CHAPTER I
PRODUCT KUSANALI
STORY trunk 121. Kusa (Formerly Kusanali)
Let the people ...,This story at Member States, the Master tells the story of a true friend of Mr. Anathapindika. Acquaintances, friends and acquaintances, and his kinship Anathapindika stop him:
- Dear Great bourgeois, people are not equal, not in life than being head fake, family, property, cereal. The wealthy do not play with her body.
Anathapindika replied:
- The best friend should not rely on the comparison lower, equal or higher.
The wealthy do not listen to discourage, and went to the village where the village pretending Chief Minister, invited him as manager of her fortune. Everything happens as in the story Kalakanni precursor (No. 83). But in this case, the head of the false narrative that happened to his house to the Master, he said:
- Householder, a true friend never smaller. Here, the measurement friendship lies in the ability to protect friendship. A true friend by his or her inferior higher must be considered. All her friends will solve the burden, the difficulty for yourself. It is by far my true friends that homeowners have saved their own property. Erstwhile, true friends who saved the palace of a tree spirit.
Said this is complete, at the request of he, the Master tells the story past
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva being made gods Kusa wipe a clump of grass in the park of the King. In the park is near where the king used to sit stone slabs, has a dream tree, tall straight trunk, foliage, highly preferred king. At that engenders a spirit tree, formerly a king with great authority. Bodhisattva is friends with magic tree.At that time, the king lived in the castle is a pillar, but was shaky pillars. His condition was reported to the king. King to call the carpenter and said:
- Supports unique prop I do my castle was sinking, grab a pillar, hard core instead.
Top carpenter obey the king, to find a suitable tree, but have yet to find. They go into the park, came to see the tree dream Emperor. When King asked if you find no suitable trees, they said:
- O Lord, we have seen, but did not dare cut trees.
Being king asked why, they said:
- We did not find any other tree should have gone to the park. At an auspicious tree except that of the king, we do not find any other tree. But we dare not bode well felling him.
- Take him down trees and headed for the station's castle. Will plant a tree I do my other auspicious.
The man was obedient, god bring offerings, go to the park, coming offerings for the tree, the tree god knows tomorrow will cut trees, then go on. Tree Goddess knows this thing thinking: "Tomorrow, my house is destroyed, then hugged the child, we will go now?
Tree Goddess found no place to go, have carried you on his back and cry. The satyr, friends and relatives of his tree goddess, to ask why. After hearing the matter, found himself without means nothing to stop the hands of the carpenter again, she immediately hugged the tree goddess and began to cry. At that time the Bodhisattva went to visit the tree goddess, know the facts then said:
- Do not worry, I will not let the tree cutting. Tomorrow, when the carpenters come, we will have a deal.
The day after the top carpenters to, chemical Bodhisattva to do chameleon before carpenter, get into the middle of the tree roots bode well, making him empty trees, geckos climb the tree in the middle, get out trunk and head down, shaking his head back and forth. The head carpenter who saw it, beating his hand on the trunk and said:
- This tree was empty, with no core. Breakfast over, do not look closely, we did offer sacrifice.
Then he walked away, full of contempt for the big tree that was unlikely. Thus, thanks to the tree goddess Bodhisattva, still employed in his place. That spirit of friendship and acquaintances gathered to congratulate her. Tree goddess was pleased with her gods abode, among the gods: and she praised the merit of the Bodhisattva:
- Dear gods, we have merit, have great power, but with wisdom slow, do not know this medium. And god of vegetation wipe modest, with his intelligence, was for us to do all our houses. Indeed, we need to make friend with you by us, than us, and we lost. All taste, depending on their own strength, can you escape from suffering, and dwell in happiness.
After praising the friendship, tree goddess said this verse:
Bang, more or lose us,
do your best,
During hard times come
as we are helping
wipe grassy Thanks god!
Thus, the tree goddess gods sermon with this verse. She lived for the rest of his life, and finally the god of vegetation wipes, general network and followed his career.
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After talking on the phone method, the Master identified precursor as follows:- At that time, the Ananda tree goddess, god of vegetation also wipe is Me.
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122. STORY fools (Formerly Dummedha)Fools are the name ...,This story, while at the Truc Lam, the Master tells the story of Devadatta. In the Dharma path, the evil monks talking about the virtues of Devadatta:
- Hey Sage, when Devadatta looked up itself supreme brilliance of the Tathagata with his face bright as a full moon, the body of thirty-two general integrity good and beauty eighty University's Career light spreading a range, with a dazzling aura of the Buddha, projectors emit pairs round, each pair. Devadatta not rejoice and boots hated him. Devadatta unbearable words full of praise Buddha Sila, Samadhi, Wisdom, Liberation, Liberation hated knowledge, and more.
Great teacher and asked:
- Hey, monks, now the meeting he sit here and say what issues?
Once known issues, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just to hear words of praise for me, Devadatta New hated him. Previously, Devadatta also like that.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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In ancient times, when the king of Ma-out-momentum reigning in Rajagaha, the Bodhisattva was born as white elephants, superb full color capacity. Because so full of generals, the king style it up royal status object. In the holidays, the city is decorated like the entire city of gods, kings ascended monarch beautifully decorated objects, marching through the city with the power of the Great King ranks. Masses, stood here and there, find yourself stunning visualization of the King statue, instant praise:- Oh, excellent solution! Oh gesture! Oh how design flexible! Oh the Minister achievement, a white elephant like that deserves full belong to Dharmaraja.
The king heard praises King statue, not unbearable, jealous and start thinking mind: "Today I will toss it into the abyss of the mountain and ended its life." Thought the king to plead to call people and ask:
- The elephant trainer was like?
- O Lord, it is well-trained!
- It is not well-trained, it was bad coaching.
- O Lord, it is well-trained!
- If it is well-trained, you can give it climbed Mount Vepulle not?
- Ladies are, O Lord.
- So let's go up.
After the elephant himself down, he said to sit on an elephant rider climbed Mount Vepulla. The king was the great god climbs around the mountain, told the elephant stand on the brink of disaster and said:
- You say this is your elephant trainer clever, so be sure it stood three feet. Rider sitting on the elephant and said:
- Hey you, stand on three legs.
And with the stick end, he made the sign of the elephant. Then the king said:
- Make it stands with front legs.
Great Career Officers hind legs raised up, and stands two forelegs. King:
- Stand with feet later.
The elephant lifted his paws up and standing with its hind legs. King:
- Stand with one leg.
The elephant lifted three feet up and stand on one foot!
Know that elephants can not fall down, the King said:
- If possible, make sure it is standing in the middle of nowhere.
Rider elephant thought: "Across the realm of Hell-line-topic (India) do not have any trained elephant elephant skillfully as this, no doubt, the king wanted to do the elephant falls into the abyss and killed it".
So who pleaded whispered into the ear elephant:
- Hey buddy, the king wants you to fall off a cliff and kill you. It's not worthy of you. If you have the strength and soar nowhere for me to sit on his back, let flying out of nowhere about Balaam complaints.
Great Career Doctorate fearless full powers, at that moment, standing on nothing. Rider said:
- O Lord, full elephant god fearless force, disproportionate to a poor cretin like the Great King. The elephant is only worthy of a king full of merit and an excellent location. If those with weak merits as the Great King master elephant like this, they will not know its virtues. So that they will take the elephant and destroyed the remaining fame.
Said so done, sitting on an elephant, who pleaded read verse:
endangering themselves,
Bring harm to yourself,
Bring harm to others.
- Now Great King Stand here, please farewell.
Rider and elephant with nowhere to fly to Balaam complaints, and stood on the middle of nowhere king's adoration. Citywide uproar all over, everyone shouted:
- The elephant you have come to us through the king of nowhere and standing on the king adoration.
They quickly submitted to the king. King went from the palace and said:
- If you come for our sake, then lowered to the ground.
The elephant stood on the ground. Rider climbed down, bowed to the king, and when asked where it came from, he replied:
- From Rajgir to.
And he reported all incidents. King said:
- Friends, the truth is that you came here to please a pleasing work.
The king joyful, commanded the city decorated, put in the elephant statue standing king, nation divided into three parts. Partly for elephants, partly for the plea, and partly retain their king. Since then, the whole realm of Hell-line-are located in the hands of the king. King became emperor Yan-line-problem countries, dedicated to making merit as alms etc .. and followed his career.
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This dialogue sermon finished, Career Ambassador identification Forerunner:- At that time the king of Ma-out-momentum is Devadatta, King Balaam complaint is Sariputta, Ananda rider's elephant, and the elephant is Me.
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123. THE STORY plow tail (Formerly Nangalisa)Fools speak limited ...,This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the elders Laludayi (Udayi naive). According to legend, when it comes, Elder did not know what to adapt, something not adapt: In this case, this one should say, in this case, should not have said that. If you wish auspicious festival, elders say ominous. Across the way, at the people standing down the road, if the funeral, elders say rejoice happy omen. One day, in the Dharma path, the monks start up the story:
- Hey Sage, Laludayi not know what adaptation, something not adapt.
The Master came over and asked:
- Hey, monks, now, he sat gathering are discussing the problem?
Knowing the story threads, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just Laludayi say stupid, do not know what to say, what not to say. Erstwhile, he also so already. He always stupid.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Erstwhile, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin wealth. By adulthood Bodhisattva Takkasila attend, become a chief monk at a variety of reputable Balaam Bodhisattva complaints and job training for five hundred young Brahmin.At that time, the young Brahmin was, a young man say stupid or silly, because the nature of stupidity should not be apprentices. The young servant bodhisattva, doing all the work as slaves. One day, in the afternoon, after eating, the Bodhisattva was resting on the bed, her youth to massage his limbs and back. When he's done to go, the Bodhisattva said:
- Dear relatives, high wedge onto the bed legs.
Wedging his youth was a foot high bed, while the other foot does not find a bed wedge map, he used his thigh as wedge map bed and spent a night like that. Wake up in the morning, the Bodhisattva saw it and asked:
- Dear dear, you sit do?
- Secretary Venerable Sir, I did not find the bed wedge map should be used instead thigh and sit here.
Bodhisattva touched, thinking: "It was the attendant my very sincerely, but compared with the young Brahmin, he is a dull, unable to gain jobs, so let's help it become a location ". Then Bodhisattva thought: "Now this means, we will give young Brahmin to collect firewood and leaves it. When it's on, I will ask: Today I have seen what to do? Make it will answer: Today you see this, do this, then we will ask: Article I see, I do, like? It will use examples, find a reason to say: I see like this .. . this has made it say for example and new nostalgic reasons. with this vehicle we can make it become a location ". Think so, Bodhisattva called him back and said:
- Dear relatives, starting today, you go gathering sticks and leaves, and in place you go you see something, eat something, drink something, chew something, time for you to report to me know.
He obey the teachings. One day he went into the forest to gather wood and leaves with the youth another Brahmin, he saw a snake. When he reports back on:
- Secretary Venerable Sir, do you see the snake.
- Dear relatives, snake like?
- It's like plowing rolling.
Bodhisattva said:
- Well, the uncles, the examples I presented very reasonable, it's like a snake rolled plow.
Then Bodhisattva thought: "The example shown by this young are very reasonable. We can make this into a location".
Again another day, young Brahmin see elephants in the forest this, and go on sir:
- Secretary Venerable Sir, do you see the elephant.
- Dear relatives, elephant like?
- It's like the handle of the plow.
Bodhisattva thought: "The Heliotrope like plowing rolling. The ivory, too. He analyzed foolish, not to say so." Bodhisattva thought to remain silent.
Then one day be invited to eat sugar, he came and said:
- Dear Master Chief, today I was eating sugar cane.
- Sugarcane like?
- Ladies, just plow hilt. He says.
Chief monk thought, "It says also partly true", should remain silent. Again, one day be invited to eat the same number of young people with the local sugar and milk curd, when he said about:
- Dear Master Chief, today we eat curds and milk.
When asked about the same curd and milk something, he replied:
- Ladies, just plow hilt.
Chief monk thought: "Young Brahmin when said female snake plow rolled, so clever. When it says the elephant is like the handle of the plow, because in relation to the nozzle, is said a forced way. When he speaks like a rolling cane plow, so also is said somewhat forced. and milk curd and white always, take the shape of objects they are placed, so the examples it said completely unacceptable. I can not teach this jerk learned.
Thinking is done, the Bodhisattva in verse:
unlimited Spot,
It does not know curd,
officials said Nor plow,
It think curd,
like the handle of the plow.
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After hearing this Dharma, masters identify precursor as follows:- At that time, young people are Laludayi silly, and Master Chief has many local list is Me.
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124. STORY mango (Formerly AMBA)Let this man be diligent ...This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a Brahmin complete all tasks. According to legend, the son of a merchant in Sravasti devotion to dharma mind and ordained as a full range of tasks. He made possible the obligation to Master Chief, Education for Life, the task of food and drinks, meeting the Bodhisattva, bathroom, etc. .. absolutely full of important tasks fourteen and eighty small task. He often Vihara scan, the scan room, the hallway, the way to his residence, bring water for the thirsty. People are happy that the integrity of this mission should have offered you five hundred daily servings for us and bring avaricious Increase great fame for his residence. Thanks to this position, many people are comfortable residence located in the residence.
Then one day, the monks at Dhamma meeting the road, began the story:
- Ladies and Sage, monks named him, the achievements of his duties, has created great fame avaricious. Just ask yourself who, many have achieved permanent communication.
Bhagavan came and asked the monks were sitting talking problems, and to know things, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, not only do this, monks complete this task. In ancient times, just because that person alone, five hundred hermits go fruit picking has been providing the fruits brought by him.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin in the north, and the coming of age, he left home to do the hermit surrounded with five hundred hermit living at the base.In those days, in the mountains Hy-code (Snow Mountain), a severe drought has occurred, and there was a shortage of drinking water, the animals can not drink feel miserable. One taste of his ascetic who, seeing the animals suffering from thirst, slicing a tree made into the trough, earned as all the drinking water trough filled with water and let us drink.
The large collection of animals, and while we drink, the ascetic does not have time to take some fruit. Oil had no food, he still let us drink. Forums interesting thought: "This tells us this because drinking water, there is no time for picking fruit. Since there is no food, he became tired. Let us covenant together as follows: Beginning today, those who come to drink, let depending on their strength, picking the fruits and bring your offerings ascetic ".
From then on, each child each, picking fresh fruits such as mango, peach, jackfruit etc. .. gives you ascetic filled with two hundred and fifty vehicles. Thus, five hundred full ascetic diet, and she hesitated to spend more. Seeing this, the Bodhisattva said:
- So, just because a person makes a full mission should be provided fruits etc .. enough for your other ascetics. Indeed, we need to always improve the diligent work.
Said that done, Bodhisattva read verse:
location wise not discouraged,
View results of diligent,
eating mango delight.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the full ascetic as duties as monks, and the Master congregation is Me.
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STORY OF SLAVERY 125. KATAHAKA (Formerly Katahaka)It says a lot, great speech ...,This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells of a bragging monks. (This is like the story told in advance).
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Long ago, when kings ruled Barhmadatta in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva is a rich millionaire and multimillionaire wife bore a son. Also that day, a maidservant bore a son. Two children of the same age that grew up together. When your millionaire son write, housemaids brought his son to pursue a writing wood panels also always with you all. Then he learned two or three technology, raised it a good youth-spoken, handsome and was named Katahaka.As manager for the treasures of the millionaire, he thought: "These people will not catch me making lifelong management repositories are. If you see what we have faults, they would beat us, tied us, play mark on us, give us the food of slaves. in the minutes field, there's your man millionaire millionaire is this, I will write a letter, on behalf of the millionaires took to go there, and said, I am the son of millionaire, deceiving your local millionaire border to retrieve his daughter, happiness and peace to live forever. "
Think so, he took the paper and wrote as follows: "I sent my son called Katahaka to you. It is worthy if our two families together to make marriages: Should my child take the child your. Therefore, let your daughter for our son, for it lives in it, and when I have the opportunity will come. " Finished writing, he plays a millionaire's seal, bring a lot of money, clothing, fragrance etc ... taken to address border, your millionaire bowed and waited. Millionaire who asked:
- Dear relatives, where I stay?
He replied:
- From Balaam complaints.
- I am?
- As you're millionaires Balaam complaints.
- For what purpose, I come here?
At that time put the letter Katahaka and said:
- You see this letter will clarify.
Read a complete millionaire who then said:
- Now it's my new new life.
His daughter happy and build for him. Being such honor, Katahaka become arrogant. For dishes such as porridge, hard foods ... and fabrics are brought incense, he criticized as follows:
- We like this porridge, cooked solid food like this. Oh! It is the place in the wings.
He criticized the weavers, and other craftsmen:
- The nature of the local people living in the border, these people do not know the medical textiles. We do not know choose flavor, do not know the bouquet.
When the slaves saw absent, Bodhisattva asked:
- I do not see the Katahaka, it go? Let go find it everywhere.
One of the riders looking to spot it, see Katahaka, recognize him, but did not reveal his whereabouts, and go on with the Bodhisattva. Bodhisattva knew about this and said:
- It's not a job, I will go to bring it back.
After applying the king, he left with some large entourage. Everywhere, everyone knows you go out marginal local millionaire. Katahaka heard Bodhisattva to immediately thought: "There is no other reason to come to your millionaire. It was for us. If we run, they can not return after being". He devised the plan. "Let us go and pick up the boss, making a duty of slaves, and to please my boss." Starting from there, among the congregation, he said the following:
- The different fools, because ignorance, do not know the merits of their parents, while the parents eat, they are not much lower, back and sat down with his parents. And we, as parents eat, we bring bowls, spittoons, dishes, fans and water. Thus, we wholeheartedly servant parents. Until parents bowel, we also bring water bottles.
Everyone's duty to make slaves of all, Katahaka are clearly expressed. After taught such entourage, his father said to his wife Katahaka:
- Dad Friendly: I heard my father coming to visit her father. Father please prepare dishes of the soft and hard types. I also bring gifts, I will go pick up her father.
Music accessories approved:
- Well done, this child.
Katahaka bring many gifts to go with some servants, pay homage to the Bodhisattva, and offered gifts. Bodhisattva receive gifts, treat him very warmly. When it's time for breakfast, he set up camp for travel in secret to solve all the pressing of the body. Katahaka prevent his entourage, holding the water bottle itself, approaching the Bodhisattva, and after worry servant finished, he knelt down and said foot Bodhisattva:
- Dear Boss, boss how much property should I give enough, please do not make me lose honor.
Bodhisattva content with its full duty and said:
- Do not be scared, it's no danger to you from my words at all.
Bodhisattva comfort him, then place into the city boundary and solemn welcome. Katahaka also always do the duty of slaves. One time, while comfortably seated Bodhisattva, the local millionaire editor told him:
- Dear great millionaire, when he received a letter, I have my daughter for your son.
Bodhisattva used cordial words about Katahaka appropriate, make people millionaires downright joyful. But from there onwards, the Bodhisattva can not look into the face of Katahaka!
One day, the Bodhisattva to call her daughter of the millionaire and said:
- Dear relatives, find and catch head lice our help.
Daughter to begin helping. Bodhisattva speak cordially with the girl stood and asked:
- My son to me, happy and unhappy, have good behavior reasonable? Two children live with joy, harmony not?
- Father dear, I do not fault anything else. Only food disabilities or decry it.
- Dear relatives, it was always bad nature. But I'll show you a way to get her husband to shut up. Of how our children learn in hours just to eat, when I open my mouth I decry, I stand in front of their husbands and children and say we've only way.
Said this is done, the Bodhisattva taught her verses memorized and stay for a few days, then go back to Balaam complaints. Katahaka carry many types of hard and soft food, farewell boss goes a long way, offering many assets, pay homage and then returned.
Since Bodhisattva goes on, the more being pleased Katahaka arrogance. One day, when your daughter brings a millionaire very tasty dish, and asked her husband to bring the spoon to eat, Katahaka started criticizing dish. She then read out the verse that Bodhisattva taught:
strange country Upon arrival,
He will come back,
And destroy all,
So Ka-Ta-ha-ka,
fold Eat this dish!
From then on, he did not dare to criticize the food, do not dare to arrogance and the condescension with, he ate the food was brought. Then later, he died, he followed his career.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At the time, the monks said Katahaka contemporary discourse, even millionaire status Balaam complaint is Me.
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MINISTER OF SEARCH 126. STORY (Formerly Asilakkhana)Along a work contract ...,This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master told about a Brahmin's minister for good guess at the palace of the king of Kosala. You heard it when the king bring workers back for, just smelling plants can also speak for Minister's sword. When avaricious from the hands of someone, you said their sword good minister, auspicious. When not being avaricious from the hands of others, this position sword blame their bad generals.
Then there is a hairdresser who finished sword, put it in the bag with fine pepper powder and bring the king offered his sword. The king summoned Brahmin and told to try sword. When the Brahmin sword drawn out and smell, pepper powder into the nostrils that this position would like sneezing. When he sneezes, nose collided into the blade and severed into two. Stories nostrils he cut them monks known. One day, the monks at Dhamma started the story line:
- Hey Sage, a good guess for the king's minister, while guessing Minister sword, had severed nose.
The Master came over and asked:
- Hey, monks, the table he was sitting and meeting the problem?
When listening to his problems, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, not only this Brahmin and he smelled sword severed nose. Long ago, he has been like that.
After saying that the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaint, someone Brahmin's minister for good guess. (All the same as the current story). King called the surgery, told them to attach a prosthetic nose to nose, and he worked for him again. King Balaam complaints no sons, only daughters and a nephew, so King nurture both large until next king. Because they grew up together, they each attachment consciousness. The king summoned his courtiers and said:- My nephew will be king of this country. After daughter, empowerments do it.
After saying this, he proceeded to think: "I do then we are children. Be it a princess wedding of another king, then do empowerment. I will marry my daughter to a different king. As so my descendants would outnumber and we will do all both kingdoms ". After discussion with his courtiers, the king thought needs to dissociate the two he should have lived a grandson, and daughter living elsewhere. Now both are sixteen years old, and very different attachment. Prince thought: "Use what means might kidnap his daughter from the king?". Then he thought of a way to go, sure to invite a fortune teller, and a package for her a thousand gold coins. Additional steam:
- What can I do?
