Sakyamuni Buddha (from enlightenment to Nirvana) .

 

 

 A - Open Thread: 

In the previous article we saw Shakyamuni Buddha as a great great prayer, because a boundless compassion that in quest Way. Great Vows and great compassion he is "on the bridge of Buddhahood to repay four deep grace, suffering under rescued three lines."

So after enlightenment, he did not rush entered Nirvana, but think of His mission: replacing buddhas previous life, continue moving maze enlightenment for everyone.

He knew the mission was not easy, because of the riches of His Way magical, but being frugal does not have, and from all life had set Drop in ignorance of error, hard to get to understand even profound significance of His Teachings. Beings from longer life long used to living in the darkness of ignorance, today would not help glaring, panic when exposed to bright light flashes of insight. But he considered that although the living in darkness, but each beings have Buddha nature germ, like showers, although living in mud foul fishy, ​​but still radiating yellow stamen fragrant. His real-diamond-determination of their mission. 

B - Parent Thread 

I -  The Chemical Levels Across Wide And Along Buddha's  
mission of the Buddha, as we all know, is heavy and difficult. But thanks to judicious wisdom, deep compassion, because the spirit of equality and due thorough mighty willpower not retrogression, which the Buddha had finished his mission in a fullness. While chemistry degree, he was based on the following three principles: 

1. Air Conditioning by radical class. 
At the start of Ecclesiastes, his first thought is to find guys Deer Park with his fellow former to the sermon. Several of his friends was: KieuTranNhu, AucBe, ThapLuc, MaHaNam and BacDe. The first lecture was the Four-magic-soles. In this you are enlightened, and become the first five disciples of Buddha. Then the Buddhist theory of always three months to 55 people Brahmin, which is headed by Mr. Da-Xa, 55 people, all would like refuge in the Buddha, and with 5 people in his group of 60 disciples KieuTranNhu, 60 disciples after keep precepts, are Buddhist life-sign for missionaries everywhere. 

Buddha left the garden Loc-flexible travel south to the land of surrender Uulautanloa Patriarch a very prestigious of Zoroastrianism is Mr. Ma-ha Ca-Lettuce and two brothers of the tube. Mr. Cain Lettuce brings all his disciple was 1.250 positioning, please qui-y follow Buddha. 

Remembering the King of Qin promised years ago with far-la-she-he came into Vuongxa Makietda origin to the king. King Tanbaxala see him, overjoyed, transmission construction Truc Lam monastery, and visiting Buddhist monks to stay preached crockery. 

During the Truc Lam Buddhist Vihara in, the Pure-Sanskrit king heard he became the Buddha, TV spy-attendants take him to the Catylave. But 9 times 9 messengers have disappeared without a trace, not back. It turns out these people as to Truc Lam Buddhist Vihara hear the sermon, has its charm and please forget sumang ordained. 10th, Suddhodana sent a courtier-King confidant-Da-Di is a priority, the new appeal is Buddha. On the way back from the United amnesty Catylave, Buddha was preaching to the countless people. About the Catylave, he stayed seven days. Although only in the short time that the Buddha had touched all their favorite lines and all the people in this family are pleased refuge and a large number of application ordained Buddhist, as he: Nan-Da , A-Nan-Da, A-Nau-Lau-Da, Rāhula ... 

After returning to visit family and homeland, the Buddha and his disciples continue as missionaries. He goes to the Xa-Guard was the capital of Kosala, under the dominion of the king of Persia-Nac. In this city there is a great god called Tu-Scoring-David, the rich and give to those who lap destitute orphaned, should be referred to the title of head fake loneliness level. Mr. admired Buddha should have emptied all the money to buy gold and silver in warehouses extensive gardens of the Prince KyDa to the Buddha Vihara and his followers in, preached crockery. 

Being heard shortly king Pure-Sanskrit severe pain, going ice, Buddha hurried back to visit him one last time. Seeing his father in bed sick sad Buddhist theory of "wealth-often supposed, suffering, no, no-self" for the king to hear. Hearing this, the king ceased disturbing, joyful face, voice, Buddha, then ice smoothly. 

After the Pure-Sanskrit-King died, the Buddha's foster mother and her MaHaBaXaBaDe DaDuDaLa along side many women they obtained permission Like renunciation. From there the first time Buddhism TyKheoNi row. 

Buddha and his disciples continue as missionaries, go to where he was devout, and many people believed in his follow the example set TinhXa CapCoDoc, distilled to him lecture hall crockery. 

