FRANCE FRIENDLY PRODUCTS
171. STORY FRANCE FRIENDLY (Formerly Kalyana-dhamma)
Admitting all, in life ...,This story at Member States, the Master tells the story of a deaf mother and wife. In Xa-defense, a landowner have faith, diligent, take refuge in Three Jewels and Five Precepts preserve. One day, he brought many cooked items such as butter, flowers, incense, crystals and fabric go to the Master amnesty to hear the sermon. And as he went, mother and wife to bring dishes of solid sort of the soft to visit her daughter. He was a little old lady deaf. After eating with her daughter, she wanted to dispel the sleepy, he asked his daughter:
- Hey baby, I live with my husband does not have happy harmony?
- Dear mother why she asked that? It's hard to find a person like him. Though many have ordained moral and virtuous son in law is also difficult to match with the mother.
The old woman heard her daughter say, does not distinguish clearly, just grabbed the word "ordained" and shouted:
- Why are you? My husband became ordained already?
People living in the house heard her speak, he shouted:
- Heard our landowners who have left home already!
The noise, the masses gathered at the door and asked:
- Why, what is happening?
And they answered:
- Heard the owner of this house had already left home!
Landowners who heard the sermon finished the Master, and went out into the city Vihara. When traveling between road, someone saw him and asked:
- Dear boss, heard he left home, right? At his home, his wife and children and those who serve them are crying!
Squire who thinks:
- I do not ordained that people say we left home. A good voices have arisen, should not let lose. So today, we have ordained.
Who filled all back, go to the Master, and he asked:
- Hey lay, listening Tathagata finished preaching, I saw he went on, so now he was back?
Landowners who tells the story, and said:
- Buddha, a good voice arises should not disappear. Therefore I wish to retire, and I came back.
Bhagavan for him to be ordained, ordained, and practice right feet, not how long he attained Arhat. This story is we know billion- pretentious. One day, the monks sitting billion- Dharma meeting in the road and talk about the following story:
- Hey Sage, a landowner with this name, to hear a good word arises. Do not want it to go away, he was ordained and attained Arhat.
The Master came over and asked:
- Hey, monks, what is the story he sat meetings and discussions?
When told of the story above, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, the wise ancient mind, not wanting a good speech kicked up wasted, so he left home.
Then the Master told the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned Balaam water complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of millionaires. Once into adulthood, his father died, the Bodhisattva is placed in the position of people millionaires. One day, the Bodhisattva went to the house of the girl was to visit. She was a little deaf. The story happens like the current story. When King Bodhisattva almost finished, was going home, a Bodhisattva who saw and asked:- Heard that before he was ordained. At home people are mourning him big.
Bodhisattva thought: "A well-known start-up should not be left to lose". Therefore, the Bodhisattva came back and went to the palace. The king asked:
- Hey millionaire, he has gone back there again?
- O Lord, I am not ordained, but the people I was ordained the station should mourn. A good reputation has arisen should not let disappear. So I will come home. Looking forward to the Great King allowed me ordained.
To say this sense, Bodhisattva read the verse:
Compassion Being legal name,
location Persons should not
degenerate To reduce damage,
Be for the shame,
he accepted the burden.
Dear Human host, this name
was given to me now,
in life, it is here,
I was named Thien law,
seeing that, I left home,
I do not desire pleasures.
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Dharma the Master told this is done, Forerunner instant recognition:- At that time, the king was Ananda and a millionaire in Balaam complaint is Me.
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MOUNTAIN STORY DADDARA 172. (Formerly Daddara)Who has loudly trumpeted ...,This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the monks Kokalika. At that time in Manosila plateau, many eminent scholars, monks, bellowing voice of the young lion makes heavenly Ganga (Milky) almost fell down and read the verses in the middle of the Sangha. Kokalika not know his ignorance to the verses which monks were reciting, and thought: "I will read the passage that". Kokalika went on between them monks, but do not know the title for himself, just come here and there and said:
- The monks do not require me prayers. If they ask, I will read.
We monks were clearly aware of the Kokalika readability, but they thought: "We'll try Kokalika", they say the following:
- Hey Kokalika Sage, Sage today read a few passages for them Sangha.
Kokalika not know his ignorance, accepts and says:
- You instead, today I will read.
Kokalika drink porridge, eat some food and use an appetizing soup. When the sun set, listening to the legal period has signaled, we monks gathered, wrap the lower Kokalika y color "gold", as the trees green again Kantakurania (blue trumpet flowers), covering the entire upper robe as white as cotton Kanikara travel Increases in the middle of them, bowed to the Elder, stepped up to coordinate measures have been put under a decorated large family jewels enclosed, fan holding a brightly colored and sit on it with the intention: "I will reciting a passage. "
Main then, the sweat beads began to radiate throughout the body of Kokalika, he read the first verse of the first paragraph, but he could not remember the next verse. Trembling, the seat goes down, embarrassed, Kokalika come out of the assembly and its prevention. One other monks learn more read the next passage. From then onwards, all the monks were aware of the emptiness of Kokalika.
One day, the monks at Dhamma road began to talk about his story:
- Hey Sage, initially it was hard to know the emptiness of Kokalika. But now, Kokalika himself roared and exposing themselves their deficiencies.
The Master came over and asked:
- Hey, monks, he sat down at the conference table what story?
After hearing his story, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just a new Kokalika expose his emptiness. Previously, he has roared guys and expose the emptiness like that.
Then the Master told the story past.
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Oldtimer when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva as lions born in the Himalaya region, was crowded king lions living in the caves Silver. Nearby, a dog living in a cave Forest others.One day it rains, do not walk, all gathered in the cave lion lion lord, bellowing roar of lions and lion play. While they roared and play like that, jackal also spoke. The lion's hear it, thinking: "This is the jackal also roared with us." They feel ashamed, so silent. When you see them silenced, the son of the Bodhisattva, a lion, asked his father:
- Father relatives, often roaring lions and lion play, but when she heard the jackal to shame and silence. What the animal was exposing himself his inferior roar?
Read verse lion started to ask:
Boom Dad-da-ra,
Why the lion
roared again no response?
The beast roared so
name it called?
empty, the children themselves,
the most sordid Animals
Among the interesting types of birth,
lower birth Repulsive it,
Lion sat silent.
- Hey, monks, not only was this roar Kokalika to expose his incompetence us. Erstwhile, who was also doing so already.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the jackal is Kokalika, lion is Rāhula, while the lion's Princess Me.
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173. STORY ape (Formerly Makkata)There is a destitute ...,This story, as in the United-Vienna, the Master tells the story of a man falsely. (The circumstances of this story will be presented in Chapter XIV, the precursor Uddala (No. 487)). At that time, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just the new monks fraud. Long ago, an ape that is, since the fire, also has such fraud already.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when kings ruled in Ms Brahamadatta-la-complaint, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin in a village in Kasi. Once into adulthood, and went to school all the talent in Takkasila, Bodhisattva married. Brahmin women at home, and bare a son. When children start ply, Brahmin women shared destiny. Bodhisattva done funerals for the dead, thought to himself: "Am I alive in the family do?" And took their children with the intention: "We will ordained".Retired from her children weeping friends farewell, Bodhisattva bring their children into the Himalaya, as the hermit, and living in the jungle with these roots and fruits.
One day, in the rain, the Bodhisattva burning firewood up, lie down on a sheet of flame and warm response. Son, father sitting foot massage. There is a cold forest ape abuse, saw flames thatched huts of the Bodhisattva, immediately thought: "If we fall into place, they will beat me and shouted: Oh ape, chimpanzee, and chased us out outside. so we do not heating fire. Now we have a means. I will clothe an ascetic, and enters disguised ". So it gown by bark of a dead ascetic, took the basket and stick with its hooks, based on a coconut palm leaf hut door, and stood there huddled cringed flu. Ascetic boy saw it, did not know it was the ape, thinking: "There's an old ascetic, was cold wants to flame! I will talk with my father for this position and flame leaf hut" . So he called his father and read the first verse:
Based on coconut palm trees,
huts This leaves us with,
Let it in, dear father.
- Dear relatives, so the face is not the ordinary people, it is the ape, do not call it in.
Then read verse Bodhisattva Monday:
It makes my house filthy!
The face was not so
good Hanh Brahmin.
- He stood there to do?
And chase it away. Ape threw off their shirts in bark, climb trees and go into the forest clump.
Then Bodhisattva Four unconscionable practice of love, compassion, joy, equanimity, and when the public network is born to Brahma world.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, monks ape is fraud, your son is ascetic Rāhula and an ascetic is Me.
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174. DECEPTIVE ape STORY (Formerly Dubhidamakkatta)I have for you ...,This story, while at the Truc Lam, the Master tells the story of Devadatta. One day, the monks sat in the Dharma road, talking about Devadatta not grateful and betray friends. The Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just Devadatta new and betrays grateful friends. Erstwhile, who did so then.
R oi 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, married Bodhisattva.At that time, on a boulevard in Kasiraja have a deep well, nobody down. Those who cross paths in mammals, want to create merit, often using long wires and the bucket, drew water and poured into the trough for the animals to drink. Around the wells that have large forest surrounded, and more ape lived there.
And on this path, in two or three days of water supply by passers depleted. The animals have no drinking water. A chimpanzee being tortured thirst, just go back and forth to find water near the well. Now for some jobs, the Bodhisattva went down the same road, pulled up drinking water is complete, the Bodhisattva wash hands and feet and see ape him. Knowing ape thirst, Bodhisattva immediately pull water up, filled gutters and let it drink. Then Bodhisattva lay down a tree to see ape doing. Ape finished drinking, sat down not far from the surface as the monkey to scare the Bodhisattva. Bodhisattva see it do so immediately said:
- Oh, the other evil ape, I saw thee fatigue gave thee drink thirsty. Now you get the face to make the monkey is threatened me. Oh, help evildoers no benefit toi just hard work.
Then Bodhisattva read the first verse:
same amount of juice,
hot pressing thou,
thou torment thirsty,
but drinking has done,
thou monkey sitting,
Ideally, it should not
Contact wicked.
- You thought that I just do nothing? I will make thee fall before the first inch of travel.
Then he read verse two:
that moral Monkey?
Now litter your head,
this is our time.
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The Master said:- Hey, monks, is not this just Devadatta so new. Erstwhile, who did not know the merit that I do.
Then he identified Precursor:
- At that time, the ape was Devadatta, and you Brahmin is Me.
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SUN STORY bowed 175. (Formerly Adicupatthana)Heard all beings ...,This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a man fraudulent.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned in Brahmin, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin. Once into adulthood, he learned all the talent in Takkasila. Then he ordained as holy men who achieved the win and the Zen mind and becomes a witness of a chief large congregation lives in the Himalaya. Bodhisattva there a long time, and for the purpose of taking the salt and vinegar, he went down the mountain, and lived in a hut near a village in the border leaves the field.While we ascetics seeking alms, a greedy ape towards hermitage, disturbance hut leaves, pour water in the flaked out, smashed the jar, and defecate in the house with fire worship. After the rainy season retreat, the ascetic monk thought: "Now in the Himalaya are blossoming period is very nice. We will go to the Himalaya" So they informed the villagers living in local border. The villagers said:
- Ladies and venerable, tomorrow we'll go to bring food hermitage. The venerable would eat and then leave.
The next day, they bring a lot of food types and kinds of soft hard, and go to that place. Seeing this, ape thinks: "I will deceive the people making them happy, give us the dish type and kind of soft hard." Then pretend as Precept ascetic life, it stands not far from the sun pay homage to the ascetic monk. The villagers saw it and said:
- Those who live near these levels also have morality morality.
Then they read the first verse:
are precepts,
See miserable ape
living in the branches of this,
the sun bowed Ongoing.
- The unfortunate he did not know the nature of this greedy monkeys, should rejoice praise it unfounded.
Then read verse Bodhisattva Monday:
the people who praise themselves,
It soiling the sacred fire,
smashed the water smashed.
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After telling this dialogue approach, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the ape who is fraudulent, the congregation is the congregation ascetic Buddha, and the congregation's chief monk Me.
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176. Did the first year (Formerly Kalaya-Mutthi)Home Dear Human, this ape ...,This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the king of Kosala.
One time, during the rainy season, riots broke out in marginal locations. Close to station troops there and after two or three battles to fight, they can not defeat the enemy, the king terrifying instant. Despite the rainy season, the king has gone camping before and Member States. Then the king began to think: "Run soldiers during the rainy season, these rocks are submerged cave, difficult road to go. I will go to visit masters". When he was asked: "O Lord, the Great King to go?" I will submit the matter to him said. The Master not only protect our benefit in the future life, but also protect us in the present. Therefore, if my departure is not convenient, he will say to us: "O Lord, this is not the right time. But if the departure was convenient, he would silence". So the king went on Member States, masters, and pay homage sat to one side. The Master asked:
- O Lord, the Great King where to go so early?
King replied:
- Buddha, I do my upcoming address to pacify the border. Bowed finished on, I'll go.
Guru says:
- In ancient times, before the game, listen to the wise words of the location, the great king has not made non-time military.
Then, at the request of the king, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva is a confidante courtiers of the king and advice on issues to help the king and the church is open. At that time a local rebellion in the wings, and the border guards sent a letter to the king. King ejaculating during the rainy season, and camped at the hospital sits. Bodhisattva stood beside the king. Then there are people boil a horse eating beans, peas and bring into the trough. A chimpanzee in the garden, climbed down from the tree, where the peanuts from his trough, filled his mouth shut and fully grasp hands, climb a tree, sat there and started to eat.While he was eating, a nut from hands fell to the ground, it threw all beans get from the mouth and from the hand, then climbed down from the tree, look for beans that crashed. But do not see it climb pea tree, sitting on a branch, sadly, sulked, like losing a thousand contract lawsuit. King saw the ape do, just for the Bodhisattva and asked:
- Hey secretary, secretary thought about this job of ape?
Bodhisattva said:
- O Lord, where poor fools spend more money to buy less, was the same.
Then Bodhisattva read the first verse:
lived on the branches dense,
it is not wisdom,
it has thrown all
first year in the hands,
To find a seed that fell.
Greed also,
O Lord, we have
much to be little loss,
no different from his ape
with beans Conduct.
At the present time there are stories, robbers heard King Kosala went out, and immediately fled.
King heard the Master finished the sermon, from the seat up, pay homage to him with the right hand towards his body and go to Xa-defense.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the king was Ananda, and the location is great gods have me. '
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177. TREE STORY TINDUKA (Formerly Tinduka)Handles bow, quiver ...,This story at Member States, masters including intellectual Balaam confidential. The Master heard praising his wisdom as in the Mahabodhi precursor (No. 528) and in Korea itself Ummagga (No. 538) has said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just a new Tathagata have wisdom. Oldtimer, Tathagata has wisdom and skillful means then.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva born as monkeys, with eighty thousand monkey around, lives in Mount Snow. Recently, there is a small village in border localities, sometimes inhabited, sometimes not. Between her village, there is a sweet fruit Tinduka trees and foliage. When uninhabited, monkeys to eat fruit.One time, in the season has left, the village was full of people coming in, a fence was erected surrounding and guarding the door. The tree stood in there, laden with fruit trees. Monkeys thought: "Before that we used to eat in the village Tinduka fruit. The tree was left or not this more and more people are there or not?" Think so, they elected a monkey go exploring.
- Let's go and look for this news.
The monkey's gone, he knows full fruit trees, and the village has many, instant on and the news again. Forums monkey full of fruit trees heard, we decided to go and pick fruit to eat, went to find the monkey god and told it. Monkey Princess asked:
- Village inhabited or uninhabited?
- Dear Lord above, there are people in!
- So should not go, because humans are very cunning.
- Dear Lord above, at midnight during human sleep, we will come to eat!
Both large monkeys monkeys ask permission of God, come down from the mountain snow, lying on a rock, not far from the village much, wait until everyone went to bed. At midnight, when everyone was asleep, they climbed trees and fruit. A man had the need to go out to the middle of the village saw the monkey, immediately let everyone know. Many deer buckle supply, name, holding a variety of weapons, with stones, sticks, and thought: "When it was morning, we will catch the monkeys". They surrounded the tree and waited.