- She made her way to me. She just delivered to a ruse, so I brought Princess out of the house.
- Sir, he is. I will go to the king and said most are as follows: - O Lord, the princess was obsessed demons, ghosts queue when left without notice, on that day, I will carry the princess in the car, bring many carrying weapons, with an entourage of crowded taken to the cemetery, where, in a circle with enchantments, after putting a dead man lying on the bed bottom, I would put Princess overlying him, and with an average hundred eight fragrance, I would make the devil to leave the princess ". Saying so done, I'll get the princess to the cemetery. During the day we go to, ask him to come a little early , carrying a little pepper powder with some of his entourage carrying handheld weapons climb surrounded the car. When the cemetery, he let parked in a port side, and then put those weapons in the woods cemetery. But he himself went to a place with circle and is on his spell, cover again as the dead. Then I went to that place, experienced a small place located on him, and told the princess is up. When he he will be seeded into the nostrils pepper sneeze three times. When he sneezes, we will leave the princess and fled. Then he came for, comforted the princess and bring the princess back home.
Prince approval, for it is a wonderful wiles.
Ms. fortuneteller go to the king, and the king did issue approvals. Then she spoke privately with the princess and she also accepted. Days away, said she believes the prince, and go to the cemetery along with a crowded entourage. With the aim of making them fear, she told the guard:
- When we put the princess on the bed, dead in bed under the sneeze and come out from under the bed, he saw nobody would catch him before. Be very beware.
Prince has come before, and is located on the site has commanded. She fortuneteller princess come to support circle spells, the princess told not to fear, and put her in bed. Meanwhile, Prince quit pepper powder into the nostrils and sneezing. When the prince had just sneezed, her princess fortuneteller give back, screamed a huge sound and then ran ahead more than anyone else. When she ran, no one dared to stand back, they all threw down their arms and run for his life bring.
Prince made everything as mentioned earlier, and brought the princess went on his abode, while the old woman went to the king of everything that happened. The king thought: "From the front, it was intended for the princess for so long. We like butter milk porridge cooked give in."
After some time, the king's nephew and rule the kingdom set up queen princess. Nephew King, live in harmony with the princess and lawful water treatment. Well guess who lords minister still servant for a new king. One day, the king of this great gods stand between sunny, glue fake nose of outflow and he fell to the ground prosthetic nose. Shame courtiers stood up face down. King laughed and said:
- Hey Master Chief, do not pay attention. Sneezing is good for people, bad for the other. Khanh because so broken nose sneezing. And I by sneezing was the wife and kingdom.
After saying the king read this verse:
with this person as well,
with the other is bad,
not good for all,
well not all bad.
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With this homily, Career Ambassador stated no problem entirely good or entirely evil as the world thinks. Then the Master identification Forerunner:- At that time, the great god is good for your general good guess guess for today's generals, and I am your nephew the king is king.
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STORY OF SLAVERY 127. KALANDUKA (Formerly Kalanduka)Clan, his abode ...,This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells of a jacket, monks said. Here, both stories (present and past are the same thing Katahaka Forerunner 125).
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Here, the slaves of millionaires Balaam called Kalanduka complaints. After running away and took the daughter of the local millionaire border, he lived in there with a large entourage. Area millionaire Balaam saw absentee complaints he does not know where he's going, he sent his parrot looking Kalanduka quarter. Parrot fly this place, here and there, and until that town.At that time, Kalanduka want to go play in the water, has brought many garlands, scents, massage medicines, food and many types of hard and soft type, to the river, climb the boat with her daughter and their play millionaires domestic. Locally, when he was playing in the river, homeowners often drink milk mixed with a bitter medicine, to the dip in a time from a cold. But when this Kalanduka a sip of milk, gargle and spit the milk out. When he does not spit spit milk out of the water, the girl spit on your first millionaire. Parrot went to the river, parked on the fig tree, looking down and identify Kalanduka, first saw him spit on millionaire's daughter then said:
- Hey slaves Kalanduka, remember life and his place of birth. Do not suck milk handful, gargle and spit on the head with the millionaire daughter of belief and virtuous life and full of life. Be aware of your ability.
Saying so parrots read verse:
the birds in the forest Still,
I understand the truth,
I'll be making his captors,
O Ka-lan-du-ka,
Let's go drink milk!
- Hey boss, come here, come back yet boss?
Parrot thinking: "This is not for the benefit for us. It says so in the mind but it just wanted to wring the neck to kill me alone". Knowing that, parrot said:
- What I do not need him.
It flew up, to Balaam complaints or tell you things as millionaires saw. Area millionaire said:
- A cheater did not work.
And he brought him to the complaints Balaam, catch him live as slaves the same.
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After talking on the phone method, the Master identified Precursor:- At the time, the monks Kalanduka this, there're millionaires Balaam complaint is Me.
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STORY CAT 128. (Formerly Bilara)Who loves dharma flag ...,This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a rogue monks. When fraudulent nature of the monks are submitted to the Master, he said:
- Hey, monks, not only it is so far. Formerly, it also scams like that.
Having said so, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as mice, cleverness, with massive bodies, like pigs, surrounded with several hundred rats, live in the forest. There are foxes wandering here and there, found mice immediately thought: "Let this mouse above cheating and eating them." Think so, it's not far from the cave came to her mice, stand up one foot, facing the sun and catch the wind, smell the wind, the wind breathed in.Bodhisattva go find food find foxes, thinking: "This is a happier creature", he approached it and asked:
- Venerable Sir, what venerable name?
- I named Dhammika (Dharma).
- Why not stand up venerable four legs, but only stand on one foot?
- If I stood on four legs, then the earth can not carry well. So I just stand on one foot.
- Why Venerable stood, mouth open again?
- I do not eat anything else, I just eat the wind only.
- Why venerable standing and facing the sun?
- I pay homage to the sun.
Bodhisattva heard him say so, thinking: "This is a happier creature". Since then, the morning and afternoon, the Bodhisattva with mice, foxes go almost. When mice almost finished, on the way back, jackal catching mice eventually eat, swallow it finished, wiped his mouth and stood the same.
Gradually, fewer mice. The other mice thinking: "At first, the cave could not accommodate us. We stood no loopholes, lax now. So, the cave contains not filled. Why like this?" We submit the matter to the Bodhisattva said. Bodhisattva thought: "Do excuse the little mice gradually go?". Jackal doubt, the Bodhisattva thought, "I'll try it and see." Upon arriving almost jackal. Mice Bodhisattva to go ahead, but they themselves brought up the rear. Jackal jumping mouse princess. Bodhisattva saw it jump to maul her, turned herself and said:
- Venerable jackals, such as the office of thy precepts not right Dharma. With the aim of harming others, your house illegal practice Dharma banner stigmatized ".
Then Bodhisattva read verse:
Secrets do evil,
intended to deceive
the other species,
such Precept guys
Known happy cat.
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After telling this dialogue approach, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time foxes are monks fraud, and so mouse lord is my
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129. Zoroastrian narrative (Formerly Aggika)This ... fox cap on top,This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a scam.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva lord mice, living in the forest. Then the fire broke out, there are jackals could not escape, the stand put his head against a tree, in order to fire its hairy body. On top of the head, down to the plant site, a handful of remaining hair, like a cap.One day he was drinking in a puddle of water on a rock, it looked I saw the tip ball and thought: "Now I have money to buy it." It wanders in the woods, found the cave with mice and thought, "I'll lie and eat the mice." As before mentioned, it stands not far from the cave as many mice. King rat, while seeking food, see foxes, morality thought it went up close and asked:
- He called what?
-ta Named Bharadvaja, who worship fire.
- Why he come here?
- So you want to protect.
- How he protect us?
- I know the finger counting. In the morning, when you go out to find food, I would count how many children. When you arrive, I will count how many children about. Thus, by counting the morning and afternoon I will protect you.
- Hey yourself, so please protect us.
Jackal accepted. When the time came to leave, the jackal counting one two three, when it's time to count the foxes so well. It caught the last to go and eat. It all happened as the story before. Here, mouse princess pulled back, stand back and say:
- This venerable church Bharadvaja fire, this is not due to the cap on the head of his dhamma which make up the main because of conditions belly (glutton) he created.
Then read this verse Princess Mouse:
not by merit,
The cap on this first
belly Conditioned by creating,
Counting fingers do?
Just then, who worship fire!
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When the Master Dharma talk, this is done, he identified Precursor:- At the time the jackal is this, monks, also the leader of the mouse is Me.
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130. WOMEN'S STORY Brahmin KOSIYA (Formerly Kosiya)Eat as said ...,This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a woman in Xa-Guard. Heard, she was the wife of a Brahmin faith lay. But she is evil in the world, according to the legal evil, acts misconduct night, and spent the day doing what job, just pretend sickness lies groaning. Brahmin who asked her:
- Bride pain do?
She replied:
- I wind acts.
- Bride want?
- Want to eat greasy food, pastries, special dishes such as porridge, oil dishes etc ..
She wanted what the Brahmin were giving her, and he does all the work as a slave. When the Brahmin was at home, then she was lying. When the Brahmin went out, she lived with a mistress.
Brahmin're thinking: "Wind tortured body no symptoms my wife ended". Think so, the Brahmin brought incense, garlands go to Members States, the Master bowed and sat down on one side. The Master asked:
- Hey Brahmin, how much time did not see his face?
You Brahmin said:
- Buddha, female Brahmin abused his wife and children wind. You have to find ripe avocados, oil etc .. and special dishes for his wife and children. Now her body fat and her skin color bright. But the disease has no symptoms because the wind ceased. Because you should not take care of his wife and children have the opportunity to come here.
The Master's evil deeds learned Brahmin woman, asked:
- Hey Brahmin, self contained so many lives, he does not remember the wise words of the place told him of old. Need to make these drugs, drugs for diseases of the woman lying so.
Said this is complete, at the request of Brahmin status, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned origin Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was a Brahmin born into a noble family, go to school at all skill levels Takkasila and become a Master many local reputable chief. The young man and the young royal Brahmin in the capital in large part to the trainees from the Bodhisattva.A Brahmin in three volumes provinces Vedic learning and learning eighteen league with the Bodhisattva; he is put in the position of landlords in Balaam complaints or twice daily to go to the Bodhisattva. Wife he is Brahmin women have the evil world, according to virtue. (All stories like the current story). When Bodhisattva questions and be heard "by the coast this ... I do not have the opportunity to hear preaching," said the female Bodhisattva this scam homeowners're Brahmin, he thought, "I will said an appropriate remedy for diseases of women Brahmin ". So the Bodhisattva said to the Brahmin was:
- Lay this body, starting from today, not for women Brahmin of ripe fruits, milk, etc .. Take the sweetness of fruits and cow dung, leaving them in a copper pot new, makes them imbued with the smell of copper, then hold the rope or rattan stick and said: "this is the appropriate course of her disease, take this drug or to stand up for good jobs with her dishes Oh". Then, read this verse. If his wife is not eating, go get a rope or rattan stick hit her a few times, or holding scissors away, or taken elbow lightly, how she get up and do the job well.
Brahmin who said:
- Instead!
And as has been told, you go home, he cooked the drugs and told his wife:
- Bride Hey, take this!
- Who says doing drugs?
- Level Master Chief, sir bride.
- Take away, where I do not drink.
Youth Brahmin said:
- You do not like to drink in?
He held the rope and said:
- Or is this the appropriate medication for your illness, or is work to be worthy of the dishes offered.
Then he read this verse:
let's say ate,
You shall not do both,
talking and eating whole,
this O-si-ya Ko.
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When finished listening to stories, Brahmin woman noticed Buddha understood their evil deeds, and they fear and do not dare to sin again.Having told this story, the Master identified Precursor:
- The husband and wife is the husband of his time and his current wife, also chief monk is Me.
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PRODUCT ASAMPADANA
131. narrative thankless (Formerly Asampadana)
If someone or other ...
This story, while at the Bamboo Grove, gurus talk about Devadatta. At the time, the monks at Dhamma road, starting up the story:
- Ladies and Sage, Devadatta not grateful, do not know the merits of the Tathagata.
Go to the Master and asked:
- Brethren, meeting today here the desk he sat matter what?
When listening to his problems, masters say:
- Brethren, not just now Devadatta New ungrateful. In the past, he also was ungrateful guys like that.
After saying that the Master tells the story past.
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Formerly in Ma-out-momentum in Rajgir, when a king Ma-out-momentum reigning, the Bodhisattva was a millionaire fortune worth eight hundred million, named Sankha. At Balaam complaints, a millionaire named Piliya patrimony also worth eight hundred million. The two are close friends with each other that. During that time, because of a certain reason, millionaire Piliya experiencing tribulation and all were squandered fortune. Become destitute, helpless, guess what millionaires Piliya Sankha's where trust can be immediately took her out of Balaam complaints, walk to Rajgir's millionaires take Sankha abode. When millionaire Sankha see Piliya, came out to meet and say:- Oh my friend arrived.
- And he treat you with great respect. After letting you in a few days, one day he asked:
- Hey you, you go with what purpose?
- Hey you, tribulation had happened to me. All assets are squandered. Please help me!
- Protestant replace you, fear not.
Sankha open coffers, giving you four hundred million gold coins, then split all his remaining fortune, including plankton, plants sink, estate, real estate, into two parts and give you half. Piliya that fortune brought Balaam went on complaints and live there.
After some time, an accident similar to the millionaire Sankha. He find a place to lean on and think: "I have so much for your help me. I will give you half of his property. Seeing me, you will not be denied. Let's go to my friend." Think so, the couple went to Balaam complaints, and Sankha told his wife:
- This bride, it is not appropriate if she walked away from me halfway on this. She go to the next. Tonight I'm going to come with a car to take her entourage into a properly permitted, wait here.
Then, Sankha to wife in a motel, himself went into the city to inform the millionaire and said:
- You called millionaire's Sankha he was from Rajgir to.
When you see Sankha, Piliya from chair to stand up, not cordial welcome, just ask:
- You come here with what purpose?
- I came to visit you.
- Now you located?
- So far, I do not have accommodation. I left my wife at the inn and came here.
- Here, there is no place for you. Take a little rice, cooked in a certain place, eaten and left. Do not let me see your face again.
Then he sent a slave:
- Give me a can of rice you have more husks and bundled into a corner of the fabric.
They heard that the day before it had been a good red rice loaded with a thousand chariots, and after the rice sieve, were piled high. Name Piliya days ago were you for four hundred million of assets and gratitude goes to zero, the name of this great benefactor robbery show you a lot of husk rice cans! According to the host command, the slaves swung a can of rice husks in a basket and go to the Bodhisattva. Bodhisattva thought: "Man this non-sense, are we to four hundred million, has only a can of rice husk for us, we do not know whether to get it or not?". Then Bodhisattva thought: "The evil you ungrateful broke her friendship with me, when I had an accident. If we do not receive the rice husk too little, I will break the friendship. He who is not blind stupidity for meager character, will undermine the friendship. But we, thanks to tame the rage because the rice husks from it, will maintain the friendship ".
So on bodice column Sankha rice cans for stepping down from the castle and go to the inn. Sankha wife asked:
- Hey you, what he got?
- This bride, millionaire Piliya, our friends, gave a can of rice husk and chase us away.
The wife said:
- Why did you get? And yet what is worth four hundred million of assets?
Then his wife crying, Bodhisattva said:
- This bride, do not cry. For fear of breaking up our friendship got to maintain friendships. Why are you melancholy?
After saying Bodhisattva read this verse:
for something not available.
With a fool, friendship
come to darken
therefore still receive
half of the amount of husk is.
I did not love you
, Because I destroyed,
I want this friendship
lasting forever.
- Sir boss, the boss came here with nothing?
Millionaire tells all things. Slave said:
- Sir mistress, let such things. Do not worry.
After consoling both of them, he took them to his house for two people swabbed bathing, inviting them to dinner and for the other slaves who said:
- The former boss of your boss has come.
And he told them a visit. A few days later, he plenary slaves flanking the king went to the field, create buzz. The king called them in and asked to have anything. They presented to the king of all things. Listen to their king, went to invite the couple millionaires and ask millionaires to Sankha:
- There are reasonable true, this modern millionaire, multimillionaire secretary gave Piliya four hundred million gold coins?
- O Lord, when you're going to Rajgir, and put their trust in me, I do not for all my properties, but I broke all movable and immovable property of I into two parts evenly and for you're half.
King asks millionaires Piliya:
- There are reasonable true?
Piliya answered:
- O Lord, true.
- And when you come and put your trust in you, you have to respect your hearts reverence thee not?
Piliya silence.
- Are you sure pouring a can of rice husks into a corner of your shirt and you?
Heard so Piliya remained silent. Then the king consulted the management of the temple should be. Finally, when the decision is done, he ordered:
- Let's go get all of the assets of millionaires for millionaires Piliya Sankha delivery.
Bodhisattva said:
- O Lord, I do not want other people's heritage, I would like to receive assets ago I gave.
The king assigned patrimony at the request of the Bodhisattva. After getting back to his heritage was given, along with union Bodhisattva surrounded slaves go about Rajgir, build an inheritance, and lifetime of merit such as giving etc .., and followed his career .
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, millionaire Piliya is Devadatta, even millionaires Sankha is Me.
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132- sensual Transliteration (Formerly Pancagaru)Good advice ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of the temptation of the girls of Mara (Mara) in his tree Ajapala eagle goat husbandry.
Read all of the Master begins with these words:
Ai, no communication and participation,
right here, Teacher
Blow them scattered,
others scattered example,
no different from cotton fell,
the wind blowing Tan effects!
- Ladies and sage, while the daughter of Mara create hundreds chromosphere go to the purpose, temptation, Career Enlightenment still refusing to open your eyes. Oh, it was wonderful Buddha's power!
Go to the Master and asked:
- Hey, monks, the meeting he sat here and hand the problem?
When he heard his problem, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, it's nothing magic if I do not look at the Mara's daughter, when I have attained full enlightenment and the total extinction of all defilements. In the past, when I'm looking for Bodhi religion, while still the fetters, I was determined not to look at the chemical chromosphere out to so and so overpowering that, I have gained great kingdom.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva's youngest brother of a family with a hundred brothers. All his adventure story should be fully described here as well as in the precursor Telapatta (No. 96). At that time the people residing in the kingdom to rise Takkasila Bodhisattva is in the motel outside the city. and after he was crowned king as empowerment, people decorate the city like the city of the devas and decorated palace like the palace of Indra Thien owners (ie Sakka or Sakka).Then Bodhisattva into the city, passing through major corridors in the king, ascended realm is made of wonderful treasures, under a white parasol was held up, and sat down with the sublime beauty of God to your home.
The lords, Brahmin, homeowners etc .. the prince in royalty, all gorgeous jewelry, standing enclosure around. Meanwhile sixteen thousand dancers, beautiful as the female God, very good about male dance, sing, full heavenly beauty, performing dances, songs and other types of herd, until the whole palace resounding voice, guitar sound, like the ocean resounding thunder. Bodhisattva watched scenes of his glory, and thought: "If we look chromosphere of the female illusory Yakshis that, then we have already shared destiny. Because we do not see them, you have these scenes this glory. Thanks to the advice of the Buddha's Enlightenment read, so new we achieve this result. " After thinking so, he speaks words of inspiration with the stanza:
Perseverance, not shaken,
Continue the path,
nothing scared.
I do not want to go to
Accommodation temptation Yakshis,
should we be safe,
large Needless fear.
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After finishing this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At the time, I am the prince went to Takkasila and gain the kingdom.
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FIRE FIRE STORY 133. (Formerly Ghatasana)Be secure in place ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a monk. This monks taking a subject of meditation from the Master, go to the rainy season retreat marginal place in a jungle abode near a small village. In the first month, when going to the village for alms, leaf hut caught fire, being tired is no shelter, monks tell the holder knew, they said,
- Venerable Sir, please be assured. We will do for venerable leaf hut.
Initially they came to say so, but three months have passed, they have yet to do. Since there is no proper abode, monks did not achieve meditation themes. Even a ray of light could not arise for him.
When the rainy season retreat is finished, he went to the Jeta bowed and sat down on one side. The Master reception was cordial, monks and asked:
- Hey monks, meditating his topic is appropriate?
Monks was submitted to the Exalted said about his abode. The Master said:
- In ancient times, the monks, even animalzxy species has learned his abode, where appropriate, we live, it is inappropriate, they abandoned her residence to go to another place before abode our peace becomes dangerous. And if this kind animalzxy knew so well, why did you not know abode appropriate or inappropriate for her?
Said this is complete, at the request, the Master told the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as birds. Once into adulthood, achieve ultimate color solution, as the king of birds, to stay in the woods, living with birds entourage, taking refuge in a large tree. Leafy tree was lush, with leaves reaching out on a lake, and many birds living in the trees makes the stool falls in the water.Then the snake princess named Canada living in that lake. He thought: "These birds dropping feces in our lake. So let's make up the fire from domestic fires burned trees and chase them away." In anger, the snake god waited all night while sleeping birds. First it makes boiling water lakes; then makes the smoke rising and higher injection palm tree. Bodhisattva saw water spraying up from the fire, he called the birds:
- Hey guys birds, usually water or put out the fire. Now the burning water. We can not here be. We will go find another place.
Saying so, Bodhisattva read verse:
There, snakes emerge,
precisely at the heart of water,
fire from burning it up,
now should not reside
at growing plants on earth,
dissipation of the Fly,
This lake is very scary.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master preached Four true. His last lecture, the monks attained Arhat and He identifies precursor:- At the time the birds listened to the Bodhisattva is the congregation of the Buddha, even the king of birds is Me.
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134. STORY meditation (Formerly Thanasodhana)Those who still have the perception ...
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the widespread explanation of the Dharma General's Sariputta (Sariputta), at the gates of Sankassa related to a problem caused by the Great Teacher Career Theory a brief lecture. The story is told as follows past:
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva common destiny in the woods said:- Non ideal non idea.