Thus we see that the Buddha was serialized and admission of students, from the easy place to restricted sufficient grasp his teachings and then rolled out the  
other; Lap TyKeo ago TyKheoNi later. 

2. PLAT customized vehicles. 
During the sermon go crockery, much as the Buddha also facing tough situation opposed by the jealousy of the heathen, pagan, or heart of the internal jealous relatives of cause. But when he also means to sensitize custom ho, and put them on the right path of good. For example, when the girl he was the pagan padded fake pregnancy belly to mid Path trangde slander him; He was the guy as the cerebral cortex decide to kill him to pursue his finger to fully contribute a thousand fingers that it killed people to get, because the pagan theory, it believes that doing so may experience the results ; when the Buddha was Devadatta, his cousin brutality, conspiracy against Buddhism by dropping drunken elephant trampled to run to the Buddha, or rolling rocks down the mountain to crush the Buddha. 

But all his conspiracy are ineffective, because dread prestige virtue and wisdom of Buddha Buddha surrounded, not an evil act that can win Buddha. He has enough skillful means wisdom, alternating flavors easily change, transformation is all adversities become favorable. And finally, those who despise him back to love him; against his people back to him; infidels become Buddhists. Proof is: DeBaDatDa also Buddha prophesies; VoNao guy was taking refuge; drunk elephants are penitent; King AXaThe also repent and return to the right path. 

In short, the Buddha has enough means to adapt thousands of people, things, circumstances for goods of all those whom he met on his path Path. Not only in real life, but in His Church, He also depending on the base, the psychology of each disciple that apply appropriate methods. Such as for Mr. Nanda, although relatives were home, but still want wandering mind, and lesbian friends, he used his psychic powers to race the heavens look good life scenes, unusual pleasure, then take him to hell witness the painful punishment, macabre horror to life he compares two opposing views that take a road buffet. 

As for his A-Nan, who hear many eminent scholars, but also for heavy karmic, should suffer the problem of "MaDangGia", the Buddha to bring teachings are profound Shurangama-Sutra out of teaching to give his A-Nan see clearly what's valuable, what you will cultivate true mind, not giong traveling under fake scenes anymore. 

See how the Buddha has used media to the level of grace, as he Herbalist good option for drug sick, not necessarily in a fixed way at all. For those relatives, enemies, for those smart or stupid, for the rich, the poor, God is enough for them enlightened teachings and refuge in Him. 

3 - PLAT in the spirit of equality. 
The spirit of radical equality is a precious gem in the date of the Buddha's teachings, and in his soul. As early as infants, that spirit was revealed in gestures like someone indigent relief, the animals in distress, as we have seen in the previous post. 

When the Act, that the spirit of equality more clearly revealed. He has made the immortal words, making today, people still held as a golden rule, as if he would like the water of a low-caste people in India even most, people spreading this fear-box UE for him, and he asks: "no class in the same red blood, tears and salty. Every person born has Buddha nature and can become a Buddha." 

In His Church, he received people from the low-caste. As he UuBaLy, one of his disciples have reputation for discipline, was a person of abjection Chiendala gender, occupation bear dung. The afferent did for kings discontent. Main BaTuNac king was white Buddha: "Chi Ton who admitted coward to increase because such goods, not afraid that gravel mixed with rubies, lose their value Rising Stars?" Buddha taught: "The despicable that knows Bode Development Center, ordained clergy, St. results attained, it is extremely valuable, is like the lotus grows in mud but still pure filthy smells". "A person is not born immediately into Brahmans (class above all) or Chiendala (lowest caste) m but precisely because of that person basis, forming Chiendala or Brahmans." 

He fears metal strings for the Blind, joyful get BBE clay balls that children were bent to give him, life consulate last meal by the poor charcoal burners offerings. Because of the equality of such goods, which the sleeping experience was Taun Great admiration: 

- "Lord Tathagata not only for class lectures as king BacDeCa nob, but also preached the same class as his friend UuBaLy; not only life's offerings consular wealthy people like him TuDatDa, but also life Consul's offerings as his poor grades ThuanDa; not only allows the limits ordained without greed as he CaDiep, which also enables more ordained people like Mr Nanda greed; not to preach to Rating calm person not attend the birth, but also for the king TanBaSaLa sermon while the country was busy, not the class lectures for young people, but also for his sermon 80 years old; not to preach to MatLi queen, but also for the female sex LienHoa sermon. " 

II  Year Period Talking Business  

In summary, in a life of Buddha, depending on the level of people that the sermon teaching, until his death, plus 49 years. The Sutra of him to say, after the disciples aggregation divided into five time: 

1.The first says the Flower-Adornment 

When Buddha attained enlightenment, in veteran Bode, said the Flower Adornment 21 days. Pointing out the true nature, presents only high spot deep mysteries of Buddhism, intentionally have two things: 
a) Lead the local level to the Education Botat and Noble corner. 
b) If the present teachings of NhuLai ultimately, only Buddha to Buddha with new understanding alone; Also every listening need dual redundant blind, deaf, how much more pagan, heathen how incomprehensible! Buddha Dhamma presented wonderfully super Vietnam, is wanted for them to be ordained in the Mahayana Buddhism is totally ultimate. 

