselves. Once aware of the dangers of being born female, find the players are not born, supreme peace from suffering, Nirvana, himself being old ... yourself sick ... yourself killed . . . himself with grief .. . himself defiled ... After know the dangers of the aging ... illness ... death ... sorrow ... After being aware of the dangers of the defiled, please seek emptiness defiled, supreme peace from suffering, Nirvana ". When he the director, under the Bodhi tree, ie he found the practice, help him get rid of the suffering of birth, aging, sickness and death. In the sermon which fertility, ie research subjects suffering sermon, which he had discovered, except for the sole purpose of suffering, to bring peace to people. His whole life, from when ordained, until Nirvana, he never forgot the purpose of sufferings, of His birth. Later teachings highlight a mood of party gurus lap nagging responsibility for the welfare of His sufferings: " O Bhikkhus, then and now, I only speak the suffering and the cessation of suffering  Buddha's teachings are repeated several times, in his classic.

He is described as a masters, always bring happiness, peace for all beings: "A delusion sentient being dominant, were born in the world, for the welfare of sentient beings, for love for the world, for the good, for happiness, for the happiness of gods and men who  ". Udayi venerable solitude while Meditation, speak praises the Buddha: "Bhagavan really have cut through much suffering for our approach. Bhagavan really have brought optimism to our approach. Bhagavan really have much except the legal immoral for us. Bhagavan really have brought us many friendly France  "Word of the Buddha encouraged to 60're Arhat First, recommend traveling to preach the birth , speaks of compassion for helping wishes, the birth of Him: "O Bhikkhus, go traveling, for the welfare of the masses, because the masses for peace, for love for the world, for the benefit, for happiness, for the happiness of gods and men who (Samyutta Nikaya I, 128) ". A further statement, his very special, says no disputes attitude than his defeat against Real every one. He teaches with the sole purpose eased the suffering of all beings: "O Bhikkhus, I do not dispute the existence, the only dispute with my life. O Bhikkhus, who says France does not dispute with anyone in the world "  Thus, the image of our gurus are images of a leisurely always , no anxiety, no fear, no negativity, day and night just to nurture kindness, mercy beings, as was described in the following verse:

 

"When food does not worry,

When sleep without fear,

Date night does not arise,

Defilement bothered me.

I see no harm

Somewhere in the world.

So I lay sleeping,

 

Thus, from compassion for helping beings as His primary motivation ordained, aspirant, evangelism and preaching the red thread through his life smoothly since the birth to Nirvana, is the essence of 45 years labored fertility. And so, our Lord Buddha was honored as the Teacher, the eternal good father, and he was featured as lead director Compassion sufferings.

II. Through personal experience, he found a way to liberation for himself and for everyone.

Buddha is the master himself found across disciplines liberating experience yourself, no one taught to him, nobody impart to him, not by the gods depart, nor does relatives or reincarnation of a god. He is a person like us, but it is by personal self, find the path to liberation.
 

Here, the experience is recorded in full sensual life, as was Prince Buddha, Buddha's attitude towards the issue of birth, aging, sickness and death, and for three hubris of youth , no disease and of life:

"O Bhikkhus, I delicately nurtured, nourished supreme subtle, delicately nurtured finality. This bhikkhus, in the United side I, the lake was built, in a lake with flowers blue lotus, in a red lotus lake, in a pool of white lotus flowers. All served to me. No one does, we use sheep herd, the monks, is not from Kasi to. By the Kasi cloth coat wing, Kasi is lingerie fabric, cloth upper Kasi is y. Night and day a white parasol shielding to avoid touching me cold, heat, dust, grass, or fog. Hey monks, three castles built for me, one for winter, one for summer, one for the rainy season. And I, the monks, castle in the rainy season, in four months, the female musicians are bound, I do not have downstairs. With me, O bhikkhus, is full of such wealth, the finality so delicately nurtured, I think that: "The ordinary little heard himself being old, did not pass from old, to see others are old, the angry mind, shame, disgust, forgetting that you like it: "I was old, not beyond aging, while others see old, I can upset disturb , shame, disgust stars? Thus it is not worthy to me. "After observing the Ta so, the monks, the arrogance of youth in youth is completely rid of. Ke byproducts at hearing himself ill, not beyond sick, sick to see other people, the angry mind, shame, disgust, forgetting that you like it: "I was sick, not beyond illness, to see other people sick, I can annoying annoying, shame, disgust stars? Thus it is not worthy to me. "After observing the Ta so, the monks, the arrogance of the disease not be the exception not the disease completely. Ke byproducts at hearing himself died, not beyond death, see other people die, the angry mind, shame, disgust, forgetting that you like it: "Neither death, not beyond death, to see other people die, we can upset guilt, shame, disgust stars? Thus it is not worthy to me. " After observing this for us so the monks, the pride of life in life are totally rid ".