The ascetic not believe your explanation of his first disciples of the guru's teachings. So the Bodhisattva from heaven Quang negative return, and stood out of nowhere read this verse:
We also go the Beast;
Those who have no idea of,
We also go the Beast,
Abandon both,
Achieve Zen touch controls,
no longer the defiled.
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After including telephony solutions, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time the first disciples as Sariputta, while the great Brahma is Me.
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OPTICAL STORY NGUYỆT 135. (Formerly Candabha)Optical and optical-to-date ... Moon,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the explanation a matter of Thera Sariputta Sankassa in the gate.
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Erstwhile, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva at common destiny in the forest, answered the questions of the disciples with the words: "the light of the moon, the light of sun ", saying that, he was born to Quang natural sound.Then his first disciples to explain the words of the Master, the ascetic You do not trust him. So then, the Bodhisattva from heaven appeared Quang sound down, standing up out of nowhere and read the verse:
who cultivate the intellect
does not reach With this meditation,
Being born Quang natural sound.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, his first disciples as Sariputta, even great Brahma is Me.
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GOLDEN STORY 136. Thien Nga (Formerly Suvannahamsa)Being nothing, know that enough ...,
This story, while residing in the United Vienna, the Master tells the monks-ni Thhullananda (Nanda Large). A male lay offerings at Sravasti want garlic them monks and nuns security-holder farming:
- When the monks-ni come, let every monks-ni two or three cloves of garlic.
From then onwards, the monks-ni usually go to the person, or the field to take the garlic, one day at a feast, in his house no more garlic. Sydney Thullananda monks to his house with a number of entourage and asked:
- Sir with me?
- Ladies and nuns, I do not have. Garlic earned enough already. Nuns go out into the field.
Hearing this, go out into the field Thullananda, not tame the greed, brought about too much garlic. Holder angry fields:
- Why monks-ni not know enough, so bring too much garlic?
Hearing this, nuns, monks-sexual minorities also frustrating sorrow; and the monks at home listening to the monks-ni said he also frustrating and sorrow equally. The sorrow of nuns, monks were submitted to Bhagavan clearly. Exalted critics, monks-ni Thullananda and said:
- Hey, monks, a man of great indulgence not behave cordially, not as pleasant even his birth mother, does not cause the trust to those who do not believe, can not grow the trust of those who have faith; do not make up the avaricious has not been created. And for avaricious already exists, can not sustain. Exercise can also make people less trust in humans arises no faith, can grow trust with those who have faith, to make up the avaricious yet to be created, and for avaricious had then still be able to maintain.
With this method, the Master preacher appropriate for his monks and said:
- Hey, monks not only desire this new Thullanada large, in the past Thullananda also had such a big heart and fitness.
Said this is done, the Master storyteller past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin. Once into adulthood, they married for the Bodhisattva a wife from a family of equals. With his wife, the Bodhisattva has three daughters were named Nanda. When Bodhisattva common destiny, his wife and daughter to go to live with other families.Bodhisattva reborn as golden goose has been the past life memories. When golden goose to adulthood, found his huge body, with yellow feathers covering the body, with heavenly beauty, it radial learn: "I share the network where that came here?"
Knowing from humans arrived, the Bodhisattva understand: "Nay Brahmin women and girls about me?". Knowing that they are working for someone else and live the hard way, the Bodhisattva thought: "In the golden hairs on my body now, if we give them a golden feather of me, and then with yellow feathers he, his wife and my daughter will live happily. " So the Bodhisattva come to them and sitting on a tree in the main bar. Brahmin women and girls see the Bodhisattva, asked:
- Sir, you come from?
Bodhisattva replied:
- I am the father of the child. Our common destiny is being made golden goose. I have come to visit you. Starting now you no longer have to work for someone else and live such a miserable way anymore. I will give you every one of our golden. The children sold her hair and happy life.
Having said so, the Bodhisattva for them a golden feather and fly away. From then to this manner, the Bodhisattva continued to go to and every time for them a golden feather. And the Brahmin woman to live prosperous and happy. One day Brahmin woman told the girls:
- Hey you, the heart of the animals is hard to believe. Someday, your father can not come here, so when Daddy comes, let's spit all fur coat and grab that gold to spend.
The girl refused and said:
- Doing so will our father in pain.
Yet Brahmin women, because desire is too large, one day, to find gold goose, goose she calls her up close, with his arms and spit all keep geese feathers. But the Bodhisattva's hair is characterized if uprooted by force their unwanted, they become like a stork feathers often. Then Bodhisattva spreading out two wings but can not fly. Brahmin female Bodhisattva toss into a large vat and the Bodhisattva eat there. Over time, the hair of the Bodhisattva is coming up, but they're all white. With wings grow back, the Bodhisattva of his residence, and never come back again.
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After telling the story of this past, the Master said:- Hey, monks, Thullananda not new this great desire. Her erstwhile desire has grown up. Her great desire to make her lose her at the gold, and her great desire to make her lose today garlic. Like Thullananda, precisely because of her, we monks are not remaining garlic. Therefore, if a lot, just enough to know the amount; if it is less, must be content with getting toys. Do not expect more.
Then the Master read the verse:
the legal process involved is evil,
therefore captured Princess geese,
How much gold spent.
Dharma Saying so, the Master identified Precursor:
- At that time, women's Brahmin Thullananda, her three daughters are her three sisters, and the golden goose is Me. (This story is mentioned in the Vinaya, Volume IV).
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STORY CAT 137. (Formerly Babbu)Spot, for a cat ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a school-related gender Kana's mother. In Xa-defense with a laywoman, was said by the girl, named Kanamata (Kana's mother). Buddhist women have attained a Stream, a disciple of St.. Her daughter to a man's life at the same caste in another village birth. For some jobs, Kana went to the mother. Kana's husband, after a few days, sent a messenger that he wanted to go to Kana. Kana hear the news, asked her mother:
- Dear mother, I have to go on right away?
The mother said:
- I here that long, so I can empty handed?
Then the mother started baking. At the time, the monks alms laywomen go to his house. She invited him to sit, and offering full bowl cake. He is gone, back to tell another person to collect alms and offerings to mothers who also did so. He went back to tell the other person, and mothers offerings, for up to four people and is offered as such. So, bread is made are gone. And sent a messenger Kana Monday, then Tuesday. By the time Tuesday sent a messenger, the husband message: If she did not come, I will take another wife.
Third time for the same reason that, Kana did not go about it. Kana husband taking another wife. Kana heard he stood crying.
The Master learned the cause, in the morning robes, holding the bowl y, Kana's mother went to the house, sitting on the seat was drafted, and Kana's mother asked:
- Why, this Kana crying?
When heard the reason, the Master comforted Kana's mother, dialogue sermon finished, the place stood up and went to his residence. The story of four monks, three times taking the cake at home mom accidentally Kana Kana going to stop, we monks are known. One day, the monks, the Dhamma meeting in the street, started talking:
- Hey Sage, four monks in triplicate bread cooked by the mother of Kana Kana have hindered the head, caused by it, the woman whose husband abandoned, causing great sorrow laywoman .
The Master came over and asked:
- Hey, monks, now the meeting he sat here are discussing a problem?
When hearing problems, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just four monks eat Kana mother material resources, making her melancholy born. Erstwhile, they have done so already.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a human family hewer and when to adulthood, become sophisticated in the industry. In Kasi country, in a small town, with a rich millionaire. The amount stored up to four hundred million gold coins. You millionaire wife shared destiny, and because of the attachment of assets should be reborn as mice living on the heap property. Thus, gradually all the family goes to destruction. The husband also died. The village became deserted and empty.Then Bodhisattva is trained and stonecutter in the old village. Then he went looking for rats eat, see Bodhisattva repeatedly, attachment, start up, think as follows: "My greatest asset unjustly destroyed. I will eat pepper assets together with this man! ". Think so, one day it's in your mouth a gold coin and go to the Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva saw it and said to the cordial words:
- Hey you, what made you come here with the gold coins?
- Hey boss, this cash to consumers for their boss and bring the meat to me.
Accepted Bodhisattva said:
- Very good!
Rebellious grab gold coins went home, taking a half to buy meat and gives the mouse. Rat meat brought his cave and eating a delight. From then onwards, with this method, every day it gives the Bodhisattva a gold coin, and Bodhisattva to provide meat for it. One day a cat mice caught. It says:
- Hey you, do not kill me.
- Why? I'm hungry now want to eat meat. I could not kill you to be.
- First of all, please tell me every day you hungry or just hungry today only.
- Oh, I also hungry all day.
- So if you want to eat meat every day, please drop us off.
The cat said:
- Thou shalt remember it.
And it drop rats. From then onwards, the mice divided into two parts meat, for its part, a section for cats. One day, it was another cat caught, it also promised the same and was released. From then onwards we divide the meat into four parts, and they ate. Then another cat caught it, it also promised the same and was released. Keeping promises, they divided into five parts, and eat meat. Mouse, because eating less, being tired and become ill, emaciated. Bodhisattva see such mice, asked: - Hey you, why are you so weak?
When told the reason, the Bodhisattva said:
- For years, why do not you tell me? Here, I'll know what to do.
Bodhisattva consolation mouse, then made a cave clear crystal stone, brought and said to the mouse:
- Hey you, go to this cave is located. For those who go there, let's threaten them with words of truth is evil.
Mouse into the cave is located. Then a cat came over and said:
- Bring me the meat.
The mouse tells it:
- Oh wicked cat, so we again brought meat for thee? Take the meat and go thy kitten!
The cat does not know the mouse is in crystal cave, too angry, then used the power jump to catch mice, it slammed into the heart crystal cave, broken left two protruding eyes. Thus, the cat died and fell in a tight spot. Also by doing so, four cats died.
From then onwards, the mice no longer afraid, and every day brought to the Bodhisattva two three gold coins. So gradually it to the Bodhisattva all properties. Both lived together until the cordial lifetime with no divisions, then the public network to follow his career.
When the Master tells the story of this past is done, in the name of Career Enlightenment, he speaks the verse:
Cats appeared Monday,
then Tuesday cats, four,
All cats die,
As touching hang this mirror.
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After the Master told this dialogue approach, he identifies precursor:- At that time, four cats are four monks did, the mouse is the mother of Kana, and hewer is Me.
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138. STORY chameleon (Formerly Godha)What useful fools ...,
This story, as in the States member, the Master tells the story of a scam. The more stories like Bilara Forerunner 128.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva incarnated as a chameleon. At that time an ascetic evidence Wins in mind, living in a leaf hut in a forest, near a border village in the field. Those villages servant ascetic taste very respected him. Bodhisattva live in a termite mound at the end of the road walking the Dominicans. Living here, Bodhisattva two or three times every day to go to the ascetic, words related to the law, in relation to that, and you ascetic bowed and went about his abode.After some time, the ascetic was news to the people in the village knew he was going to leave. When you have the moral asceticism is gone, a false asceticism to stay at his hermitage. Bodhisattva thought: 'This is what you have morality "and he also went to the same manner as before. One day, during the drought, an unseasonal storm arises, the ants termites crawl out from the termite mound; and the gecko is crawling out to eat them. The villagers go to catch many gecko, cook, fried sweet and sour mix and offerings to the ascetics. You ascetic eat geckos, craving delicious, asked:
- It was juicy meats, meat that is about?
When meat geckos answer, he thought: "There is often a large gecko to me. I will kill it to eat meat." Thought he brought son pan for cooking, butter cooked, salted ... spice dishes, let the side, holding a shirt covered pounce, then sat at the door of the hut to wait Bodhisattva leaves to a very calm posture.
Bodhisattva went out, thinking: "In the afternoon, we will go to the ascetic". When are going to, the Bodhisattva saw countenance of this ascetic different, immediately thought: "The ascetic posture is to sit with others the previous day. Today, he was looking at me with the eyes gobble like me and thought: I'll catch it. "
Chameleon is the embodiment of the Bodhisattva, because standing in the wind under ascetic taste, smell meat geckos, thinking: "The ascetic lie yesterday was eaten geckos, tied required by your greed, today it is waiting to take us closer to our anonymous, cook and eat me. " Think so, Bodhisattva not go to close it again, and come back another.
Ascetic know that Bodhisattva not come again, immediately thought, "Maybe this chameleon know that I want to kill it so it does not come, but it does not reach the oil, how it escapes?". Think so, he withdrew and threw mallet chameleon, but only hit the tip of the tail of the gecko, the Bodhisattva scamper into termite mounds, peeked out from a different hole, and said:
- Hey guys another false hair braided, you're going to close because we think of you who have morality. Now we know you are a hypocrite. A great man, the robber as ordained you to do?
After criticizing his ascetic, Bodhisattva read the verse in Dhammapada (394):
Braided hair with goat skin,
Inner full of negativity,
the surface polished lip?
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After telling this dialogue approach, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the false asceticism are scammers, who have moral asceticism previously Sariputta and gecko is Me.
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139. STORY BOTH SIDES FAIL (Formerly Ubhatobhattha)Eye damage, lost shirt ...
This story while at the Bamboo Grove, the Master tells the story of Devadatta. At that time, we heard the monks at Dhamma road started talking:
- Ladies and sage, as a stick from the cemetery, burnt two heads, stuck in the middle segment, the forest can not be used as firewood, firewood can not be used as the village, too, Devadatta to be ordained in the Dhamma that leads to liberation, but both sides have failed, both sides are discarded, which are the property was home to make an end, and not recluses happy consummation.
Meanwhile the Master came up and asked:
- Hey, monks, and he currently sit in council and discuss problems?
When hearing problems, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, Devadatta not only met this failure both sides, Oldtimer, also failed so already.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as a tree spirit. At that time, in a fishing village who are living with a man carrying fishing hooks, along with his son to a swamp where the fishermen who normally fish. He went here and there to throw the hook. Hooks stuck on a stick is hidden in the water. The fisherman could not pull the hook up. He thought: "This surely hook big fish caught in. I just told her son to go home, tell her mother said." Thought he told the child:- The body, go for the question I know we are big fish, and tell her to look for ways to cause neighbors to keep them at home, so there is nobody to claim for my share of fish.
Son was gone, but he stayed, pull hooks, but for fear of the cord, came to clothes outside on the shore, the water goes down. Since catching fish charm so he collided into the stick, damaged eyes. A thief stole his coat to onshore. In pain, his hand covering eyes blind moves up, trembling looking coat.
Meanwhile, his wife with intent boasted: "I will make no one to claim a share". Think so, she wore a palm leaf on an ear, taking smut applying an eye, an arm hug the dog, and went to call the neighbors. A friend told her:
- Alas! Wear ear leaf in your palm, apply an eye, hug a dog as dear children, you go from my house to the people, you crazy?
- I'm not crazy. You have no reason to scold me, nhiec us? Now let's go to the village head, you're going to make money for himself eight upbraided my sins.
After such arguments, both went to meet the village head. But after the argument was resolved, the wife, the fisherman himself. They raped and beat her to demand her to pay a fine. When the tree gods saw what happened to his wife fisherman in the village, and the misfortune happened to the fishermen in the woods, just standing on the trunk branch forks, tree gods said:
- Hey you fishing Oh, the evil you do in the water and on land, both of which failed.
Said that done, gods read verse:
arguments beaten his wife,
two things are damaged,
under water and on land.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the fishing was Devadatta, even gods are Me.
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140. STORY crow (Formerly Kaka).Often traumatized mind ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a famous monk head. The details of the story will be told in chapter eleven, at the precursor Bhaddasala (No. 465).
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva born as a crow. One day, the economic adviser of the king himself taking a bath in a river in the suburbs, then rub lotions, wearing garlands, beautifully dressed and go into the city. There are two ravens sitting on the floor next to the door, a child tells the other:- Hey you, I'm going to the toilet on his head this Brahmin.
The other accused:
- Do not do so, the Brahmin has power, we should not provoke hostilities with powerful people. This person may resent murdered all crows.
But it resolutely:
- I can not do.
- If you do not listen to me, then you will be tasted.
The other said that finishing the raven flew away. When the Brahmin went downstairs to watch, crows dropping feces on his head like a wreath dropped. You Brahmin indignation and hatred culture with crows.
At that time, a maidservant was hired to beat and sun exposure between rice. At the door to keep the rice before it sat asleep. Know it no attention, a long-haired goat go to eat rice. Maidservant who woke up, he found the goat chased away. The second time, third time, when people are sleeping so handmaid, goat back to eating rice. Maidservant who, after chasing the goat three times, thinking: "This animal continues to eat, eat up half of rice, will damage a lot to me, I will stop to eat rice goat". It stood up took fire rated goat sticks. Goat fur caught fire. The animal with the body on fire, quickly ran to a warehouse near a barn elephant grass to extinguish the flames, and rub themselves on the grass makes storage warehouse burned grass, and from there, ignite through elephant stables. When the elephant barn burnt, burnt elephant, and the elephant was wound in the body. The doctors could not treat the elephants elephant healing, let the king know. King sacrifices asked counselors:
- Hey Master Chief, the doctors could not cure the elephant healing. Khanh has said any drugs?
- Sire, god knows.
- What Need to take drugs?
- Sire, should the fat crows.
King said:
- So let's kill crows and ravens brought back fat.
From then onwards they kill the raven but could not find the fat. At this place elsewhere, they are seen piled substance. A big fear arises in crows. At that time the Bodhisattva lived for eighty thousand crows surrounded in a great forest used as a graveyard. A crow come, let the Bodhisattva knew about the fear arises for crows. Bodhisattva thought: "Apart from me, no one can relieve the fear arises for my relatives. I will relieve her terrible fear." Then Bodhisattva direction Balaam recites ten bile, promote compassion She-la-density, flying a circuit to the king, to the large windows that open, and to take refuge in the king's throne. At that time a person wants to catch crows, but just went into the king to stop him. Dai Si Tier rested a moment, then recite metta Balaam secret, and from under the throne came out, said to him:
- O Lord, a country of the reigning king should not follow the fitness etc .. When required to do something, to observe, and clearly know the whole problem, then do. If the Kings do not have the results they should not do, because the work was brought to the fear or death for all species. Health counselors themselves have been inciting hatred lie: Because the ravens no fat.
When they heard that, the king was very pleased with the Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva sitting on a chair with gold, at that Bodhisattva is rubbed with oils wings are cooked hundred times a thousand times, and then for food Bodhisattva delicious meat dishes for the king, was placed in the golden plates. After the Bodhisattva water to be peace, the king told the General rank officer:
- Ladies and location wise, he said the crows have no fat? For whatever reason they do not have fat?
Bodhisattva said:
- For the following reasons:
With loud voices resounded in the palace, the Bodhisattva sermon through this verse:
harming the world Being,
therefore no grease,
Ms. crow us.
- Sire, kings do not do things that are not observed, do not know the whole matter.
The king to satisfy the mind, offering both kingdoms Bodhisattva. But the Bodhisattva does not receive the kingdom of the king, the king kept teaching year, and asked the king not to make all beings fear.
King touched by these words should ban death pardon for all species, and especially the king regularly and give to the crows. Every day he said to cook rice and six league delicious spicy and alms for crows. Dai Si grade is given separate these kings used their only food.
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Once this is complete telephony solutions including the Master identification Forerunner:- At that time, King Balaam complaint is ananda, and the king of crows is Me.
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141. STORY gecko (Formerly Godha )
Consorted with evil ...,
This story, while at the Bamboo Grove, the Master tells the monks betrayed. This story about the Forerunner like Mahihamukha (No. 26).
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Erstwhile, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva being made gecko. Once into adulthood, the Bodhisattva lived in a large cave on the waterfront, with several hundred others surrounded gecko. Bodhisattva had a son. This male gecko to befriend a salamander, with its intimacy, and often go to embrace entwining it. The intimacy was reported to the geckos father said. Princess geckos to call his son and said:- Dear relatives, the place is not worth intimacy with intimacy. Salamanders of abjection family, do not get close to them. If you get close to her salamanders, geckos entire family will distress. Starting today you not intimate with it.
However, geckos still friends with your children as before. Bodhisattva said again and again several times but could not prevent their children's intimacy with salamanders. Bodhisattva thought: "It's possible, because this salamanders, the fear will arise for us. When that fear arises, we must find a way to flee." Then Bodhisattva sure vents dug a cave next to the outlet when necessary.
Male chameleon gradually grow to giant size. And salamanders still small as the old body. When gecko grip to kiss it salamanders, salamanders felt like the mountain was weighed. Salamanders were tired, thinking: "If chameleon hugging me, saying a few more days, then we die. So let's plot with a hunter to kill the family geckos".
One day, the workers have emerged thunderstorms midsummer, many ants termites fly out, and the chameleon from here and there to feeding cows. A hunter who, holding a hoe to dig geckos, go into the woods with the dogs. Salamanders see people immediately think: "Today we will meet their expectations." He immediately crawled to, are not far away and asked:
- Sir, you go to the forest to do?
The hunter told me:
- To get the chameleon.
- I know a cave with hundreds of gecko, take it to the fire and straw.
Then he led the hunter to it and said:
- Take the straw on this site, smoked fire, put the dog around. He should be holding a large mallet, hit the gecko running out, kill them and cultivate the pile.
Said that done, he thought: "Today, we'll see defeat the enemy fled," think done, it came within one spot and raised his head. Smoked hunters straw and smoke flying into the cave. The chameleon was blinding smoke, panic, scrambled out with the intention of fleeing. The hunter beating the children run out and kill. The hand he does escape, the dog capture. Great start to the victims for the chameleon. Bodhisattva know that by salamanders, so fear has arisen, the Bodhisattva of coal:
- It should not hang out with malevolent species. Due to the peace malevolent species no. It is because of a cruel salamanders, the gecko is destroyed.
While running away through the smoke hole, the Bodhisattva in verse:
not lead to the happiness,
therefore a salamanders,
geckos whole family
fell into great tribulation.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, salamanders was Devadatta, the geckos of the Bodhisattva's teachings unheard monks betrayed, and species of geckos Princess is Me.