Buddha said Monday 2.Thoi Beijing A-Ham 

Knowing that: "To go away to places close by, want to climb to the low place," Lord Buddha Shakyamuni conformation that said Tam redundancy measures. So the second said he Agamas full 12 years, use practical examples, only the truth for every Theravada easy to get, but lo self-cultivation and self-level surface. 

Buddha said Beijing Tuesday 3.Thoi The Child. 

Buddhism not only teaches enlightened approach his part that he was just another sense tha present method, which is encouraging from the narrow negative awakening of Theravada (Arhat), to advance to the immense positive enlightenment Phatgiao of Mahayana. Aay say Beijing is the method are hiding 8 years, leading past brought him Mahayana Theravada. 

Wednesday 4.Thoi Sutra Buddha said. 

By the time Buddha radical view of beings can advance to a higher step further is absorbed completely Mahayana teachings, He just pitching Moral vacuum of the universe, the true explanations, no other minister legal entities. Aay that period say Sutra full 22 years. 

Buddha said Thursday 5.Thoi Lotus Sutra and Nirvana. 

The chemistry of a claim of Buddha near perfection, add saw inborn mature beings can bear neckties of NhuLai Mahayana Dharma, He then said clearly skeptical of his birth is manifested as a great cause: "Opening markets being enlightened Buddha imported knowledge". He varies his will, prophesies the disciples, the future will become a Buddha. Aay is the Lotus Sutra and saying Nirvana Sutra full 8 years. At this point the mission sermon of his life was being fulfilled. 

In short sermon Ages 5 times multiplication can do the following verse: 
 

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the Lotus Nirvana of eight years. 

III-  The Chemical Pure Perfection  

Since Bode Path under trees till nirvana, experiencing a period of 49 years, all the land of the Buddha went aan vast degree, every country to country. Every place has stomped his feet to the Golden Path images to radiate flashes of brilliance. 

Every day he followed a manual expression, a certain program, never distracted, lazy, since young to old, from rainy to dry season. Every day when the sun is not shining, he departed from bed to go to bathe, change clothes and then into the engine room bar until the sun came out. Then he preached to them Increased leisure time for passive man noon. In the afternoon, His adherents preach to access areas to hear l6an; then explain the increase doubts about the issues that he has preached the morning. 

Every year, he traveled to preach in 9 months of being sunny; remaining three months of summer rain (according to the weather AAN), he is always in the back at the monastery to retreat. 

Banknotes in like 49 years, seed Tubi Him diligently spreading throughout the land in Aendo. From North to South, from East to West, from jungles to plains, nowhere is he not arrived, or TV to replace his disciples to chemical beings. And where he and his disciples also, the people, from kings to the people, from rich to poor, from young to old, from male to female, rushed out to welcome him, dressed fun bathing in light sunny country with wisdom and compassion so he watered down. Wherever there is gold to cherry, the Heresy and paganism gradually receding, as the clouds disappear, as darkness disappears before dawn rising. His sermon voice has its power is like a roaring lion sound, making brute terror must serve, as English customs tide encroachment how much evil all known billions of cells of insects, birds. 

Bode Path from here has deep-rooted on the peninsula An immense, and became the official religion of the country, large and small at the time at Aando. Buddha after voluntarily, were forgiven and come here feeling happy feeling of fullness He. 

IV-  Before You Enter Nirvana  

1 - Buddha informed about to die. 

When feeling well has fulfilled the Buddha was 80 years old. At this point, his physical body also follow the four rules that change very often, love the price. In that year he entered the forest land in the land CauLy Sala, about 120 miles from the Balanai. One day he called Mr. Anan, the disciple always beside Him and asks: 
- "Ananda! Way It has fullness. As the old vows, now we have enough class four disciples: TyKheo, TyKheoNi, UuBaTac, UuBaDi. Many of our students can replace the legal transfers, and Path have also spread everywhere. Now you can leave that out. The body we, by law against the wall, now like a stock car has worn out. I borrowed it legal to carry, this car had just worn that law also has spread everywhere, so unfortunately we still love to do it again the emaciated body? A-Nan! In three months again I will enter nirvana. " 

Information coming into Nirvana Buddha, spread like a thunderbolt. His disciples as a missionary in the remote places, returning to the ringing endorsements Awakened final separation. 

