Vesak Day is the day of birth of the most important Buddhist entire map with fervent devotion toward enlightened, a master peace bring high bar for all humanity. So the full moon day in April, most everyone wants to learn about the significance of the birth enlightened than 25 centuries ago, û at Origin India in a dawn fresh air, fresh weather, Fresh flowers smelling sweet, birds chirping as welcoming flowers bloom millennium flexible voice once.

Since that time the Indian Ambassador the serious cleavages as Mon and Sat Bala Empire took full advantage of the water power of culture, academia, politics, etc .... And two class Phệ Xa and Prime Gandhara must obey the orders of two classes on up, ï forward earnestly in a savior. Ho Ming Bodhisattva from Tusita heaven pray for compassion appears to meet all the world the profound aspirations, glasses human whisper. He brings intelligence, love razed the painful gulf, helping to liberate suffering grip.

So, day marks Buddha's birth in humanity a glorious history until today. Air in the general joy to welcome superman appears in the world, we come together to learn about the meaning Vesak Day.   

B / CONTENTS

I / definition

Vesak or Buddha's birth was born celebration of life, a great man full of uncommon ways for volunteer force use compassion in the human appearance is a real person in history.

From that high bar ethereal sense of Buddhism was popular, as the Lotus Sutra says he was born in the world market as a major causal "enlightened beings enter the open market knowledge Buddha" should fifteenth day of April, date Vesak or Bodhisattva ceremony HH Vesaka Tusita heaven Ming from birth in the world is very important as it is on the birth of Buddhism. By the way we understand the phrase equivalent Buddha was born psychic, manifested. Christmas birth: Tier saints from the noble realm to the human being. Appear: Tier holy as the case turned out fortunate beings.

II / Biography

In northern India, where the supply of Kapilavastu (Kapilavastu) today is Nepal, the reigning monarch is King was already 45 years old and 40 years old queen is the very ink MAYA benevolent, virtuous, peaceful; Career military intelligence is king, the queen is the order of features in the galaxy form of the era. The king and queen earnestly aspire to have a virtuous Prince wise king throne.

After a day of earnest bridge above death, the King commanded to help the miserable poverty diagnosis, matching volunteer force Bodhisattva Christmas birth of Ho Ming, then Queen of the palace in sleep dreamed underground white elephant with six tusks on the right hip. As usual India woman to give birth dates back to the mother country, but also a new queen from a 15km Kapilavastu in the Lumbini Park is sanskrit, pali: Lumbini is now Rumindai Chinese translation fruit is outstanding wins the ordination class, winning communications optical member liberated land, endearing, flowers, incense, paragraph, kill, matches ... the flower garden located between Fishing Benefits (Koliya) and Kapilavastu (Kapilavastu) of central India. When Queen Maya to feel the gentle landscape Playful hands raised flower unconcern that moment Prince Siddhartha right hand side declared Prince born queen, baby upright vacuum step by step 7 on 7 lotuses and spontaneously uttered "solipsistic heavenly galaxy unique".

According to research materials H.WSCHUMANN wrote: "Queen Maya was 40, just before the period was up forest road back home to his parents at birth and thanks Devadaha mauYasodhara body maintenance, the journey by car odd horse or bullock cart wobbled in the hot dirt roads makes clinical happens soon before the coming Devadaha ".and views expressed at the time was" nearby village of Lumbini in midair without any physician care of the household, Prince Siddhattha born infants born around 563 BC in May. " Thereby revealing that Prince Siddhartha's birth under the trees unconcern at Lumbini Park ... way of writing descriptive study not tinged color ky gynecologists god religion makes us feel pity!

* Meaning 7 Steps on 7 lotuses have many texts saying like:

- Economic University in Digha See page 453 wrote "Monks, such as the legal right, Bodhisattva His birth standing balance, facing north walked seven steps a shaded white parasols on ".

- Kinh Pho Dieu (University District 3, Rooftop 494) reads: "at that time Bodhisattva from right hip suddenly born cylindrical body on golden shower, walk seven steps on land but took blasphemed sound".

* Special question: "Heavenly solipsistic galaxy unique", there are many differences such scriptures:

- Business Applications The Swedish Prince Run, rooftop (University District 3, 473 down) stated: "Heavenly galaxy of religious solipsistic, suffering three worlds period, galaxy likely false optimism".