Eighty thousand monkeys saw these people, fear of death, thinking: "There is no refuge other than the monkey god", went to close the monkey god and read the first verse:
Bring good sword species,
they surrounded us,
How are liberated?
- Do not be afraid. Humans have much to do.
Monkey Lord comforted them, went to read verse two:
will disperse,
What the rest trees,
Eat Tin-du-ka.
- If Senaka not come, do not be worried. Now it will provide safety for you there.
Senaka also still asleep when the monkeys away. After waking up, did not see anyone, they follow their footsteps, to see people, and know that the monkeys will be in distress.
When you see a house on fire with up marginal sites and an old woman was asleep, it's going to, and do as a child in the village go to the field, it took a fire stick, and stood with the wind blowing, it fires burning villages. The people, he withdrew from monkeys, rushed to extinguish the fire. Before running, each monkey picking fruit a carry on for Senaka.
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After this dialog legal matter, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, Senaka, nephew of Princess Monkey, is Mahanama, the congregation monkeys Buddha, also monkey god is me. '
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178. turn turtle (Formerly Kacchapa)Here I was born ...,This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master told about a man cured of Cholera. One time, in a family in Xa-defense, cholera spread to disease. Parents told his son:
- Dear relatives, do not live in this house. Let's break the wall and fled, to a certain place and protect life. Once on, this site has a lot of burial, I dig up, rebuild and live happily now.
Hearing this, the boy obeyed and fled down the wall. When his illness was over, he came back, dug up and living wealth of family life. One day, he brought nine butter, oil, fabric and warm clothes ... go to the Member States, the Master bowed and sat down. After welcoming him, the Master asked:
- We heard your house have spread cholera how you escaped?
He recalled the situation. The Master said:
- Hey layman, Oldtimer when calamity arises, have the guys too nostalgic your abode and do not go away, and did not keep his life. And those who are not too nostalgic abode and go elsewhere, it has saved me.
Say so complete, at the request of his son, the Master storyteller past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a potter family in a small village. Bodhisattva also pottery to feed his wife and children.At that time, there is a large lake near a large river in Balaam complaints. During high water, flooding from rivers lakes influx; during low water, lakes separated. The fish and turtles, said: This year there will be more rain, and this year there will be droughts. At the same time it has the fish and turtles in the lake that being said, this year, will be droughts.
So while the lake water also form a river, them from the pool and go to the river. But there is a turtle thought: "This place I was born, where I grew up, the domicile of the parents, we can not leave this place." Think so, it does not go into the river.
During the summer, there, the water was dried up, that the turtle digging spot to grab Bodhisattva usually clay. Bodhisattva go there to take a large clay with a hoe and dig up, knock on the back of a turtle, with a hoe scooped it up and threw it on the ground like a lump of land. While feeling the pain, he said turtle:
- Do not give me shelter, should have such distress doom.
Said this is done, it cried with verses:
we live in this mud,
I am weak this,
the Exalted, the van Him,
Let's hear a little child.
In the village or in the forest,
yet peaceful accommodation,
with intellectuals who have,
As birth place, great place.
Where there is life,
Let's go to that place,
better shelter
brings destruction.
- Take a look at this turtle! While fish, other turtles come out on large rivers, it can not sever the attachment to the abode, not go to the river, where I have to dig in the clay, with large hoes, we smashing its back and threw it on the ground like a lump of land. It's your job to remember, to mourn with two verses and die. Thus, due to his abode attachment, it must die. You shall not do like the tortoise. Starting today, do not think: "My Identity, our language, do not have the craving, clinging for life they enjoy. All beings to go through the existing three (sexual organic, organic colors, and formless organic).
So with the expertise of an Enlightened, Bodhisattva public counsel. Counsel of the Bodhisattva spread throughout the realm of Hell-line-topic (India) and lasted until seven hundred years. Great we hear the Bodhisattva counsel, do merit as alms etc .. then when the public network, they arise Heaven.
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After this dialogue sermon, the Master preached the truth immediately. Last lecture, the young man has attained a Stream.And he identified Precursor:
- At that time, the turtle is Ananda, and the making of pottery is Me.
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179. STORY Brahmin SATADHAMMA (Formerly Satadhamma)Rather small residue that remains ...,This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells about twenty illegal livelihood. One time, many monks worked as a physician, messenger profession, messenger career, contact vocational road, begging food exchange etc. .. (These measures will be mentioned in the precursor Saketa (237 and 68 )). When the Master learned monks have lived so, he said:
- Now, many monks have been living illegally. Living like that, would not liberate oppressed but do Yakshis, or ghosts. They will be born as the heavy transport cattle, some will reincarnate into hell. Since happiness and peace for them, we need to speak up a post related to personal law.
So the Master told monks meeting and said:
- Hey, monks, and he shall not make the next twenty-one being illegal. Receive alms food illegal, like red-hot stone colors, such as snake venom poison, the illegal delivery of this plan were the disciples Buddhas, the Buddhist sense Ðộc criticism and all chains. Lived alms dishes received illegal by birth plan does not bring joy laugh. The food received such alms in my church, just like food remnants of an outcast.
After saying that, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when kings ruled Brahamadatta in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as a child in class abjection. Once into adulthood, because some jobs Bodhisattva hit the road to go and bring a basket of rice for food. At that time, at Balaam complaints with a young man named Satadhamma, is the modern family a Brahmin but not bring rice for food. Both also met on the main road. Youth Bodhisattva asks:- What Thou in class?
Bodhisattva replied:
- Low-caste I belonged.
Bodhisattva asked:
- What class are you?
He replied:
- I caste Brahmin north.
- You instead, we go.
Both go. When it's time for breakfast, the Bodhisattva sat down on the spot with good water, wash hands, open the rice basket, and told the young:
- Let's eat!
- Hey untouchables, we do not need rice.
Bodhisattva said:
- Instead!
Then do not let excess over rice, Bodhisattva give yourself enough rice to eat on a leaf to the other, back basket column, leave it aside. Bodhisattva eating, drinking, washing hands and feet, then took the remaining rice and told the youth:
- Hey, let's go.
Then they hit the road. Day two will both go, to way both water bath at a good place. After the bath, they go ashore. Bodhisattva sedentary relaxed, open baskets of rice, not invite the other boy and started eating. The other boys go all day tired, hungry again, watched and thought: "If it gives us rice, I will eat." Bodhisattva said nothing, still eating. The boy thought: "He who does not invite abjection what we, again all food eaten. For urgent out hungry, I took a piece, cast away the dirty rice and the rice above the rest." He did as he had thought, and eat the rice is dressed cleansing. Just eaten, he's very remorseful repentance. He vomited all food and spilled blood in which:
- Oh, because we heedless, did an inadequate job. I was humiliated family, my noble clan. I ate the rice surplus of a pariah name!
After crying, melancholy, he said to the first verse:
it is very difficult for!
I was born Pham,
food, vomit.
- Today we did an inadequate job only for the life!
Said that done, he went deep into the forest, not to one who finds himself, then he is melancholy and lonely death.
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After telling the story past the Master said:- Hey, monks, like youth Satadhamma, after eating excess food remnants of an outcast, blamed herself did not deserve to eat, so do not laugh, do not rejoice. Also, who is ordained in the Church and lives with illegal livelihood, the age when food was received by such a method, has been living a life style Buddha condemned and criticized, he shall not laughter and joy.
Then the Master read verse two:
Living under illegal,
as Sa-ta-dham-ma,
living not happy.
And he identified Precursor:
- At the time, I am he who untouchables.
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180. DIFFICULT TO STORY (Formerly Duddada)For what is difficult for ...,This story at Member States, the Master tells the story of the generosity of the congregation. In Xa-defense, with two friends was the son of the landowner, together go raise, then ordering all the food items, inviting them to the Buddha, monks as leaders and organization of alms seven days. By the seventh day, they are giving all the food items, most seniors invited congregation bowed in the Master, and sat down on one side and said:
- Buddha, in this charity, for many people, others for less. We hope that this generosity will have a great retribution for everyone.
Seniors offering prospectus offerings such effects. The Master said:
- Hey lay! The Rising he offered them to the Buddha is the leader, so offering greater good karma. Hien levels Oldtimer location, such as generosity and transparency effects such offerings.
After saying that, at the request of the he, 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 origin in Kasi. Once into adulthood, the Bodhisattva was studying in Takkasila, then ascetic monastic life, with a congregation of disciples came to live in the Himalaya. Long live the congregation in the Himalaya region, the need of salt and vinegar, went down highway, they went to Balaam complaints and lived in the king's royal park.The next day, the Bodhisattva with the congregation in the village seeking alms to the villagers near the mouth of food handouts. Next day, the Bodhisattva seeking alms in Balaam complaints. Giving people food fun. They socialize, gather items raised, preparing handouts, and held a large alms ascetic congregation. At the end of giving, most seniors talk about how rising offerings. Bodhisattva said:
- Hey Sage, when the mind is happy, it does not have small alms both.
After saying the words rejoice, the Bodhisattva read this verse:
Do things hard to do,
hard to do bad guys,
good guys are hard to France.
So guys good and evil,
from different here goes.
The wicked in hell,
Steps to Heaven friendly.
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Dharma the Master told this is done, Forerunner instant recognition:- At that time, we ascetic Buddha's congregation, and the congregation is Master Chief Me.
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PRODUCT ASADISA
181. PRINCE STORY champion (Formerly Asadisa)
You marksmanship, Prince ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the great renunciation.
The Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just make a new Tathagata great renunciation. Long ago, the Tathagata has abandoned you and ordained monarch.
Said that done, he tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva as the Queen was safely born, and the day named, called the prince Asadisa (championship). When the prince begin to run, the other sentient merit as the queen entered the womb, was born safely, and the day named, called Prince Brahmadatta (Pham Tho).
When sixteen years old, Bodhisattva goes Takkasila, three volumes Vedic learning and eighteen talents with a chief with a reputation many ways. In archery career, Bodhisattva is the champion. Finished Bodhisattva returned Balaam complaints.
When the king shared destiny, religious king wills Asadisa Prince Brahmadatta king and princes as viceroy. After the king died, Prince Asadisa refused kingship and said:
- I do not want to kingship.
And Brahmadatta made empowerment. Bodhisattva not need fame, do not want anything. While the children of the country, the Bodhisattva lived like a king. The servant slandered Bodhisattva with the king:
- Prince Asadisa want to occupy the kingdom.
King believed their words, thoughts intoxicated, sent him arrested Bodhisattva. A servant bodhisattva let him know it. Bodhisattva angry brother, went to another country and informed the king to know that there is a waiting archer before royal subjects. The king asked:
- But he wants how much salary?
- Each year, a hundred thousand.
- Yes, let's put that to the guys.
When Bodhisattva to audience and standing by, he asked:
- Khanh is the archer?
- Ladies and yes, O Lord.
- You instead, please serve me.
From then onwards the Bodhisattva serving the king. But the old archer taken as any man, because of the Bodhisattva salary is too high.
One day the king went to the royal park, the spot under the mango which was erected a stone hut used as a table cloth before the ritual. King lying on the couch under a tree mango splendor, looked up to see a bunch of mangoes on the tree and think: "I can not climb trees to pick mangoes too high beam", and then he called the archer came and said:
- The Secretary may use the arrow severed beam mango and it was not falling?
They replied:
- O Lord, do what it is not difficult for us gods. Great King saw them mental talents many times before. New archer to get more salary they god, please tell who was shot down mango cluster.
Bodhisattva king and asked:
- Khanh could downed mango beam does not?
- Ladies and yes, O Lord. If selected place, god can.
- The position yet?
- The position at which the Great King is willing to lie!
The king is ready to move and make way for the Bodhisattva.
Bodhisattva no supply at hand, but often deer harness it in the clothes close to the body, so need a tent for changing clothes. The king ordered the tents and camping tents. Then the Bodhisattva went into the tent, off white cloth brought on himself, and wearing a red shirt skin damage, forced harness and wearing a red waist blouses.
From a pocket, pulled out a Bodhisattva sword disassembled pieces, assemble them and put it on the left side. Then he brought a golden armor, wearing a quiver behind, pulled out a large bow made of goat horn pieces. Bodhisattva fitting them together, bow tie red as coral, wearing a towel on his head, taking turns Arrow nails and unveiled two or three rounds to go out like snakes from the cave prince shows up. Bodhisattva come to archery, mounted on the bow and asked the king names:
- Great king, god beam can cut mango with arrow shot up or fall down names?
- Hey secretary, we often see an object falling from an arrow shot up, but never saw the arrow from falling over. So should secretary arrow mangoes falling beam.
- O Lord, the arrow will be fired up as far as heaven's Four Heavenly Kings, then crashed down. Please take the time to wait for the Great King.
- You instead.
King accepted. Then Bodhisattva said:
- O Lord, when fired up arrows will cut mango tree in the center, and as it falls, it does not fall dislocated taking sides, even just a hair, but falls just where you want and bring mango cluster. Great royal look.
With agility, Bodhisattva shoot up the arrow pierced the middle of the beam in place of mango. Even knowing that the arrow had reached the palace of the Four Heavenly Kings, he shot an arrow added another arrow to go faster than before, and touch the feathers of the arrow head, causing it to come back, and arrows then fly directly to the castle in heaven Thirty-three. Here, the gods keep her arrows. Hours of wind tore the arrow fell loud as thunder. Great we asked:
- That's what language?
Bodhisattva replied:
- This is the sound of falling arrows.
Bodhisattva know that people fear their arrows hit he comforted them:
- Do not be afraid. I will not fall to the ground where the arrow.
Arrow fall down, do not go out taking sides dislocated even a hair, but falls right in the middle and cut the mango cluster. Bodhisattva not to beam mango and arrows fall to the ground, one hand caught bunches of mango, one-handed catch arrow. Great we found that magical event praised Dai Si rank:
- We have never seen this rare event.
They shouted, clapped, snapped his fingers and waved thousands of handkerchiefs in the air back and forth. In the jubilant delight, the congregation of his servants ten million contribution was donated to the Bodhisattva.
And the king Bodhisattva many gifts and great fame.
While the Bodhisattva lived here was this king reverence, respect, then seven other kings heard Prince championship not at Balaam complaints and went and besieged the city and send to the king:
- Must surrender or fight.
King panicky fear of death and asked:
- Hien my parents now where?
When he was serving heard a neighboring king, the king said:
- If he does not come, we will be killed. Please go and in my name, my Brother bowed my feet, he apologized and procession on.
The king sent messengers out they told it to the Bodhisattva.
His permission to return to his king Balaam complaints, comforting you fear not, then the following words engraved on an arrow: "I, Prince Asadisa, have returned. Just shoot an arrow, we can kill all of you. Who loves life flee away ".
Then stand on the watchtower, Bodhisattva shoot arrows as it falls into the middle of the seven gold record that he is eating king. When they read his letters, they panicked fear of dying and they all fled.
So do not rank Dai Si a drop of blood for a little fly drinkable and has made seven kings fled. Then look at his brother, he abandoned the training and ordained as the Taoist, he achieved the position and the Zen Wins evidence, until the public network, he was born in the Brahma world.
The Master said:
- Thus, the monks, after the king dismissed seven runs, and won the battle, Prince Asadisa was ordained as the Taoist.
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Then identity Career Enlightenment, the Master read the verse:name Asa-di-sa,
Undergraduate championship hero,
Shoot away, quick as lightning,
broke apart
Dai enemy unit.
Between enemies to fight,
but did not hurt anyone,
safety Rescue brother,
Bodhisattva self tame.
- At the time, the younger brother Ananda, while Prince Asadisa is Me.
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BABY ELEPHANT STORY BETTER STRATEGY 182. (Formerly Sangamavacara)... Familiar heroic battle,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the Venerable Nanda.
Since returning to Kapila first time, to his brother, Prince Nanda, complete renunciation, the Master has gone out of Kapila, sequential Xa-guard and went to live in town. Venerable Nanda recalled, grabbed the bowl of Bhagavan, along with Bhagavan comes out of the house, a woman with emotional Interest for Nanda, looking out the window, with bad hair combing, she saw it pot:
- Why, Prince Nanda went out to the Master? Mong Ton author please return soon.