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142. STORY jackal (Formerly Sigala)Hardly knew ye ... Thus,
This story, while residing in Truc Lam, the Master tells the story of Devadatta conspired against Buddha. Upon hearing the story of the monks at the meeting discussed the Dharma path, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just Devadatta conspired against my new. In the past he also conspired guys like that. But it can not kill me is, it's just hard to do your self only.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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In the past, when Brahmadatta reigned Balaam water complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as foxes and jackals become a princess, with dogs surrounded the forest, the forest living in a house used as a graveyard . At that time, in Rajgir has great festival. Most people are drinking. Here, some snacks, to bring more wine and meat, wear nice clothes, drink eat meat. In a soup, they ate more meat and wine remaining. A man in the crowd told me:- Give me meat.
When told that the meat over, he said:
- When I was standing here, the meat can not be all. I will kill the foxes to eat corpses in the cemetery and bring the meat.
Saying that, he took a mallet, according to the sewer line, go out of the city, to the graveyard, holding mallet and lie down pretending to die. At that time the Bodhisattva with the jackal to surround him. Seeing him, the Bodhisattva said:
- This person is not dead. I will observe more carefully.
Bodhisattva went to the bottom of the wind, the smell of the body, said true that he was not dead, immediately thought, "I'll get it to shame," went to, the first bite mallet and drag. Playboy did not see the Bodhisattva arrive, clutching mallet back! Bodhisattva immediately approached him and said:
- O that man, if he died, when I pull mallet, he would not be grasped. Therefore, we know he's not dead.
Then Bodhisattva read verse:
when ye are dead author,
when I pull the stick you,
You shall not drop the stick,
therefore we know,
the truth you never die!
- This animal know that I was not dead.
Diving throwing stick. Playboy who was saying:
- Let's go, this time you escaped me.
Bodhisattva came back and said:
- Hey man, there must, I escape thy hand. But you can not escape the hell of sixteen small in the great hell.
Said this is done, the Bodhisattva walked away. Playboy did not get a little something, come out of the graveyard. After bathing in a puddle, he enters into the path went forward.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, playboy was Devadatta, even jackal god is me. '
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143. STORY AS LIGHTING SOLAR (Formerly Virocana)With squished ... brain brain,
This story, while staying at the Bamboo Grove, gurus talk about Devadatta role in Gayasisa Auspicious level.
When meditating evidence disappeared, avaricious and fame is dissipated, Devadatta thought of a means of application for the Master accepted in France. When denied, he immediately destroy the harmony of the Sangha, left to Gayasisa with five hundred disciples of the saint two disciples of the Buddha. These new disciples shortly ordained should not skillful in French and Law. He made the separate Increasing this congregation, in a world separate origin.
The Master of those who know this place has so far mastered sent two disciples instant debut there. When you see these two, Devadatta very happy, theory played all night, and thought: "I will follow majestic virtue of the Buddha, imitate Auspicious Career told the first two disciples west:
- Dear Sage Sariputta, we monks are not dullness, torpor, just preach to them monks. I go back discomfort, I'll lie down for a moment.
Said that done, Devadatta went to lie down. Two debut disciples preach to the monks, as they are enlightened about religion, about the results, and bring all go about Truc Lam.
Kokalika Vihara found empty, went to visit Devadatta, and said:
- Hey Sage Devadatta, Sage's congregation has been broken, two disciples of Bhagavan has made his residence was empty and was gone. Sage also still lie.
Said that done, Kokalika upper robe stripped Devadatta, kicked in the chest Devadatta to heel, like play a wedge into the wall, causing blood gushing from his mouth he . From then on, Devadatta always sore. The Master asked the Elder:
- Hey Sariputta, when he arrived, Devadatta had done?
- Buddha, Devadatta saw us and said, 'I will follow majestic virtue of the Buddha, and then imitate Auspicious Career and fall into great distress.
The Master said:
- Hey Sariputta, not just now Devadatta new imitate Me and distress. Oldtimer, who was also in distress like that.
Then, according to Elder request, the Master told the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as a lion has long hair and reside in caves Kancana (Gold) in Hy-code Mountains. One day the Golden cave lion went out, looked at the four winds stretched body, bellowing roar of lions is finished, jumped marauder. Lions kill a buffalo big, eat the best meat, go down a drink bloating lake crystal clear water, then go hang.One day a jackal hastily seeking its prey, saw lions, can not run away, fall down in front of the lion feet and lie down. Assembly:
- Hey jackals, that you want?
Jackal said:
- Sir, I want to have served his feet.
Lion says:
- Well, I go to most. I would eat the delicious meat.
After saying lion caves bring about Golden jackal. From then onwards, the jackal eat meat remaining part of the beast killed by lions. After a while, jackals become enormous. One day, lying in caves, the lion says:
- Hey jackals, stand on top of the mountain to look, to see the elephants, horses, buffaloes are going foothills, as many children do you want to eat, go to say: I want to eat this child.
Jackal prostrate and climbing peaks, looked the beast, everyone saw what it wanted to eat me, it went into the den of lions Gold and let know:
- Sir, with bait and then.
Lion immediately jumped away, and it is elephant oil during sexual maturity, the lion also immediately kill it, eat the delicious meat itself and the rest of jackals. Bloating predatory jackals, and go into the cave to sleep. After several days had passed, jackals become arrogant. He thought: "I also have four-legged beast. Why, day after day, we live thanks to nurture others? Starting today, I will kill the elephant etc .. and eat. I will tell lions told me: Sir jackals, had bait. I will kill elephants and eating well. " Think so, it went to the lion and said:
- Sir, a long day, I eat the good because he killed the elephant. I want to eat this elephant killed by me. I will be in his grotto Gold spot is located. And he went to see if the elephant does foothills, then he came to me and said: Sir jackals, please catch prey.
It asks the lion not reluctant to allow it to do so.
Lion says:
- Hey jackals, the ability to kill the elephant family of lions. In life jackal can not afford to kill elephants. Preferred not to do so. Live and eat the elephant killed by us.
But say so lions, jackals do not want to give up the intention, still required. Su-mail we can not stop, finally accepted and said:
- So go to my place and lie there.
After lying in the cave sure Golden jackal, elephant, lion see sexual maturity at the foot of the mountain, went to the cave and said:
- Sir jackals, please catch prey.
Jackal go hang out, stretching the body, looking four directions, howling three times, jump up and thought, "I'll bite on reproductive elephant head", but it fell to elephantiasis. The elephant lifted his right foot, bike on the head of the jackal, skull crushed into powder. Then the legs, elephant crushed body made into a pile jackals, defecated on him, and then went into the forest roared. Bodhisattva see things so closely in verse:
with the first being shattered,
with broken ribs crushed, and
now you've lost the head.
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After saying this verse, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the jackal was Devadatta, and the lion was me. '
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144. THE STORY oxtail (Formerly Nanguttha)Oh my birthday ... god of fire ,
This story, while residing in the United Vienna, the Master tells the wicked ascetic monks Ajivaka network misconduct. At that time, the network evil wanderer ascetic lives deviant different operating behind Member States. A large number of monks that they practice the various austerity evil as diligent squat, shaking like a bat, is based on the spikes, fire roasted with five relatives, asked Bhagavan:
- Buddha, this ascetic by evil, nothing good reasonable?
The Master said:
- Hey, monks, ascetics by this evil, nothing good at all. The site ranks Oldtimer Hien, was thought by this austerity would have nothing better to. So they brought to the forest fire birthday, but they did not see anything beneficial from the church legal etc .. They fire extinguish the fire using water he did. Thanks to take a topic to practice meditation and attained the position and the Zen Wins evidence, they presented an end Brahma.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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In the past, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin boreal. Bodhisattva birth date, parents lit the flames of fire born and nurtured him to date. When the Bodhisattva was sixteen years old, his parents told the children:- Dear, we have kept the flame of human birth date. If you want to live in the family, learn Vedic three sets, if you want to Brahma world, grab the fire, to be great Brahma achieve grace and finality Brahma world.
Bodhisattva said:
- I do not like family life.
He took the train, went into the forest to build a hut and live in the woods am worship fire. One day, the Bodhisattva been worshiping a cow at a local border village, he took her to the hut am cow with the intention: "I will make offerings to the fire gods cow meat." Then Bodhisattva thought: "Here there is no salt. Than Fire can not eat without salt. I will bring the salt in the village of offerings to the god of fire and salty snacks."
Bodhisattva column cows in there and went to the village to find salt. While Bodhisattva goes, many people go to local hunters did, see cows, kill it, cook meat, and throw the tail, legs and skin and then bring the remaining meat and leave. You Brahmin returned, only see the tail etc .. thought: "God can not fire upholding its own patrimony, can not be sure we are upholding. Must take care of this useless flame, from this growth is not a good thing for us nothing. "
So the Bodhisattva lost all care wishes flames. Bodhisattva said:
- Dear god of fire, if he does not could uphold his legacy, how he was upholding me? Meat is no longer, he must content himself with these things so.
Bodhisattva toss tails on fire etc. .. and read this verse:
god of fire is not worth,
I offer only the tail,
the more so Watch,
meats worthy
present and is not,
he just happy to accept
only parts tail!
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After finishing this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- Time, The ascetic extinguished the fire is Me.
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145. STORY parrot Radha (Formerly Radha)Radha, I do not know ...
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells of the loving attachment to his ex-wife. The story will be told in the present Indriya precursor (No. 423). The Master called his monks to say:
- Can not guarded woman. Oil has custody arrangement, can not be female guard. Long ago, he had arranged for the woman to guard her, but can not be; but now how do you guard her?
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned origin Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as a parrot. A Brahmin Kasi, received the Bodhisattva and the Bodhisattva children as children in the home and nurture both. Bodhisattva was named Potthada and parrots I named Radha. Your wife of her Brahmin unchaste acts and evil world.One day Brahmin went away for a few jobs, he said to you parrot:
- This two relatives, if Brahmin woman, mother of two children, evil conduct, be blocked again.
Bodhisattva said:
- Ladies and yes, this father's relatives. But if the mother does not stop, I'll shut up.
Thus, after the delivery of Brahmin woman to look after the parrot, the Brahmin went out. From the day her husband left, your wife Brahmin started operating misconduct, and people come in, people go out no end. Seeing action Brahmin women so, Radha told Bodhisattva:
- Brothers, fathers we say: If we do evil mother happy, be blocked again. Said this is done, our father away. Now we do the mother-virtue, let's stop.
Bodhisattva said:
- Hey dear, I said the whole foolish words. Woman cradling oil that goes, can not afford to be, so do not do.
Said that done, Bodhisattva read verse:
many people come midnight?
I said without thinking.
Female Brahmin that
was missing was the wife
For her husband.
- Dear relatives, your mother like?
Bodhisattva honestly tell you Brahmin clear everything and said:
- Dear Father, why father also contacted the world so evil?
Then Bodhisattva said adding:
- Father dear, now I've said our mother's fault, then, we may no longer be here anymore.
Said this is done, the Bodhisattva bowed legs Brahmin status, and fly into the forest along with Radha.
*
After including telephony solutions, the Master preached Four Truth, and last sermons, the monks lesbian ex-wife was residing in a Stream results. The Master identified Precursor:- The Brahmin and Brahmin women at that time were two people present, Radha is Ananda and Potthapada is Me.
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146. STORY crow (Formerly Kaka)We are tired neck ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells of many older monks. Heard the monks was also a layman, they are the wealthy landowners, large property, is close friends with each other, one evening a lap together as the merits. After listening to the sermon masters, they said:
- We got older, family life mean for us? Let ordained in the Teachings of the Buddha to complete cessation of suffering.
Then they give the sons and daughters all their patrimony and ask ordained. When the Master for ordained, they do not do proper legal recluses as religious persons. They do not understand the Dharma because older. Like when he was a lay, they make a throne slums next to his residence, and work together here. When they go begging, they do not go to any place other than the child who, his wife and eating here.
Ex-wife of one of the owners is upholding all older Elder. So the rest brought his food that was begging to be, sitting at the head of the household with food, dishes with curry, soup, sugar offered by the head of household. One day after his ex-wife was ill and died, the older elders went to his residence, hugging each other neck and fro inside his residence and cried:
- Oh, a woman lay my hand for the sweet taste was shared destiny.
Heard them crying, the monks came back to her meeting and asked:
- Ladies and Sage, Sage why cry?
They say:
- Our friend's wife herself was destined for the overall sweetness. She is the owner of our large household. From here we can not see her anymore. For this reason, we cry.
Seeing their unworthiness mood so, the monks at Dhamma talk line started as follows: - Ladies and sage, because of this, the elders older monks walking to hug each other Stock cried again.
The Master came over and asked:
- Hey, monks, now the meeting he sat here, are discussing what story?
When listening to the story above, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just the person walking around crying woman was dead; in the past, when the woman was born as the raven and died in the sea, they also energetically draining the sea to save it. They were then examined threatening sea god.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned origin Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as the sea gods. There is a crow with his wife on the coast prey. At that time, after the snake worshiping gods with milk sugar, rice, fish, meat, wine, etc .. it was discarded. Both were drunk. We sat on our coastal started playing and bathing. When a wave rushing to book crows roof and engulfed it into the sea, the fish bite back and eat crow. Available crow wept and said:- My wife was already dead.
Many other crow heard its cries are bu asked:
- How do you mourn so?
Available crow said:
- My girlfriend was bathing on the coast, it was swept away.
All other raven cried and cried. Then we thought: "This sea water and we all likely? Let's slap make sea water dried up and save our girlfriends." Think so, they absorb water filled his mouth and spit out. When her throat was bitter acrid as sea water, they fly up on land to rest. Our jaw fatigue, mouth dry, eyes bloodshot, tired and sleepy, we called each other:
- Hey guys, we get to bring sea water to spit out. But where the water we take out right back again full of water, we can not make sea is drying up.
Said that done, we read the verse:
dry mouth us,
Try draining the sea,
filled with the Great Sea.
- Oh! How beautiful shape, sweet voice like that, so the sea had robbed her!
When we are talking bullshit like that, the sea god shows up with terrible shape making them ran away. Therefore, they are safe.
*
After finishing this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At the time the raven hair is his ex-wife, the raven is empty Presbyterian elders, monks, the crow is the elders, monks older friend he, and the sea god is me. '
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DRESS STORY red cloth 147. (Formerly Puppharatta)This suffering is not suffering ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a lesbian monks. When Bhagavan asked:
- Hey, monks were so, he has attachment?
Monks was the true answer. The Master asked:
- Attachment whom?
Monks replied:
- Buddha, loving attachment to his ex-wife. That woman, transparency is Bhagavan, who has hand for children of sweetness. Children can not live without her.
The Master said:
- Hey, monks, women workers did not benefit him. Erstwhile, because of her, he was stabbed dead on top of sharp stakes and exposure. Because he was her crying his death, so he is reborn in hell. So did he present her attachment?
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as elves out of nowhere. In those days, at Balaam complaints with the full moon night festivals Kattika month (October). The city was decorated as the city gods. All the people were playing great opportunity. There are a poor people only have one pair of duffle coat, was laundry and ironing to hundreds of thousands of becoming ridges. His wife told him:- Dear man, I want a red jacket Kasumbha trees, and covered his shirt, hugged his neck hang Kattika Gala.
- Bride Hey, we were poor, so there was a red cloth Kasumbha? Take up this clean cloth and hang out.
- Do not get fabric Kasumbha then we do not go out anywhere. He just took a different woman that hang Assembly.
- This bride, why do we suffer so, how do we get Kasumbha fabric?
- Hey man, when they want, why not get? Not in the warehouse of the king have many fabric Kasumbha there?
- Hey spouse, that place is like a lake because Yakshis guard, with soldiers guarded, can not come to be. Do not be so keen. Ask yourself content with what she has.
- Oh man, dark night, there are people who want to stop where they like?
So the wife said again and again and again, and influenced her pleading words, comforting her husband:
- Well, the Bride not to think about.
At night, not to mention life, the husband went out of the city, to the treasures of the king, breaking the fence and into the warehouse. The guard heard the broken fence, immediately surrounded the thief, caught him, insulted, beaten beaten, and tied him. As it got light, they began to lead him before the king. King said:
- Bring it on picket stabbed.
They tied his arms behind, driving him away from the drum into execution, and stabbed him in the picket. He felt very painful. The crow perched on his first eye surgery with a sharp beak like for. But he gave little thought to the pain as such, but just thinking about that woman, "I lost playing Assembly Kattika wearing her night with a red flower color and with her arms hugging my neck", because so he read the verse:
Because picket stab me,
for I was too open!
The new format this:
Because my wife can not be
fun festive
red with pink shirt!
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After telling this dialogue approach, the Master identified Precursor:- The couple was couple times today, and elves stand on nowhere seen this story is Me.
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148. STORY jackal (Formerly Sigala)I no longer do any more ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells of negativity convince.
Heard in Xa-defense has about five hundred people millionaires wealthy close together, after hearing the Master preach, instant devotion to the Dharma Center, renunciation, lived in the United Vienna, in the house was his residence Mr. Anathapindika gone gold and silver prices million. One day around midnight, heart-related negativity arises in the lust of them, they start craving heart desires defilements they gave up.
At that time, the Master, necessarily arouse torch position, think about what the monks in Member States how to live tonight. He knows the desire of thought emerged during his monks. As the mother of his only child, like an eye to the other eye, the Master protect his disciples in the morning or any time, when the negativity arises in disciples, with the aim not to let them grow up. It was during that time, the Master stopped them. Thus, the Master thought: "This is like when the thief emerged in the city of Dharmaraja; now I just preach to them, stop the negativity around and that they attained A-la -hate"!
Then the Master from Huong room came out, with the sweet sounds called Elder Ananda, the French Chief Storekeeper:
- Hey Ananda!
- Buddha taught something?
Go to pay homage to elders and stood aside.
- Hey Ananda, be gathered at Huong rooms all monks residing in silver spot gold paved million. According to legend the Master thoughts as follows: "If I only called him five hundred monks alone, they will think:" gurus know the negativity arises in our interior. "Thoughts they will be fluctuations and will not be able to accept the Dharma ". Therefore the Master said:
- Invite all.
Elders replied:
- Ladies and yes, lord.
He took the keys away from this room to another room, inviting all of them monks at Huong meeting room and is prepared Buddha. Buddha sitting on the Master is already prepared, back straight as mountains Tu-di, dwell on the earth by boulders, bright colors radiate aura Buddhist six pairs round, double round. The aura that is divided into large blocks with fork, large umbrella, large body of the tower, dazzling shine like flashes in the sky, just like the rising sun brandishing deep-sea action.
We monks prostrate the Master, dwell reverently center, surrounded him as he sat down on the red curtain hung pavilion. The Master with negative Pham told the monks:
- Hey, monks, not thoughtfully three unwholesome Games this: it is education level, pitch range, damage range. Do not think the negativity arises in the interior is petty. Afflictions like enemies and enemies never small, if there is an opportunity, the enemy will cause harm. Like many small negativity has arisen, and to grow, it will cause harm. Afflictions such as the deadly poison, such as itchy bumps on the skin grows, like a viper, like fire by lightning, do not hold on, so fear them. When negativity arises, the police with the power of sight, with the power of practice, do not leave it in mind even for a moment, so, to eliminate it as a drop of water from leaf. Location wise the Oldtimer hate negativity, it is very little oil, nor for it to start up in the inner and immediately quell his afflictions.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
*
Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as jackals, living in the woods on a waterfront. At that time an old elephant died on the banks of the Ganges, the jackal marauder, it was found dead and thought: "Now we are both food warehouse".She arrived, biting tentacles, like biting a plow. He thought: "This is not the food is." It bites like biting the ivory bones. It bites ear bite the ring like rice sieve basket. It bites belly like a grain bins. It is like biting bitten leg mortar. It's like biting tail biting pestle. He thought: "This is not a dish."
After failing to find another place to eat, it bit him defecating place is like biting the soft bread. He thought: "Finally I had found on the soft spot of this body." It ate from that place onwards into the stomach and then eat kidney, heart etc ..; when it is thirsty, he drank the blood. It sprawled in her stomach to sleep. Then he thought: "The body is like the elephant makes us live comfortably home. When we want to eat, the meat is very full. So why do we again have another shelter?". Think so, foxes do not go to another place, just eat elephant meat in the abdomen, where it stays.
Time passed, the wind touching the heat of summer and the sun's rays, and drying her body contorted. The entrance to a closed jackals. Elephant belly without light. Such foxes live isolated from the outside world. When the elephant body withered, dried meat, dried blood, can not find a way out, it panicked, navigate a dam here and there, trying to find the door to exit. Thus it emerged unborn elephant collapsed like a lump of dough in the pot is boiling.
After a few days a heavy rain poured down, softened her body, making it swell and return to the old form. Elephant defecating road is open and visible as the stars shine. Jackal saw her opening then said:
- Now we rescued it.
From its first elephant to jump, run quickly flew out, hitting the road early bowel and escape him. But all hair on the body are bruised bowel stick to that path. With fluctuating mind, with the naked body as palm trunk, it runs for a while and sat down, looked back at the body thinking: "This suffering created by me, not by anybody else, just for participating, because on taking care so that we do so. From now on, I will not let participate dominant again, and I will not go into any more determined elephant ".
With terrifying thoughts touched it in verse:
I do not do, do it again,
I find the body of the elephant,
So we panicked.
*
After including telephony solutions, masters told the monks:- Hey, monks, do not let the negativity of inner growth. Spot, please convince them.
Said this is done, the Master presented four facts, and end his lectures, five hundred monks he attained Arhat fruit. Of the remaining monks, some attained a Stream, attained some Nhat Lai, some attained Real Lai.
And the Master identified the precursor:
- The jackals were then Me.
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ONE TREE LEAF STORIES 149. (Formerly Ekapanna)This leaves only one tree ...,
This story, while staying at the house in Dai Lam peaked, near Pi-amnesty-cup (Vesali), the Master told about a Licchavi cruel prince in Pi-amnesty-ly.
At that time, the Pi-amnesty-glass walls surrounded three, spaced about a quarter-mile, three gates with watch towers, is extraordinary prosperity. There, always seven thousand seven hundred and seven rulers of the kingdom, with the viceroy generals, bankers also classified as such. In the prince of the kings of that, there was a prince named Prince Wicked Licchavi or wrathful, violent, cruel, always furious punishment, like a frenzied snake. In front of the indignant prince, no one can say two or three words. Even parents, relatives and dear friends, no one can teach him to be. Then his parents think: "The child is too cruel aggression. In addition to Career Enlightenment, nobody can convince it". And they led the prince to the Master bowed and said:
- Buddha, kids are cruel violence, or floating anger, pls advise Teacher taught it.