In the passage above, we clearly see our Buddha when he was Crown Prince, the sensual enjoyment in life was not to the making sensual infatuated delusion, still aware that birth, aging, illness , death still weighs on people's lives, and thus get rid of three of pride: pride of youth in youth, pride of the disease not disease-free life in the pride of life .

It is because of his own experience of pleasure in life, thanks to the lucid observations about the reality of aging, illness, death of yourself and everyone, so our Buddha overcome the arrogance of youth, of not sick of life, to later renounce all, export from religion.

When he decided to give up the throne, jewels, beautiful wife, the poet, aspirant liberation, we heard the Buddha told through the study of His religion Alara Kalama and Udaka Ramaputta with two famous Buddhist Teachers at the time, and later on, the experience of the Buddha himself, when learn from Alara Kalama such as the Bible Bridges (Central Business I, 164B) has cleverly written: "O Bhikkhus, then I come to Alara Kalama in, after arriving, I say to Alara Kalama: "Sage Kalama, to what extent, he self-repair and self-certified, self-achieved and declared this legal?" O Bhikkhus, are saying so , Alara Kalama no ownership claims on the land. Then the monks, I thought: "Not only Alara Kalama have faith, I also have faith; Alara Kalama was not only diligent, We also diligently; Alara Kalama have not just thought, I also thought; Alara Kalama not only have to, we have also specified; Alara Kalama have not only knowledge, I also have understanding. So I try to be legal proof that Alara Kalama, after self-knowledge, self-certified, self-gain, stated. "Then the monks, not how long, I self-knowledge, self-certified, self-gain her legal fastly, I dwell. O Bhikkhus, and then I think about it: "France is not directed to the boring, cessation, tranquility, rooftop location, enlightenment, nirvana, but only as far as reaching numerous land owners. " Thus, the monks, I do not revere him and boring legal measures that, I left. "

Next to the ascetic life, Buddha himself practiced always in 6 years, based on his own experience. The following paragraphs describe behavior at his food, this behavior makes the Exalted emaciated, skin and bones just as was described in the Snow painted statues, reliefs of a special austerity of World Religion:

" Because I eat too little, my limbs became like the grass, or the burning withered vines. Because I eat too little, my round table become as toenail camels. Because I eat too little, My spine show like a ball chain. Because I eat too little, my emaciated ribs like a stilt columns rui disrepair. Because I eat too little, so my pupils glitter lies deep in hole eyes; like water glitter lights located deep in a deep water well. Since I eat too little, my scalp became shriveled, bitter dry as white pumpkin cut before September, with Hurricane hot air makes dry wrinkled. "" Hey Sariputta, if I thought: "Let's abdominal skin touch", the backbone was I grabbed. If I thought: "Let touched backbone", the abdominal skin was I grabbed. Because I eat too little, this should Sariputta, my belly skin clinging to the spine. Sariputta Hey, if I thought, "I defecated," or "urinate", then I collapsed, face down on the ground. Because I eat too little, this Sariputta, if I want to appease my body, hands massage the limbs, the hair decay, falling off my body. " 

Our Buddha himself practiced asceticism, and six years of practice no results, he determined to abandon austerity and start guide to meditation, as the following passage stating: "Aggivessana, then I think like this: I know your father while I'm plowing Sakka descended, and I was sitting in the shade, under trees Jambudvipa, I sexual ly, ly immoral law, residence certificate first meditation, a blissful state of being sexual by glass, offering have Quartet. " When dwell so, I thought, "this path, which can lead to enlightenment reasonable?" And this Aggivessana followed this conception, this consciousness arises in me: "This is the path to enlightenment" .

From personal experience, the Buddha abandoned asceticism, practice meditation, Zen evidence first, second Meditation, Zen third, fourth Meditation, network Additional evidence proving, proving God label.

Buddha says next: "And with the mind calm, clear pure, not contaminated, not negativity, skilful, easy to use, stable, calm like that, I afferent to illegally take place. I know like so: "This is suffering '; I know as fact:" This is Suffering "; I know as fact:" This is the Cessation of Suffering "; I know as fact:" This is the path taken to kill pain. "I know as truth: "This is the taints'; I know as fact:" This is illegal or collective departure "; I know as fact:" This is the eradication of illicit or "; I know as fact:" This is path to pirated or kill ". Through such understanding, such perceptions, my mind escape illegal sex, organic contraband escape, escape ignorance. For autologous freed thus arises understanding mind: "I have liberated". I said: "Sanh took advantage, on well-succeeded, what they can do has been done. No more callbacks in this state."