Remember her voice, he came to being lesbian, not fun, becoming pallid and limbs veins. The Master knows the news, thinking: "I will counsel Nanda abandoned convent in love and enlightenment".
He came to Nanda in, sat down to compose, and then asked:
- Hey Nanda, he has happily in France and this law?
- Buddha, her mind was the dominant figure. I'm not happy.
- Hey Nanda, previously he has to worship Snow Mountain yet?
- Buddha, has not yet come.
- So let's go.
- Buddha, but you do not have divine powers, how am I going to be?
- Hey Nanda, I will take him away with my powers!
Then the Master took the Elder us nowhere soar.
Between the two lines passing through a field on fire, over a log fire, a female monkey sitting with cleft nose and tail feathers stripped, burnt outer skin, the skin of the bloody. The Master asked:
- Hey Nanda, he had not seen a monkey?
- Yes yes, venerable sir.
- Look at it carefully.
Then the Master took Nanda Nanda and found only sixty-mile stretch of plateau Manosila, seven large lakes, such as lakes etc .. Anotatta spectacular, five major rivers, the entire Snow Mountain with stunning scenery hundreds , the Yellow mountain, Silver mountain, Mount Bao Chau. Then the Master asked:
- Hey Nanda, the former palace he saw heaven Thirty-three yet?
- Buddha, I have not seen.
- Let's go, this Nanda, I will only let him see heaven palace Thirty-three.
Then the Master took Nanda go there and sit on Royal jelly is. Thien all Sakka (Sakka) went to the two heavenly gods, bowed to the Master and sat on one side. Twenty-five million of Sakka maidens and five hundred feet Thien women with doves and also to pay homage sat to one side. The Master made Nanda start passionately interested women look five hundred God did not blink.
- Hey Nanda, he had seen the woman with feet Thien not dove?
Venerable sir, I have seen.
- Hey Nanda, the beautiful women or Thich Thien his women beautiful?
- Buddha, such as the handicapped monkeys compared to the women of the king, too, if compared Thich Thien women's king with this woman.
- Hey Nanda, what would you do now?
- Buddha, how to be the God that woman?
- How will the legal Salmone the female God did.
- Buddha, if Bhagavan promise you that due to legal practice recluses, the fairies will be it, then I will practice law recluses.
This Nanda, I promised him that, let's go practice.
Thus, the Elder stood between heaven them, after the promise of Bhagavan, began to say:
- Buddha, not too late. Let's go on and I'll practice law recluses.
The Master gave Nanda returned to Member States and the Elder began legal practice recluses. Call the Master General's Dharma and said:
- Hey Sariputta, Nanda, my children, between God we heavens Thirty-three, because women enjoy these God has caused me to get my promise to encourage him.
The same way, the Master informed the Section-devout Presbyterian university-associated, Ca-lettuce modern Presbyterians, Presbyterian A-da-na-law, Elder Ananda, the Dhamma prime warehouse, all eighty disciples and turn the remaining monks are known. Elders Sariputta, the Shogun Dharma Nanda went to the elders, and said:
- There were so, the sage Nanda, between God heard them heaven Thirty-three, Sage led the Master promised that Sage will Salmone legal practice to be the women God?
Then Elder continued:
- If events like this, the Sage discounts depending happy woman and consequences to defilement. If Sage Salmone legal practice for the purpose of being the woman was, what difference between Sage and an employee to get paid?
That statement makes Venerable Nanda embarrassed and immediately extinguish all desire. This also means, all eighty disciples and the remaining monks Venerable Nanda admonishes that shame. Venerable Nanda thinking: "What we do not really deserve," and with the knife, Venerable Nanda persevering efforts, growth in meditation and attained Arhat.
Then Venerable Nanda went to the Blessed One and said:
- Buddha, I am freed from the pledge Bhagavan.
The Master said:
- Hey Nanda, when he has attained Arhat, then we shall be released from the promise already.
Knowing this fact, the monks at Dhamma began talking about the road sage Nanda:
- Sage Nanda really docile. Only one counsel shame he caused. Sage Instant Nanda Salmone legal practice and attained Arhat.
The Master went to the Dharma road and asked:
- Hey, monks, the desk he was meeting here What story?
Upon hearing the matter on, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, not only today but Oldtimer, Nanda also heard such advice.
Then the Master told the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in the family a whale trainer. Once into adulthood, the Bodhisattva achieve professional and skillful in the service of a king hostile to King Balaam complaints. Bodhisattva covered trained elephant of the king and you have trained it well.
The king decided to invade his country Balaam the instant complaint brought Bodhisattva goes by, riding on the elephant you travel with a large army to Balaam complaints siege and sent an ultimatum to the king three- la-complaint:
- Take your country or combat levels.
Brahmadatta deciding hit, immediately summoned the powerful army at the gates, towers and battle. Hostilities elephant king for you to wear armor, and armor yourself riding on the elephant head, holding a sharp hook, end the elephant approached and said loudly in front of:
- We will attack the city, killed the king's life hostile, causing it to fall into the realm of my hand.
When they saw the army keeps pouring into boiling mud, throwing rocks thrown from the machine, the elephant was scared to death, should not be able to step forward and backward. Professor subject to immediate location and said:
- With relatives, children are familiar heroes battle. In this battle, if you back down, then it is not worthy.
Bodhisattva recommend elephants with this verse:
Elephant is known illustrious,
Attack of the gate,
Sao elephant back down again?
Colored bar iron gates,
Pluck up the pillars,
smashed the gates,
O elephant, quickly into!
Hearing this, the advice, the elephant back, grab the hose wrapped on the pillars, pulling them up like spit the mushroom stems. It crushed the door, break the door, go into the city and take over the kingdom to the king.
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When the Master told these talks finished, he immediately identified Precursor:- The elephant that Nanda, the king is the head trainer Master Ananda and elephants is Me.
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183. FOOD STORY solubility (Formerly Valodakka)Bad water, little taste ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells of five hundred people live by eating excess food.
Heard in Xa-defense with five hundred lay communication burden on their wives and families to live together and to listen to the Master preaching methods. Between them there are some attained a Stream, a number of hybrid Best results, a number of hybrid fruits No, not one of them is not attained.
People were invited to the Master real life and often invited her always lay. But they have five hundred people servant, brought dental floss sticks, hand sanitizer, fragrance, garlands, and these people are living with all excess food. After breakfast, we was sleeping, then waking them to the river Aciravati, screaming on the waterfront and grapple each other as Malla. And five hundred lay people do not make noise, no screaming and pure silence settled life. The Master heard the noise of the servants carry her food remnants, Ananda asked Elder:
- What is this noise?
He was responding to:
- Buddha, this is the noise of the servants eat brutal reality.
The Master said:
- Hey Ananda, not only is this the most brutal actually finished eating and noisy too. Those who are not only lay a new date to get together and to remain silent, they have also Oldtimer so already.
Then, according to Elder request, the Master told the story past.
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Long ago, when King Brahamdatta the reigning king in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a courtiers family. Once into adulthood, the Bodhisattva as counselor to the king about the issues and keep the church.
One time, the king had heard in marginal locations rebellion, instant preparation Sindh and five hundred horse, with four types of army manning the place to go and average. After returning to Balaam complaint, he ordered:
- Because of Sindh horses were tired, let us eat and drink fresh grape juice.
Sindh horses delicious drinks and went to the barn, and stood silently in his seat. But there is plenty of food residue with sweet substances were squeezed out. The king asked him:
- Now we have to do with these things?
King said:
- Get stuffed them with water, squeezed dry with filter cloth and the donkey herd.
The donkey drink dregs, become intoxicated, clatter and running around all over the field King. King opened a large window overlooking the courtyard called the Bodhisattva was standing nearby and said:
- Look what this donkey finished drinking scum became drunk, yelling, jumping up and running around. And the horse thoroughbred Sindh born after drinking pineapple juice, and stood silent place, not running back and forth.
King asked why such and Bodhisattva read the first verse:
fresh ambiance clean milking equipment.
Taking into donkey drunk,
admits all he asked,
Sindh horses, pure species,
epigastric Drinking water,
stand quietly in place,
no running around drunk .
Then Bodhisattva explain the problem through Monday verse:
eat Whatever balance remains,
still drunk dancing,
comfortable living comfort.
And a pure class nature,
Hold steadfast mind,
Whether been drained,
epigastric noble wines.
Bodhisattva king heard the words said, and then he chased the donkey out of the field adoration. Then King follow the counsel of the Bodhisattva, as the merit as alms etc .. then when the public network king followed his career.
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When the Master says these talks finished, he identified Precursor:- At that time, five hundred donkeys are disabled people actually eat this, five hundred and five hundred horse lay Sindh, the king was Ananda, and the location is excellent courtiers Me.
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HORSE TRAINING THE STORY GIRIDANTA 184. (Formerly Giridanta)The horse Pan-da-va ...,
This story, while at the Bamboo Grove, the Master tells of a wicked neighbor. The circumstances of the story has been told in the precursor Mahilamukha (No. 26). The Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just the new monks wicked neighbor. In ancient times, monks were also close and wicked.
Then the Master storyteller past.
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Long ago, during the reign of King Sama Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born courtiers family and when to adulthood, became an advisor to the king about the issues and keep the church.
Then the king had named Pandava quarter horse, and a horse trainer named Giridanta, as the lame leg. The horse often see people holding the reins go forward thinking: "He wants to teach us limp", it studied under and limp. It is known as the king lame horse. Veterinary king summoned. What disease veterinary not see horses on the body, immediately said to him:
- House of god do not see anything on the body sick horses.
King to call the Bodhisattva:
- Come, the secretary, and to find the cause of it.
Bodhisattva go, know that lame horse so close to the lame trainer, immediately before the king knew this event:
- This is caused by the bad neighbor.
Then Bodhisattva read the first verse:
Of Great King Sa-ma,
disastrous Being handicapped,
So-ri Station-dan-ta,
It removes the old nature,
according to the trainer Learning.
King asked the Bodhisattva:
- Hey secretary, now what to do?
Bodhisattva replied:
- Look for a good coach, not lame, and the horse will be as it was.
Saying so, Bodhisattva read verse two:
good style there,
win the reins on the horse,
Tap it runs circles,
it quickly dropped the old Disabilities,
Learning in the trainer.
King do so. Horse slowly back good as ever. King commended the bodhisattva understanding behavioral animal species, Bodhisattva instant reward much greater fame.
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After the Master after these talks, he immediately identified Precursor:- At that time, Giridanta was Devadatta, the horse is close monks evil people, the king is Ananda, gentle courtiers location also is Me.
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185. dedicated unconscious (Formerly Anabhirati)As the water is cloudy, not in the ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a young Brahmin.
He mastered the Vedas three volumes, teaching for many young holy Sat-sole-ly and Brahmin. After a while, the young family building, thinking mind to clothing, jewelry, male slave, maidservant, land, cattle, etc .. Was his wife and children greed dominates, the mind turbid, he can not read the language in order feet clear. One day, he brought much incense, garlands, went to the Jeta offerings, pay homage to the Master, and sat down on one side. The Master graciously talked to him and asked:
- Hey layman, he taught the mantra. He can recite the mantra of him?
- Buddha, before you recite his mantra, but since I got married, my mind becomes cloudy, thus, do not you recite the mantra was the same again!
The Master said:
- Hey laymen, not only did he so far. His erstwhile non-turbid mind, he had memorized the mantra. But when he was the dominant passions, he does not remember the mantra again.
Said this is complete, at the request of his layman, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva born into a family of Brahmin wealth. Once into adulthood, Bodhisattva recite mantra in Takkasila ranks and became chief reputation. Upon returning to Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva taught her mantra for a large number of teenagers Sat-sole-ly and Brahmin.
Of that there is a young Brahmin trilogy memorizing Vedas without any hesitation a question and became the assistant to the chief mantra taught. After a while, he got married, always preoccupied for the home, so the mind becomes cloudy, unable to recite by heart the mantra again. Then head priest went to visit the young and asked:
- Hey youth, children still recite the mantra does not?
He replied:
- Since you are married, your mind becomes cloudy, I can not recite the mantra.
The master said:
- Dear relatives, when the mind becomes cloudy, though the incident thoroughly study anywhere, it still would not be able to recite the mantra is. But when the mind is clear, you can remember them clearly.
Then Bodhisattva read these two verses:
not seen scallops, mussels and fish.
Hotels, sand underneath,
the same way, the mind cloudiness
not see their benefit,
not see the benefit of people.
As calm water throughout,
saw oysters, fish beneath,
the same way, the mind serene
Seeing their interests and interests of people.
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After the Master after these talks, he presented the truth. His last lecture, young Brahmin Pre-flow attained and He identifies precursor:- At the time, this young man is young Brahmin is the head monk there and Me.
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186. STORY KING WEAR curd (Formerly Dadhivahana)Beautiful, fragrant and sweet ...,
This story, while at the Bamboo Grove, the Master tells of close to evil. (This story is like the previous story). The Master said:
- Hey, monks, close is not good evil and harmful. Why do we have to say to your evil harm to humans? In time past, so close to the Nimba tree is not fresh and good, a mango tree species senseless though, with sweet food match Devas, also became sour and bitter.
Then the Master told the story the past:
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned Balaam complaints, four brothers Brahmin in Kasiraja ordained as ascetics. They made a series of hermitages with leaves in the Himalaya region and live there. Oldest brother shared destiny and God being made all Sakka (Sakka). Knowing his powers, after about seven or eight days, often visited Sakka and maps to help them.
One day God all go to visit the oldest ascetic taste, bowed, sat to one side, then asked:
- Venerable Sir, Venerable need?
This position jaundice disease response:
- I should fire.
Sakka search for a knife with a hammer (hammer knives have been calling for this because when inserted into the rolling can be used as a knife or a hammer). You ascetic asked:
- With this tool, anyone bringing firewood to us?
Sakka said:
- Venerable Sir, the Venerable need firewood, just tap the hammer arm and said: Take me and kindling wood, hammer will bring back firewood and kindling for venerable.
After the knife he had the hammer god for that, Sakka travel to the second and asked:
- Venerable Sir, Venerable need?
This location near the leaf hut elephant paths. The elephant is this predicate bother bothered. This person said:
- The elephant makes us miserable. Take them away.
Sakka assigned to a drum and he said:
- Venerable Sir, hitting the face of this, Venerable will pursue the enemy. Mark the other side, the enemy will become good friends and surrounded venerable army of four categories.
Said that done, Sakka for this position and go to your drum youngest and asked:
- Venerable Sir, Venerable need?
This position also sick jaundice should say:
- I need curd.
Sakka for this position a flaked curd and said:
- If the venerable want, let's turn this chair, it will become large rivers, large water flows, and can account for a venerable national level.
Said that done, Sakka gone. From then onwards, the knife can earn hammer was used to light a fire for him to grow. The second person hit by the elephant chasing away empty, and the youngest users curd.
At that time, a wild boar living in the old village, saw a pearl with the force. When it's mouth biting pearl, by the force of the pearl, it flew up nowhere, go to an island in the middle of the sea, and thought: "Now I will stay here". It comes down to a nice place, under a tree Udumbara, and it lives there.
One day, the boar to the pearl front and was sleeping under a tree. There is a country living in the Ka-si, parents were evicted for not help anything, went to the beach, climb a ship as maids for shipowners. When the ship sank at sea, he was lying on the planks, he went to the island. In their search for fruits, found boar sleeping, he walked quietly to close and took the pearl.
By the force of the pearl, he flew up nowhere, sitting on the Udumbara tree and think: "I'm this wild boar by the force of the pearl, walk out of nowhere. I think maybe it's like to live here. Firstly , let us kill him, and then going to eat meat. " He broke a stick and release the stick falls on the head of the boar. Boar woke up, did not see stones, terrified fast. He sat on a tree, laughing. Boar looked up, saw him immediately and dead tree head-butt on the spot. He climbed down the fire, cook meat boar, eating, immediately flew to nowhere.
When flying over the Himalaya range, he found the hermit hermitage to hermitage instant of the oldest, there two or three days, and be entertained ascetic taste. Seeing the force of the sword with his hammer knife, he thought, "I must get this item". He only for your ascetic powers of stones and said:
- Venerable take this pearl of me and make me the knife with a hammer.