The Master taught her Prince as follows:
- Hey Prince, as people do not be aggressive, cruel, brutal, angry. Language words are evil people who do not behave cordially, not pleasing to parents, to children, to brothers and sisters, even spouses, friends or relatives, too. The wicked to rise as snake bites, as bandits lurking in the woods, as the Yakshis jump up to catch the prey. Those aggressive, cruel ... the mind will be fluctuations, panic, so his death, will be reborn in hell, etc .. The Beast outrage even in the present, oil is adorned jewelry, still ugly. His face was as beautiful as oil has also become the full moon ugly scorched shower, round mirror with gold and was filthy. Do make ferocious indignation, self-cutting being his sword, poison, hanging, jumping into the abyss. Thus, given the dominant disgust when common destiny, beings fall into hell etc .. Thus making other people hurt, even in the present we hated, and after death they fall into hell etc. . If you are reborn as humans, now we launch, we were more sick. With diseases such as eye pain, ear pain etc .. starting with a disease, they fall into a different patient, never get rid of the disease. They frequently suffer. Therefore, all beings need to cultivate compassion, heart benefits. Such practice, they will be freed from the fear of hell.
Prince was presented with such teachers; this world only once teacher, arrogance is excluded, the prince was convince; he becomes meek, have compassion, upon demand, not beaten anybody insulted, like snake fangs were spit out, like a crab as broken as broken bull horn.
When the news about the change so the prince, the monks began to speak at the Dharma path:
- Ladies and Sage, the parents and the child she regularly taught Licchavi Prince Wicked long, but not for being the prince regent. But Career Enlightenment world with just one teacher had made him convince become meek, nothing more than create six predestined surrender the mad elephant immediately. Word says elephants are cleverly convince, was dominated by the elephant trainer, told him to run the run the way he does it, as the horse is convince ... like cows convince, be dominated by cow trainer, sure it runs the way he does it run. Also this the sage, humans convince, was dominated by the Tathagata, Arhat level, Enlightenment, makes people run after eight methods, makes people see the color hues outside death. Such is the Buddha and the new Buddha called supreme level in Teacher Training, Career coachman worth overcoming those things back. Hey Sage, without an order of restraint driver who deserves the same restraint Career Enlightenment.
While congregations are praising the virtues of the Tathagata in France, the road to the Master and asked:
- Hey, monks, is the meeting he sat here are discussing a problem?
And upon hearing problems, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just convince our new prince presented just one teacher, but too old fashion.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
*
Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin boreal. Once into adulthood, he taught school in three volumes Takkasila Vedas and all the talent, then make the landlord for a while. After his parents shared destiny, ordained as Bodhisattva hermit, achieving the win and place and Zen witness living in the Himalaya. At that, the bodhisattva live long day, and so need to use salt, vinegar, Bodhisattva go down the path of the people, to Balaam complaints and in the park of the King.The next day, smart advice, smart cover best bark shirt, full of ascetic posture, the Bodhisattva enters into for alms, and to the king's gate. He looked through the window saw the Bodhisattva, rejoicing in the majesty of the hermit gesture: "This ascetic Area, with purity basis, with the pure, just look within a range, step by step as is set down a bag with a thousand gold coins, go to the majestic gait of the lion. If the net present law somewhere, purification methods must be present in person. " After thinking about this, the king looked a courtiers. He asked:
- Dear God and death, god should do?
- Be invited to taste this austerity.
- Ladies and yes, God and death.
Courtiers went to meet Bodhisattva, bowed and took the begging bowl. Bodhisattva asked:
- Higher Dear blessed with something?
- Venerable Sir, the king to invite him.
Bodhisattva said:
- We do not go to the king, our abode in the Himalaya.
Who lords and said before the king went on well. King said:
- Now we do not have people in the king's advisers. Please invite him to.
Go to the great god, worship Bodhisattva, and his request to the king's palace. King bowed Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva invited to sit on the throne, under a canopy of majestic white, Bodhisattva deals using special dishes for her, and asked:
- Venerable Sir, he came to where?
- O Lord, we are in the Himalaya.
- Now the venerable go?
- O Lord, we are to find a suitable abode for the rainy season.
- Venerable Sir, please stay in our park.
After being accepted Bodhisattva, King finished and handed Bodhisattva went to the park, to build a workshop, making room at night, in the day room, offers eight tools for home person. After the responsibility for keeping the park, go to the king. From then onwards, the Bodhisattva lived in the park almost every day the king went to visit two or three times.
King had a wicked prince, violent, that the king, as well as relatives, other courtiers could not convince. All lords, Brahmin, the people have clearly stated behavioral mistakes but Prince disabled. He did not heed the advice of anyone involved. Then he thought: "In addition to the venerable ascetic taste, with our moral, no one else can be the prince regent for this. The asceticism that would convince the prince". Think so, the king gave the prince approached the Bodhisattva and said:
- Venerable Sir, this prince violent, cruel. We could not convince him. His desire to find a means of teaching it.
The king assigned to the Bodhisattva Prince then went away. Prince Bodhisattva put together outings in the park and a tree sprouts Nimba (very bitter leafy trees) grow from the seeds of new, only two leaves, a leaf on this side, the other side of a leaf. He saw trees, the Bodhisattva said to the Prince:
- Hey Prince, eat the leaves of young plants and see how its position?
Prince took a leaf of that tree, but just put in your mouth and know, immediately spit it out on earth with saliva accompanying curse. Bodhisattva asked:
- Hey Prince, how he leaves?
The Prince replied:
- Venerable Sir, that plants like poison murder, if raised, it will kill many people.
Then he spit his seedlings up, with his hands and crushed it in verse:
placing four burned hand,
leaves it the same poison,
Raised going to do?
- Hey Prince, for this little tree Nimba, Prince thought: this tree so bitter, when it grows, is not used for anything, right? So the prince should have plucked him up trees, and crushed. As well as the Prince was treated to this plant, people in the country will be thinking about the prince: that as a young man was violent, cruel like that, growing up, was made king, the prince will be like are there? We rely on her prince, then the maturity of us will go? They will not give the country the reigning prince owned by the family, will spit up like trees uprooted Nimba prince son, Prince, sending him out of the water. Therefore, give up bad qualities like Nimba tree. Starting today, be full of patience, compassion, harmony.
The prince from there onwards abandon pride, become gentle, full hearts patience, compassion, gently and firmly dwell on the counsel of the Bodhisattva. After his father shared destiny, he enjoys national level, as the merit lifetime, and followed his career.
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After including telephony solutions, the Master said:- Hey, monks, is not this just a new I Licchavi prince regent for evil, in the past, I've done so well.
Then the Master identified the predecessor:
- At that time, Prince Cruel was this Licchavi prince, the king was Ananda, also has religious ascetic monk prince was presented with Me.
-ooOoo-
150. YOUTH STORY SANJIVA (Formerly Sanjiva)Whoever follows those evil ...,
This story, while at the Bamboo Grove, the Master told the king Ajatasatru (Ajatasattu) by siding with the evil. King believed Devadatta, who follow the evil world, who betrays the Buddha and because by siding with the evil, that's non-vacuum, he respected king, spent many assets to build Vihara in building a Gayasisa. On the advice of the wicked Devadatta, the king who killed his father is a king according to the Dhamma, a disciple has attained St. The store, thus severing himself attained coastal access a Stream, and will experience great disasters.
Upon hearing the Devadatta was devouring land, he thought: "I can also be ground to swallow", immediately panicked, unhappy in your kingdom, disturbed sleep, hike, trembling panic as foal sharp punishment. In fantasy, the King saw as fractured land, as hell A-Pi (Avici) sprayed on, like I was swallowing land, like I caught the back on the red-hot copper plates, as is the rod of iron penetrating into the body. As a wounded rooster, no moment did not tremble king.
King wanted to audience Career Enlightenment, wish for peace with Him and ask Him to guide, but can not come to Him because sin is too big.
Kattika Day festival in October full moon night, Rajgir was lighted and decorated like the city of the gods, the king seated on his throne with his men in the grand palace surrounded, and see how far Jivaka sitting, king thought: "I will bring an audience to follow Jivaka Career Enlightenment. But I can not talk straight: Hey you Jivaka, do not want to go alone. take me to the Master. I used the media praised the clear night and would say: Today, we should go to worship the monks or Brahmin can make our mind is at peace? Listen to say, the lords will praise Career your Teacher. and Jivaka will praise Career Enlightenment, and I will bring Jivaka follow and will go to the Master ".
So that night the king praised the five verses:
this moonlit night full moon!
It is rather magnificent,
this moonlit night full moon!
It's rather charming,
this moonlit night full moon!
It was interesting rather,
this moonlit night full moon!
It is rather endearing,
this moonlit night full moon!
An official praised Purana Kassapa (Ca Phu-lan-na-lettuce), a courtier of praise Makkhali Gosala (Mac-old Chile Cu-relics), a courtier of praise Ajita Kesakambala (A-Ky United-amnesty-respected multi-she-la), a courtier of praise Kakudha Kaccayana (Ba-Ca-fried lady-momentum-performing), a contemporary praise god Sanjaya Belatthiputta (Tan-elegant-di Pi-la-pear • Light), a courtier of praise Nigantha Nataputta (Ni-Gandhara Nha-threads-mail).
He heard the great god king, but remained silent. Jivaka waiting courtiers King said. But Jivaka sat not far away, thinking: Do not know the king has said his waiting or not, should Jivaka sat silent. Finally the king said to Jivaka lords:
- Hey Hien Jivaka secretary, secretary did not say anything back?
Then Jivaka from the seat up, palms together and bowed in the direction of the Exalted said:
- Dear God particles, steps Arhat, Enlightenment, currently residing in our forest god mango with one thousand three hundred and fifty monks. Such rumors nice transmissions of Bhagavan.
After talking to the nine virtues starting Arhat, the minister Jivaka good presentation etc .. from birth, the power of Bhagavan has surpassed all expectations and previous expectations, then said:
- Thien-mail go to worship Bhagavan, listening and asking direct approach.
Contentment king then said:
- Hey you Jivaka, give victory to the chariot elephant.
After the victory chariot was finished, the king went to the forest with a majestic mango Jivaka of a king. Bhagavan saw them surrounded with monks, with floral, garland, see them monks everywhere not fluctuate like the sea completely calm, he thought: "One such congregation are not never seen ". King happy with her majesty immediately bowed in their hands, monks, speak praises, bowed, sat to one side, then ask about the happy outcome of recluses. Bhagavan recite two parts of almond fruit Salmone (Samanna-phala). Last texts king happy, Bhagavan please forgive mistakes, standing up from his seat, his right itself towards Bhagavan then went out. When the king went not long, the Master said to the monks:
- Hey, monks, this king was hurt. This, monks, if the king did not harm the network for taking his father's kingdom, a great king lawful ruler, the king was right on this seat has no dust kicked up French label not dirty! Because Thread-her refuge, according to the immoral man, the king did not experience the results expected to save.
The next day, the monks began to speak at the Dharma path:
- Ladies and sage, heard King Ajatasatru under siding with the evil, rely Devadatta under evil world, legal wrongdoing, was himself killed his father, so he took a Stream results. Thus, the king was Devadatta harmed.
Meanwhile, the Master went to the Dharma way, ask:
- Hey, monks, now the meeting at this table he sits What story?
Once known issues, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, kings Ajatasatru not new now siding with the evil and suffered extensive damage. In ancient times, the king also had to choose sides meet evil and tribulation.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
*
Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned Ba-la-land of complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin wealth. Once into adulthood, he went to school Takkasila all professions and become a Master Chief can list a variety of vocational training for five hundred youths, including a man named Sanjiva.Bodhisattva teach young people to do things that spell death to life, but do not teach spells to tame. One day because of arrogance about his capacity, he accompanied the youth to gather wood forest, found a dead tiger and said to them:
- Ladies and existence, I will make this dead tiger back to life.
The young man was saying:
- You can not do it.
- You keep looking, I'll make it stand up.
Hearing that finished, he went up the young trees. Sanjiva reading spells, take a piece of crockery beat Tiger. The tiger got up, went out lightning fast, bite the neck Sanjiva and destroy his life and then he fell in place. Sanjiva also fell, and both were lying dead on the spot. The youth gather wood finish, and the Master Chief went on that story. He called the young man and said:
- This, dear children, so close to evil men, respected by those who do not deserve it, so it had to meet such great catastrophes.
Then he read this verse:
evil Inner guys,
it will be killed,
as the tiger killed Ji-va.
*
After this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At the time, youth revive dead tiger is the king Ajatasatru, chief monk also has many local list is Me.
-ooOoo-
Chapter II
(two short poems)
(two short poems)
PRODUCT DALHA
151. ABOUT EDUCATION FOR KING WORD STORY (Formerly Rajovada)
Tough ... tough,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the world for the words of the king. The story will be talked about in the precursor Tesakuna (No. 512).
One day the king of Kosala, just hearing a very difficult case relates to legislation is complete, dry your hands yet, the king ascended decorated car, go to the Master, bowed at his feet, gorgeous toes like the lotus blossom, and sat on one side. The Master said to the king of Kosala:
- Sire, where to go to Dai Vuong so early?
- Buddha, few today I should hear a very difficult case relates to the law, should not get the opportunity to Bhagavan audience. This work has been resolved, finished eating, with no dry hands on, I went to the most Exalted.
The Master said:
- Sire, hearing a lawsuit lawful and fair is a good job, this is the path to the gods. It's no magic when he received teachings from a Necessarily world as we position and have adjudicated lawsuits lawful and fair. It is subtle, ancient as the king heard the words of the sage is not Necessarily place, still processing claims lawful and fair, to give way to the Beast, subject to legal and went ten Vuong to heaven as the assembly of numerous gods.
Said this is complete, at the request of the king, the Master tells the story past.
*
Oldtimer when Brahmadatta reigned origin Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva entered her pregnancy as the chief defender of the king, and the attentive care of pregnant, should have been born from the womb safely. By the date of the baptism, the Bodhisattva was named Prince Brahmadatta. Prince continues to grow, it is sixteen years old have grown up, the prince came into Takasila to learning and mastery of all the talents.
After the father died, the Bodhisattva is set up your kingdom, and water treatment lawful and fair judgment of lawsuits, not based on their own wishes. Bodhisattva lawful reigning lords of this, the trial of the lawsuit also fair. When the case was lawful, the trial no one creates more fraud lawsuits, so the noise in the courtyard of the King because of litigation caused also be terminated. The lords sit all day in a courtroom, not that there is a claim that is brought to trial order, also left. The courtroom became empty.
Bodhisattva thought: "Because our lawful rule, no one came to litigation, the noise is terminated, see courtrooms become empty. Now we need to find out what we have shortcomings, if yes, we will abandon it and will live in peace ". From there, the Bodhisattva went looking around to see if anyone said the same on my weaknesses, but in the inner palace, he found no one speaks cons, just listen to his merit praise. Bodhisattva thought: "These people fear us, do not tell cons, speak only merit".
Bodhisattva domestic supply went out to look at it and do not see one, and tried to find within the city, then to find in the suburbs, are the people at the four gates. It also found no one spoke up weaknesses, speaks only merit. Bodhisattva thought: "Am I going to find in the provinces".
King delivered the country to the great god seated in the car, just take the driver, out of disguise to still nobody knew and traveled around the country, until the boundary address to find someone who did not speak with points, only heard of his merit. From local records, along Avenue King returned to the city.
Meanwhile, the king of Kosala named Mallika lawful reigning national level, also to look for defects, from within the supply etc .. not seen anyone speak cons, just heard about his merits, instant looking around the country and to that place. Both men met on a narrow path just enough cars to go, not a place to avoid the other car this car. Then the driver of king Mallika told the driver of the king of Balaam complaints:
- Let's get out of your car.
The other said the coachman:
- Hey you hit the car, let your car get out. This car is the king of Balaam for lodging, great king Brahmadatta was sitting.
Coachman before saying:
- Hey you hit the car, this car is the king of Kosala, the Great King Mallika is sitting, let your car get out. Make way for the king of our vehicle away.
The driver of the king of Balaam lodging thinking: "This is also a king. What to do? Well, with this medium. After asking the age of your car any more children will make room for the elderly ". Think and implement such, he knows both kings are the same age together. Asked the kingdom area, property power, fame and the problems related to birth and race, clan, family, abode, after asking all, he learned that both master kingdom three hundred miles wide, are homologues of power, property, fame, and the problems are related to strains birth, lineage, family, abode. Then the driver was thinking: "I will raise the case of one particular moral victory," and asked:
- About the virtues of kings you like?
The other driver who replied:
- King of the world we have virtues like this.
And he read the first verse:
Tough to tough,
thin for thin soft Soft,
good moral virtues Compassion,
No good for evil,
this king is so,
dear charioteer Hey,
Let my king to give way.
The driver of the king of Balaam complaint said:
- Hey you, would those be the king of your morality?
To hear the case, he said:
- That is the merit, what are the cons?
- Like this, like this ... But let's talk of your king?
- So let's listen.
- And the driver of the king of Balaam complaint Monday read verse (Dhammapada, 233):
wins friendly unfavorably Get,
Get contestants win avarice,
vanity Get winning puppet legs.
King is so,
dear charioteer Hey you!
Be my king to give way.
When I heard this, the king Mallika and the driver, they both got off, untie the horse, pushing the car to the side, and give way to the king Balaam complaints. Then King Balaam teachers presented their complaints to the king Mallika:
- This is what needs to be done.
Then the king went to Balaam and lifelong complaints merit such as the alms etc .., after the common destiny, the king went to heaven as the assembly of numerous gods.
And remember the words Catholic king Mallika world inside. After traveling around the country and did not find anyone criticizing him, the king returned to. At that, the king of the good life until making common destiny, the king also made up a large heavenly gods congregation.
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When the Master tells the story and presented lectures to Catholic King Kosala finished, he identified Precursor:- At that time, the driver of king Mallika's item-devout-venture, King Ananda, the driver of the king of Balaam complaint is Sariputta, while King Balaam complaint is Me.
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152. STORY jackal (Formerly Sigala)Working without hesitation ...,
This story, while at the house with a peaked, the Master tells the children a permanent hair shaved at the Pi-amnesty-cup (Vesali). He father shave, haircut, hairdressing for king, queen, prince and princesses. He has spirituality, faithful, refuge Three Jewels, keeping five precepts, sometimes to the legal hour of listening to the Master.
One day, while working in the king, he brought his son. Boy, seeing a Licchavi princess attire and makeup beautiful, like fairies, attachment, instant delivery and conquer afflicted. Once out of the king, he said to his father:
- If that girl, I'll live. Otherwise, the child will die.
Say finished, he stopped eating on the bed.
The father said:
- Dear relatives, do not place loving attachment. Lower birth child or children a barber! Licchavi princess is the daughter of Sat-line substrate-glass, noble lineage, mismatched with the princess. I will ask for the other a young woman with a child class.
But he did not listen to the words of his father. Then her mother, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, all relatives, dear friends meeting again, but he was not appeased. He increasingly wither, pale slowly to death.
After the funeral I just finished and melancholy attack was mitigated, the father thought: "I'm going to pay homage to the Master". He brought many scents, garlands, incense wax, go to Dai Lam offerings, the Master bowed and sat down on one side. The Master asked:
- Hey layman, so much the moment he is absent?
He recounted the story closely. The Master said:
- Hey laymen, not only is his son now misplaced attachment and distress. In ancient times, it was also like that.
Said this is complete, at the request of the layman, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned origin Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva incarnated as a mountain lion in the snow. The youngest, the Bodhisattva has six lion brother and a sister lions. They all live in caves Gold. Not far from the cave Crystal Cave Gold Silver Mountain. In it there is a jackal. After a while, the lion father and mother are dead lion. The male lion to lioness often, our sister, in the Golden cave, while they seek out prey, bringing her back to eating meat.
One day, the jackal found his lioness, attachment, instant delivery. Then the lion lion father and mother alive, jackals have no chance to go to. But this was when the seven animals in search of prey, from the Crystal Cave, it's going to cave Golden, standing in front of a small lioness, speaks sweet words tempt a secret:
- Hey girl! I am the four-legged animals, children are also quadruped. I so love you, and want you as my wife. I will be your husband. We will live in harmony and happiness and you will love me forever!
Lioness heard jackals words, thinking: "The jackal is inferior animals in the four-legged animals, despicable outcasts of people like. And we belong offers Vietnamese royal family. It was said words are not appropriate, not nice to me. After hearing such words, we live to do? I'll hold your breath and die.
But then he thought: "I killed so very unworthy. Wait until I met my children, tell them, and I will die."
Jackal unheard lioness answered, thinking: "She was not injured," he said, immediately went into the den sorrow Crystal and lie down.
After killing a buffalo, or an elephant, a lion cub eaten immediately, and bring part of it for her, and said:
- Hey sister body, the meat here, you eat away.
- Hey, I do not eat meat, because you will die.
- Why?
Lion she recounted the story happened. He asked her:
- Now where foxes?
She saw the jackal lion lying in the Crystal Cave, heavenly idea that it should say:
- Hey, why do not you see? Jackal lies above at Silver Mountain.
It's a great lion says:
- I will kill it.
It jumped to that great Crystal Cave in heaven with the speed of a lion hunt, his heart beating on Crystal cave and fell dead on the spot did foothills.
One other lions go. She also said the lion is so. The lion was also doing the front and fell dead at the foot of the mountain. Thus six brothers are dead lion. Finally when the Bodhisattva (ie a lion Arabia) to the lions she recalls. Bodhisattva asked:
- Now that where foxes?
Lion she said:
- It is located in heaven, on the silver mountain.
Bodhisattva thought: "These dogs do not stay in the forest. Maybe it is located in the Crystal Cave."
Bodhisattva goes down the valley, he saw six dead lion, immediately thought, "I know him because of ignorance, a no-brainer, does not know this is the Crystal Cave, was beating hearts into it should be killed. so uncritical jobs, and too hasty.