- Business Spiritual The Rooftop Run (University Chanh3, 462 down) stated: "Heavenly men, solipsistic religious behavior, the third world spent an equal period of maize suffering".

- Business University Business School Bon Coast in Agama Buddha predestined introduction of 7 Buddha Sakyamuni that theory; "We now only choose the Tathagata level, being in line surveys to profit, they Gotama" or "my father's name Suddhodana, of the Police to the core, she called GREAT PURIFICATION DIEU, the king of value For the Kapilavastu. Then he theory of the birth of the Bodhisattva Ty Ba Thi and is usually of the Buddhas: "... He was born from his right hip, earth tremors, halo illumination around the newcomers also pregnant at the dark Most toothpicks are also due to light it. " Or, he said: "At birth from the mother's right hip specialist nondysplastic anniversary and mother bodhisattva then, hand bay tree, not sitting, not lying". Or paragraph: "His birth from the right hip and walked to the ground, and 7 step by step, without human support. He looked around the 4 way and raised his hands saying "heaven and on earth, only that we honor, we want sentient beings escape sick old dead." So there is a lot of talk about the question: "Heavenly solipsistic galaxy unique" means: "In heaven there is only one person is precious."

III / Yu means Vesak Day

a / - Since its conception goddess found 6 ivory white elephant symbolizes Bodhisattva vows for life determined to save sentient beings with a pure mind, equality, no stains of the earth may shake hearts son of the great find enlightenment with legal vows crockery used in the life of the continent until the Buddhahood.

b / - Marian pros handle countless flowers that symbolize the righteous, dedicated nondysplastic the flower center will arise, which are outflows wisdom to dispel ignorance and afflictions, has led man from life without beginning until today. Thea should, dedicated students of Buddhism not go into concentration chaos arises superiority wisdom, compassion and sorrow will be no peace, joy, happiness will appear, so Buddha's birthday will open declaration beings world a path of freedom and equality.

c / - Opening the right hand side is the logo for middle management in a legal no bigotry, no office is serving super attention from harassment etc ... good and evil when treated live beyond middle management, not only that but also represents the immutable spirit as grace, was born upon the mind always arises what is the mind duality good feet beyond dualistic legal world, the Buddha's birth took place boay meaningful practice of relieving suffering samsara, until the advent Sixth Patriarch has advised us to cultivate the contacts 6 base 6 hearing, 6 to 18 form from nature sexes launch the application.

- Self-identity launch 18 legal maze deviant misconduct.

- Self-identity launch 18 legal district chief.

- The application is called Buddha good use.

- Application evil beings called manual ...

d- shower Meaning : when the Buddha's birth is standing on a lotus flower grows from the bottom of the lake is rising, smelling sweet; Iconic buddhas, bodhisattvas on lotus is a beautiful artistic creations in form and meaning stigma neutralize infection. Lotus has 5 wins such characteristics:

1 / - Immaculate : Birth place without smelling mud sediments to donate life of flower color, fragrance bar so Buddha appears khiet.Nhu into force succumbed willingly save sentient beings, even in realms of life five degenerations evil but not infected with the defilements of life, do not fade pure heart "residential estate Ceiling Ceiling infection".

2 / - Causation : The lotus is a lotus upon a handheld mirror and a handheld mirror with lotus seeds. When immature grain showers early, when the seed is old handheld mirror. Also, causal always adjacent to sow there must be effective; should speak awarded wholesome goodness, human evil bad consequences; but because there's time to create the opposite coast, the results are not accomplished, as lotus seeds in glass beads also have grandchildren and floaters for the Buddhist cause and effect must consider four factors: concurrent causation, causal Other Also, a non-achievement, causal information doi.Vay flower and fruit all three simultaneously exposing and developing, say moral causality, is one of truth!

3 / - Purity : Butterfly sucking honey flower pistil is not always bloom at midnight, the lotus flower is capable of purifying the surrounding waters, so water lotus ponds are in. This is only the Buddha's teachings have immeasurable if legal subjects who practice the Buddha's teaching is the path back to the purity of his own mind, one will ultimately be freed happily.

4 / - Dignified : Water used Indian woman with flowers in her hair makeup, but special offer only shower Buddhas, solemn place of worship, as well as the teachings of Buddha should be paid sexual ly Net legal body for dignified.

