The significance of the birth of the Buddha's Birthday.

 

The significance of the birth of the Buddha's Birthday

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Every year, every full moon of the fourth month, everywhere, the Buddhist and joyful, solemn celebration of the Anniversary of the birth date from sub Duty Counsel Lord Shakyamuni Buddha, on which more 2,600 years ago,  "a unique being, an extraordinary man appeared in this world, because compassion benefit joyful, happy for gods and men".
To not lost in superstition, worship Buddha as god, a god bless calamities; and to define religious belief, a true belief, we will explore the profound intention image of the Buddha's birth.
Prince was born from the right hand side of Queen Maya and walked seven steps, one hand to heaven, a land only hand saying,  "Heavenly men, solipsistic monopoly."  Then the gods above nowhere drum solo music, blue lotus, pink lotus ... pattern-da-la of heaven, fried dough sprinkled above body-Prince ... These elements can be considered legendary related nature to the birth of the Buddha are found in  Beijing Area France Tsang Friends  of  Beijing Middle Agama .
From birth, grew up, left home, practice and enlightenment until Nirvana, every step of the chapel as the current bi crockery, bringing love, joy, happiness to all beings . As Buddhists, we must understand exactly about his life to play mind embraced, reverently. When discussing the events of the Buddha's birth, if we only rely on the historical perspective or believing in everything under the legend is not enough. We must combine the historical Buddha and Buddha legends can portray flawless human portrait was super Vietnamese.
According to the historical Buddha, Queen Maya dreamed white elephant with six tusks from the air down and hidden in the right hip, then he conceived. The real history of how no one knows, but with 6 white elephant ivory image is a symbol of the Bodhisattva vow to save lives. Elephant symbolizes strength, the mighty always facing forward. Six ivory expressed iconic achievements Bodhisattva Clerk of Balaam density (generosity, morality, patience, effort, meditation and wisdom).
Prince was born from the right hip. This information is also quite understandable to see right Indian capital represents truth, and the truth. The proof is that they always put the revered image to the right. Thus, the right represents the positive good; ie positively and negatively Nirvana mortal. Prince is a sublime being, body and mind pure and clean, "Residential Real infected bare naked", not to be fascinated by the vortex of samsara. Instead, God took from suffering sexual constraints of ceiling and bring the truth of human enlightenment and escape. Prince was born from hip symbolizes purity, non-infected cells as a secular person, body and mind are completely pure, not temporary mundane attachment.
Prince just went birth seven steps over seven showers "seven golden lotus lifting heels pearl", without the lift driving. Why just seven steps without any other figure, which many texts written, but is a little different, but the number 7 is still common theory. There are many different interpretations, boiled down to the following:
+ The number 7 is the number of good, Oriental mystical figure that the Indians very seriously.
+ The prince took seven steps is because he is a Buddha Saturday, followed six ahead Buddha is Buddha Ty Ba Thi, Buddha Air Enforcement, Compliance Vaisali Buddha, Buddha Verse Liu Chun, Na Ham Question Muni Buddha, Buddha Kassapa and to Him is the Buddha Sakyamuni.
+ According ideological  Flower Sutra , the whole universe is not outside number 7: top, bottom, inside, outside, right, left and center. From small animals such as large animals such mote to Mount Meru, all without outside figure 7.
Seven Steps + represents three times (past - present - future) and four directions (East - West - South - North).
+ Interior showed great Seven Steps: Place (ground), hydro (water), wind (wind), fire (fire), nil, and food is.
+ Seven Steps to Enlightenment Part only (legal Trach, diligence, joy, equanimity, mindfulness, concentration, discharge).
About seven lotus image under his heel was some're supposedly symbolizes the success of the seven disciples Buddha Buddha, including monks, monks-ni, novice, novice-ni Consciousness-rub-manna, Pros-she-rules and Pros-she-di.
All Image Buddha, Bodhisattvas are standing on the shower because showers have specific characteristics that no other flower: Grows in the Mud mud without infection, the fruit of the same plays, bee moth not to nectar, the girls did not get set hair, flowers blooming before dawn. The lotus is a flower not only pure, but also has some qualities like aroma, clean, soft and highly skilful. It is also the beautiful image of the Buddha, was born into life without contamination life, living in the physical plane without being mundane previous infection, is a symbol of the spirit of Buddhist incarnation that patriarchs are often said to be " Dharma sensory world cup "," Residential Real infected bare naked "as the lotus grows in mud but still fragrant bloom.
Prince standing on the lotus, one hand to heaven, a land only hand, saying: " Heavenly men, solipsistic unique.  Countless birth, u kim take handsomely " . This question has many different theories, but presents the universal significance allergic profile. Key sentence is "in heaven, as heaven is my only precious". We overheard through easy for that Buddha egotistical. Because we believe that this is what I am what I am Prince Tat-reaching radar, a Self and Self domiciliary killed as hundreds of thousands of other beings the Self. If I understand it, explain how the selfless immortal sayings of the Buddha in the Mahayana scriptures: "For 49 years I preach not say a word."
If what I say it is the Self of the five aggregates "Duyen born author of", is what I am good and 80 of 32 General beauty is contrary to the law of impermanence and selflessness teachings of Buddhism: "In every ownership Minister during marketing falsehoods " . The true life is tangible property damage everyone, not a living being to escape the sufferings of birth, old age. So, what I am here certainly is not what I kill, which is what I am honest - Truth. That is the Self, Chon mind, Buddha nature, is a pure heart, is feeling Center Vienna, is Buddhist knowledge. The nature of the Self is not listed, it has many names. It has no form should not be destroyed.
Buddha has shown us realize the "I" that noble effort during practice, practice, enlightenment and supreme intellectual achievement, liberation as his Nirvana. These statements like:  "I am the Buddha, the Buddha will become living beings," "Necessarily all living beings have Buddha nature"  incomparable to other religious leaders in the religious history of humanity. Thus, the  "Heavenly men, solipsistic unique"  not only for the individual Buddha, not only for students atta is what killed that unborn and undying Self, but not everyone has. Atta new truth is that the "I respect you".
In summary, for the birth of a great man there is always the factor that more or less legendary man-built to make a difference to ordinary people, as well as to conform with the anniversary of the East. So, besides the historical Buddha, we also have a legendary Buddha. However, understanding the profound meaning through the legendary life of Buddha is necessary for those who "initially studied Buddhism.
To celebrate the Buddha's birth, 2634 First, we need more practice Buddha's teaching or implied by the image of the Buddha was born, because Buddhism is experiencing. Without the practice, we will not have the happiness, not get ahead happily liberated results. So, in addition to study Buddhism, we must be conscious effort to practice, practice mindfulness and awareness, so that in every moment of life, we always have a Buddha was born in the mind of each child Buddha us.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.2/6/2015.