Ascetic desired position come out of nowhere, he took stones and exchanged there for hammer knife with him. He took the knife with a hammer for, go for a while, knock on his character and said:
- Hey there for hammer knife, be beheaded ascetic and brought the pearl to me.
Knife with a hammer went for beheading ascetic and bring the pearl. He took the knife with a hammer in one place for closed, go to the Taoist close second and lived in it for several days. He can see the force of the drum went to grab bargain pearl drum. With the way he tells the hammer before beheading him, then went to the youngest brother. Seeing the force of flaked curd, he gives the pearl, curd exchange chair, and with the media before, he told him beheaded hammer. He regained the pearl, the knife can earn hammer, drum and chair curd, then fly up nowhere. Standing not far Balaam complaint, he sent a letter by hand to bring the king:
- Give a national level or want us beheaded.
King was instant message said:
- I will catch the other thieves.
And the king went out of the city. Robber was hit on a blank surface, making four types surrounded his army. When you know how the game staging king, he overturned chairs curd, causing major rivers flowing. Great was the king's army drowned curd can not get out. Then he knocked the sword with a hammer, knife beheaded told King. The knife went flying, to bring the king back and started throwing his feet. No one can take up weapons against him. With forces surrounded him in the city, as empowerment, became king named Dadhivahana (King brought curd) and water treatment.
One day, while playing down their nets on a large river, a ripe mangoes, are gods use, away from the lake Kannamunda (the Himalaya) down and caught in the net. When the net is pulled up, he saw mangoes, the king offered the mainland. Mango that big chair, round, golden color. King asked the Forest riders:
- What Fruit?
Upon hearing the answer is mangoes, the king ate, make mango seed sown into his garden, and watering the milk. Grows up to third year have borne fruit. Mango trees are revered, is watered milk, is said to two inches thick aromas, the wreaths were hung around. Plants with fragrant oil burning lamps, canopy cloth wrapped around to protect the ripe fruit is sweet and golden.
When King Dadhivahana send mangoes to other kings gifts, lest the latter seeds will grow into a tree mango mango, the king took the spot sting thorn tree and dreams. The king was finished eating mango, seeding, but it does not grow. They asked the reason, and learned the job. A king to call the garden holder and asked:
- People can destroy mango flavor of King Dadhivahana, making it the bitterness is not?
He answered:
- O Lord, may be.
King immediately sent him away, and for a thousand gold coins. He went to Balaam complaints and inform the king said to the one who keeps the garden. When to call the king, he went to the city, the king bowed. The king asked:
- Are you that man does not keep the garden?
He answered:
- O Lord, yes.
And he began to praise his abilities. King said:
- You can make the assistant to keep my garden.
From then onwards, the two royal garden care.
People keep coming soon new garden made unseasonal flowering trees, and bare fruit crops, causing even more beautiful garden. King was very pleased below holder old garden, and assigned him the garden. Even when he captured the holder garden garden into your own hands, he immediately surrounded by mango trees and other crops vines Nimba.
Gradually the Nimba tree grows, the roots with roots, branches and twigs, they mixed interlaced with mango trees. Do not mixed with good taste, mango is sweet becomes bitter like Nimba. As soon as they know mangoes have become bitter, gardener ran away.
Dadhivahana king went to visit the garden and eat mangoes. When the mango water in his mouth, left a bitter taste as well Nimba could not swallow, spit out the king. At that time the Bodhisattva was the king's adviser on the church and the procedure. King to call the Bodhisattva and asked:
- Ladies and location wise, this plant is careful care as before, the fact is that, left to become bitter star? What reason?
And the king read the first verse:
Mangoes are so old,
we still are precious,
bitter Why?
To give a reason, Bodhisattva read verse two:
his ripe mangoes,
Being surrounded by nim-three,
roots mixed with roots,
mixed with twigs Spike,
The tree surrounded bitter
fruits Forums damage,
Do you live with evil,
become a bitter sweet contrast.
King heard the words Bodhisattva, tight security all Nimba tree and vine crops, uprooting up, digging out the mud is not good around well and pour mud on his stumps. Then the plants are nurtured carefully with milk, soft drinks, lotions. Then, thanks to permeate every fruit sweetness back up the sweet as before, the king of instant communication for keeping the garden before garden care. After living all life span, the king followed his career.
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When the Master told these talks finished, he identified Precursor:- At that time I was the great sage.
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187. FOUR STORY beauty (Formerly Catumatta)Beautiful ... beautiful wings with wings,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of an older monks.
One day, while two chief disciples were sitting together on the Dharma inquiry, an older monks approached these two men, becoming the third person, sit down and say:
- Ladies and venerable, we would ask this question. If the venerable hard to answer, please ask us.
The Elder bored with this position, it got up to leave. Legal congregation listened from the Elder, after disbanding, go to the audience with the Master. They are the Master asks:
- Why so far non-time?
They recounted stories. The Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just Sariputta and Section-devout-venture boring they, did not answer and walked away. Long ago, the two have left already.
Then the Master told the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva is a tree spirit residing in the forest. One day, two children from the mountain Cittakuta geese flying out, he landed on the tree to find prey. When prey is finished, they returned to her resting spot on the mountain and flew Cittakuta. While walking around, Bodhisattva become familiar with them. Going back and forth several times, they are happy to make friends with each other, talk to each other approach and go. One day, two goslings sitting on the tree talking to the Bodhisattva, a jackal standing under a tree said this verse with two geese in him:
alone, sat singing,
Let it soak down shelves,
Let king hear beast!
The baby geese fed jackals, flew up the mountain and back to Cittakuta. Bodhisattva told jackals verse two:
Gods and Devas,
Having four beauty,
Sao dog here?
Son of the other jackals,
Be on Top of the dog!
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After the Master had finished these talks, he identified Precursor:- At that time, the older monks are jackals, two geese figure is Sariputta and Section-devout-venture, and tree gods are Me.
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188. FUTURE DOGS STORY LION FOREST (Formerly Sihakottuka)... Toes and toenails,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the Kolalika.
One day, when many are talking legal multicultural, also wanted to speak on his own Kokalika approach (everything was the same story the details in advance (No. 172). Upon hearing this, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just expose the new Kokalika through his voice. Erstwhile, guys that have done so well already.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva is a lion in the Himalaya region, due to the forest to live with a female dog has given birth to a cub. This hybrid lion on toes, nails, fur mane, color, shape, your face are the same father, but howls, like mother.
One day it rained, the lions together, roared, lion playing the game, and the lion roared also want between them, but only howl howling of jackals. Hear it howling, the lions were silenced. When he heard, a lion cub was also born of a Bodhisattva, asked:
- Dad, this lion of similar size our identity etc .., but howls different. Beasts are?
Then he read the first verse:
As fingers, nails lion,
lion It has legs,
standing order based on it,
but among them lions,
cry it was different.
Hearing this, the Bodhisattva said:
- Dear relatives, my brother is an only child jackals, specie father of color space, the same mother language.
Then Bodhisattva told lion whose mother is the jackal.
- Dear relatives, starting today, to live here, do not speak. If you speak out, they will know that I am the same jackals.
Counsel done so, Bodhisattva read verse two:
living quietly in the woods,
with English, they know that I,
unlike the English announced!
After hearing this advice, the beast would never try roared again.
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When the Master preached this dialogue finished, he immediately identified Precursor:- At that time, the jackal is Kokalika, lion same father Rāhula, while the king of beasts is Me.
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189. DA LION STORY PLATE (Formerly Sihacamma)Whinny is not ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the Kokalika.
In this time, Kokalika, want to praise. The Master knows this incident, immediately tell the tale past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a farmer family. Once into adulthood, the Bodhisattva lives with farming. At that time, a street trader sells items by a donkey carrying. When he went to a public place, he took down the goods on donkey boss a lion skin and drop it between rice and wheat fields. The farm owners see it, is a great lion, do not dare to come near.
One day, the merchant was to stay in a store. While light cooking rice, a tycoon on donkey lion pelts and drop it into wheat fields ... The farm owner thought it was a lion, do not dare to come near the home he informed. All people in the village holding the weapon, blowing horns and beating drums approaching and yelling field. Donkey panic for fear of death, quickly rears mule. Knowing it was the donkey, Bodhisattva read the first verse:
English lions, or tigers,
leopards Also not known.
Animals this villainy,
leather hooded Although lions,
also known only horse neighing!
The villagers knew it was a trick, beat until it fractures, and then took the lion pelt and left. Merchants came, saw donkeys in distress, immediately read verse two:
eat rice, wheat,
lion skin covered up,
Because the cry, beaten!
While merchants say, the donkey stopped breathing. He dropped the donkey and left.
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The Master preached this dialog, went identification Forerunner:- At that time, the donkey is an excellent farmer Kokalika and location is Me.
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190. STORY HOLD (Formerly Silanisamsa)Look at this result ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells of a believer laymen.
A disciple of St. believe, one day, on his way to the United Vienna Aciravati down the river in the afternoon, saw fishermen pulling a boat ashore to hear the sermon. Did not see any boats moored at dock, was born layman happy, take the Buddha as a subject of reciting it as he walked into the river, submerged vacuum.
He went as on the mainland, but that by the middle of the river, saw the waves, so the subject of reciting becoming weaker and feet began to sink. He worked persistently to preserve wedding center, take the Buddha as a subject of reciting, should still go on the water. In Member States, the Master bowed, he sat to one side. The Master to be welcomed in and asked:
- Hey laymen, hoping that on the way here, he was not tired.
He replied:
- Buddha, the Buddha mind with joy because as a subject of reciting, I walk on water as set foot on the land, and come here.
The Master said:
- Hey layman, he was not the first person through the concept of the Buddha which are safe. Erstwhile, there are laymen, when the ship sank, thanks anniversary of Buddha that are safe.
Then, at the request of this position, the Master tells the story past.
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Formerly in Ca-lettuce Buddha's time, there were saints attained disciples boarded a Stream accompany a wealthy barber. The wife told her husband:
- Hey, Mr. take care of helping care layman in any situation funny yet sad offline.
The mechanic that boat. After a week at sea the boat sank. Both lie on a plank and went to be an island. At that barber who killed the bird, cooking part and take part for the laymen. Who lay claim to be enough, should not eat more. He thinks: "At this site, in addition to Three Jewels, we do not have any other help." Then he merits thoughts of Three Jewels. While the concept of such person, a serpent god was born on the island was transformed into a large boat, with a captain sea gods. The boat filled with seven treasures: three masts made of sapphire, the anchor made of gold, silver wire and yellow planks. Sea god standing on a boat called out:
- Does anyone go to Hell-line-topic (India) not?
You laymen say:
- Yes we do about it.
- So let's climb aboard.
You lay on the ship and call the barber. Sea Gods said:
- You are okay, but the other did not.
- Why?
- He has no merit. So I put him on board but did not put this person.
- Well, the German Bell did, the world was maintained, the strength we have practice, we give people the results that all our happiness.
Barber who said:
- Dear Boss, you are cowards.
Sea Gods said:
- Now we get more people on board.
Then the gods gave both up the river crossing and went to Balaam complaints. Then, with his powers, gods create wealth in the couple's home and told him:
- Please close the position wise. If the barber is not careful with this layman, he was dead in the water already.
To praise the merits of the sage neighbor, gods speak this verse:
's credit, gender, and pilots,
Turning into the boat,
carrying devotees snake.
Make good grades close,
hang Be good guys;
Living with good grades,
The Barber safe.
Sea gods standing on nothingness, after the sermon, went along with the snake lord flew his palace.
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After the Master preached this dialogue finished, preaching the truth. His last lecture, the laymen have attained faith and his future First identified Precursor:- At that time, the laymen attained Nirvana, snake princess is Sariputta and sea gods are Me.
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PRODUCT RUHAKA
LAWYERS INTERNATIONAL STORY RUHAKA 191. (Formerly Ruhaka)
Chord, though broken ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells his ex-wife sexual orientation. The circumstances of the story will be mentioned in chapter eight, the precursor Indriya (No. 423). The Master said to his monks:
- Hey monks, woman was harmed. Long ago, she had humiliated him before the king and the court. Soon, he had thrown her out of the house.
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 son of the queen, supply chief. Once into adulthood, his father shared destiny, Bodhisattva placed on kingship and water treatment according to the Dharma.
Bodhisattva has a self-named economic adviser Ruhaka. He has old wife is a Brahmin woman. King for the Brahmin a horse full of jewelry, go to climb horses flanking king. When he sat on horseback are such jewelry, people standing everywhere commended her horse:
- Oh brilliance rather horse! How beautiful it is!
Brahmin who went home, went upstairs and told his wife:
- This bride, our horse gorgeous. People lining the route will compliment it.
Brahmin women who have little evil nature, and or entrap and said to her husband:
- Do you know what causes these beautiful horses make it? This horse is through these beautiful decorations for horses. If you want beautiful horse, just like the horse jewelry, then go down the street, walking and shrugged as horse legs. When he visited the king, the king will praise him, and everyone will compliment you both.
You Brahmin was stupid nature, obedient wives, unaware of her intentions, do just that. Those who saw the Brahmin was all laughs and says:
- Beautiful replaced Career Master Chief!
The king said to the Brahmin:
- Hey Master Chief, are you angry about it? He crazy?
King's statement that he was being so damn shame. At that time, the Brahmin said: "I am doing something inappropriate", ie instant hatred for women born Brahmin:
- It did shame me before the king and the army. I will beat him and kicked him out of the house.
He went home with thoughts of revenge so. Female Brahmin evil nature knows her husband came home with his heart angry, immediately fled out of the house by a small door, went to the palace of the king, and in that four or five days. King said he believed, for international call themselves counselors, advised him to forgive:
- Hey Master Chief, a woman full of guilt, he should forgive Brahmin women.
Then, for the purposes of teaching he forgives the king said to the first verse:
can also be connected,
Be reconciled with his wife,
let not hatred hostility center .
After listening, reading verses Ruhaka Monday:
again with divers know.
I'll find a new wife,
ex-wife, I'm bored boring!
Said that done, he dismissed Brahmin woman he marries a Brahmin woman other.
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After the Master after these talks, he presented the truth. Last lecture, the monks have already attained attachment, a Stream.And he identified Precursor:
- At the time, his ex-wife is the Brahmin women, the monks have Ruhaka attachment, while King Balaam complaint is Me.
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192. STORY SIRIKALAKANNI Goddess (Formerly Sirikalakanni)Female workers can be beautiful ...,
Sirikalakanni precursor will be presented at Maha-Ummagga precursor (No. 538).
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PRINCE STORY 193. HOA (Formerly Cullapaduma)She was the person ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a degenerate monks diligent. The circumstances of this will be presented in the precursor Ummadanti (No. 527). The Master asked:
- Hey monks, were so diligent he degenerate?
He replied:
- Buddha, I saw a woman wearing beautiful clothes, and attachment should be diligent degenerate.
The Master said:
- Hey monks, the people are ungrateful woman, betrayed friendships. The Oldtimer location wise, the foolish mind them drinking his blood right knee, bringing gifts lifetime devoted to them, but not conquered the heart of women's.
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 the son of the chief queen bow, as to the date named, called the prince Paduma (United States). After Bodhisattva, also had six younger brother again. Seven him continue to grow up, get married to live next to the king. One day the king looked down on the pitch that they went to the king with a large entourage, the king born suspected heart: "They can kill me and steal the national level." Thought the king to call them to come and say:
- This, dear child, the child can not live in this city. Let's go to another place, and after I died, let's return to rule the kingdom, the kingdom is owned by the family.
The son obeyed his father.
They wept, went home, brought his wife and children and said:
- We go anywhere and live there.
They went out of the city, on the road, went to a deserted place, drinking water and no food, no floating suffered from hunger, and thought: "We will live another woman."
They killed the wife of the youngest brother, divided into thirteen parts, and ate the meat. Bodhisattva and his wife took part divided into three, leaving a two-part composition and food. So in six days, they killed six female relatives to eat. Each subsequent day the Bodhisattva leave part, so there are six sections. By Saturday, they intended to kill the wife of the Bodhisattva. Hearing that, the bodhisattva for them to eat six to rest, and said:
- Eat six this section will count tomorrow.