Thus, also with their own experience, to abandon austerity, meditation practice, intellectual development, our masters achievements Enlightenment and became the Buddha. Here, we clearly see, the Master did not ask a god told, upholding and guiding. Entirely by personal experience, because individual self, she herself had found the path of liberation, self practice this path to be liberated and taught us the path back to self-reliance, leads to enlightenment. We can say, for the wall on from pagan contemporaries, he self-learning and attainment level. Speaking of asceticism and meditation, he practiced asceticism itself and Meditation. Speaking of enlightenment, liberation, self-development His three final proving yourself to enlightenment. In other words, he teaches what he has personally experienced and practice of virtue, concentration, wisdom is the crystallization of the years, self-repair and self-control and self-enlightenment. Therefore we do not wonder that Bhagavan welcome criticism of Sunakkhatta criticism, which he viewed as the most honest reflection, for his method of teaching: "recluse Gotama sermon, he measures himself create, by inference into effect, depending upon test and presentation for a special target, potentially upward can practice guide cessation of suffering.

III. Unique position of Buddha

Referring to our masters, we need to emphasize the unique position of Buddha, this position we find it impossible to have a transparent second Buddha Buddha 'present lives.

Anguttara Trading Volume I, page 37 notes: " This event does not occur, the monks, there is, in a world with two Arhat, Enlightenment, not before not after , appeared once; this event did not happen. And this event has occurred, the monks, in a world that only one Arhat, Enlightenment, appeared; this event may happen ".
 

Thus we can say, in the present life, in this world there is only one Buddha, no two Buddha. Perhaps six past Buddha as the Buddha Pi-she-examination, Thi-air Buddha etc ... But based on past lives, not in present life, and Buddha Maitreya but depending on future births , not on the present life. Thus the position of Buddha Shakyamuni Conflict-ni really is unique, even in the present life of our time, and in the world in which we live. From the unique location, the economic Anguttara Volume I Page 29 saying:

"One person, the monks, as appears in the world, is a unique appearance, has no peers, no comparison, no similar, without the owner, no parity, Career paramount among species legs. One person is? It is Tathagata, Arhat level, Enlightenment, one person, as appears in the world, is a unique appearance, no contract you, no comparison, no similar, has no peer, no parity, no parity set, supreme among species legs ".

Thus the Buddha no one can match, no analogues led to a new problem, the Buddha stood on what position to become supreme in life that no one can match. Majjhima III Page 110 says this ultimate status of the Buddha :

"No one monks, the Brahmin, fully accomplished, fully all measures that Bhagavan, level Arhat, the Enlightenment had achieved. Hey Mrs. leveling-keeper, Bhagavan is the one who arises pathway not previously been run through, as said the road had not previously known, said on the road had not previously been said, is the degree to understand religion, know ethical leadership and skillful. "

With the passage above, we see a unique position of which he is the Buddha did revolt, has said, say the road who has never previously been explored. What is this path?

It is the process of enlightenment that he himself first major discovery, self practice this path and himself awakened thanks went on that road. The process is a process that consists of 5 stages, beginning About then Dinh Tue, Freed and Freed knowledge. The road had been wonderfully condensed into ten sectors Sacred road starting chief knowledge and ends with the chief, the chief and the chief place of liberation.

From here we can not be astonished when the Buddha occasional roar roaring lion, roar speaks of Dharma privileged Vietnam, as described in the Majjhima, Volume I, page 63: " O Bhikkhus, just here (ie only in French and Law established by the Buddha) is Salmone First, here is the Second Salmone, here is a third recluse, in Fourth is that there Salmone. The other pagan no recluse. "

Lion roar confirmed that only process factors, Tue, Liberation, Liberation of knowledge, condensed in the road sector by the Buddha Sacred ten new training set to be First Sa subjects, ie save your project, the II Salmone First ie the hybrid position, the third Salmone Any future status ie, the Fourth Salmone ie you Arhat .

From where word testimonials taking definitive decisions this way, we can understand the Buddha's answer told Upaka, a pagan wanderer who asked Buddha, when the Buddha went from Bodhgaya to Deer Park, to preach to Kondanna with four friends. When Upaka see the Buddha with the house in the morning, you'll pagan officer asked: "The root of true wise sage, sage color of pure truth, pure truth. This sage, for what purpose ordained Sage? Who is the Master of Sage? "The Buddha answered wonderful verse:

 

"I do not have Guru!

Career as I do not have.