During his last three months, the Buddha did not rest but continue as missionaries. One day the sermon he went through the woods, they found a coal fired workers, Mr. Thuan, invited him home for a meal. He quietly accepted the disciples follow him. By the Thuan Da offerings served him a bowl of mushroom soup Lamb herd, commonly called mushrooms boar, since this species is highly preferred breed boar. 

Sales finished son, Buddha and his disciples leave Thuan left. Being a distance, Ngai Affairs Mr Ananda bowl and transfer to hang hammocks in the trees Ta-la (Tau song translated as life tree, the tree has two big branches broken down as two victims), to his rest . He lay down on the hammock head back north, his leaning towards the right hand side you toward sundown, legs crossed together. 

Hearing that he was about to enter Nirvana, the people around the area to visit a large diameter, in soay have an old man in his 80s, named TuBacDaLa to ask Sadi ordained ordained with him, and he accepted the invitation joy. That was the last disciple of his life. 

2. Buddha said Kinh Di Church and the words varies Wish 

At the time of his followers were present in full numbers, Mr. Cain Lettuce except for the sermon go away, yet managed to keep. His disciples and assembly all believers around him and advised him one last time. He wished varies as follows: 

a) Y, is his bowl commanded him Ca-Ma-Ha Lettuce. 

b) The disciples must take the precepts as the Teacher. 

c) At the start of the Beijing should have mentioned four words: "As the office market down." 

d) His relics will be divided into three parts: 

- Part of the Heavenly Palace, 

- Partly for Long bows, 

- A share of the 8 position in Aando Sultan 

Here are those words which he had left in the last hours. 

- "Behold! The people must themselves the torch up and go! The people who take our French do! Follow my French but freed! Do not look for salvation in a man is thirsty, do not find the solution escaping somewhere else, apart from the people! .. ".  

- "Hey! These people do not because of the desire to forget the words I have commanded you. Everything in life has nothing valuable. Only the truth of the island was inert translated. Be diligent up to liberation, dear my very dear person. " 

After reminding thoroughly finished, he entered the then into Nirvana. At the time that lunar full moon day in February (according to Chinese religious history). 

Ta-la woodland flowers poured down his body covered, overcast sky soil, vegetation withered, the birds stopped singing. Things like submersible heavy silence in the moment of separation. 

The integrity attack disciples in his body on the needle and 7 days later, the needle race he entered into pagoda Thien Question to Optics competition and cremation (cremation). 

Eight large King relatively brave hero Aando pull troops attempted to take over the XaLoi. But he Huong-Built according to the will of Buddha, standing out mediation, and thus the division XaLoi are okay. 

C - Conclusion 

Buddha attained Nirvana, but the example of his life is still shining brightly before us. For a claim, in 80 years, not a distraction when his ultimate goal is of beings are suffering misfortune in BBE. When he was home, he was in a position most blessed, the most of life. 

Yet he still does not think of the film; While on the Way, He is the person in the position of Administrator towering, yet he still refused to stay in his position, to strenuous DUI street all the way dusty, gritty to take beings up path to happiness joyful and full liberation. Buddha's compassion truly boundless. 

1. The life of the Buddha should follow the example. 
The great sacrifice, compassion vast, so wise, his mighty will not be how much the personal example for Buddhists, but for Everybody. If we thought he was a great ray of humanity since time immemorial. If we conceived him as a superman, it is a higher grade superhero superhuman beings. If we conceive Him as an urban life of Buddha, it is the most beautiful manifestations and most meaningful in the current market. So, not only for Buddhists, but for all humanity, deserves Buddha worship and contemplation. 

2. Believers should remember the words of the Buddha wills - We, Buddhists, everyone knows life Buddha is beautiful, sublime; His life's lesson is precious, profound. But if we do not try to learn, the lesson interesting though how much precious vain. Buddha before he passed away, had told us one last question: 

- "Everything in life has nothing valuable. The body will eventually dissolve. Only Act was precious. Only the truth of my Way is immutable. 
COME UP diligently to the rescue! " 

Then conditions in the weakest to liberation is diligence. We must never forget that while conditions austerities. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGTHMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.18/9/2015.