Then Bodhisattva read the first verse:
Hastily made hastily,
as eating hot food,
die mouth burns.
Lions finished Arabia said this verse, thinking: "My brothers wanted to kill foxes, but no means skilful, quick jump to the death should have created yourself. I will take revenge for him ". It saw the jackal in the Crystal Cave. Bodhisattva track road up and down the jackal, then towards him, roared thrice the lions roar makes all the earth and heavens roar echoed. Jackal in Crystal Cave trembling panic broke her heart, but died on the spot.
The Master said:
- So, the jackal died when hearing a roaring lion.
Career Enlightenment and read verse two:
roaring lion roar
was loud Makes mountains,
the sound of a lion,
the dog in the mountain forests,
terrors, fear of terror,
it breaks his heart Fruit,
here, it's common destiny.
Lion did jackals dead. Then he buried him in a grave the general and told her to hear that they are dead, and comforted her. Lions live in caves Gold Lifetime until the public network, it follows their karma.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master preached the truth immediately, and at the end of the lecture, the layman is to dwell on the results expected to save, and He identifies precursor:- At that time, the jackal is the son of barber, six young lions are six elders, she is the princess lion Licchavi, also the youngest lion is Me.
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153. STORY boar (Formerly sukara)Hey you, our four-legged ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of an elderly elders. One day, in a sermon the night, the Master stood on three levels with jewels stairs in front of the room and after teacher Huong presented them, monks, went into the room Huong. At the same time, Elder Sariputta, the Shogun Dharma, obeisance to the Master and also go into your room. General Category-devout-venture, after going to his room to take a rest, to go to his elders to ask questions. Asked each question, rank Shogun Dharma answer, clearly presented as the moon rises out of nowhere. The four of them sat listening to the French Assembly. In the assembly of a large Presbyterian thinking: "If between this congregation, I asked a question as Sariputta embarrassing, this congregation will think I am a man of wisdom and we will achieve great fame! ". He immediately got up from the assembly, went to the Elders, stood to one side and said:
- Dear Sage, we just asked a question Sage. Let us be allowed to ask. Give us a decision on the interpretation or inductive, rejected or accepted, the adversary wins or wins.
Elders Sariputta he looked older people and think, "This person is older, longer desire the office, empty ignorant". Then the elders did not reply to him, put the fan down modestly, from the seats down, to his room. Those who stand outside and arise, chasing her elderly elders and said loudly:
- He is not legal for us to hear sweet.
Older people that fled, fell into the crevices of the toilet at his residence throne marginal place and when to stand up, I smeared feces. Everybody saw it, regret it and go to the Master. He asked:
- Hey lay, why he came to such a sudden now?
They reported the matter to the Master. He says:
- Hey you, not only is this new older guys arrogant, does not know his power, want the opposite of greater power should have been smeared with feces. Oldtimer, pride oneself as well, do not know their strength, opposing more power, should have been covered in feces.
Speaking done so, according to their requirements, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva born as a lion, residing in caves, in the Himalaya. Not far from that place many, many wild boars live near a lake. He is also close to the lake, some ascetic life in the am with leaves.
One day, a lion killed a wild buffalo meat etc .. real delight and done, it goes down to the lake to drink and then go up. Meanwhile, a huge pig catch prey was near the lake. The lion saw it, immediately thought, "I'll eat it another day, but if you see me, or here, it will not come again!". So a lion from the lake comes up, and dodge to one side. Boar seen that, immediately thought: "He saw me, scared me, so do not dare to come near, and fled. Today, there will be between us and the enemy was the lion." So it raised his head with a lion challenged the first verse:
four-legged animals you also.
Lions go back,
Why you scared, run away?
The lion heard this, he said:
- Hey you boar, today I did not fight with you. But the appointment after seven days, the main fight in this place.
Said this is done, the lion away. Boar thinking: "I will fight with the lion", and enjoy it joyfully informed relatives said. It sounds so her children, panic saying:
- It will hurt you all of us. Do not know your strength, you want to fight with lions. When a lion comes, it will kill the life of all of us. Do not be so hasty action.
Boar was scared, panicked questions:
- Now what do I do?
The boar said:
- Go into the yard of his ascetic, get yourself rolling around that place for seven days, exposed to dry body, the seventh day of wet with dew bath, then to rendezvous before the lions to, find out the wind is blowing, and stood before the wind. Popular nature lion clean, smelling odors from your body, will forgive you and walk away.
Wild boars that do so, on the seventh day it came to stand there. The lion has body odor smell boar, said it applied fertilizer and said:
- Hey you boar, wile you think pretty good! If you do not apply fertilizer then here you got me killed already. You can not bite body with my mouth, and you can not hit with my feet. So I will let you.
Said that done, lions Monday verse reads:
Boar, you stinking,
If you want a fight,
I give you victorious!
Lions have pulled back, and the prey, then drink water and go to the cave lakes. And boar let everybody do:
- The lion got me beat!
They said fear of instant panic:
- One day the lion back to life and will dispose of all of us.
So they immediately flee to other places.
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After this dialogue sermon, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the boar is older Presbyterians and the lion is Me.
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154. BABY STORY SOLID (Formerly Uraga)Here, fled to ...,
This story, as in the States Members, including the Master of the martial related disputes. Along serving leader King Kosala and soldiers, two orders of this great god shows the site does quarreling among themselves in that place. Their enmity is full of unknown. Even the king, relatives and friends they could not be reconciled.
One day, the Master, in the morning, look at who is capable of enlightenment, and saw the two men are expected to save predestined direct evidence. The next day, the Master went alone into Xa-defense for alms, at the door of either person. This person went out and took the bowl, the Master invited into the house, prepare his seat and invited. The Master sat down, theory of mind benefits from practice, after learning his mind ready, instant theory of truth. Last lecture, he attained a Stream. The Master knew he had attained a Stream, then asked him to stand up holding bowl and go to each other's houses. This shows the Master who came out to pay homage to and invited him into the house. He also held a bowl to follow the Master, and into the house with him. Praise the Master of eleven benefits from the mind, and to know the mind of the latter also mature, immediately lectured on truth. Last lecture, the results are to dwell in a Stream. Thus attained both a Stream, confessed to each other about our mistakes, forgive each other, harmony, joy together in front of Bhagavan. After eating, the Master went on Vihara. Both bring many garlands, scents, ripe fruits, honey, sugar candy, etc. .. go with the Master of the Vihara. After outlining the responsibilities and instructions for teachers, monks, the Master enters the room Huong. The monks, in the afternoon, said the story was in the Dharma path:
Ladies and sage, the Master was able to convince those who do not convince. Two courtiers opposed to each other that long day, King and her children can not do their friendship harmony. But just one day, Tathagata was convince them.
Dharma the Master to the road and asked:
- Hey, monks of his story sitting here saying what?
Upon hearing her story, the Master said:
- Hey, monks not only today I make these two new harmony. Formerly I also make them right then.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, a large number of mass gatherings to play festivals. Many folks, the gods, the god of snakes, birds sí metal (golden bird wing god) etc .. gathered to watch the event.
At one place, a snake and a bird watching opportunity sí metal stand together. The snake did not know that I stand besides attending needle, immediately put his hand on his shoulder. Children attending needles turn around to see who had put his hand on his shoulder, and when viewed, it knew it was a snake. The snake looked well, know that I sí metallic birds and panic for fear of death, hurried out of the city and over the river to flee. Children attending needle decide to take the snake pursued.
At that time the Bodhisattva is the ascetic, living in a hut by the river he leaves. To soothe the heat of day, he took off his shirt in bark outside, wear bikinis and bathing in the river. The snake thought: "I will ask the monks save lives", immediately abandoned bountiful, turned into stones and fled in mid-shirts bark. Children attending needle chase that saw it go in, but for respect shirts by bark, it does not touch the shirt and told Bodhisattva:
- Venerable Sir, please take in bark clothes. Including snakes that I want to eat.
And to highlight this sense, it reads the first verse:
king snakes,
I want to liberate it,
Needless jade stone formation,
and because within the well,
oil hunger, I did not catch.
Bodhisattva standing in water, said King praises attending needle through Monday verse:
natural pharmaceutical holder,
Always enjoy dishes gods,
hope you are full,
As regards morals,
Oil hungry, do not eat it.
Thus, standing underwater Bodhisattva speechless rejoicing. Then the Bodhisattva went up, dressed in bark, and bring both went on huts. He praised the virtues practiced From the mind, making both harmony. From then onwards, they both live in harmony, happily together.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At the time, snakes and birds are attending the two courtiers, even ascetic position is Me.
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155. STORY sneezing (Formerly Gagga)This father, centenarian ...,
This story, while residing in Rajakaramado (Great Forest) by the king of Persia-Ky anonymously built near Vienna, the Master told the following:
One day, sitting in the middle of four at Rajakarama congregation while preaching, the Master sneezing. The monks say out loud:
- Buddha, Bhagavan wish long life! Auspicious wish long life!
And they make a loud noise. Because of the noise then, Dharma terminated. Bhagavan told the monks:
- Hey, monks, when someone sneezes, if I say: We hope to live long, it was because of conditions, a person can live or die?
- No, venerable sir.
- Hey, monks, sneezing, do not say: We hope to live long! Who said that the evil deeds committed.
At that time, when sneezing, monks, lay people often say: - Mong Ton fake live longer!
Monks feel a sting, but did not respond. The exasperated layman says
- Why Salmone Like when death wish: "I hope venerable live longer!", Did not respond?
They submit this to the Exalted. He says:
- Hey, monks, or superstition homeowners in auspicious, so, when the landlord said: Mong Ton author lived, and he was allowed to answer: Would these people live longer!
The monks asked the Buddha:
- Buddha, from start-up when the custom of meeting the wishes of long life?
The Master replied:
- The practice was started up since ancient times.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned in the land of Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born into the family of Brahmin origin Ka-si. His father worked as trafficking Bodhisattva to live. When Bodhisattva to sixteen, the father handed over to the Bodhisattva pearl had spells go from village to town and then to Balaam complaints. Once finished eating at the doorman, the father and son can not find a house to live in, he asked:
- People who come to stay in place late?
The others answered them:
- Also to have a home. But he has a non-home (spirits) are in. If he wants to, just go there where.
Bodhisattva said:
- Father dear, let's go, do not be afraid Yakshis, I will convince him, make him kneel at the foot of the father.
After saying Bodhisattva led him to it. Then the father lying on the plank, and Bodhisattva seated father strangled feet. Then the demon Yakshis residing in that, after twelve years of service to the king Vessavana (Pi-sa-keeper, one of the four Heavenly Kings), this is the house that: Except those who are in the house this house, while sneeze, if so wish: "I hope to live long!" and replied: "I hope to live long!", the demon that can eat other people do not wish to live long.
Yakshis her child at the main truss columns of trees. He thought: "I will make the father Bodhisattva sneezing". So, with his powers, it makes picking up fine dust. Dust was flying nose father. The father is on the board sneezing. The son did not say: Expect father live longer! Children want to eat meat Yakshis father, should go down from the rafter tree column. Bodhisattva saw it immediately thought: "My Father is the demon makes sneezing. The demon, when someone sneezes without replied," Live ", will become prey to eat it!" So the Bodhisattva speak with his father verse:
Plus twenty,
wish you did not eat father,
Mong father lived hundred collection!
Upon hearing the Bodhisattva said, the Yakshis thought, "replied the young man; Mong father live longer! I can not eat meat but I will eat the father!". So it's going to close the father. Seeing the approaching Yakshis, he immediately thought: "The devil is going to eat those who do not respond:" Looking forward to a long life. "Then I will answer:" May you live long. "And the father say the second shelf:
Plus twenty,
wish you eat poison
hundreds of children alive collection!
Con Yakshis thinking: "Both this, one can not eat meat," immediately pulled back. But the Bodhisattva asked it:
- Venerable Yakshis Hey, why you eat those who go into this house?
- Because I serve the king Vessavana twelve years, should be allowed to feed everyone, except those who meet wishes: Live Long!
- Hey Yakshis, before you do evil, it must be born violent, cruel, hurt people. Now if you do the same action, you will go from this darkness to another darkness. So from now on, you give up killing etc ..
After convince the Yakshis, making it scared the hell's misery, it keeps the Five Precepts recommend, recruit child Bodhisattva Yakshis become maids.
The next day, many people go to see the Yakshis, knowing that it was the Bodhisattva convince, immediately report to the king:
- Dear God particles, have a young man, was regent for the Yakshis, and did it become a running job.
King to invite the Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva put into positions Dai Shogun, and reward Bodhisattva father more fame. After the Yakshis be crowned king of the tax collector, the king's commandment to follow advice Bodhisattva, such as the merit of alms etc .. and he died, King was born to heaven as a large congregation Devas.
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After the Master told this dharma, to explain customary reply: "I hope to live long," he said:- From the ancient custom is already there.
And the Master identified Precursor:
- At that time, the king was Ananda, the Ca-lettuce fathers and sons is Me.
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156. STORY WITH PRINCE CENTER FOR BID (Formerly Alinacitta)Thanks to gather for Mind ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a degenerate monks diligent. (The story will be told in Chapter XI, Samvara Forerunner 462). The Master asked:
- Is it he diligently degenerate?
Monks he replied:
- Is it true, venerable sir.
The Master spoke to him:
- Hey monks, Oldtimer himself has diligently taken the kingdom into Balaam complaints twelve miles away, and delivered his kingdom for a child like a piece of meat. And now, why he was ordained in the Teachings of liberation so, the diligent degenerate?
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, there is a village not far from carpenters to Balaam How many complaints. In it, there are five hundred in the carpenter. They sailed up the river, cutting down trees to make contributions to the slopes of one-storey houses, or two floors. They mark all logs, skidding to the waterfront and brought up on a boat waiting. Those who want to house How they do so and then take the money to live.
While they are doing so, the elephant stepped on a piece of scrap wood chips of Acacia. He crashed into the wood chips pieces elephant feet makes it very painful. His feet were swollen and pus. Elephant felling heard thinking: "I can ask a carpenter who makes good reasonable?" Thought it went three feet in the air and lay down bunch carpenter. The carpenter found it swollen foot, went to see and saw pieces of wood shavings. They took a knife, pulled out a piece of wood shavings, stripped latex, wash with hot water and anointed with the appropriate country, not how often the wound is healed. Healthy elephant thought: "Thanks to this the carpenter, I was alive. Now we need to repay them."
From then onwards, elephants uprooting trees help the carpenter, rolling the stick or help them hewn wood. Or it gives them whatever they need tools and things with tentacles holding firmly not lose heart. At mealtime, the carpenter each bring a meal and elephants are both five hundred parts. Then the elephant's got a pure white elephant, an elephant beautiful purebred. Elephant father thought: "I am older now. Now we should give our children jobs to help them". So do not notify the carpenter said, it goes into the forest, the elephant took place, and told them:
- Elephant child is my child. The people who helped me. Now I deliver it to the people as to pay for treatment. Starting from now, it will make the person.
Then he taught me:
- Starting today, what the father did, I just did.
Elephant father finished speaking, to juveniles in the carpenter and went into the woods. Since then, elephants submissive follow the words of the carpenter, patience to endure all their work and raising it to five hundred servings as they have elephant father.
When juveniles are done the work, and then play it back into the river. These children often grasp carpenter tap it, and play with it in the water and on shore. At that time, the elephant, the horse was not domesticated humans defecating or urinating in water just outside the bowel, on the waterfront.
One day it rains, a dry yard of the elephant fell into the river, drifting into a state of terminal Balaam complaints, caught in a thicket, and stand back. The rider of the king led five hundred elephants come to bathe. When the elephant yard smelled of pure elephant, an elephant does not take down the river, they curved tail up and plug the run. The mahout who reports to the elephant trainer. These people say:
- Maybe nothing obstacles in the water.
They ordered the cleansing water and saw lots of elephant feces purebred bushes in her and know this is the cause of the incident. They brought a jar filled with water, crushed and sprinkled her yard clean up the body of the elephant. The body of the elephant becomes fragrant, then, the boats tied up, go against the current and to place the carpenter in. Baby elephants playing in the river, listening to the drums, immediately approached the carpenter. They went to meet the king and said:
- Dear God Prince, Emperor e need any type of wood, to what he came here for hard? Why not let us gods messenger brought back?
- Secretary Hey, come here not because of the wood. I come for the elephant.
- Dear God and death, God-mail make it taken away.
- But the elephant does not want to go.
The king asked:
- Hey you elephant, what do you want?
- Dear God-mail, take money for this carpenter has nurtured me.
- Well done, you.
The king ordered to bring hundreds of thousands of gold coins, and for nearly four feet placed elephants and elephant tails with his pile of money, but the elephant did not go. It calls for each worker a pair of clothes, enough cloth for his wife to wear, give children money raised. Then the elephant turned his back, looked and greet the carpenter, the woman and the child and then go with the king.
King brought elephants to travel into the city. King for the city decorated and the elephant stables, protected elephant walk around the city, then put in the elephant stables, and decorate the magnificent elephant stables. King makes empowerment for elephants, it makes room for the United statues, elephants put on line his friend, the elephant half the kingdom, and took care of elephant care of yourself. Since the elephant to the whole realm of Hell-line-topic (India) in the hands of the king's reign.
Over time the Bodhisattva entered her pregnant form Secretarial post. When she is about to birth the queen, and the king shared destiny. Afraid that if elephants learned king shared destiny, it can make the heart break, so people do not know what to say to the elephant and it's still mostly lower as before.
But neighboring king, the king of Kosala, learned king who had died, thinking: "the Kingdom was empty," went to a large army and siege. Military protection for closed and reported to the king of Kosala:
- Our Queen unborn. From here up to seven days, she will give birth, the number of people guessing minister has said. If the queen's son born on the seventh day, we will fight, not give the kingdom. So let's wait for that day.
King Kosala accepted. On Saturday, the queen bore a son. By holidays named, was named crown prince Prince have gathered for the center because it predicted the child was born to win over people's hearts.
Seven days later, when the Prince of life, the whole people at war with the king of Kosala. Due to lack of leadership, so when fighting big armies that gradually losses, and recoil. The lords of this process to the queen:
- Perilous situation, the army beaten down regress, we fear defeat. King has shared destiny, newborn prince, but the king of Kosala moved its troops to the fighting, while Great statue close friend of the king not know anything, answered the queen. We want to inform the elephant said. Please wait is queen.
Approved queen, prince makeup, place it on a smooth cloth, going down from the castle to the surrounding lords, to the elephant stables, located at the foot of an elephant prince and said:
- Lord elephant, elephant god friend shared destiny. We should fear the Lord with a broken heart does not believe the elephant god knows. This is your son, the elephant god. King Kosala was to encircle the city, fighting with your baby elephants and military princess to regress. Or is your lord elephants kill her, or take back your kingdom for his son.
At that moment, the elephant took the Prince touched faucet, support it up, put on his head and wailing loudly, then helped the Prince down, put it in the hands of queen, comes out and says the elephant stables :
- I will capture the king of Kosala.
The great god armor for elephants, decorated elephants and opening her up, surrounded by elephants and escorted it out to war. Elephant city came roaring out, make public horror fled, defeated the enemy and then hold the crown of the king of Kosala hair, catching king placed at the foot of the Prince. Some people got up to destroy the king of Kosala. Elephant stop, and drop the king went with the advice:
- Starting today, do not be heedless. Do not be arrogant, thinking that the young prince.
From then onwards, the whole realm of Hell-line-in the hands of the Bodhisattva, and no one dared enemies rebelled.
At seven, the Bodhisattva made empowerment, became king with the name recorded for the center, ruled the country with the Dhamma, and the public network, making paradise is born to a large congregation of gods.
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When the Master tells the story past is done, is the Master, he said to the two verses:joyful large army,
King Ko-sa Catch-la,
greed, do not know enough
With What You Have,
Do military consent.
Also monks
Tinh need, rely enough,
Cultivation under charity law,
peace Scoring suffering,
Sequential attained
And destroy all the fetters.
- At the end of the truth, the monks had attained degenerate Arhat.
And he identified Precursor:
- At that time, the mother is the queen Ma-Sale (Maya), his father is the great king Suddhodana, elephant country regained and then offered the prince is degenerate monks ardent, elephant's father is Xa earrings-waving, and Prince have gathered for the center is Me.
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STORY OF DUC 157. (Formerly Guna)What do you want, make is ...,
This story, while residing in the United Vienna, the Master tells the Venerable Ananda had received a thousand robes. This story Presbyterian sermon in internal king of Kosala was said to Mahasara precursor (No. 92). When elders are teaching the king's cabinet, he is worth a thousand panels each plate a thousand gold coins was brought to the king offered. King took the five hundred sheets, and the concubines five hundred sheets. All concubines to care one side panels, and the next day and offered to Elder Ananda, while his old robes up, go to the King breakfast. The king asked:
- I can give her the medical panels per sheet worth a thousand gold coins, why she did not cover?
- O Lord, we worship the god-cards for elders robes.
- Elder Ananda got all stars?
- Dear God death, yes.
- Tier Enlightenment allows only three robes, I think Elder Ananda considering selling cloth, should realize too much the same.
The king was angry elders, ate breakfast, went to his residence, at the Presbyterian room, bowed, sat down and asked:
- Venerable Sir, the woman in the bow of the station had to learn French or French with venerable hear it?
- O Lord, yes. The women's record, and listen to what they should hear.
- What, they only hear their French or offerings to the upper venerable and lower health care?
- O Lord, today they have offered five hundred y worth a thousand coins per plate.
- Venerable can get all these?
- O Lord, yes.
- Venerable Sir, but the Master only allow only three medical?
- Yes, Sire. Bhagavan allows each monks only three medical use, but does not preclude taking what was offered. Therefore, I take medical plates so that others are carrying y old trail.
- But when his monks to receive care from the venerable plate, what would they do with the old robes?
- With the old robes, they'll do upper robe.
- With the old upper robe, they'll do?
- They will make the mattress.
- With the old mattress, they will do?
- They will land rug.
- With the old ground coverings, they'll do?
- They will do the wiper leg.
- With the old foot wipes, they will do?