Between the world's disasters,

No one with me! "

 

This answer makes memory of the "Heavenly men, solipsistic unique", is considered the Buddha declared to his birth and go seven steps. And this question is also traditionally held Pali with statement father, as was indicated in cases Nikaya I, page 151: "I am religious in my uncle died. I am the elders in my life. I am the ultimate level in life. This is my last life. I am no longer reborn ". Thus these claims but from two different traditions, but the monopoly say the Buddha. This is not arrogant statement but may be misunderstood. really just a statement to say unique position of the Buddha himself was a discovery and moral teaching of liberation and enlightenment. The statement also says the position has a no two of Dharma, ie the process of enlightenment, concentration, Tue, Liberation, Liberation of knowledge. The process itself has been certified Buddha and his disciples teach the monks, monks His Romanian practice to be attained Arhat like him.

With Buddha, himself enlightened, when he start right enlightenment, he kicked up a very modest idea. "It was hard, living unholy, disobedient. So Let us pay homage, reverence and he only lives in recluse or Brahmin ... With the aim of making full aggregates incomplete instructions, make adequate provisions incomplete Aggregates ... Aggregates Property fully make less than sufficient enough ... make aggregates incomplete liberation. Let reverence, worship and live y pointing to a recluse or Brahmin. But I do not see a world where gods , evil and Brahma, between mass recluses and Brahmin, gods and men who, without a recluse or Brahmin else with morality, with Dinh, with wisdom and with My fuller liberation that I may reverently bowed and he was merely living. This then bhikkhus, I think as follows: "With this France that I have true enlightenment. Let bowed respectfully and France only did he live. "

Thus the Buddha with humble mind looking a recluse or Brahmin to rely only medicine, but ultimately must rely only on the Dhamma and y. This attitude of the Buddha explains why Ananda Buddha advised not to have sorrow when Buddha's death, because the disciples of Buddha Dharma always have leaders, there is Dharma doing the will, there is dharma as shelters. Buddha could see was the cardinal advised that we should not rely upon personal dependence. He advised us he only pointed to the Dharma, so relatively lean Dharma.

IV. Buddha with Kabbalah.

A problem arises for us is divine Buddha or not? The Buddha help us answer this question directly, when he was criticized Sunakkhatta no upper legal workers, no knowledge worthy wins sages, Buddha confirmed in the Lion Roar Foundation (Central I , page 69) that he fully traditional 4, ie 10 titles, Shen sufficient information, Thien atrial communication, and Tha clearinghouse. His 10 Tathagata enough force, is described as follows: "Tathagata as real events occurring know is happening, events are not happening is not happening. Tathagata as truly know basis depending retribution because, depending basis of the career's past, future, present. Tathagata as truly know the path to all realms. Tathagata as truly know the world with various discrepancies. Tathagata as truly know the difference minded of all living beings. Tathagata as truly know the upper and lower house of the man, of the beings. Tathagata as truly know the contaminants, the purity, the production launch of the Zen Meditation evidence, the Liberation, the Dinh. Tathagata remember the past life, pure divine eye with superhuman see life and death of sentient beings. Tathagata thanks rid of cankers, position yourself to win enlightenment, attain liberation interest outflows, intellectual liberation. "Such testimonials Tathagata he attained six Kabbalah: Additional information Spirit, God atrial communication and Gonorrhea seeking information. Moreover, he was certified to be four very basis captain, that is four things fearlessly. He had attained Enlightenment. He has no fear Salmone, Brahmin, gods, demon, Brahma, gods and men who may come to question his criticism is not attained Enlightenment. He cut through four defilements. He is not afraid to have a physical one Education, criticized him as being his legal claims to be legal obstacles, the practice really is no obstacle at all. He has no fear with someone who can criticize him lawful questioning that he taught instructor does not lead to a special target, inability upward, can not practice guide cessation of suffering. "
 

Thus the Buddha testimonials He had four traditional, ten Tathagata attained legal force and four legions of. He is full of six and more unseen. However, follow-up 45 years of his birth and the sermon, recorded in the Pali Canon, we find Him using very conservative Supernatural, very limited. For example in Anguttara I, page 78, the Buddha is present in Shenglin (Jetavana), at the request of the gods, appeared in East Vienna (Pubbarama). Bhagavan once on the way to Kusinara, go to the Ganges. At that time flooded Ganges water to the other side that crow standing on the bank could be drinking water. Someone is looking for a boat, there are man seeking buoy, someone column friend to go to the other side. Bhagavan quickly as people stretched arm athlete shrink, or shrink the outstretched arms disappear from this side and out the other side with them monks (Schools Nikaya III, 89).