Let them eat finished, when they sleep, the Bodhisattva took her to flee. Wife away for a moment, then said:
- Dear man, I can not walk.
Bodhisattva carrying his wife on the shoulder, go to dawn, away from the scene desolate. When the sun rises, the wife said:
- Dear man, I thirst.
Bodhisattva said:
- This bride, no water.
Listen she said again and again, the Bodhisattva sword pierced his right knee and said:
- This bride, no water to drink. This is my blood of the right knee. Sit down and take it away.
Wife to do so. They keep going, to the mighty Ganges Ha, they drink water, bathe, eat fruits and vegetables etc .. and then rest in a comfortable spot. Near a bend in the River Ganges, they erected a hermitage and lived there.
One day, a robber in the upper Ganges, committed treason king should limbs, ears nose were cut off, was cast in a small boat and floating in the vast Ganges Ha, screaming in pain , and went over to him. Bodhisattva heard coal its mournful sorrow, went to the banks of the Ganges, pulled it ashore, took it to the hermitage, and anointed healing medicines. The wife said:
- A child like this lazy lame that my husband brought from the Ganges on to care and save lives!
Said that done, she contemptuously spit on him lame. When his wounds were healthy, Bodhisattva for it in the hermitage with his wife, and bring fruit and other types of forest, farming it and wife. While they lived so, being loving attachment woman who was lame, intercourse with it and wanted to kill the Bodhisattva with cruel means and said to her husband:
- Ladies man, when he sat on his back away from wilderness areas, I look to this mountain, and pray as follows: Ladies and mountain gods, if you are living peacefully with her husband, children will make sacrifices quintal the throne! God this it made me panic. You have to make that sacrifice to idols.
Bodhisattva did not know his wife immediately phishing content, preparation rituals, over to his wife carrying plate offerings, then climb the peaks. The wife told her husband:
- Ladies and men, not gods, but the new man is the supreme deity. First of all, I will make offerings of flowers guy forest, circumambulating around him, worship him, then I worship the mountain god.
Speaking done so, she placed the Bodhisattva standing on the brink of the abyss, offering flowers Bodhisattva forest, circumambulating around, and made as if to pay homage to her husband, she stood behind the beat Bodhisattva on his back, then thrust Bo -Turn off falling into the abyss, and yell as satisfying:
- We have seen the back of my enemy then!
And she went down the mountain with his lame.
Bodhisattva falls from the mountain into the abyss, but caught in a beam without thorns atop leaf fig tree should not be able to get down the mountain. Bodhisattva eat fruit figs and live among the trees.
A period-Friendly Princess tremendous momentum, usually climb the mountain from the foot of the fig tree does fruit. It sees the Bodhisattva and fled. Days after it came, ate the tree on the left side and left. It came so many times until it linked up with the Bodhisattva and asked:
- How did you get to this place?
When Bodhisattva told the reason, it says:
- Okay, I fear not.
Then he told the Bodhisattva sitting on her back, then it would crawl down the mountain, out of the woods, put on the path Bodhisattva big and say:
- Follow this road.
Bodhisattva went to a small village and lived there. When he heard his father had shared destiny, the Bodhisattva went to Balaam complaints and throne of the kingdom under the ownership of the family and become king Paduma. Ten royal chapel under the water by the rules of law, the Bodhisattva to build six halls at the four gates of alms, in the midst of the city, in front of the palace and the daily alms six hundred thousand coins.
Meanwhile, wicked woman piggyback on his back lame, come out of the forest, between the road begging at people, gathering to cultivate rice porridge lover. Someone asked:
- Who is this man for her?
She lied:
- His mother is the sister of my father. This man is my cousin. People tell me this person. Oil for him to suffer to death, I will bring my husband on the shoulder begging for food, and nourish him.
People compliment:
- It is a faithful wife to her husband!
From then onwards, it was for her porridge and rice more than before. Other people told her:
- Do not live like this. Paduma king reigned in Balaam complaints, merit his generosity resounding whole of Yan-line-problem. King that she would be happy, and will give her a lot of assets. Let her husband sitting in the basket and carried away.
They promoted her and gave her a bamboo basket. The woman placed the lame other evil deeds sitting on her back, and then went to Balaam complaints, begging alms at the house and live like that.
Then Bodhisattva often sit on the elephant's back with gorgeous jewelry, go to the house and after giving alms to hand eight or ten people, he went to the palace. His evil deeds woman placed the lame sitting in the basket, take it on his back and stood on the road passing king. King saw them he asked:
- Who is this person?
- O Lord, a faithful spouse.
King for her to call, identify her, immediately told the lame taken out of the basket, and asked:
- What are her people?
She replied:
- He was the son of my father's sister. My family and I realized that for this person as my husband.
These people do not know what the story is then said aloud:
- Oh, it's faithful wife!
And they praised her evil deeds woman. King asked for more:
- Is this lame man by her family as a husband does not?
Female workers did not recognize the king should boldly say:
- O Lord, yes.
- And this is the king of Balaam complaints not? She has to be the daughter of a king, the wife of Prince Paduma?
After flexing her, unmask her king:
- The drinking her blood from my knee and because of our attachment to this crippled man, she'd shove me into the abyss. She thought that I was dead, but we are still alive! She came here with this sign on the forehead of death in that!
Then the king said to the servants:
- O courtiers, before the I do my secretary and I do my questions were answered as follows: Six people killed I do my brother and his wife had eaten them their wives. But I already protect the safety of his wife, took her to the banks of the Ganges, and lived in a hermitage. In the bass strings at a lame be put to death, and nurture it. Women also bore attachment, press it, and I do my bucket into the abyss, no one else but the evil deeds of this woman. But I already manifested to save themselves thanks to the cordial. And the lame man be put to death is none other name!
Then Bodhisattva read this verse:
And do not nobody else,
is it lame man,
hands Being, itself.
But she still said:
- As my husband when young.
Woman truly worthy of death,
they do not have the truth!
take a pestle.
Mark died bastard,
wicked man lurking
robbers To fill his wife.
Then catch the wife
cruel, this unchaste,
Termination of his life,
cut the nose and ears!
Bodhisattva can not put down the wrath and ordered them punished, but not executed as ordered. To appease, Bodhisattva told her column in early basket tightly, so she did not take it out and thrown into the basket and chased lame out both of his country.
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After including these talks, the Master preached the truth and the end of the lecture, the degenerate monks had attained a Stream.Then he identified Precursor:
- Six brothers was six times the Elder, wife's maiden Cinca, the lame offense was Devadatta, lizard princess is Ananda, King also Paduma is Me.
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STORY theft 194. NGOC (Formerly Manicora)What ... No Angel,
This story, while at the Bamboo Grove, the Master tells the story of Devadatta wanted to kill himself.
Upon hearing the Devadatta was plotting his murder, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, not only today but also Oldtimer, Devadatta has conspired against us. But he was not able to do so.
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 landlord family in a small village not far Balaam How many complaints. When Bodhisattva to adulthood, people go married the daughter of a family from Balaam complaints about to be married to the Bodhisattva. She was cute, beautiful, female likeness fine rates, willowy like flowering vines, graceful birds as gods Kinnari, named Sujata. She was faithful, with morality, always do their duty to the husband. She was loved Bodhisattva and respect, so both happy life together, concentric, and harmony.
One day Sujata said to the Bodhisattva:
- I want to visit my parents.
- You instead, the Bride. Please prepare sufficient food journey.
Then Bodhisattva sure to cook all kinds of food and placement of road food. Prepared, Bodhisattva sits front driver, while his wife sat in the back. Both went to close the complaint Balaam, remove oxen out of the car, bathing and eating. Then Bodhisattva column crawled into the car and sit in the front, Sujata also changing clothes, makeup, and sat behind him.
When the chariot go into the city, King Balaam complaints elephant sitting on beautiful, walking around the city and came to him. Sujata has just got off the car and walk. King saw her, lesbian consciousness, told an inquisitive courtiers followed her husband had, and spoke to the king about:
- God had heard her husband, and her husband was sitting in front of the car.
King could not tame his mind loving attachment, and greed has overwhelmed inside, he thought: "With all means, I will kill this guy and get women workers".
King called someone and said:
- Hey man, let's take this jewel, pretending he was going on the road, then abandoned the pearl in his or her car.
Said this is done, the king assigned him a pearl, and urged him to leave. He obeyed grab the pearl, went to drop it into the car and then return said:
- Dear God and death, I drop pearl finish.
The king shouted:
- We've lost a gem!
People fuss and he ordered:
- Close all, sever all the way out, and catch the thief.
The servant king in accordance with the command. The other man brought some people, going close to the Bodhisattva and said:
- Hey you, go to the car. King took the pearl in the crown. We have to check his car.
He explore the car, grab the pearl that he had abandoned, and then told the Bodhisattva is the jewel thief, hand foot stone hit him, he was out behind the column, leading to the king and said:
- Take a look at this is the jewel thieves!
King ordered:
- Let's chop his head!
The person of the King at the intersection, hitting the Bodhisattva with whips, then led him to the suburbs through the south door.
Then Sujata leave the car, raise their hands to heaven mourn run by her husband:
- Oh, my husband! Since I suffer from my husband that this suffering!
She embraced and wept so. The king's servants began Bodhisattva supine with beheading his intentions. Seeing this, Sujata thought to merit his morality and whispered: "I'm sure in this life do not you Angel potentially stop the cruel hands brutally hurt people with morality".
Then she mourned and read the first verse:
surely he is away,
Maybe no one.
Protecting this world
tyranny aggressive Ke
Do what you do,
perhaps nobody
was Stopped them!
Because she is the person with such morality should mourn the throne of God all Sakka become hot. Sakka thought, "Who would want me to leave all my throne this God?". Then Sakka boundary review, said the incident happened and says:
- King Balaam complaints are doing something very evil, morality makes Sujata had to hurt. Now we need to go down there!
Sakka went down from heaven, with his powers began cruel king was sitting on the back of an elephant and the elephant had left the king placed supine on the spot rather Bodhisattva executions. Then Sakka support Bodhisattva up, dressing him with everything jewelry, then wear a hat of the king, and put him to sit on the back of the elephant king.
King raised his army almost decapitated hammer. When cutting is finished, they knew that the king's head! Sakka all existing natural picture can be seen, go to the Bodhisattva, as empowerment for him and put Sujata crowned queen. The courtiers and the Brahmin landlord etc .. see God all Sakka, happily said:
- Illegal King was killed, we are now lawful king by Sakka gave us!
Standing in the middle of nowhere Sakka said:
- This is the King of ye given by Sakka. Starting today, the king would reign the lawful state. If the king of illegal working, non time it will rain, it did not rain on time, and there are three accidents on starvation, disease, war. Three accidents will come to the people because of the evil king.
Then Sakka preach them with verse two:
in time, it does not rain,
From the sky, the ground king,
Look unexplained
attacker was killed.
Thus, Sakka masses preacher, went back to his celestial realm. And Bodhisattva lawful water treatment and later go to heaven as a large congregation of gods.
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After including these talks, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, non-time king of the Thread-she-crackers radar. Sakka is A-da-na-law, mother Sujata Rāhula (Rahulamata), and put the king by Sakka's throne Me.
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195. STORY beautiful mountain HON (Formerly Pabbatupatthara)Stretching beautiful mountain ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the king of Kosala.
There are rumors a prostitute courtiers within the palace. King of the investigation, said the work was real, and went to the States Members, the Master bowed and said:
- Buddha, now I should do with it?
The Master asked:
- O Lord of lords had not helped the Great King, and the Great King had injured woman did not?
King replied:
- Buddha, the great god did I do my much help, he ruled the entire court, and I do my love that woman.
When they heard that, the Master said:
- O Lord, when the attendant benefits for themselves and when the loved woman can not harm them. In ancient times, the king listened to the wise mind has maintained an increasingly relaxed attitude to such things.
Then, at the request of the king, the Master tells the story past.
*
Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born courtiers family, as an adult became an advisor to the king in the world of matter and the church. Now there is a great spirit within the supply adultery. Upon learning of this incident, he thought: "The lords of much help to me, and I love that woman, I will not hurt them, this could be. We ask where courtiers sage. If necessary Instant afford to, I would endurance; if necessary, we will not patience ". Bodhisattva king invited to, and then asked:
- Ladies and location wise on, I want to ask a question.
- O Lord, please say go and god will answer.
King asked through the first verse:
There are lakes,
Know protect lions,
fresh drinking jackal.
Listen to this verse, the Bodhisattva thought: "Surely there is great god within supply adultery"; and read verse two:
are drinking river water.
Rivers remains the river,
If you, be patience.
Dai Si King Career counseling so. King obeyed the advice of the Bodhisattva and said:
- Do not be so guilty anymore.
Then the king forgive the two. From then later they do not do so again. Lifetime longer king of merit such as giving etc .., and the public network, the king went to heaven as the assembly of numerous gods.
After hearing this dharma king of Kosala forgave him both, and unflinching attitude.
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After including these talks, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the king was Ananda, gentle courtiers also location is Me.
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196. BAY HORSE STORY (Formerly Valahassa)Those who do not follow ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a degenerate monks diligent. The Master asked:
- Hey, monks were so diligent he degenerate?
Monks he replied:
- Ladies and real.
He asked:
- For what reason?
He replied:
- So find a beautiful woman jewelry, so afflicted children conquer.
The Master said:
- Hey, monks, and this woman, with color, sound, smell, taste, touch her, to tempt her wiles, made men greedy, causing the opponent to fall into his power, and it has been dominant, the woman was undermining morality, property of the beholder with virtue. Therefore, women who are called women Yakshis.
In ancient times, women Yakshis go to a caravan, with women's wiles, as traders craving, causing them to fall into their forces and then when we saw the other men, they immediately killed and eat those before, they heard fence fence gnaw bones with flesh and blood streaming down his cheeks.
Said this is done, the Master storyteller past
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Long ago, in the island of Ceylon Tambapanni of origin, there is a city of refuge Yakshis. When the ship sank, they tried to make up, to bring the kind of solid sort of soft food, the handmaid surrounded with children hugging the arm, and walked over to the merchant. Aims to make the idea that he is human in the city, we created everywhere who are plowing cow, the cows are eating grass and dogs run back and forth etc .. Then we go to near the merchant and said:
- Take this porridge, eat this rice, divide the food, dear guests from afar.
The merchant does not know, so you can enjoy life because they give dishes. When the merchant meal, and while they rested, the intimate female Yakshis asked:
- The people where? Where these people again? The people will go? The people who come here to do?
They answered:
- We should come here broken vessel.
The female Yakshis said:
- Well done, folks him. Our husbands go have shipped more than three years. Sure they were dead. The merchants he is, we will be the servant of his people.
After saying that, they use wiles of temptation woman, as the merchant passionately and then take them to the Yakshis. If those arrested before was left, they tied them to the mystical necklace, and toss them in torment. If we do not find the shipwreck to eat meat, we usually scour along the coast away to the other side of the river Kalyani and this side of the island Naga. This is our daily job.
One day, five hundred merchant shipwrecked, to be close to the shore of this Yakshis women. Yakshis women go to and make them passionately, then take them to the Yakshis. They tied these people were arrested before the mystical necklace and toss them in torment. Yakshis queen took the captain, and the rest female Yakshis grab other people, so five hundred female Yakshis five hundred people took him as a husband to his business.
Then at night, when traders were asleep, goddess Yakshis arose, went to the torture killing people in there, and then returned to eating meat. The remaining Yakshis women to do the same. After cannibalism, Yakshis queen returned, the body becomes cold. The Merchant is the queen held her head Yakshis, immediately thought: "Five hundred women she is Yakshis. We must flee."
Early the next morning, you go to wash your face, he told other people to trade:
- But she was female Yakshis, not a person. As with other shipwrecked people, they will take him as her husband and eat us. So let's run away.
Two hundred and fifty of the men said:
- We can not dismiss this Yakshis women. If he wants, go, go. But we will not run away anywhere.
Then chief merchant brought two hundred and fifty people listen to his escape.
At that time, the Bodhisattva of birth as an all-white horse, with a head like a crow, with hair like grass munja, clairvoyance, can fly out of nowhere. Himalaya Bodhisattva from nowhere soar, Tambapanni to the island, on the ponds and lakes in Tambapanni and eating rice grown there. While flying over the case, out of compassion, the Bodhisattva said three times out loud to the human voice:
- Is there anyone who does not want to return to their country?