- O Lord, they are not allowed to spend credits furniture donations. So, they took a small knife the old foot wiper, mixed with mud, soil and lime to the lake house.
- Venerable Sir, even the foot wipes are offered for venerable nor be destroyed?
- Yes, Sire, we do not ruin our offerings for. We are all used.
King with joyful hearts, bring the remaining five hundred robes are kept in supply Presbyterian offerings. Then the king heard the words rejoice merit, pay homage to elders, relatives toward the organic, and the di.0
Five hundred elders cozy robes for the first time received have already y old. But the resident monks contract with Presbyterian is about five hundred degrees. One of these visitors was a young monks, most Presbyterians much lower, scan the room, draw water, clean food, bring toothpick brush your teeth, wash face, cleaned the toilet, bring water heat to the room, and do the work required, such as hand squeeze, squeeze the legs, punching back.
Take five hundred elders receive the next sheet for monks brought him, as worthy of all the help for his servant. This, monks, divided all her canvas for your colleagues with you. Thus, all monks are getting the cloth offerings. They cut him and dyed fabrics like cotton Kanikara gold. They pay homage to the Master, sat to one side and said:
- Buddha, a disciple has attained St. The store has to be a person to give alms do not see eye to eye?
- Hey, monks a disciple Bible is not a side who look to generosity.
- Buddha, monks our teachers, storekeeper Elder Dharma brought five hundred cloth is worth a thousand gold coins each plate for a young monks, and he brought the cloth was divided get to us.
- Hey, monks, Ananda was not the look on hand to give alms. Attendant monks had helped his teacher a lot. Therefore, for most men, because of merit, because people have to adapt to his servant so he did so to help to those who helped, so he for grace to press response. The wise ancient mind also help to those who help themselves.
Said this is complete, at the request of his monks, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as a lion living in a mountain cave. Foothills surrounding it, there is a large lake surrounded. On a piece of land of lakes emerged, dense mud, grass grows green and on the mud was soft, doe rabbit species etc .. other agile animals back and forth to graze. That day, there was a passing deer eating grass. There, the lion wants to eat deer, jumped down from the mountain, with its very fast, it jumps to. Deer frightened cry and ran, the Lion could not outran and mud fell on his face, got bogged down, do not stand up, because the four foot deep stab like pillars, seven days stand so do not eat do not drink anything.
A jackal marauder, saw lions, instant panic escape. But calling it a lion:
- Hey you jackals, do not run, we now get stuck in the mud. Save lives.
Jackal lion approached and said:
- If I pull him up, I am afraid that he is going to eat me!
- Do not be afraid, I will not eat you. On the contrary we will serve to help people a lot. Look for a vehicle pulled me up.
Jackal accept promises, instant dig around four feet of mud lions, digging ditches four there, to conduct water to make soft mud. Then cow underbelly jackals and lions say:
- Try on, sir.
Then use the lion head butting belly up. Lions running very strongly, rising from the mud, jumping up to stand on solid ground. Lions rest for a while and then go into the pool, wash the mud. Bath, it killed a buffalo and the buffalo meat fangs deep into grabbing, tearing flesh it out to put some meat in front of jackals:
- Hey you eat it!
After eating jackals, lions eat. Then jackal kept a piece of meat.
- Hey you keep meat for?
Jackal replied:
- There girlfriend keeps house for me, this is for her steak.
Lion says:
- Well, let him take it.
Then the lion also took a piece of meat to his wife. Both stand on top of the mountain and agree to the whereabouts of the two girlfriends. Saying so, lions go there, bring meat for lioness and the jackal, then say,
- Starting today, we will take care of her.
Then, the lion put both spouses jackals in their accommodation, leaving them in a different cave near his shop.
From then on, when hunting, lion and lioness to the stay jackals, jackals away with its remaining male, killed many animals. Both eat on the spot, and then brought back for two children two meals. Thus, over time, lioness born two children. So too jackals. All of them live in harmony with each other. One day, the lion thought: "The lion is so loving and jackals the jackals small. Maybe it is time the situation with the jackals. Therefore, it's such a new attachment. Let's talk child abuse, making it panicked, and fled away. "
While bringing lion hunting jackals, lioness started torturing, jackals make the panic:
- Why do you remain here? Why not go somewhere else?
The lion and the jackal makes me so nervous. Jackal what to tell her husband this incident:
- Obviously the Lions meant we've been here too long. Lion soon kill us. So let's return to the old cave had lived before.
Jackals and little lion met:
Sir, we have been with him for so long. Who in the long as well as loss of attachment. While we go hunting, lioness tortured and threatened my wife and said: Why are you here, let's elope! The lion and the jackal scare me like that. If someone dislikes you, you should tell their neighbors to go do business somewhere else rather tortured like this is useless?
After saying that, jackals started reading verses:
is usually the strongest measures,
children roared, I know,
before I slash, this fear.
Jackal heard say, a lion to his wife:
- This bride, in that time we went hunting stuck in the mud on the seventh day ... are we about to couple this jackal. Bride, remember?
- Yes, I remember.
- Bride you know any reason after seven days have just about no?
- Dear man, I do not know.
- This bride, snatched me catch a deer jump, are attached to the mud, unable to get out of that place. In seven days, I stood there, not eating anything. I did this because foxes are you saved my song.Con, who saved my life. You do have the ability faithful in friendship, you did not major or minor. Starting now, the bride do not have such contempt for my friend, your wife, your children we do.
Then the lion said Monday verse:
still persevering friendship,
the kin,
our canines wife Hey!
Do not you despise him,
The foxes This
gives us life.
Lioness listen to her husband, family peace with jackals, and from there on, to live in harmony with the jackals and its children. The young lions play with the baby foxes. When his parents died, they do not stop you, still live happy together. Indeed, their friendship lasted until the seventh.
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Having told this story, the Master preached the truth. Last lecture, some monks attained a Stream, attained some future First, some attained Real Lai, and some attained Arhat.And he identified Precursor:
- At the time the jackal is Ananda, and the lion was me. '
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HORSE STORY SUHANU 158. (Formerly Suhanu)Other animals are not counted ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of two monks violent, cruel. In the provinces, there is also such a position. One day, the monks in the provinces, for some jobs, go to the Members States. The novice and young monks known atrocity of his monks, they say:
- We want to see two monks he quarreled violently.
They giggled, monks led him to a room in the Jeta monks. Both violent, just like each other each other closely, massage hands, feet and backs to each other. The monks at Dhamma talk about the story line is as follows:
- Ladies and Sage, the monks of this violent toward others often blunt, cruel. But for another, the two reconciled, happy, loving each other.
The Master to ask the Dharma path:
- Hey, monks, today here, the desk he sat meetings are problems?
Upon hearing the matter on, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, not only so far. In ancient times, they also are the violent, cruel to others. But they blend together for joy, live cordially.
Then the Master told the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva is the king's courtiers, do all the work, adviser to the king of the world and the church. King has little character involved. In the stables of King has a horse named Mahasona brusque (Large nuts). Some horse traders from the north brought five hundred horses and let the king know. Historically, courtiers often told them to set prices and then pay full horse without expecting anything less frequented. The king was not happy, to call a different courtiers and said:
- Hey secretary, let them assess the horse. First of all let's drop the horse between horses Mahasona on it, causing it to bite the newcomers making their horses were injured and weak, and then told them to lower the price and pay less money.
- Yes sir.
His courtiers told obedience do. The horse traders not happy, let the Bodhisattva's work was his courtiers. Bodhisattva asked:
- You have horses at the stable blunt of you not?
- Sir there. The horse was named Suhanu blunt (strong jaw), it's very violent, cruel.
- So when you come back, bring his horse to.
One day the king heard the horse traders and security groups horses Mahasona drop out. The horse dealer Mahasona to see, immediately drop Suhanu horse. The two horses met him, stood up and licked close. King asked the Bodhisattva:
- Hey secretary, two horses this blunt truth aggressive, vicious, violence against other horses. And we stand together to lick themselves and happy together, why so?
Bodhisattva said:
- O Lord, because of animals is no different. When their same species together, they love each other.
And Bodhisattva read two verses:
So-na, and Su-ha-nu,
both harmony,
Su-ha-nu same,
the same species with So-na .
Wild and cruel,
often need the reins,
thus evil, evil contract,
Real positive, negative contract.
Then, the Bodhisattva said:
- O Lord, a king not to be greedy. Should not harm another person's property.
After admonishing the king, the Bodhisattva for horses and pays the valuation price. The horse dealer received the money at the prices, fun place to go. And obey the king's counsel Bodhisattva, and the common destiny, to follow his career.
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After telling this dialogue approach, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, two horses were two evil monks, the king was Ananda, and the location is excellent courtiers Me.
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159. THE STORY CON (Formerly Mora)Let's grow up, the sun ...,
This story, while residing in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a degenerate monks diligent. His monks are monks, did he diligently degenerate?
Monks said:
- Buddha, indeed.
The Master asked:
- As seen anything?
Monks he replied:
- For women who have found a body beautiful jewelry.
The Master spoke to him:
- Hey, monks, is no stranger to a woman pulled very heart of a man like him. Even the wise ancient mind, after hearing the female voice, the oil cultivation in seven hundred years no transgression, still defiled immediately. Even the purity level is the same. They gain fame as the ultimate female passionate mortal identity will also honor, and said nothing of his status as impure?
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was reborn as the peacock.
While in eggshell yellow as the flower buds Kanikara, Bodhisattva egg breaking out. Bodhisattva into a beautiful peacock beautiful yellow under wings have bright red borders. In order to protect his life, after crossing three mountain ranges, and in the mountains Wednesday, gold peacock feathers new accommodation options on the mountain plateau in Dandaka gold. When dawn sky, perched on ridges at the sun rises, Bodhisattva read a mantra for peace upholding their prey before flying away. The mantra that starts with the sentence:
the only King with eyes,
with bright yellow colors,
illuminated the land.
And I worship him,
Tier bright yellow earth,
now let's protected us
safe living full day.
Thus, after the sun pay homage to this verse to defend himself, the Bodhisattva again pay homage to the Buddha had passed away in the past and the merits of the Buddhas with verse two:
Tier any legal insight,
I prostrate to Him
Be holder for children.
Obeisance to the Buddha-da,
Bodhi prostrate position,
rank bowed liberation,
liberation prostrate position.
After reading the commentary on this protection, the birds went to find prey. Thus the day, peacock marauder; in the afternoon, the bird perched on top of the mountain, overlooking the sun set, after remembering the virtues of the Buddha, I do all the other notes to holders of its origin, the verse begins with the words: Let's dive Sun:
the only King with eyes,
with bright yellow colors,
illuminated the land;
And I worship him,
Tier bright yellow earth,
now please protect us
all night Live Safe.
Chu saint's legs,
Tier any legal wisdom,
I prostrate to them,
Be holder for children.
Obeisance to the Buddha-da,
Bodhi prostrate position,
rank bowed liberation,
liberation prostrate position .
After reading all this attention to protect themselves, the birds go to sleep.
Then Balaam far not as many complaints, with a hunter in a village. While hunting in the Himalaya region, see the Bodhisattva is sitting on mountains of gold in Dandakha, he let his son know.
One day, the queen of King Balaam complaint named Khema (Taihe) dreamed that a golden peacock sermon, went before the king:
- Sire, postcards golden peacock wants to hear the sermon.
King asked the grand things. The courtiers replied:
- Make the Brahmin knows that.
The Brahmin said:
- There are the golden birds.
The king asked:
- Where are they?
They answered:
- Make sure the hunters may know.
King for hunters meeting to ask them. The hunter's son he said:
- Ladies and there, O Lord, in the mountain at Dandaka gold, the yellow bird is in there.
- What does not kill the birds, catch it brought them here.
The hunter goes, trapping grid spot of bird of prey. But in place of the step-up bird, it did not fall trap. The hunter did not catch the peacock, spreading seven years hunting as such, and has common destiny. Queen Khema not got her wish and common destiny. The king was furious and said:
- Because of a bird, my queen has shared destiny.
King told engraved on a gold plate the following inscription:
- On the Himalaya ranges, there is a mountain named Dandaka gold. At that has the golden bird in. Who carnivorous bird of eternal youth that will never grow old.
So they write is complete, the king leaves his gold in a box. After the king shared destiny, other kings succeeded, read plates of gold, and the Convention: "I shall never grow old." King then summoned another hunter. Hunter was gone, did not catch the Bodhisattva, and also shared destiny there. Under such developments, six ice king respectively.
Then the seventh king succeeded, also called a hunter. The hunter went, commented that spot peacock stepped on, trap nets did not fall, and knew peacock spell read before come to find prey. He immediately got down marginal seats in local marshes, catch a bird in the roof, it teaches dance and bring the roof birds that come to this place, in the morning before reading spells peacock. The barber pole erected trap, trap nets and make roof calling peacock.
Peacock hens heard unusual cry, being in love immediately arouse lust in the heart, can not read the spell, go to the roof and caught in traps. Hunters caught peacock, brought to the king Balaam complaints. King saw the bird of beauty, was very pleased. After sitting on the seats were prepared, Bodhisattva asked:
- O Lord, why the Great King told catch gods?
King said:
- I heard that those who eat you will never grow old. Ivy immortality I desire, I will tell thee to to eat.
- So who would be gods eat ivy immortality. Such is the spirit will die.
- Yes, you will die.
- But if the people do death would die as death.
King said:
- Do you have the color yellow, so I heard that those who eat you will never grow old forever young.
- O Lord, born golden god is not without reason. Oldtimer, god is Dharmaraja reigns in this city. Five gods preserve, and make the whole of the people in the world hold the Five. After a shared destiny, was born at the castle god heaven Thirty-three, living in it for all the life, and shared destiny. As a result of a bad karma, be born as god of birds, but through the power of the old morality, god golden color.
- Home You are Dharmaraja held About! As a result of Gender born yellow, this how can we believe it? What evidence?
- O Lord, God had a proof.
- What evidence?
- O Lord, when god made Dharmaraja, the god would sit in the car with gold and passing nowhere. God's chariot was now lying buried in the ground, under the kingdom of the Great lakes. Give the pool dug up, and the car would bear witness to the god.
He accepted the king and said:
- You instead.
Then the king for scooping water out of the lake, dug up by the carriage and the word Bodhisattva said:
- O Lord, except Nirvana immortal, all other options are compounded, no real nature, impermanent, subject to decay.
After saying, the Bodhisattva sermon for King, and advised the king kept the Five. Happy king, offering state of the Bodhisattva, and pay utmost reverence. Bodhisattva does not receive the kingdom, but advised the king:
- Great king nor distractions.
Then go nowhere soar Dandaka Gold Mountain.
King also follow the advice of the Bodhisattva of merit such as giving etc .. then when the public network, following his career.
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After this dialog legal matter, gurus preach the truth. Last lecture, the monks degenerate attained Arhat.And he identified Precursor:
- At that time the king was Ananda and I are birds of the same.
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160. STORY dark blue goose (Formerly Vinilaka)Vi-kings same subject-ha ...,
This story, while staying at the Bamboo Grove, the Master tells the story of Devadatta imitated Auspicious level.
When two disciples go Gayasisa, at that Devadatta imitated Auspicious Career and distress. Two sermon Elder and bring your medical monks go about Truc Lam alone. The Master asked:
- Hey Sariputta, to see him, Devadatta had done?
The two said:
- Buddha, Devadatta imitated Auspicious Career and met tribulation.
Guru says:
- Hey Sariputta, not just now Devadatta new imitate Me and distress, but ancient, so also now.
Having said so, according to Elder request, the Master told the story past.
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Oldtimer domestic Videha, when kings ruled at the Mithila Videha, Bodhisattva entered her pregnant form queen. Once into adulthood, he learned all the talents in Takkasala, and when his father shared destiny, Bodhisattva throne.
At that time, a king golden geese living with a crow in the yard the bait and spawned a gander. The bird does not like you, do not look like dad, dark blue and called Vimilaka. King geese often come to visit me. Then two other children were born geese lot like his father. Father often went to see the human world, we asked him why his father. Goose father said:
- The human body, the father was living with a female ravens, and give birth to a male goose named Vinikala. So come visit us or it.
- So they live? Goslings asked.
- Now it lives in water Videha, not far from Mithila how much, on the tops of palm trees (I-la).
- Dear Father, living among the human world is dangerous considerable fear. Father do not go there. We'll go and bring it back to me.
Two geese child is approved, he went to the spot, told goose sitting on a bar Vinikala tree, then they bite both ends of the bar and fly through the trees into Mithila.
Meanwhile, the king was sitting in the carriage Videda splendid thoroughbred horses Sindh including four white whole, towed around the city. Vinikala see king thought: "What can I and other Videha what King. The King sat on a chariot pulled by four horses Sindh walk around the city; you're sitting on the wagon was the last goose, and come out of nowhere not!". When it passed in vain, it reads the first verse:
Being the thoroughbred horse
horizontal Drag the house
at the Mi-thi-is,
Also, Vi Manila
two geese carrying
immense Between nowhere!
The geese did you hear words of Vinilaka very indignant. First we have the intention: "We will give it to fall down here and fly away." But think again: "How so, how well our father scolded us." Afraid of being scolded father, we put Vinikala to listen to his father and told his father did the other geese. Geese angry father said:
- You're more than brothers eyebrow stars? You pretended to noble, his idea of his lord and see you as a horse-drawn vehicle you? You do not know yourself of power? This was not the place to find the bait you. Let go of your mother shelter!
After scolding it, goose father read verse two:
living in this dangerous,
This is not room for you,
Live at the town entrance,
place your mother expected,
Come then hurry!
Along with such Vinikala reproof, geese tell you:
- Take this child is brought to defecate yard space outside of Mithila.
And they did as his father said.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At the time Vinilaka was Devadatta, the child is two geese debut disciple, Ananda geese father, the king also Videha is Me.
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PRODUCT SANTAHAVA
161. STORY INDASAMANAGOTTA hermit (Formerly Indasamanagotta)
Do not hang intimate ...,
This story, while residing in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a reluctant mood. The circumstances of the story will be talked about in the precursor Gijjha (No. 427), Chapter IX. The Master said to his monks:
- Thuở ago, he was a hard security, for not listening to the wise mind, should have been mad elephant trampled to death.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin. Once into adulthood, he left family life, ordained as hermit, lived in the Snow Mountains. At that time, in the hermit with an ascetic named Indasamanagotta was reluctant, do not listen to advice. This person has adopted a baby elephant. Bodhisattva heard the call so he came over and asked:
- There are reasonable true, do you feed a baby elephant?
- Secretary Venerable Sir, I have adopted a baby elephant has lost his mother.
Bodhisattva said:
- For elephants grow up normally killed when carer. So should not nourish her elephant.
- Without it, I can not survive, said Division Chief.
- Then you will see clearly.
The elephant was raised, after a while, it grows very fast. One time, she went to get the hermit roots and fruit picking etc .. in the woods and in a few days there. When the south wind began to blow, the elephant became frantic, with the intention: "I will destroy the leaf hut, smash smashed dropped his water loungers, beds and tore murder ascetic and gone ! " So it hid in a bush and watched them on the road track.
After taking the food for the elephants, Indasamana go before everyone, see elephant, thought that things remain the same should go near the elephants. Elephant from the grove rushed out, took the hermit wrapped hose, thrown to the ground, took the first step on the foot, ending his won life, then roared and ran into the woods. The remaining hermit news for Master Chief this up. Bodhisattva said:
- Do not make friends with the wicked.
Then Bodhisattva read two verses:
with wicked, immoral,
Divine Master clear
trend non-holy man,
husband or bray evil
will do evil Also,
as with the hermit
In-da-sa-that-na.
If you see a man
who was like his Know
About gender, intellectual,
and heard both,
Make choices such people
do you hang yourself,
living with a level of vacuum press
is living true happiness.
Thus, teachers encourage them Bodhisattva hermit:
- Do not disobey encourage teachers, should live according to cleverly teaches:
Then Bodhisattva of Indasamana funeral.
Then practice the Four Bodhisattva immeasurable and be born to the world of Brahma.
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After telling this dialogue approach, the Master identified Precursor:- At the time, the monks Indasamanagotta make this difficult, but we hermit Master Chief is Me.
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162 flights per FAMILY AFFAIR (Formerly Santhava)Nothing is more toxic ...,
This story, while residing in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of the god of fire sacrifices. This story is like the story told in the precursor before Naguttha (144). The monks saw the god of fire sacrifices you asked Bhagavan:
- Buddha, the braided hair taste many kinds of deviant practice austerity. What was the benefit?
The Master replied:
- Hey, monks, had no interest in anything. Location wise the ancient idea that has interests in the fire sacrifice sacrificial fire god god should have in a long time. After he did not see the benefits, immediately pour water to extinguish the fire, and took the branches put out the fire and scatter turned away do not look back again.
After saying that, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned in the land of Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin. At the Bodhisattva was sixteen years old, his parents took fire when newborn Bodhisattva told Bodhisattva:
- Dear body, I want to take this flame birth, went into the forest and cultivate that fire; or three volumes Vedic school, built heritage and family life?
Bodhisattva said:
- I do not like family life. I will nurture the flame of the forest to be born to Brahma world.
Bodhisattva took flame birth, father's mother bowed, and went into the woods, living in a hut of leaves and nourish the fire god.
One day come to offer food, ripe avocado getting slapped Beef and milk porridge, milk porridge and brought about, fire up and thought: "I will pour porridge cooked with butter milk to make offerings to the god of fire." Bodhisattva pouring milk porridge on the fire, but because of too much oil poured on the fire, the fire grew and burned burning hut always leaves. You Brahmin panic flee, stood far apart and said:
- Do not conversant with the wicked. Leaf hut far we trudge up this fire was burning.
And Bodhisattva first verse reads:
to the body is wicked,
is poured into nurturing
With ripe fruits, milk porridge,
flame burnt leaf hut
I built tough loss.
Then Bodhisattva added:
- I do not have anything to contact you again, you lie there!
Said this is done, the Bodhisattva get water to extinguish the fire, and flame tree branch smashed, and go deep into the mountain snow. In which he saw a deer lick the lions, tigers and leopards. This has caused the Bodhisattva thought that nothing better is conversant with the true you, then read the verse Bodhisattva Monday:
communicate your true body;
See the black deer
licking her face Casual,
lion, tiger,
leopard and even more.