During the year set Nikàya, including dozens of texts, some scripture expresses the Buddha walked from village to village, from town after town, before entering the house, into the wash with water Vihara leg. At one time the Buddha went to the garden Gosinga (Central Business I, page 205) to visit the venerable Anuruddha, venerable Kimbila Nandiya and venerable, but people kept garden not know he was the Buddha should prevent the goal. Again, talking to venerable Pukkusati during midnight in a potter's house, did not know who Pukkusati opposite the Buddha. During the mission labored His birth, we see the Buddha chose a very special way, as recorded in doing Kevaddha (Schools Nikaya II, page 211). Kenvaddha ask Buddha to bhikkhus present divine law to convince people in Nalanda. Bhagavan refused to accept and teach that the three divine law: Shen sufficient information, Tha clearinghouse, and the miracle, He just choose Catholic miracle. Shen sufficient information may result from a successful spell effects Gandhari name. Psychic power may be due to the effects of spells Maniko name should not have accepted the Buddha are two types of this unseen . He just accepted the miracle is described as follows: "In life there are monks taught as follows : "Keep thinking like this, not thinking like that. Please volition like this, do not work like the other reviews. Give up this, and dwell attaining this. "" So the miracle called "(page 214). The Buddha chose the miracle to help sentient beings, throughout 45 year long sermon. The reason is very straightforward: Shen sufficient information, Tha clearinghouse spell by forming, harmful both to users, both harmful to the witnesses. And the miracle requires the listener to meditate, to reflect, and to consider the meaning, and bring it yourself practice and eventually achieve liberation.

In short, he does not use strange methods to fascinate the masses, so dazzled witnesses. He emphasized on the ability to think, learn, consider, choices, self-help themselves using gender, use of service, using the knowledge, means self-rule practice of true liberation to be liberated, the rule awakening to enlightenment.

V. Bhagavan with human position.

To learn more about the Master, we need a clear sense of who is the Buddha, the Buddha himself described himself how, and Buddha were his disciples, and promoting pagan how. These documents will help us to understand the Buddha clearly and more accurately assess the contribution that the Master has brought to humanity. One problem many people can do wonders in the past and now is the Buddha is? He is the Angel of affordable, God's affordable, that people like us? Angutara volume II, A, page 51 notes as follows: "Brahmin Dona see Buddha footprints wheel marks (Falun), complete with all the details when the Buddha on the road between Ukkattha and Setabbya, immediately think this is not the footprints of the species, so he approached the Buddha and asked: "Is He deities, he will be Càn-beaver-grandmother, he would be Yakshis, he The species would be? " With four questions, the Buddha sequential replied: "I will not Korean, I will not Càn-beaver-woman, I will not Yakshis, I am not the person."

The answer makes Brahmin Dona surprised, and we also understandable, because if the Buddha replied: "We will be gods, or I will be men, be reborn Buddha, samsara longer so new Buddha replies like ". That answer makes Brahmin Dona be surprised that asked: "So what is the basis of his leadership, and venerable would be?" Buddha replied very special:

"Hey Brahmin, for those who do not make an end to the illegal or, I might be gods with gonorrhea or annihilation, is cut off from the roots, made up as tala trees, are making can not exist, is it impossible to arise in the future. This Brahmin, for those who do not make an end to the illegal or, I might as Qian-beaver-grandmother, I probably Skin rub, I can be kind of person, with gonorrhea or annihilation, is cut off from the roots, are made as tala trees, are making can not exist, pharmacist makes can not arise in the future " .

Thus depending beings are mentioned, for these beings are not gods to make an end of illegal or Buddha can be gods but with gonorrhea or annihilation, no rebirth. For species who do not make an end to the defilements, the Buddha could be him, but a man has to make an end of defilements. In other words, oil of any kind living beings are also taints, is rebirth, Buddha beings can be that, but with pirated or annihilation. We are the people, the Buddha to us as people. Only difference, Buddha who taints annihilation, but still we are not total annihilation of defilements.

He then used a parable clearly defined his position in the world of men:

"For example, the Brahmin, blue lotus, pink lotus or white lotus is born in water, grows in water, rising from the water and stood straight, no water being wet. Also, this Brahmin, born of life growing up in my life, I lived life conquest, not wet your life. Hey Brahmin, I am the Buddha, be so life over ".

Next, the Buddha himself define his stock position when he spoke to the Venerable Sariputta: "Those who speak of a righteous way I would say the following:" A charming si not dominant, was born in for the good life, for happiness for all beings, out of compassion for the world, for the good, because the happiness of gods and men ". (Central Business I, 83)

Next to the word a disciple has attained Arhat speak praises his masters: "Bhagavan was enlightened, he preached to enlightenment. Bhagavan was subdued, he preached to subdue. Bhagavan was the first President, he preached to the first President. Bhagavan has passed, he preached to pass. Bhagavan was Nirvana, He preached to Nirvana " (Central Business I , page 237). Thus, in the human world, the Buddha was human like us, except we still taints. Buddha no longer taints. Buddha attained enlightenment, was subdued, was the first President, was overcome, was Nirvana; also we unenlightened, yet subdued, not the first President, no pass, no Nirvana.