5 / - The reason the dung : The shape of circular showers, each grain separate each cell does not seem to relate to each other but share a shower mirror, so Buddha's legal interdependence of both the dung, both right and true, both export and import the..vv world ... Not only that, but sprouts, stems, leaves, look, flowers are medicinal and functional foods; then outside on the terrace of 5 properties also brings other benefits humans.

e / Meaning No. 7 in Buddhism

When birth Prince walked 7 steps and stopped .Vay number 7 mean? If speaking of the Great Eight Complete 3 Ne quartet methods outlined significant losses following route:

- Seven Steps to the east denotes the pilot headed beings.

Trap south steps are being made manifest for unsurpassed field of merit.

Trap steps to the west is the embodiment market finally make an end to the suffering permanent birth, old age, disease and death.

Trap steps north is manifest has turned the birth and death of sentient beings.

Thus theory 7 steps, much comes to the following:

- The Flower Adornment Sutra thought the whole universe, down, inside, outside, right, left and center. From small animals such as large animals such mote to Mount Meru all external not figure 7 as:

-Really University's earth, water, fire, wind, not, is, consciousness.

- Seven church financing is credit, tons, gender, the knife, documents, discharge, and wisdom.

- Seven We are monks, nuns, massage mode, novice, novice nun, her priority rule, upasikas.

Furniture Buddha is Buddha Pipa Execution, Execution Gas Buddha, Buddha Match Vaisali, Buddha Verse Liu Chun, Na Ham Question Muni Buddha, Buddha and Shakyamuni Mahakasyapa

- Seven Bosnian momentum is completely holy, freezer function, anagami, Ala drought, Pratyekabuddha, Bodhisattva, the Buddha is the supreme fruition.

- In The 37 Qualities divided into seven faculties are the four foundations of mindfulness, the four primary needs, such as the sufficiency Four, five-door, five forces, part Enlightenment, Eightfold Path section.

The number seven also symbolizes the achievements biochemical universe space is east, west, south, north; Time is past, present, future. even in the dead man's life as a pack to demand the truth Security Police, or organizations to bridge Furniture Furniture sieu.Vi son's week number 7 was associated significantly with the formation and development of human students and the world of cosmology through Buddhist vision.

f / - literal meanings NGA

Seven steps had rocked the universe, with a special newborn sun pointing hand french wine land only negative:

"Heavenly solipsistic galaxy unique"

For the "NGA" in the context of Indian history the Buddha was born as an extremely important category between the ego and the 62 doctrine of selflessness, between the self and humanity clinging sank down into base cyclic pain, the feet down the enlightened voice of peace in life bring liberation for all beings. This was the main point of sectarian movements through the human universal. When people get rid of ego is, self love, pride, self delusion, it was a Arahant. According Nirvana thought that says: Four merit permanent, falls, continence completely opposed to the adoption of the ordinary. Thus, the word is not in the NGA here of the categories that we NGA's ego superman foot falls are real nature of all life. NGA is the judicial, legal truth manifest. Because the title will not catch, no shelter, buzzing but through language, we often get their feet, feet down, touch the feet, the feet of all beings net basis in the pure light, from which arises all even the great noble idea what course of an enlightened beyond both space and time .Chi person falls feet is reached supreme, as honorable rank. This is a philosophical idea, but also an appearance of truth in the Exalted level in the world.

- Meaning of Vesak Day represents a process of purification of a practitioner on the way to reaching enlightenment of Buddhahood.

Vesak day comes that we associate with a baby is born, elegant appearance between the joy of the people where the palace, with my hand to heaven, pointing evident as the common ground achieved local disasters qualified expound force things in this world. Marian pros handle countless flowers are on track to achieve Buddhahood we always dwell in mindfulness, not to anxiety, misery do destroy the holy virtues. But being at the right hand of the time; we see the perspective Brahmans first born from Brahma, iron shoulder Loi born from Brahma, the Prince also born from Brahma's hip. Mother is the Great Brahma in the world!

Native Indian style, both through the lower end of spring is when the cool air conditioning. Dawn was beginning a new day brings vitality jubilantly for all species, fading darkness, the light shines sky birthday for green plants and warm person. The artist, the art of combining the symbols from a normal human being but very brilliant, a new day will bring happiness, peace and progress for all to fruition nguoidong liberation.