The riders trafficking Bodhisattva listen, go to accept the hand and said:
- Sir, we want to return.
- So let me climb back.
Some people climb the horse itself, a ponytail holder, some with hands and stood respectfully silent. Bodhisattva used his powers to bring him two hundred and fifty of their country, and then return to their abode.
And while there are others who go there, the women Yakshis immediately killed two hundred and fifty people left in place for food.
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The Master said to the monks:- Hey, monks, like those merchants fell into the power of the female Yakshis, and corporate networks, but others did as the god of horses are flying back to their abode ; also, those who do not follow the counsel of the Lord Buddha, though the monks or nuns, monks, men, laywomen, have been suffering in the four major hell and punishment in type shackles. And those who are obedient recommend getting three being kind of nice, sensuous heavens six, twenty Brahma world and the state of Nirvana immortal bliss.
After saying this, the chief rank was reading the verse:
teachings of the Buddha,
they will have an accident,
they like the merchant
Being female Yakshis
Eating meat and corporate networks.
And those who follow the
teachings of the Buddha,
they will be safe ,
They seed merchants
Being flying horse rescue,
Putting on make abode.
- At that time, two hundred and fifty merchant did as the horse is flying Buddha congregation, and horse flies are Me.
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YOUR STORY-REMUNERATION 197. (Formerly Mittamitta)When found, it does not laugh ...,
This story, as in Xa-defense, the Master tells of a monks.
He thought: "If we get this, my master teachers will not get angry". So his monks took a piece of cloth by professors to take and make one bag of sandals, then a new application for his teacher. Professor asked the teacher:
- For some reason he took the thing?
- I believe that when you take this character, he will not be angry.
After listening to the monks say, the teacher angry monks, monks stood up hit him and said:
- There is nothing between him and trust me, okay?
Her job is the monks said.
One day, the monks gathered in his Dharma talk with each line:
- Ladies and sage, young monks named this with confidence associate teachers, took the cloth bag made into sandals. Then the teacher was angry monks and monks stood up and hit him.
The Master came over and asked:
- Hey, monks, the meeting he sits here and is talking about?
When his narrator, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just the new monks distrust for his co-resident. Long ago, he was so well already.
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 Kasi country Brahmin. Once into adulthood, Bodhisattva ordained as holy men who achieved the position and the Zen Wins evidence, and then head priest in the Himalaya region.
In them he hermit, an ascetic can not listen to the Bodhisattva, the elephant has lost foster mother. As the elephant grows up, it kills the ascetic and went into the woods. They buried Taoist ascetic taste it, then surrounded the Bodhisattva and asked:
- Venerable Sir, for whatever reason, he came to be able to know how are you, how are not you?
Bodhisattva show cause through the verse:
not happy welcome,
not take eyes look,
and do the contrary.
With this form,
you know it's not,
see hear so wise,
Knowing it is the enemy.
Thus, the Bodhisattva said to mean how are you and not you. Then, he practiced four unconscionable, and went up Brahma world.
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After including these talks, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the ascetic elephant breeding is the co-resident monks, the elephant is the master teachers, the congregation is the congregation Taoist Master Buddha and head assembly is Me.
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198. STORY parrot Radha (Formerly Radha)Hey baby, I go away ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a degenerate monks diligent. Heard, the Master asked:
- Hey monks, were so diligent he degenerate.
He replied:
- Buddha, indeed.
When asked for the reason, he replied:
- Because I saw a beautiful woman jewelry should negativity arises.
The Master said to his monks:
- Hey, monks, a woman can not be guarded. Long ago, someone had arranged for the porters but could not keep. Though he has captured the woman away, he could not guard them.
Then the Master told the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as a parrot, named Radha, and I called Potthapada parrot. As a young man, two parrots were a hunter caught and brought to a Brahmin in Balaam complaints. They are Brahmin did as a child care. But according to his wife he evil world, nobody was guarding her.
Area Brahmin whose job was to go away and told the two parrots:
- Hey dear children, we have jobs to go, day or night oil, you see what your mother. Look carefully at any other man visiting mothers.
Once delivered to the custody of two parrots Brahmin woman, the father away. Brahmin women at home immediately underhanded action, night and day, there are countless people come and go. Seeing Potthapada tells Radha:
- The Brahmin gone delivered Brahmin woman for us to guard. Now she is doing evil deeds, I'll tell her.
Radha told not to, but you do not hear parrots. Then Potthapada told Brahmin women:
- Dear mother, why do mothers-virtue?
Brahmin women he wanted to kill Potthapada, but doing the pat him and asked:
- Dear relatives, our children's children, from now on, I will not do so again. This so relatives, come here.
Brahmin women do love the call Potthapada closer. As it approached, Brahmin woman caught it and yelled:
- Why, did you my instruction à! You do not know their best quality!
Brahmin women holding parrot, determined to kill it and throw in the oven.
When the Brahmin returned, rested, he asked the Bodhisattva:
- Hey dear Radha, our mother like? She had made misconduct or not?
Ask done so, the Brahmin read the first verse:
Now I got home,
her mother would like,
there follow other people?
Radha replied:
- Dad Friendly, location wise not to say anything does not lead to happiness, though the incident had occurred or not.
Radha explained this with verse two:
Even telling the truth,
As Pot-tha-pa-da
now had to lay dead
under the embers Burned,
I fear the same fate.
Thus Bodhisattva sermon for the Brahmin, and said:
- Now I can not live in this house.
After applying your Brahmin, Bodhisattva flew away into the woods.
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After including these talks, the Master preached the truth. Last lecture, the monks had attained Project degenerate up and he identified Precursor:- At that time, Potthapada is Ananda, while Radha is Me.
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199. THE FAMILY STORY HOME (Formerly Gahapati)Both, do not ring ...,
This story stayed at Member States, the Master tells the story of a degenerate monks diligent. During the talk, the Master said:
- Never can guard was female. After doing evil, they use every means to deceive her husband.
Then the Master told the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as a son of a landlord who Kasi country. Once into adulthood, married Bodhisattva. Bride under evil world, through space with a village head. Bodhisattva knows, seeks caught.
At that time, all grains are washed away in the rainy season, so there is famine. But it is also time to start growing rice plants. All the villagers go to the village head and said:
- We are hungry, let us borrow something to eat. Two months before, when we reap, we will pay rice.
They received from the hands of the village head an old cow and the cow meat. One day the village head waiting Bodhisattva went out, went into the house. While we are enjoying the pleasures together, Bodhisattva from the village went home port. The woman was facing the village entrance, saw the Bodhisattva goes on, immediately inform the village head said. Village head trembling panic. Woman he said:
- Do not be afraid, you have ways and plotted. Do as he is to ask for money meat. I will climb the granary at the door and said: There is no rice! And he stood between the demands insisted: Houses we have children. Pay meat here!
Said that done, he climbed woman granary, sitting in front of the granary. The other man stood between the house and shouted:
- Pay meat go!
Woman he said:
- In no rice bowl. When to harvest, I will pay. Let's go!
When at home, the Bodhisattva saw them do so, immediately thought, "This is due to the evil intrigues this woman out," immediately call the village head and said:
- Hey Mr. village head, we eat his old cow, has promised up to two months before we pay rice. Less than half a month, he came back this claim? He came here because of other reasons. I disliked his actions do. Evil woman very happy to know that in this world there is no rice barns, granary now climbing again and said loudly: No rice! And he said: Take this! I loathe the actions of two people!
To specify this sense, Bodhisattva read the verse:
Both, I loathe.
Women's ascent to
Stand aside granary,
said Lai grew up saying
I can not pay it!
Listen, he was the village head,
I am rather miserable life,
Checked old cow, skinny,
after two years to pay,
time has not come, debt collection,
I do not like it!
Said this is done, the Bodhisattva who is taking the village head bun, pulled out yard toss him down and said:
- You're the head of the village's wealth violation of someone's home!
Bodhisattva speak sarcasm, beat him until exhausted, holding the guy and expelled. And the other woman-virtue, the bodhisattva grabbed the hair, pulled it from the granary down, beaten and threatened tumbling:
- If you still do it again, you will know of my hand!
From then onwards called the village head did not dare look that house anymore, but the wife did not dare to commit a crime, until the idea is not!
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After talking to these talks, the Master preached the truth. Last lecture, the monks degenerate Pre-saved attained. And he identified Precursor:- At that time, the landlord is punishing the village head called me. '
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GOOD STORIES ABOUT HAPPY 200. (Formerly Sadhusila)A handsome young man ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a Brahmin.
He has four daughters and four men to propose. A young man, nice body. An old age person. A person born in a noble family. A virtuous person. Brahmin're thinking: "When girls have many suitors, did not know whether to be married to someone?". You Brahmin thought can not be determined, should say, "This incident should level the Equal Enlightenment know! I will ask him, and I will be married to who is worthy of him" . Think so finished, the Brahmin bringing perfume and wreaths go to monasteries. Pay homage to the Master finished, he sat to one side, began telling the story of and said,
- Buddha, between four people, you do not know who chose.
The Master said:
- Thuở front too, the wise mind has asked this question, but reborn many times, he does not remember.
Then, according to Brahmin request, the Master told the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned in Ba-la-complaint, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin. Once into adulthood, Bodhisattva attendance of talents in Takkasila, and when on, became the head priest famous variety.
Then, a Brahmin has four daughters. And four suitors of the girl as mentioned above. You Brahmin did not know whether to be married to somebody, you think: "After asking the chief, they're going to be married to the most deserving person. The Brahmin went to the chief, he asked for and read the first verse:
age A big left,
A noble birth,
a person with virtue,
I asked Chief Master level,
should we choose?
Hearing this, the chief replied:
- A handsome and the other virtues, but without virtue is also objectionable. We just like people with virtue.
To raise this thought, Bodhisattva read verse two:
older people should respect,
is also good, people of good birth,
but we loved virtue.
Since Brahmin listened to chief, and his daughter married all the virtues.
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The Master after these talks, went preaching the truth. Last lecture, the Brahmin attained Pre-save and He identifies precursor:
- At the time this person is the Brahmin, chief monk also has many local reputation is Me.
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PRODUCT NATAMDAIHA
201. STORY HOUSE tie (Formerly Bandhanagara)
The wise have said that ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a prison.
Heard, a majority of his time thieves who break home, street robbery, murder, was arrested with iron shackles, ropes and chains.
About thirty monks in his hometown audience with the Master wanted, went to visit and pay homage to him. The next day, while begging for food, they go to prison and saw the robbers did. After their return to beg, in the afternoon, their audience with the Tathagata, and asked:
- Buddha, today while we beg, we may see many criminals in prison, shackled bound iron etc .., endured much suffering. We can not cut off the iron cuffs that bound to flee. There is another solidly tied rope bondage than him?
The Master replied:
- Hey, monks, it was the bands on the body, but also a slight but painful. In contrast, the bands as craving for assets, rice, etc .. wife and children is stronger than hundred times, thousand times the bands on. However, the tie was, huge and difficult oil cut off, was also the location where the ancient sages cut off when they determined to go to Himalaya and became a hermit.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a poor family. When Bodhisattva to adulthood, the father shared destiny. Bodhisattva hired to feed the mother. Bodhisattva is not happy when the mother asked a girl to marry Bodhisattva. After some time, her mother died, the wife was pregnant, the Bodhisattva knows she's pregnant wife told his wife:
- This bride, be hired to live. I will be ordained.
The wife said:
- I'm pregnant. Wait for me childbirth and his father found the baby and take-home.
Bodhisattva consent. When the wife being done, the Bodhisattva said:
- Hey Bride, Bride was born complete safety. I will be ordained today.
The wife said:
- Now son nursing. Wait for it all suck, go.
But then his wife got pregnant, the Bodhisattva thought: "If we accept the request of his wife, I will not be able to walk. So do not tell her, I will hide and ordained". Bodhisattva not told her, waking up at night and leave. The gatekeeper to catch the Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva said:
- Dear sir, I have to feed her mother, please let me go!
Bodhisattva made them drop her off, staying in one place, and then out of the city with the main gate, go to the Himalaya, and the monastic life as the Taoist. After the period of practice, has obtained the location and the Zen Thang evidence, the Bodhisattva lived happily with the realm of meditation. Live in it, the Bodhisattva thought: "So we have severed ties of negativity rope, lasso of truth difficult to cut off his wife and children," and says his inspiration for the poem:
is not tightly bound,
iron and shackle Shackle wood,
the same kinds of bands.
The kindness and flourishing sex
For pearls, earrings,
For wife and children,
the forced New real clear!
Wise position said
the tight bind them,
they pull back, pull down,
Soft thin but hard to escape.
the wise cut off them,
all this bondage,
Then take the pleasure,
no waiting, wishing.
So, after talking to the words of inspiration, the Bodhisattva practice meditation without interruption and born to the world of Brahma.
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After these talks theory, the Master preached the truth. Last lecture, some directors you elect Pre-note, some prime Nhat hybrid religion, some prime Any hybrid religion, some attained Arhat religion.Then he identified Precursor:
- At the time the mother is Mahamaya, the father is the King, the wife is the mother of Rahula (Rāhula), sons Rāhula. You abandoned his wife and children and became ordained as Me.
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202. STORY TANH mischief (Formerly Kelisila)Swans, storks, birds of ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna masters Lakuntala venerable sage tells of charity.
The venerable reputation in the teachings of the Buddha who have wisdom, say sweet, sweet sermon, achieve eloquence, completely make an end to the negativity. But in the eighty Elders, Venerable is the smallest of the body, like a dwarf. Venerable Lakuntaka look like a novice, small, as are raised to make games.
One day he came to go to the gates of Vienna to pay homage States Tathagata. Then there are also about thirty monks in the rural areas for the purpose of the ceremony masters. When in the United Vienna, found that elders in the region Vihara, Venerable they thought was a novice. They took care of the elders angle, holding hands, rubbing his head, squeezing the nose, ears bag, holding trembling venerable and treated harshly by the Venerable.
Then the monks to care bowl on one side, come to pay homage to the masters, and sat down on one side. After being masters inquired intimate tenderness, the monks he asked:
- Buddha, we heard there was good venerable sage Lakuntaka disciple of Bhagavan, a very sweet sermon, this venerable where?
- Hey, monks, and he wanted an audience with Venerable does not?
- Ladies and yes, revered sir.
- Hey, monks, whom he saw near the port, with whom he has held the health angle, were treated badly, rude when he arrived, he was the venerable!
- Buddha, why a disciple what was noble, great prayer fulfillment, without a bit of power?
Teacher says:
- Because they have done evil self.
Then, at the request of his monks, he told the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, celestial bodhisattva do all Sakka (Sakka). At that time Brahmadatta could not endure the sight of elephants, horses or cows elderly. King naughty nature, see people and things like that immediately drove away, saw the old chariot to hew closely, saw the old woman, the king called in and hit on the stomach, causing them down and then standing them up and threatened bullying them. Seeing the old man, the king began rolling them between land, and play like the acrobatics.
If you do not see anyone, but heard at one home with an elderly person, king for a call on and joke around. Everybody brought their parents shy away from water. No longer have parents who have served. The servant also such mischief. Because unethical so when they die, they fall into four deprivation (Hell, Peta, hells and Asura) also suffer reduced Devas Assembly.
Sakka not see the death of God is born, immediately find out the cause and decided: "We will convince the king that". Sakka incarnation as an old man, put two chairs on a deck buttermilk old wooden shabby car, the car won two old cow and go to a great festival. Brahmadatta riding brightly adorned elephants, circumambulating around the city are decorated everywhere.
Then Sakka dressed in rags, hit the carriage went to meet the king. King saw an old carriage chase immediately sent it off. Most military says
- Dear God particles, the wagon yet, we do not see.