A very special point in our Buddha is Buddha put confidence in man capable of self liberation and enlightenment, able to distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong. In the Kalamasutta, Anguttara I, 212, the Buddha advised in ten cases should not believe: "Do you believe because I heard the legend (anussava), and do not believe because traditionally (paramparaya), and do not believe because I heard people It is said (itikinyaya), and do not believe because of scriptures handed down (pitakasampadanena), and do not believe because human reasoning (metaphysics) (takkehetu) can not believe after thinking a few facts (akaraparivitakkena), and do not have prejudice believed prejudice (ditthinijhana khanti); do not believe because monks are their masters. " Upon hearing the Buddha rejected all ten cases so reliable, we thought we still believe and believe what anybody anymore. Do not believe tradition, did not believe the legend, not canonic storied private, ..., do not believe because monks are their masters. To encourage teachers here Buddha gently. Let us believe in ourselves, believe in where rational judgments, distinguish our people. "The Buddha advised:" But behold the Kalama, when he himself is known as: "The law is immoral and this law is guilty, the French were the place people have criticized this approach if the implementation and acceptance leads to unhappiness and suffering "this time Kalama, you abandon them." This of Kalama, when he himself knows as follows: "The law is good; the method is not guilty; the law was praised wise people; this legal if done and accept result peace and happiness, "this time Kalama, be attained and dwell".

Thus, the Buddha always stand on the position of human beings to neutralize and put trust in people's ability to distinguish between good and evil can, right and wrong, have the ability to free, self-realization as He self enlightenment and liberation. Later, tend Buddha turned psychic, deify the Buddha, the Buddha turned into a divine being manifest to help sentient beings, of a divine blessing calamities. Buddha's alienation from the human position is cleverly done, Buddha gradually leave the Master position, the body teacher, speech teacher, student teaching them to become a saint sitting on the examination church row million people worship pray, bless calamities. We recorded the following two passages quoted from the Pali Canon, a passage describing disease at Buddha, a passage describing the time he was old. These passages prove oil became the Buddha Buddha, enlightenment, but he remains friends should still ill health balance, still older, as an ordinary man, the only other thing is that when he is sick When he was old, he has no sorrow, lamentation, weeping, beating his chest, go to the unconscious, because his body oil also sick, but not sick anymore center.

 

"While Bhagavan retreat in the rainy season, a serious illness arises, intense sensations, almost dead continues. Here, Bhagavan mindfulness and awareness, no whining . . . Then the Ton with diligent effort, convince him seriously ill, storage life and live .. . "

 

"Then Ananda went to the Blessed One, having to pay homage to Bhagavan with hand massage limbs for Exalted, said:" It's rather wonderful, venerable sir! It's rather rare, venerable sir! Bach Bhagavan, Bhagavan color purity is no longer clear, disheveled weary limbs, trunk seen còm forward, and the base is being changed. "-" Ananda is probably so. Tánh old in youth. Tánh dead in life. .. So no pure color of light, limbs weary, wrinkled, wasted body was found on the front, and the apartments are being changed .. . "

With these two passages, we see the true Buddha who like us, have old, ill, has died, only he is a man who has rid taints, has eradicate greed, hatred and delusion , no longer fall into rebirth.

VI. Exalted with the Master position.

Now we move into the position the Master to learn the Buddha, and the Buddha himself was honored as the Master of Heaven and species The species (sattha devamanussanam). Buddha trim occupy a position of advantage compared to the pagan contemporaries because he was the first to give us an inheritance traditions very special, other than the ancient pagan, and tradition that until today, after more than two thousand years of presence in the world, are still being followed and respected lineage. Beijing Makhadeva. Central Business II, page 75, referring to the tradition of king Makkhadeva, this king when the first gray hair on his head appeared, he immediately delivered the throne to the prince, himself ordained spiritual advancement. Makkhadeva king then told the prince to the throne reign until the first gray hair sprouting immediately handed the throne to his son, and his time of spiritual renunciation. King Makkhadeva advised to preserve this tradition not to interrupt. However traditional king is transferred to the King Nemi Makkhadeva was the last king to preserve this tradition. Son of King Janaka Kalara Nemi is not continued this tradition; refused ordained as the first gray hair sprouting atop his head and thus the tradition of Makkhadeva terminated. But the tradition of Buddha is different. Buddha himself confirmed as follows .

 "Ananda, this tradition of Makhadeva not taken to cover glass, dispassion, cessation, first President, a rooftop position, enlightenment, nirvana. And Ananda, how good is my tradition and traditional settings He brought to the cover glass, dispassion, cessation, first President, Commercial Hotel, enlightenment, nirvana? It is the Noble Eight this sector, ie the chief knowledge, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood , Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration.