- The incident occurred during Vesak Day is not complete myth from reality which symbolizes the Buddha was a real person in history. Archeologists found carved stone pillar Asoka Vesak Day is the day of the full moon in April. To resolve meet the aspirations and bring equality to everyone. Wanted to show real benefits we must expand Mercy loving creatures like the fresh air give everything unconditionally, dawn was rising, too sympathetic joy arises when original happiness and suffering; just for people to be successful, the Exalted happy but not happy under the mortgage office, in a spirit of solemn discharge immaculate purity. He had done liberate humanity from bondage conservative round of classes. Currently in the social sphere are the participation of both men and women the skills training service standards socialization, industrialization.

* Meaning Vesak Day presented by each of us as spiritual Buddha all beings have Buddha nature to daily, weekly, ø every moment we are not suffering, sorrow because clearly comprehend the causal, thing for pure enlightened mind, of the solemn legal unobstructed body, comprehended things selfless, always falls toward the feet of the Buddha mind right then the birth of each of us.

- He was born in Lumbini Park Lumbini make famous forever fragrant. Flower offerings canopy gods, people who cherish etc ... express His blessings sufficiency wins now, grow up smarter people both financial and merit not inferior one. When exhaustive of truth he touches the congregation Brahmin, he was outstanding leaders founded the Jewels in the world during 1250 no longer has admitted living disciple dwells in the Dhamma, a lot witness the holy beings.

Therefore Vesak Day is very meaningful peace in human life. Because if you study Buddhism, Buddhist practitioners we will understand Buddha and all beings are equal. But Buddha achieved enlightenment because he comprehend the origin of birth and death, birth and death out there freely in us because love should be practiced within the life of the Buddha tell wrecked plane infection is born evil sleep before that. But he expressed a rising lotus sweet smelling scent upwind an incense that is virtuous achievements by renunciation, as the first President Academic Letter Buddhism has taught: "recitation of sowing seeds wisdom, worship of three industrial pure air makes our mind into the mind of Buddha, the Buddha mind to enter our minds, both at the same time support the future regent touch with each other so. "

For Buddha's birthday is ever-present in life, we should always respect the freedom of choice of each person looking for pure nature and light support each cognitive opening. As the Lotus Sutra is anybody capable of Buddha but have worked bodhisattva practice to perfection can attain Enlightenment rooftop vivo. Church activities during periods of practice Buddha's teaching with the spirit of equality, all people irrespective of race color are given refuge center initiates the Three Jewels and the progress achieved is not rich attainment , poverty, location, source, ... but by the enlightenment of each person, there will be various achievements.

Thus, Buddha's birthday scene many theories but not outside the gist described above, but every year on that day also helps millions and millions of hearts understand the Bodhisattva in life because the volunteer force and sentient beings; Results achieved enlightenment, and gratitude, said grace enlightened. Since then, the Buddhist religious blessing creating two large filled and grace filled classics, though that remains to everyday Buddhist temple Buddhist ceremony but with normal special mind Vesak Day reminds us think of Buddha where self attention must live with the reality, live valuable benefits for people with ability, knowledge, and advanced practice virtue ...

C / CONCLUSIONS

Clearly indicate the date of birth Vesak ultimate spiritual source for foot down, then we should also explore such concepts being the Buddha was born, always firmly hold numerous advantages stems not ideal negativity, sadness worry, angry because of greed, hatred and delusion bondage. Thoughts upon birth, employment, purely verbal highest stature improvement of social, instant Buddha birth center. Vesak Day we pray until the future life, in every moment that lost star was born like Buddha? Because "legal mind being born all the seed" that beings residing on dharma birth, and Holy Buddhas were erected scenery, which symbolizes deepest spiritual source. Was born from the concept of charity run, always mindful, pure mind numerous advantages, not disturbing bondage, if it is wrong to leave the concept of mindfulness will sorrow worry, suffering, so that we are disciples of Buddha Always hold numerous offers elegant flowers.

Through meaningful Vesak Day is the day enlightened born in the human world light brought compassion, wisdom inducing people relied on moral development. The appearance in his life as a legal successor in the human Nhut y feet just pitching down, clarify Buddhahood jewel immutable purity of each person. Because only unique human feet down to build a new peaceful life deliverance; Today we are not enough good conditions to meet higher education enlightenment where life appeared, but was pleased to attend the Buddha should strive to follow his example of dignity diligent life; be so sure now peaceful life, life after birth no longer led by karma, which is in life with lofty aspirations for his benefit and peaceful co bliss.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.3/6/2015.