Said this is done, the Bodhisattva went deep into the snow mountain, the monastic life of the hermit, attained the position and the Zen Wins evidence, until the public network, he was born to Brahma world.
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After telling this dialogue approach, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the ascetic is Me.
-ooOoo-
163. STORY KING Susima (Formerly Susima)Over hundred elephants black full ...,
This story, while residing in the United Vienna, the Master talked about giving discretion. In Xa-defense, sometimes a family of offerings to them monks led by the Buddha; sometimes they give to the heathen, sometimes many meetings of an organization, together alms; sometimes along the same path, sometimes all the people in the voluntary donations and alms option.
In this case, the entire population of the city depending on voluntary donations, but when ordering all items to charity, they are divided into two camps. Some people want all items giving to the Gentiles. Some people want to give to them, monks with the Buddha's leaders. So there is a quarrel, the pagan followers of pagan defend, defend Buddha disciple them monks. When deciding to take the majority, those who say "We're giving them the Buddha's Rising leaders' accounts should be accepted outnumbered. A disciple of the heathen could not stop the alms offerings to Buddha. The resident who invited them to the Buddha's Rising leaders. They held large alms for seven days, and on the seventh day, they offered all of the items. The Master say rejoice merit. Then he instructs the public on the results from them.
Members States at his residence in the afternoon, the monks gathered in the Dhamma way, and tell this story:
- Ladies and Sage, the unbelieving disciples tried to stop the offerings to Buddha, but they can not stop. All items that are alms under the heel of the Buddha. Oh, great to replace the power of the Buddha!
The Master came over and asked:
- Hey, monks, the meeting here he is talking and what issues?
When the issue is answered, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just a new pagan trying to stop alms to Me. Long ago, they tried so already. But items alms in all cases and also placed under my heel.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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In ancient times, there is a reign of King Susima Balaam complaints. At that time Bodhisattva enter pregnancy form a Brahmin woman is the wife of economic advisers to the king himself. When Bodhisattva to sixteen, the father shared destiny. When alive, the father is the elephant chaired the ceremony. All these accoutrements, ornaments for elephants go attend are owned by the father. Thus, after the elephant festival, crop father was ten million gold coins. At that time, the elephant festival has come. The Brahmin went Emperor and said:
- O Lord, elephant festival this year has come. We need to prepare for good celebrate. Now the son of the Brahmin advisor so young priest, did not know the three Vedas and collective unknown economic phenomenon (the problem of knowledge related to elephants). Let us organize the ceremony elephant god.
The king accepted this. The Brahmin thought: "We do not give your children self-organizing economic adviser elephant festival, we ourselves organized. We will collect more money." They are happy to come out.
And four days before the festival day will come. The Bodhisattva is a private mother, thinking: "For seven generations this tradition will end with our families; and assets will suffer reduced". So sad melancholy mother and crying. Bodhisattva asked:
- Why are you crying?
And when I heard the reason, the Bodhisattva said:
- Dear Mother, when they held the elephant festival.
The mother said:
- Dear dear, I do not know three volumes Vedic economic subjects does not know, how can the festival be held?
- Dear Mother, when they organized elephant festival?
- Dear relatives, and four days.
- Dear Mother, the Master Chief recite the Vedas and three sets of subjects live?
- Dear relatives, Master Chief has known many ways, living in the country Takkasila in Gandhara, about two thousand miles distant.
- Dear Mother, I'm not going to ruin the tradition of our family. In one day, I will go to Takkasila; in one night, I finished three volumes will Vedas and economic subjects. Days later, I would return and the fourth day, the ceremony will be held the elephant, mothers do not cry!
With these words, the Bodhisattva comforting mother. After eating, the next morning Bodhisattva leave alone. Only one day to go to Takkasila, Bodhisattva bowed head priest asked Bodhisattva:
- Dear relatives, children come from?
- Dear Master Chief, Balaam son from complaints to.
- For what purpose?
- For the purpose of studying the Vedas and three collections of objects from the Master Chief.
- You instead, the human body, we will teach you. Bodhisattva said:
- Secretary Venerable Sir, I have urgent work.
Bodhisattva let Master Chief knows all things and said:
- In one day, I traveled 2,000 miles to come here. Give children a chance to learn tonight. By the third day will be the day elephant festival then. You will learn all alone through a post.
After that said, the Bodhisattva is willing to Master Chief, Master Chief immediately wash your feet, and put 1000 gold coins, Division Head bowed, and sat down on one side. Bodhisattva attentively memorize until dawn, had finished three volumes of Vedic and statues, and then asked:
- Dear Master Chief, what else?
When answered:
- Dear relatives, nothing else, all that is done.
Bodhisattva want to correct teaching of the Master Chief and said:
- Dear Master Chief, in this book, verses came too late, this question mangled, henceforth he must teach like this disciple.
After the correction is complete, the Bodhisattva eat really early, Career Master bowed head, and one day go to Balaam complaints, bowed mothers. The mother asked:
- Dear dear, I have not finished apprenticeship?
Bodhisattva said:
- I finished.
And Bodhisattva makes mothers happy. The next day, the day elephant festival is prepared. About 100 elephants were brought to queuing, all jewels of gold, and gold flags, all covered with a fine mesh gold. Terraces flanking the palace was beautiful decorated. The Brahmin thought: "We will celebrate the elephants, all fine jewelry." King Susima very extravagant jewelry brilliant command coming and bring items to celebrate. And Bodhisattva jewelry as a prince with his congregation gathered around, went to the king and said:
- O Lord, have true Did he ended the tradition of our family spirit and for other Brahmin organizations elephant festival, and give them the jewels of elephants fitted?
Then Bodhisattva read the first verse:
ivory white With platinum,
gold Cover with mesh,
are worshiping the Great Spirit King!
O Su-si-ma king,
Is He has said,
you remember to affordable
mental ancestral rights?
King Susima hear Bodhisattva, immediately uttered a verse two:
ivory white With White
Cover with gold mesh,
are owned by us,
I tell you, this young man,
I am the secretary, the secretary!
I really have to remember
the ancestors Rights Secretariat.
Then Bodhisattva said to the king:
- O Lord, if the Great King remembered their traditional god, why he left a party spirit and assigning others elephant festival organized?
- Hey secretary of the body, I do not know the secretary reported the Vedas and three sets of objects, so we give the other Brahmin elephant festival.
- So, O Lord, if a position between the Brahmin he can read up part of the Vedas and three volumes of the god statue, please stand up. In the whole realm of Hell-line-no one else except the gods can know the three Vedas and collective economic subjects to organize elephant festival.
Thus Bodhisattva roaring lion roar responded to the king! Not a Brahmin can stand up to the enemy to the Bodhisattva. After reclaim his family tradition, the bodhisattva associated organizations elephant festival, and bring many assets and go about your abode.
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When the Master told this Dharma finished, he preached the truth. After the lecture, some monks attained a Stream, attained some Nhat Lai, some attained Real Lai, some attained Arhat.And he identified Precursor:
- At the time the mother is Mahamaya, the father is Suddhodana King (Suddhodana), the father is Ananda, the Master Chief has a reputation everywhere as Sariputta (Sariputta), and young Brahmin is Me.
-ooOoo-
164. STORY CHIM hawks (Formerly Gijjha)Hawk found dead ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a mother's nurturing monks. The circumstances of the story will be told in the precursor sama (No. 532).
The Master asked his monks:
- Hey, monks, does he nurture a female householder?
- Ladies and yes, venerable sir.
- They have nothing to do with him? The Master asked.
- Buddha, which is motherhood.
The Master said:
- You instead, heal instead! Do not be this angry monks. The ancient site was wise servant help even those who are not your relatives, just to make merit. And mothers who help their father.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva hawk being made at Mount Vulture, nurturing mother and father.
One day, strong winds and heavy rain. The hawk could not stand the wind and rain, immediately flew to Balaam complaints. When approaching walls, we immediately pass on the walls, shivering. At that time, the millionaire Balaam complaints from the go out, go to the bathroom river, saw the hawk this miserable place them instant example does not rain, to fire, to send him to the graveyard of cattle, beef brought about, to feed them and put people to protect them.
When the rain stopped, the body of a healthy hawk, they immediately flew to the mountain. There, they meet again and abacus association as follows:
- We are people millionaires Balaam complaints help. We must repay people who helped us. So starting today, if anyone took up the cloth or what jewelry, please fly to Balaam complaints and drop in pitch millionaires.
From then on, if the hawks see people drying fabric or jewelry between sunlight, we wait a minute instant absently, then quick as a snake, grabbed the meat items such as shooting and fly to drop in Landscaping millionaires Balaam complaints. When the millionaires know that objects by bringing hawks, he stored them in one place.
Everyone works hawk king is the items are stolen in the city. King ordered:
- Start to be a hawk, I tell them to take a back everything.
So everywhere, people collapsed trapping and netting, then nurturing mother hawk caught in the trap.
Getting hawk, people put it to the king. Millionaire who Balaam complaints coming to the king, that he caught the hawk and followed them for fear they make it hurt.
King asked hawks:
- Did you steal, take away fabric and other objects in the city?
- Ladies and yes, O Lord.
- You for whom those things?
- We're millionaires Balaam complaints.
- For what reason?
- For us he lives. We must repay his kindness to people, so we gave it to him.
Then the king said:
- Hey hawks, heard far from a hundred miles away, the hawk could see dead bodies, so why did you not see the trap had been laid out?
After saying the king read the first verse:
Away from a hundred miles away,
so how can you not know
Collider nets and traps?
Hawk heard this asked, immediately uttered a verse two:
mortal life is near,
when he could not know,
should the collision mesh traps.
Listen hawks return, the king asked the millionaire:
There were so, this contemporary home millionaires, the hawk brought him drop into the fabric of things and objects?
- O Lord, the truth is.
- The object of this was where?
- O Lord, all I have been contributing to a seat. Who are all of them, I will return, but ask him to release this hawk.
After intervening to drop hawk or great millionaire return all items to their owners.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master preached the truth immediately. After the lecture, the monks foster mother has attained a Stream.And he identified Precursor:
- At that time the king was Ananda, the millionaire is Sariputta, while nurturing mother hawk is Me.
-ooOoo-
FOREST STORY mouse 165. (Formerly Nakula)This material ... fetal birth,
This story, while residing in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of two officers quarreling among themselves. The circumstances of this story is like the story told in The precursor Uraga (No. 154). Here, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, two senior officials are not doing this for my new harmony. Erstwhile, I also made them blend then.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned in the land of Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in the family Brahmin, a small village in Kasi. Once into adulthood, Bodhisattva talents in school all in Takkasila. Then he abandoned the family, ordained as the hermit, achieving the win and the meditation position stock. He lives in the Himalaya by the roots and fruit picking in the forest.
At the end of the road of the Bodhisattva, a rat snake eating forest or residing in a drive hub. Near the cave there in a hollow tree, a snake hiding. Both wild rats and snakes always quarreling among themselves. Bodhisattva counsel them about the dangers of the brawler and the benefits of compassion:
- Do not quarrel, should live in harmony with each other.
When the snake go out, wild mouse peeked out cave termite holes at the end of practice, open your mouth and inhale exhale sleeping. Bodhisattva saw wild mice sleep so he asked:
- So why are you afraid?
And Bodhisattva first verse reads:
have you making friends
with your enemies
from the island Born eggs,
teeth bared Why sleep?
Where do you fear?
Listen Bodhisattva said, wild mice responded:
- Venerable Sir, do not disdain the enemy, must always be vigilant and prevent it.
Said this is done, the wild mice Monday verse reads:
'Do not trust your friends,
from not afraid, afraid of birth,
The original was cut off.
Bodhisattva said:
- Do not be afraid, I was advised not to hurt your snake. Starting today, you do not doubt it.
After such counseling, specialized practice bodhisattva, compassion, sympathetic joy, and towards Brahma discharge instructions.
And when the other two animals the public network, they also followed his career.
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Dharma wrong to mention this, masters identification Forerunner:- At that time the snake and wild rat is two senior officers, the longer you ascetic is Me.
-ooOoo-
166. STORY Brahmin UPASALHA (Formerly Upasalha)As many as fourteen thousand ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a Brahmin too cantankerous for cemeteries. This position asset rich, but wrong, though living near monasteries, remains sympathetic to the Buddhas. But the son is the order reigns, there is wisdom. When the Brahmin old, he told his son.
- Do not burn you at the cemetery of an outcast. Let's burn you at any place really no defiled.
- Father dear, I do not know the appropriate place for incineration father. You instead, if the father took me to a place and say: Let's burn this site.
You Brahmin said:
- You instead, the human body.
Millionaire who took their children out of the city, climb the peaks Vulture and said:
- Dear dear, this is not where people burned down, let burn you here.
Saying so he started walking down the mountain with you.
In the morning that day, watching these masters yet sufficient affinity relative enlightenment and see the father and son who had attained charming apartment Project Save. He followed their path, to the foothills and mountains to wait for the tip down. The father and son went to see the Master. He made welcome and asked:
- This, Brahmin, the Senate where about?
The young man recounted the incident and said:
- Buddha, my father just about between the three mountains.
The Master said:
- Hey boys, this is not just a new cantankerous father, demanding to find the cemetery, not only now invite only his father: Take this burn you on the spot. Erstwhile, his father also own this place.
And at the request of the boy, the Master tells the story past.
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Oldtimer in Rajgir has a Brahmin named Upasalhaka. This man had a son. At that time, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin in Ma-out-momentum, full of skill learning and ordained as the hermit, witness the mind and meditation Thang evidence, like befell me. After a long life of Snow Mountain area, because the issue of salt and spices, Bodhisattva to live in a leaf hut in Vulture. At that time, Brahmin told his son to find ways cemetery as noted above. Son request:
- Father, teach children appropriate locations.
The only father this place, then you go down the mountain, saw the Bodhisattva and approached him. Bodhisattva asked as aforementioned manner. After hearing the boy answered, Bodhisattva said:
- Let's go! We will know where his father is only defiled or not defiled.
Bodhisattva told them to climb the peaks. The boy said:
- This is not defiled location between three mountains.
Bodhisattva replied:
- Hey boy, main at this location, there are countless people who have been burned. His father born in a family of Brahmin in this Rajgir, named Upasalhaka, middle mountain, was burned ten thousand times. Worldwide, there is no one place is not a place to cremate the body, there is no one place is not full of skulls.
After specifying, analyzing this incident to know the past life position, Bodhisattva read these two verses:
Name U-pa-Sal-ha,
this site Burned
Nowhere in the world
do not have the dead again .
Where there is truth,
dharma and no harm,
there abstinence, restraint,
his accommodation, living saint.
The place was, Death
could not find the entrance.
Having said so, the Bodhisattva sermon for the father and son, made them practice Loving Kindness, Compassion, Joy, Drain, and when death is born to heaven Brahma.
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When the Master told this Dharma finished, he preached the truth. After the lecture the truth, that the father and son attained a Stream.And he identified Precursor:
- Your father was the father of the current, and ascetic taste is Me.
-ooOoo-
167. STORY elders SAMIDDHI (Formerly Samiddhi)Monks seeking alms ...,
This story while residing in Rajgir, at Tapodarama garden, the Master tells the elders Samiddhi. One day, he came to a full night Samiddhi ardent, gathered. When dawn sky, venerable bath, wrap underwear, holding in his hand upper robe, stood exposed to dry, the body has a bright yellow color like a gorgeous carved golden statue so called Samiddhi (body wonderful)
See stunning body of venerable, a passionate spirit consciousness women, say the following to the elders:
- Hey, monks, a young man with a teenager, black hair, with sappy youth, beautiful, endearing so, why he did not enjoy the sex, for what purpose the ordained? Please enjoy the pleasure first, then after going home and recluses legal acts.
Nymphs elders told him:
- Hey nymphs, to a certain age, we will die. I do not know when we will die. At that time we were covered for. Therefore, in youth, we practice recluse way to end suffering.
Spirit does not tempt women Presbyterians disappeared in place. Elders go to the Master, and narrated the story. The Master said:
- Hey Samiddihi, not only now he was god lesbian women. Erstwhile, the female spirit attachment and the monks.
Then, at the request of the elders, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin in a village in Kasi. Once into adulthood, and achieve success in every skill, Bodhisattva ordained as the hermit, achieving the win and the meditation position stock, then living near a natural lake in the Snow painted area.
Bodhisattva practice diligently throughout the night. By dawn, after a bath, wrap Bodhisattva robes made of bark, and other portable medical panels, and stand exposed body dry. Then a female god looked gorgeous body of the Bodhisattva, passionate minds, being Bodhisattva attachment and read the first verse:
you know enjoy affordable education?
He cultivating alms,
not enjoy sensual life,
monks, be entitled to education,
then will practice alms,
let not man time
gone by so wasted.
Bodhisattva heard words of nymphs, immediately raised their aspiration, Monday through verse:
time obscured,
therefore, does not enjoy life,
I practice alms,
I will not leave time
gone by so wasted.
Goddess hear Bodhisattva said spot disappeared.
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After including the Master dialog legal identification Forerunner:- At that time, the female god was the god of this woman, and I was the ascetic.
-ooOoo-
168. STORY CHIM hawks (Formerly Sakunagghi)Hawks to power ...,
This story, as in the States member, the Master tells the meaning of piercings taught all his birds (Sakunovada)
One day, the Master calls the monks:
- Hey, monks, when he went begging, everyone keep your true realm.
Then he read his texts from the University complies with this punishment and added:
- In ancient times, the species animalzxy abandon their home counties, not the place to look for food, and fall into enemy hands. Then, through wisdom and his skillful means, they escape from the hands of enemies.
Said so done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned in Brahmin, Bodhisattva being made prey quail live in mounds left by the plow. One day she quails abandon familiar area his prey to come elsewhere, and it is going to address a forest boundary. See quail are seeking prey, in that location, a hawk swooped down lightning fly grab cun quail and others away. When arrested, quail coal:
- I truly great misfortune! We really are little blessings! I have not the space to find prey, into the realm of other species. If now we try to find prey in the area looking for his prey my father in his home district, the hawks are not hostile to me is, when there is a fight.
Hearing that, hawks asked:
- This tiny quail there, where is the place to find prey in the realm of your home, where your father had found his prey?
- At this point, place mounds left by the plow.
Then loosen hawk his strength and said:
- Go, the other tiny quail, whether to go there, you do not escape anywhere.
Quail fly to it, landed on a large mound and called:
- Hey hawks, we thank you, and now you come here!
Hawk focus his strength, using both wings again, quickly swooped down to catch a quail. Quails said: "The hawks this compulsion mallet with all the power," immediately turned over to the mounds to avoid it. Hawks birds can not maintain braking energy, it slammed into the side, immediately broken heart, wild eyes and died toi network.
After presenting the story of this past, the Master added:
- Thus the monks, animalzxy species, when marauder not place, had fallen into enemy hands. But when they went looking for his prey in the district, we beat the enemy. Therefore, he can not go no place, and to the territory of others. When I leave my realm, evil-ghost will wait an opportunity, Evil-ma will be upon grace. This, monks, is not in place where the monks, is the realm of others? That is in sensual pleasures. What is the year? Sac ... This perception by the eye, monks, it is not the place of monks, is the realm of the other.
Said that done, god Enlightenment first verse reads:
to capture human Sa quail,
quail I am looking for prey
on your realm,
swooping Since taking too powerful,
network toi Hawk died.
When the dead hawks, quail new comes out and claims:
- We have seen the enemy back.
Then stand on the heart of the hawk, it speaks through words inspired verse two:
Fun on the home realm,
I celebrate defeat enemies,
Tho his benefit.
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The Master told this Dharma, went preaching the truth. Last lecture, many monks were residing in the Paths and the Fruits.And he identified Precursor:
- At that time, the hawks are Devadatta, and quail is Me.
-ooOoo-
169. STORY Guru ARAKA (Formerly Araka)From primary to mind ... Who,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells of Compassion.
One time, the Master said as follows with the monks:
- Hey, monks, from the freedom of mind to be practiced, practiced, made of fullness, made like chariot, made the base, is made, be smart effort, shall be eleven benefit. How is eleven? Peaceful sleep, wake up peacefully, no nightmares, dear humans, gods protection, fire, poison or the sword does not come close, rapid heart is meditation, net credit countenance, not darker when common destiny, lucid wisdom, born to Brahma world. This, monks, from the freedom of mind to practice will be eleven benefits.
From the mind freed praised eleven bring benefits, he also taught:
- The monks should cultivate compassion for all beings, despite being told to do or not, must also guide kindness, compassion for all beings. So for all beings, despite being told to do or not, the monks have also been practicing kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy heart, discharge care. That's four unconscionable. In doing so, the body corporate networks havoc he will arise even without achieving gender Brahma Path or Fruit. The site ranks ancient meditation practice From Center for seven years, has been residing in the Brahma world into existence seven havoc throughout life.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Formerly in a lifetime, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin. Once into adulthood, he abandoned the training and ordained as the hermit, witness the Four Immeasurable heart and become the Master called Araka. Bodhisattva lived in Mount Snow area with a large congregation and Bodhisattva church counseled them hermit:
- He left home to practice From the mind, to practice compassion, joy heart, discharge care. From the center by focusing on evidence objects he planned to send to the Brahma world.
To specify the benefits of From the mind, Bodhisattva read the verse:
all the world's Mercy
above, below and across,
covered all boundless
compassion is immeasurable
Perfection, well-practiced,
with a limited amount of business
that is not contained Centre.
Thus, the Bodhisattva said to the practice benefits from interest to practitioners. Then do not abandon meditation, he was born to Brahma, and for seven of life, damage lives, he does not come back to this world.
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After telling this dialogue approach, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the congregation is the congregation hermit Buddha, and Teacher Araka is Me.
-ooOoo-
170. STORY salamanders (Formerly Kakantaka)This person does not bow ...,
Formerly Kakantaka story will be presented in Maha Ummagga Formerly, number 538.END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.20/5/2016.MHDT.
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