Ananda is fine tradition is I set, and traditions brought to the glass cover, dispassion, cessation, first President, a rooftop position, enlightenment, nirvana. Ananda, on this issue I say: "This good tradition established by me, please continue. The people he shall have no ultimate success behind me." Ananda, when they exist, and there is broken, he is the ultimate person that. Ananda, I told him: "This good tradition so I set him to continue". Inheriting tradition that Buddha has left us, we have to continue inherited 2,000 years of history gone, and so far, he inherited tradition continued.

While other masters, impure world, life is not pure, impure sermon, not pure legal answer, while our masters are truly wonderful aspect of this year, as Anguttara II, Book B describes: "Hey Mahamoggallana, I have presented themselves pure and I clearly said:" About My purity, clarity without defiled. The disciples did not have protective Ta gender. My life in bright pure, not defiled. My disciples have not protected me about life. I can not wait for the disciples sheltered me about life. "My sermon purity, self clearly I said:" My sermon in bright pure, not defiled. The disciples did not have sheltered me about the sermon. I can not wait for the disciples shelter I about the sermon ". The answer of pure Ta, Ta himself clearly said:" The answers were pure, clear, no defiled. The disciples did not have sheltered me for the answer. " My pure knowledge, I clearly know himself: "My Prophet is pure, clear, no defiled. The disciples did not have the knowledge sheltered me, I can not wait for the disciples shelter I about knowledge ''.

A very special contribution of the Buddha in the position of their masters was founded two congregations: the monastic congregation is the congregation of monks and nuns, and the congregation is a congregation house south Layman and lay women. About congregation ordained, he prepared to put some basic rules to ensure a truly harmonious life unanimous, introduce the practice, concentration, wisdom and guidance of practicing disciple, escapism family, escape from the constraints of desire, lifelong practice of virtue, eventually attaining the freedom of mind, liberating insight, beyond the suffering of birth, aging, sickness and death. Buddha was the first cardinal set Sangha allows women ordained monks and nuns testimonials capable evidence Arhat fruit supreme, just like men. Spread over 2500 years the Church still exists, although there are a few changes asynchronously.

For home congregations, lay men and women lay Buddha refuge expectancy three, five precepts, abandoned ten evil deeds, achievements ten virtues, have the right to enjoy sexual life but do not go to passionate enthusiasts fascinated, as the merits. His teachings are very clear. To live happy, to live according to the precepts of the laity, crop lawful property arm by themselves, on their own sweat produced, especially to do the healing virtues. These teachings of the Buddha until now has been the Buddhist practice and is considered a good model for a moral and civilized life.

Another feature of the Master we are pleased he has a very special favor to his disciples, always encourages them to paddle practice: As shown in the following passage  "Ananda, what the Master needs to be done, because kindness introspection, looking for happiness for the disciples, these things have been I do, because of my compassion for human introspection . Ananda is the trees. This is about the empty house. Be Zen, this Ananda, let no distractions, do not have regrets later on. This is my teaching for you. "

One advantage of the preaching mission of the Buddha's birth and he always held in position by a masters to disciples. In the Ganaka Mahamoggallana, Ganaka Brahmin asked the Buddha: "Are the teaching recluse Gotama so, all his followers were attained Nirvana salvage?" Buddha replied that a Some evidence salvage Nirvana, some not evidence. Ganaka he asked: "Do what's, what grace, while Nirvana, while there is a path to nirvana, while there is a venerable Gotama Career is the only venerable road, however venerable Gotama disciples were venerable teacher promotion and protection of such teaching, but some evidence salvage some Nirvana and no evidence? "

Buddha answered with a very gentle, humble, but also very practical and wonderful. He held in position by the Master to his disciples: "Likewise, the Brahmin, while there is a nirvana, there is a path to Nirvana, and while I was present directions. But my disciples were teaching me such encouragement, such teaching, some evidence Nirvana salvage some not attained. Here, this Brahmin, I do? Tathagata only the directions " .

The answer of the Buddha said to the responsibility of the Master's teaching presents the path to enlightenment, but not substitute spiritual practitioners help to practitioners. Buddha in the attitude of one as the Master said to his confidence for the ability to understand and cultivate their testimony to the ability of understanding and enlightenment of his disciples. He taught the path, the disciple must himself embark on this path. Not the place Buddha close the Master to disciple. He also set out the criteria to guide the practitioner to seek the master how to get enlightenment, as stated in the business jungle, Central Business I, page L08:

"The disciple monks need to reflect the following:" I live close to this person, the idea is not to dwell dwell, calm mind is not calm, the pirated or not completely rid of, get rid of , and supreme peace from the yoke was blessed not achieve success, and the necessary items for a homeless life should be enough shopping, robes, alms food, couch, medicine treatment, these items do not get a hard way. "Chu monks, monks that need lifelong follow this person, not to be discarded, and oil to have banished".