Because of their powers, only to separate Sakka king saw carriage only. Sakka drove the king several times on the head, then hit the top buttermilk smashed king, and turned the car back buttermilk smashed smashed Monday. And from the top of the king, everywhere all the butter milk flow down. Thus, Sakka disturbed, tormented king looked so pitiful. After seeing the king so hard to control, Sakka made the carriage disappeared, and the embodiment Sakka, holding mace diamonds, stands out of nowhere and said:
- This evil king called illegal conduct and the other, so you will not be old? Your body will not be aging offensive stars? But ye playful, humiliating torment torture elders. The main work of thine by which people die filled four of deprivation because they can not support their parents. If you do not abandon this action, I will smite thee with mace broken diamond head. Starting today, you shall not do so again.
After threatening, Sakka said to the merit of their parents and present the benefits of the respected elders action. The teaching is done, Sakka returned to his abode. From there, the king no longer start the mind do the same again.
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After telling the story past masters in the name Career Enlightenment, read this verse:and deer spotted elephants,
lions All afraid,
Although we are not equal.
Also, between people,
but where young But,
He is great,
big body fool oil,
never be the same.
- At that time, the king is good Lakuntaka gentle, because the nature of mischief for others should be teased back, while Sakka is Me.
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FROM CENTER STORY VOLUME 203. TU (Formerly Khandha-Vatta)I arise from the heart ...,
This story, as in the Member States about a guru monks.
While sitting chopping wood in the bathroom door, a snake from biting stick out on the toe section of the monks did and he died on the spot. Monks how he killed both his residence are unknown. The monks sat Dharma talk road starts following:
- Dear Sage, heard this name, monks sitting chopping wood in the bathroom door, bitten and died on the spot.
Masters go to and ask:
- Hey, monks, now here he is talking the matter?
When told of this problem, the masters say:
- Hey, monks, if the monks did for four family types king snake, which arises from the heart, the snake did not bite him. The old ascetic monk, when unborn Buddha, cultivating compassion for the family of four types of snakes king, should have escaped the fear arises for four types of families that king snakes.
Said this is done, the masters tell the story past
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned Ba-la-complaint, the Bodhisattva was born in the family a Brahmin Kasi country. When adulthood Bodhisattva take the fitness segment, ordained as hermit, achieving the win and the meditation position stock, then built hermitage in a bend of the Ganges near the foot of Mount Snow and live in it, enjoy the Taoist meditation touch with them surrounded.
At the time, there are many kinds of snakes on the banks of the Ganges to harm the sadhu, and he most common destiny. The ascetic taste sex with the Bodhisattva. His meeting all your instant ascetic again, and said:
- If you practice compassion for the family of four kinds of king snake, the snake will not bite you, so that, starting from now, let's practice such kindness king snake hill with four categories.
Then Bodhisattva read the first verse:
with Vi-ru-pak-kha,
I arose from the mind
With E-review-pa-tha,
I arose from the heart
with chab-Bya-put-me,
I kicked up from the center of
Kan-Ha -go-ta-ma.
Thus, after a family named four king snakes, Bodhisattva said:
- If he can practice compassion for these animals, the snake does not bite, and do not persecute him.
Then read verse Bodhisattva Monday:
I arose from the heart,
with the species of the legs,
I arose from the heart,
with the four-legged species,
I rise to compassion,
Multiple legs or no legs,
I rise to compassion.
Thus, after stating the practice from his mind, the Bodhisattva said to prayer with the verse:
let no harm to Me,
O species legs,
let no harm to Me,
O species fours
Let no harm to Me,
O species of centipede
Do not have hurt me.
Then specify the unrestricted practice, Bodhisattva read this verse:
all beings,
all sentient kind whatsoever
in the world Present,
Looking forward to see the good,
'Do not do evil.
Thus, the Bodhisattva said:
- Let's cultivate compassion for all beings without restriction.
Then Bodhisattva praised the virtues of the Trinity treasure with the audience:
- Countless are the Buddha, Dharma boundless, immeasurable is the Sangha.
Bodhisattva said:
- Keep in mind the merit of this Treasure Trinity.
After presenting the Trinity merit is immeasurable treasure, the Bodhisattva state the amount beings have limits, Bodhisattva added:
- The reptiles, snakes, scorpions species, the species of a hundred feet, the spider, lizard species, the rat, have limited energy.
Then Bodhisattva said:
- For the inner greed of these beings, making them limited amounts.
After stating that, Bodhisattva added:
- We hope that we will be protected day and night for this being limited by the amount of power of the Three Jewels immeasurable. So please remember the virtues of Trinity Treasure.
Then Bodhisattva read this verse to highlight the need to do more:
we are sheltered Now,
O living creature species,
Go away, away!
I bowed,
and seven-momentum Buddha,
Buddhas have passed away.
Thus Bodhisattva recommend:
- While prostrate, remember seven Buddha.
Then Bodhisattva given this protection spell for hermit.
Starting from there, the Taoist to obey the counsel of the Bodhisattva, practice compassion, remembering the Buddhas merit. Thus, thanks to the Magi that merits remembering the Buddhas, all snakes are discarded. And Bodhisattva practice categories (Four Immeasurable heart) and was born in the Brahma world.
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After this dialog legal matter, masters identification Forerunner:- At that time, the congregation is the congregation ascetic Buddha, also chief congregation is Me.
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204. STORY crow VIRAKA (Formerly Viraka)This O-ra-ka Vi ...,
This story, as in the States Members, including masters of mimicry Auspicious level.
After two of the congregation elders brought Devadatta about, masters asked the elders:
- Hey Sariputta, when Devadatta see him, raise him to do?
They replied:
- Devadatta imitated Auspicious level.
Guru says:
- Hey Sariputta, not just now Devadatta follow me and find new victims. Erstwhile, who was also like that.
Then, according to Elder request, gurus tell the tale past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as the crow water at the foot of Mount Snow, and live near a lake. Viraka is the name of the Bodhisattva.
At that time, in the country of famine Kasi. People were not able to eat or do crows sacrifices to Yakshis and snakes. Most of the ravens to abandon the hunger and localities in woods.
There, with the raven residing in Balaam complaint named Savitthaka, ravens bring roofs, come to the lake Viraka and based on that, as a party spot.
One day the raven was seeking food at the lake, saw Viraka dive fish lake and go up, and exposed himself to dry. He thought: "Relying crows can be a lot of fish, so most of us take it". Think so complete, crows Viraka Savitthaka approaching. Viraka asked:
- Hey you, you have work to do?
Savitthaka approached replied:
- Sir, I want to serve Him.
When Viraka consent, crows Viraka Savitthaka started servant. From then on after Viraka eat fish to feed enough, the rest it Bring Savitthaka soon as he caught the fish, and when Savitthaka ate enough to feed, it gives the rest to his wife raven hair. After a while, Savitthaka narcissism arises. "This country raven black, also black. It had eyes, a beaked, has legs, it is no different to us. Starting today, we do not need the fish it catches, we will catch fish" . It goes to Viraka and said:
- Hey you, starting today, I will go down to the lake itself fishing.
Viraka said:
- Hey you, you are not born into the family of crows down to the river to fish, so do not hurt yourself!
Viraka oil block, crows Savitthaka still do not listen. It's down to the lake, dive into the water, but it was caught in the midst of the weeds, only emerged beak. Savitthaka could not breathe, and died in the water. The ravens do not see it returned, went to find Viraka to inquire:
- Sir, Savitthaka not see on, do not know where he?
Then he read the first verse:
you see the bird,
With a sweet voice,
That is my husband,
like ancient bird Stock public,
Name Sa-vit-tha-ka?
Roof crows heard saying, Viraka answered:
- Hey you, I know where's your husband away.
Said that done, Viraka second verse reads:
in the water, on land,
it is always eating
the fresh fish.
And Sa-vit-tha-ka
Mimicking her birds,
Warping entangled among weeds,
and died there.
Hearing this, mourn and comfort crow flew back to Balaam complaints.
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After including these talks, masters identification Forerunner:- At that time, Savitthaka is Devadatta, also Viraka is Me.
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FISH STORY SONG HANG 205. (Formerly Gangeyya)Beautiful ... Ganges shoal,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of two young monks. Legend had two good men residing in Xa-protection element ordained in the Dharma, but not religious impure habits, his passion and beauty go everywhere brag beauty.
One day, he scrambled two beautiful blooming and start arguing. Seeing an old man sitting not far from the head of many, they think: "This person will know between the two of us beautiful, who does not look good." They came to ask:
- Venerable Sir, between us someone better?
He replied:
- Hey Sage, one of his more beautiful.
Monks said:
- This old man, did not answer what we ask, the answer that we do not ask.
After he reviled, they leave. The story is that we monks know. Then one day, in the Dharma way, they started talking that:
- Ladies and Sage, Elder heard elderly embarrassed young monks because they are so passionate that her beauty.
Dharma masters to the road and asked:
- Hey, monks, and he sat here meeting discussed what?
Upon hearing her story, masters say:
- Hey, monks, not only does this new young people praising her beauty. Long ago, we went everywhere boast such beauty.
Then tell the story masters past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva of birth as a tree spirit on the Ganges. In place at that time in the Ganges and Yamuna rivers meet, has two fish met, a child in the Ganges, the Yamuna in a child. As an argument: "I am beautiful, you are beautiful," they began to debate. We saw a turtle lying on the shore not far from the Ganges and said:
- This will be said between us, who better than anyone?
Think so we went to see the turtle and asked:
- Dear Uncle turtles, beautiful fish in the River Ganges, or fish in the river Yamuna beautiful?
The tortoise replied:
- Beautiful fish in the Ganges, the Yamuna river fish are beautiful, but I am so much nicer than the two notes!
And to highlight this sense, the first turtle verse reads:
Ya-mu-na is beautiful,
but this tetrapods,
such as pole length neck,
eagle, round like trees,
gorgeous than all!
Two fish turtle heard say that, immediately shouted:
- Oh, the other evil old tortoise, he did not answer our questions, he answered another go!
Then we read verse two:
other questions Answer,
Just know your narcissist,
I loathe it!
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After including these talks, masters identification Forerunner:- At that time, two fish are young monks, the turtle is the Elder, also gods in the Ganges river tree saw this story is Me.
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NAI 206. CON MOUNTAIN STORY (Formerly Kurungamiga)This turtle, use tooth ...,
This story, while at the Bamboo Grove, gurus talk about Devadatta. At that time, masters heard Devadatta conspired against him, he immediately said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just Devadatta conspired against my new. In the past, he has guys like that.
Then tell the story masters past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva of birth as mountain deer, living in a bush in the woods not far from a lake much. On top of a tree near the lake with a bird nest type mines. In the back there is a turtle pool, so do your three animals together, and live together in mutual love.
A hunter walking in the woods found footprints near the river wharf Bodhisattva. He set a trap of leather noose rope solid as iron, and left. Bodhisattva went to drink water in a soup, caught in the trap, loudly calling for help immediately. Listen to the cries of the bodhisattva, woodpeckers beak away from the tree and flew down from underwater turtle crawling up and discussing to do. The bird told the turtle beak type:
- Hey you, you have teeth, take a bite off my trap will go up next nay.Con how the hunter can not be here. Thus, the two of us to your maximum effort us from death.
To specify the meaning of this, bird beak type first verse reads:
bite the skin off the trap,
I will make hunters
can not come near me.
Turtle bites began chewing leather cord. And birds knock mine hunters go into the village to postpone war planning. Heaven just daybreak, the hunter was holding the knife away. As soon as the bird saw him out front, it cried, beating his wings and hit his mouth. The hunter thought: "I was a bad omen bird hit," immediately come to lie for a moment, then got up a knife.
Birds think: "This person first comes out through the front door, this will come out by the back door". Knowing that, it flew parked behind the house. The hunter thought: "When I went out the front door, I saw a bad omen bird. Now we'll go out the back door." So he went out the back door. But the bird cried again, flying to and hit him on the mouth. The hunter found himself birds hit the second bad omen in his mouth, thinking: "This bird is not for me to leave." So he came to lie down until the morning and when the sun was up, he's only been gone a knife.
Type mines hastily birds flying ahead and told Bodhisattva:
- The next hunter.
At that time, the turtle had chewed off all leather strap, except for one fiber. Its teeth as if to fall out and his mouth covered with blood. Bodhisattva saw the young hunter holding a knife in his hand went to the lightning fast, instant rope to snap and ran into the woods. Bird beak type beans soar above the treetops. Too weak turtle located on site. The hunter threw the turtle into her bag and hang the bag on a stick. Callbacks Bodhisattva looked, said the turtle was arrested, immediately decided to save your life. So pretend instant incapacitation deer stands out for the hunter found. The hunter thought: "This animal infirmities, I will kill him", took up the knife chasing Bodhisattva.
Bodhisattva example he ran into the woods. When he was running away, the Bodhisattva of escape from him and used a different path to return as fast as the wind. Nai took horns, lifted the bag fell to the ground, then tear down the bag and save the turtles out. The bird flew from a tree knocked down mines, Bodhisattva sure both your extension:
- I ask you to save two lives, I did what needed to be done to save the two of you. This upcoming hunters catch you, so this type of birds you mine, bring their children moved to another location. And turtles you, dive into the water.
And they did just that.
Masters in the name Enlightened Monday verse reads:
deer ran into the woods,
And birds knock mine,
from high in the treetops
tiny offspring into the night,
Fly away really quickly!
The hunter went to that place, there were no animals at all. He found the bag broke, had picked up the bag, filled with sadness and went home.
Son of three animals did you together for life lived in friendship without interruption and then at death, they followed her career.
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After talking to these talks, masters identification Forerunner:- At the time the hunter was Devadatta, the bird's beak type Sariputta, the Section-devout turtle and deer-venture is Me.
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207. STORY KING ASSAKA (Formerly Assaka)The main place I live ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna masters about a lesbian ex-wife. Monks are masters asked him:
- Hey, monks were so compassionate he was infected?
He replied:
- Ladies is.
Guru asked:
- He lesbian who?
Monks said:
- The ex-wife attachment.
Guru says:
- Hey monks, not only this woman was his attachment. Erstwhile, because her lesbian woman he met great suffering.
Then tell the story masters past.
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Long ago, in the country of Kasi, the reigning king of Potali Assaka. Empress King name Ubbari very loving. Queen endearing, lovely beyond the beauty of the woman, though God is not a woman. After a while, she was sick and common destiny. When shared destiny queen, king sorrow, pain, anxiety. King to determine the queen in a coffin, embalmed with oil and plastics under dragon ready. King miserable lying, not eating, weeping, lamentation. Mother father and other relatives, friends and courtiers, Brahmin, homeowners ... to appease them:
- O Lord, do not melancholy. Life is impermanent.
But they could not hear the word king. While King mourn so seven days have passed.
At that time, the Bodhisattva is the ascetic gained five and eight Zen Wins stock position, foothills resident Hy-codes. He fully enlightened wisdom, and with the third eye Jambudvipa look, he saw the king weep so, immediately decided to help for this king. Bodhisattva used his powers before flying out of nowhere down the king's garden, and sat down on the stone ritual, like a golden image. Then a young Brahmin Polati going to stay in the garden, see the Bodhisattva, pay homage to him and sat down. Bodhisattva intimate talk with the young, and asked:
- Hey guys, follow dharma king has not?
- Ladies and yes, white venerable king according to Dharma. But the queen of King recently shared destiny, the king for the queen placed themselves in a coffin, lying down next to mourn, this was Saturday. Why not liberate venerable king from suffering such great? Now is the appropriate time to convince venerable king's grief.
- Hey, do not know the king, but if he came to ask me, I will tell you where the first king of the pregnancy and made her queen said to the king to hear.
- So Venerable sir, please sit down here until I bring the king to.
The young are the Bodhisattva promise, went to the king, and told it to King:
- Great King should go to see him have a third eye.
King said:
- Stations will see the queen!
King immense happiness dwells in the car, went to pay homage to the Bodhisattva, sat to one side and asked:
- There is true whether on, I heard he came to know the place of the queen reincarnated?
- I know, Sire.
- Queen expectancy born where?
- O Lord, the beauty queen of her charm, so lived distraction, do not do the good karma, this little worm food being distributed as righteous in this garden.
- Stations do not believe what had happened.
- Now I will only Royal King and Queen for the queen told the Great King clearly tell.
Bodhisattva uses his powers, and ordered:
- Both animals are rolling a stone cow dung go before the king!
Bodhisattva dictate two children went to such deep and only a child, and said:
- O Lord, this is the queen of the Great King Ubbari. It left the Great King followed worm feces husband ate it. Great King take a look.