Thus the standard of an ideal masters to disciples, on the one hand to bring the items necessary material to nurture disciples who, on the one hand to meet the needs of enlightenment of the student Prince "Mindfulness is not to dwell dwell, calm mind is not calm, the smuggling or not fully get rid of completely rid of".

Thus this passage clearly presents the criteria for choosing disciples gurus, and gurus duty to do for students.

Beijing University No, Central Business III, page 267 clearly stipulates the criteria, a disciple Sravakas rational thought worthy to follow a masters oil for rejection. If masters have the ability to teach the scriptures and worship chanting etc .. really not worthy of a disciple listened closely follow oil guru for rejection because of that: "For a long time, the law was the listener, life over, aloud, thinking with standard, well-understood with the chief position. But this Ananda, for those words yet austere, initiation, leading to hereby dispassion, cessation, peace net, win position, Nirvana, as Education Qualification argument, reasoning Contentment, Single Residential comment, Real we symposia, Tinh need discussion, About speech, The conclusion, Tue speech, Freedom of expression, Freedom Hotel is a comment. Ananda, predestined by the kinds of arguments such theories, it is worthy of a disciple Sravakas abreast oil guru for rejection. To put it more clearly, only gurus teach disciples Qualification achieve fitness, Contentment, Single Residential, Real them opportunity, Tinh need, virtue, concentration, wisdom, Liberation, Liberation truly worthy new knowledge for lifelong disciple accompanying him oil for rejection. And we can say a masters meet the above criteria will never excluded a fervent disciple so. Also in business Dai ​​No, the Buddha requested his disciples to be treated with friendly attention, not with hostility center, such as practitioners will be happy long: "And how is practitioners dealing with mind guru enemies, not with friends mind? ... ". "Here is Ananda, the Guru for introspection compassion for the disciples preaching, want happiness for the disciple, because compassionate introspection said:" This is happiness for him, this is peace for Mr. ". But he's disciples refused to listen, refused slang ear, attention to other direction (Annan), by contrast, they are away from the teachings of the Guru. This Ananda, such as practitioners treat gurus, with hostile mind, not the heart of friendship. And this how Ananda, the disciples treat gurus, with friendly mind, not with hostility mind? Here, Ananda guru with compassion introspection, said: "This is happiness for you." The disciples he return to obedience, slang bear ears, not focusing on other directions, and not vice versa away from the teachings of gurus. This Ananda, so that practitioners treat gurus with friendly interest, not with hostile attention. Therefore, this Ananda, so please treat me with Friends mind, not with hostility and such interest will be happy, lasting peace is for him ".

Here, the Buddha declared that he did not explicitly attack of his disciples as a potter for unfired pottery, baked pharmacy no fear of terracotta pottery are not broken and the Buddha will declare "I would say all this criticism to other criticisms, praises all praises to others", ie worthy disciples scolded the hoppers He is forthright and uncompromising. and disciples are worthy of praise while our masters speak these praises, no profusely. And he explained why he had such an attitude. "So what is the core plant, something that will survive long (compared thassati Saro yo) ". Guru taught his disciples to be reached on the core of almond trees, not stopping in sight tree, mantle, outer bark and foliage of virtue, because only when reached on almond tree cores, meaning truth enlightenment and liberation, when his new disciple to achieve the goal of the practice is completely lasting happiness. Actually we have a keen gurus for their disciples, ordained and lay, is true happiness. And lasting happiness only to those who really liberating, really enlightened.

Thus, we have in turn presented "our Buddha" under six characteristics:

 

1. Buddha with the sole purpose of sufferings, crockery.

2. Across the personal experience, he found a way of deliverance for himself and for all. 

3. Place oner of Buddha.

4. Buddha with Kabbalah.

5. Buddha with human position.

6. Buddha with a position as masters.

With six characteristics, and based on the Pali Canon material, we can see is only just enough to present some features about the life and career of the great "our guru". Image insufficient oil also helps us to see clearly, the Buddha always stand on the human position to aspirant, study, practice meditation and his enlightenment and preaching for the students. Never bridge Him Emergency god bless, god departure, he completely relies on its members, tons of power, thought power, the force and power of human wisdom in him to find out which method of enlightenment.

Likewise, the duty of students, he totally based on human psychology, human guidance upward, to help people escape the temptations of inferior desire to harm human dignity, helping people reach to gain the psychological upper direction, by means of meditation, meditation and wisdom now finally an end to suffering. We could say the Buddha was a human being comprehensive, comprehensive utilization of human ability to be enlightenment.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGTHMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=THE EIGTHFOLD PATH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.14/6/2015.