- Venerable Sir, the queen Ubbari born as a worm compost food? I do my sex was incredible!
- O Lord, I'll tell him to say.
- Venerable Sir, make sure it says go.
Bodhisattva told her powers.
- Hey Ubbari!
Worm said in a human voice, replied:
- Venerable Sir, what?
Bodhisattva asked:
- Speak ye precursor to his name?
- Lose venerable, before I was Ubbari, queen of King Assaka. Worm replied.
Bodhisattva asked:
- Now you love the king Assaka or worm eating feces is your husband?
- Venerable Sir, in my previous life, I have lived with the king, and enjoy color, sound, smell, taste, touch in the garden. But because many lives died so far, I do not know who is king! I'm ready to kill the king and take blood from the neck Assaka King Lead feet worm eating feces is my husband!
Then, between the assembly of kings, worm read this verse in a human voice:
with Abimelech Osaka
Love, to be loved
I walk around the garden.
Now the new communication format
Blur old feeling,
So deep for husband,
I love more than the Great King!
Hearing this, the king regretted the spot, immediately ordered to confirm the queen out and shampoo. Bodhisattva King bowed, and then went on to marry one another queen and water treatment with the Dhamma.
Also taught King Bodhisattva extension is completed, the king made all melancholy, and then go about Greek Son Hy-codes.
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After these talks theory, the Master preached the truth and the end of the lecture, the monks attachment has attained a Stream. Then he identified Precursor:- At that time, the ex-wife Ubbari king as monks were Assaka attachment, young Brahmin is Sariputta, even ascetic position is Me.
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208. STORY crocodile (Formerly Sumsumara)Enough already, the left ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of Devadatta conspired against her.
When he heard of this plot, he said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just Devadatta conspired against my new. Before, guys that have done so well already. But even as we fear, who did not do well.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, when kings ruled Brahamadatta in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born as a monkey in the Himalaya region. Bodhisattva grew up athletic, muscular body, beautiful color space, living in the woods at the turn of the Ganges.
Now a crocodile also live in the Ganges. His wife found the body Bodhisattva, born covetous heart Bodhisattva and said with male crocodile:
- Hey man, you want to eat the heart of this monkey god.
After Germany said:
- This bride, we find food underwater, it finds terrestrial eat, how we can get it?
- Look for all means catch the monkey, if you are not eating his heart, I will die.
- Well, do not worry. I've got a ruse and I will give it you eat the heart. Alligator bull crocodile so comforting.
When Bodhisattva finished Ganges water, sitting on the shore, the crocodile went closer and said:
- Sir monkey god, in this place you can eat only the rotten fruit, do you often come back to this old place? On the other side of the Ganges never run out of fresh fruits like mango, jackfruit etc .. why not right over there to eat enough fruit?
Monkey said:
- Hey crocodile king, deep and wide river Ganges. How did I come across that?
- If you want to go, I invite you to climb on my back and I put you through.
Monkey crocodile believed, said:
- You instead, you crocodiles.
Crocodile said:
- So let me climb back
Bodhisattva got into the back of a crocodile. The crocodile swam away for a moment, and then dive into the water. Bodhisattvas exclaimed:
- Hey you, why do you make me sink? What to do?
Male crocodile replied:
- I put people through, is it because where nature right feet? Because my wife's craving heart, so we wanted to get it for her to eat!
Monkey said:
- Hey you, it is good when you speak to me like that. Crocodile sir, if the heart is in my stomach when we first jump from this branch over the other branches, it has been broken out like dough and then!
Male crocodile asked:
- So thee to thy heart where?
Bodhisattva is only a fig tree not far enough, full of figs and bunches said:
- See, that's what our heart is dangling in fig.
Crocodile said:
- If you just give me heart, I will not kill thee.
- So let's take us back there, I will show you the heart is hanging on the tree.
The crocodile gave Bodhisattva to that place. Bodhisattva crocodile jumped from the back, sitting on a fig tree and said:
- Hey you stupid crocodiles Oh, you think the animals to the heart at the top of the tree so? You really are stupid! I tricked you that you can retain the fruits of this for you. Your body great, but you have no knowledge.
To clarify the meaning of this, Bodhisattva read the following verse:
Red peaches, jackfruit and mango
seen the other side.
I do not desire them anymore,
Fig trees do better.
Your body really big,
too small But your mind!
Hey alligator, we tricked you.
Be go as you wish.
Like losing a thousand coins, male crocodile grief, stunned go about their accommodation.
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After these talks theory, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the male crocodile was Devadatta, the crocodile is the maiden Cinca, also monkey god is me. '
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209. STORY new bird (Formerly Kakkara)We see a lot of trees ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a young monks reside with the Elder Council relics of Buddha, the Dharma Shogun.
Heard, the skillful care of this yourself, did not dare eat too cold, or too hot, because the body will not be afraid of peace, not daring to go out, for fear of hot and cold will make the body tired. And he does not eat cooked too flabby or too hard.
Ingenuity physical care of his monks are we Increase known. The monks sat in the street and talk Dharma:
- Hey Sage, heard this name skillful monks care for the body too!
Dharma the Master to the road and asked:
- Hey, monks, the meetings he sat here, what matters are discussed?
And when I heard things, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just a new young monks skillful physical care. Long ago, he was so well already.
Then the Master told the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, Bodhisattva is a tree in the forest god. There is a bird hunter, with a bird prey, bring rope noose made of hair and stick into the woods catch birds. When chasing an old bird, he started the column bird and let it fly bait according to the forest. Old bird was well-known trap, do not let yourself be caught, just flew up and landed. So hunters hiding under foliage, continue up the stick and jam bait. But bird hunters want to make ashamed, using voice reader first verse:
as Asa-kan-na,
the tree does not do
as what he has done!
Said this is done, the birds that fly to another place.
When the bird flew away before the hunter read verse two:
Forums fly gone,
Smart that the trap
drainage trap, accent!
Said this is done, the hunters go into the woods, took what can be earned and then went home.
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After these talks theory finished, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the hunter was Devadatta, the bird is young monks themselves skillful care, tree gods also witnessed everything is me. '
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210. wooden bird MINE STORY (Formerly Kandagalaka)Hey you, what do trees ...,
This story, while at the Bamboo Grove, the Master tells the celestial ranks mimicry.
At that time the Master heard Devadatta imitated celestial level, he said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just Devadatta imitated me and new victims. Oldtimer, who he also did so then.
Then the Master told the story past.
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Long ago, when kings ruled Brahamdatta in Balaam complaints, bodhisattvas born as a bird type mines in the Himalaya region. Bodhisattvas in the woods feeding on acacia thorns and called Khadiravaniya (woodpeckers mines in acacia forest). Bodhisattva with a bird friend named Kandagalaka (birds eat soft tree) and birds foraging in a forest full of good fruit.
One day, the birds went to meet Khadiravaniya. Khadiravaniya see you to immediately take you into the jungle, taking the operating mines glue stick, making the worm from your tree and eat beef. Kandagala harvesting the worms are eating the cake you like. While eating, Kandagala born narcissism: "The bird is mine type, we too. How did I eat the stuff because it gives us? We will search for food in the woods glue". It immediately tells Khadiravaniya:
- Hey you do not have to pole forever. I'll go look for food in the forest Acacia.
Dad slapped say to you:
- Hey you, you belong to the family of birds to find food in the cotton, there is no core tree in the woods with good fruit. But hard-core acacia. You should not do so.
Kandagalaka said:
- I'm a what? I'm not a bird beak type stars?
Kandagalaka not listen to you, flying very quickly peck at Acacia. For a moment it breaks mine eyes as if to bulge, and the first to be broken. It stands on unsteady stems, must fall to the ground and read the first verse:
prickly leaves are cool again,
Here, section one,
I was smashed Areas?
Hearing this, read verses Khadiravaniya Monday:
eating crops harvesting soft,
and the log entries,
no hard-core tree.
Unfortunately, surgery acacia trees,
trees with hard-core type,
here the birds die,
being crushed Areas.
Khadiravaniya added:
- Hey you Kandagalaka, do you break the first tree called Acacia thorns, hard core crops such as steel.
And do not listen to your bird to die on the spot.
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This dialogue sermon finished, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, Kandagalaka is Devadatta, also Khadiravaniya is Me.
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PRODUCT BIRANATTHAMBHAKA
(fragrant grasses)
211. STORY SOMADATTA boys (Formerly Somadatta)
Often memorized ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the elders Laludayi (Udayi zany) .Tuong TV when in front of two or three, he could not speak a word. He thought so shy to the point of this, said another.
The monks sat in the street Dharma, discussing the issue of elders. The Master came over and asked:
- Hey, monks, and he sat at this meeting is to discuss problems?
Upon hearing the matter on, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just a new Laludayi excessive shyness. Erstwhile, he also did so. Then the Master told the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a family of Brahmin origin in Kasi. Growing up, Bodhisattva finished apprenticeship in Takkasila went home, knowing the poor parents, and decided: "I will rebuild deteriorating family."
Bodhisattva permission parents went to Balaam complaints and became the servant king, are the king of love.
Then Bodhisattva father worked as plowing with two cows, but a child has died. He went to meet Bodhisattva and said:
- Dear relatives, a cow is dead, can not plow anymore. Ask other a cow king.
- Father dear, will you most ephemeral king. Now I would like crawling irrelevant. Father ask away.
- The body, I do not know his father excessive shyness. In front of two or three, I could not speak a word. If I went to ask the king of a cow, for King would eventually remaining cows.
- Dear Father, father, do not be angry child. You can not ask me to set the king should ask his father.
- So very good! Teach father would like to go.
Bodhisattva carry me to the cemetery with aromatic grass, the grass holding each column, spread grass here and there, and turn only to his father:
- This is the king, this is the Viceroy, this is general. And then the Bodhisattva said:
- Dear Father, when went to meet the king, first I remember saying: Long live the Great King, and read this verse, then please cows.
And father taught Bodhisattva memorized this verse:
two oxen plowing,
A child is dead,
Sat-grade Ladies sole-ly,
other cows Give!
Brahmin You need a year to memorize verses, then told the Bodhisattva:
-This Relatives! Father had memorized the verses, the father can tell his verse with anyone. Take dad to the king.
- You instead, dear Father,
So the Bodhisattva bring appropriate gifts, given to Emperor father. You Brahmin said:
- Long live the Great King!
And he offered the king gift. The king asked:
- Hey Somadatta, the Brahmin is nothing for secretary?
- O Lord of god that is father.
- He came here with nothing?
At the time you read this Brahmin cattle verse to apply:
O Lord, the god with two oxen plowing, A child is dead. Sat-grade Ladies sole-ly, Take the other bull!
King knew the Brahmin said wrong, laughed and said:
- Hey Somadatta, the home secretary has too many cows it?
- O Lord, if this is given by the Great King.
King satisfied with the answers Bodhisattva, for your instant Brahmin bull sixteen straps with jewelry, a village to put on and told the father of many solemn ceremonies. You Brahmin climb chariot pulled by white horses throughout Sindh went to the village with a large entourage of glorious scene. Bodhisattva sits in the car along with his father and said:
- Father dear, the year his father taught rote memorization. When the time comes, our father the king cow!
Then Bodhisattva first verse reads:
never distractions.
All five such schools,
Learn with fragrant bunches of grass,
when standing in front of courtiers,
Replies wrong meaning,
Practice unhelpful
Because meager intellect.
Listen Bodhisattva say, the Brahmin Monday verse reads:
who requested anything,
Between the two things are one.
Or not at all,
or obtain property,
so French is required .
The Master said:
- Hey, monks, is not this just a new Udayi excessive shyness. Long ago he also excessively so shy then.
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After these talks theory, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the father of Somadatta is Laludayi, also Somadatta is Me.
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212. STORY leftovers (Formerly Uchitthabhatta)Different colors on the head ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells his ex-wife sexual orientation.
Monks are the Master asked him:
- Hey monks, heard he was of attachment?
He answered:
- Yes indeed.
- He lesbian who?
- The ex-wife attachment.
The Master said:
- Hey, monks, this female erstwhile caused him and made him eat leftovers of its mistress.
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 into an acrobatic family poverty, living by begging. Once into adulthood, Bodhisattva poverty, deprivation, and begging for a living.
At the time of Kasi country, in a small village, the wife of a Brahmin with misconduct, according to legal evil, sinful act normally. One day, for some jobs, the Brahmin went out, and her female lover is a chance to sneak into the house immediately. After communicating with female act had finished, he said:
- I want to eat a little something before going.
She then preparing food, cleaning rice, soup, and for fans who love to eat, and watch her husband at the door goes on.
Spot lover was eating, Bodhisattva waiting ask for rice, and saw the story. When the Brahmin was done, he returned home. Brahmin women see her husband, went quickly into the house saying:
- Get up, you Brahmin is going on!
The wife told lovers flee to the storage room, and welcome the Brahmin at home. When the Brahmin sat down, his wife prepared a seat, put hand sanitizer, and on the other by cold rice leftovers, add hot rice and she invited him to eat. You Brahmin placed his hand down the rice, the rice under cold on hot show thinking: "This rice could be another person's leftover rice was eaten". He asked Brahmin women with first stanza:
different colors Below,
I asked the female Pham,
Sao less so, on that?
Brahmin women fear their jobs are exposed, even though what the Brahmin asked repeatedly, remained silent. At that time, people acrobats standing at the door begging to think: "The man hiding in the storage room to make the mistress. He sure as host. Female Brahmin fear their jobs being exposed should not say anything. so let's expose of female employment Brahmin was, telling you Brahmin known hiding place of the situation in the warehouse. "
Bodhisattva immediately bring the whole story to tell you Brahmin said, since he went out of the house, the other went into the house, executive communications, delicious meals, and the Brahmin woman standing at the door the other overlooking the street make crouched down in the storage room. Acrobats who said so to his landlord and read verse two.
acrobatics I was
here I went to,
just to beg,
who hid in a warehouse
As the venerable looking.
Bodhisattva who held rival bun, pulled him out of the container, it is advised not to work with such evil again, and then went away. And you Brahmin, reviews and teaches both not do evil so again.
Then later he shared network and followed his career.
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After these talks theory finished, the Master preached the truth. Last lecture, the monks was attained Excess flow. And he identified Precursor:- At that time, women Brahmin's first wife, the Brahmin was the monks were of attachment, and the acrobatics are Me.
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KING 213.CHUYEN Bharu (Formerly Bharu)... I heard the king Bharu,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the king of Kosala.
At that time, Bhagavan was king of Kosala reverently respectful worship, offering and receiving gifts such as food abundant alms, coordinates clinical, pharmaceutical treatment. We monks are also offered.
Pagan congregation saw avaricious, their fame went minimize secret meetings, discussed the following day:
- Since recluse Gotama appeared, the avaricious our reputation suffered reduced. Recluse Gotama is avaricious and ultimate fame. What were the conditions, that recluse such success?
A man in the congregation said:
- Recluse Gotama has an ultimate abode, safest in the realm of Hell-line-topic (India). Therefore, recluse Gotama is avaricious reverently. To be avaricious, we also built a pagan Net loss Jeta side, so we will be offering many gifts.
All go to the same general conclusion.
But then they thought: "If we do not know the news to the king built this net loss, the monks would stop us. And if King received a gift, the king will not hesitate to break their abode . Therefore we have to bribe the king, and we will derive net loss workplace.
They agreed requirements courtiers brought unto the king one hundred thousand dong and said:
- O Lord, we want to make a net loss in the next pagan Member States. If the monks told the Great King: We're not allowed to do, then do not answer their Great King.
Since taking bribes, the king approved it.
Pagan congregation approved by the king, immediately invited an architect began construction, and noisy. The Master asked:
- Hey Ananda, loud noises What is known?
- Buddha, the pagans are built next to the Jeta net loss. Noises emerging from it.
- Hey Ananda, that place is not suitable for pagan net loss. The preferred heretics loudly humming. Can not live with them.
Said this is done, the Master we monks meeting and said:
- Hey, monks, go tell the king said, asking the king to stop jobs pagan net loss.
We monks go and stand at the door of the palace. The king listened to them monks, said that they came to stop the construction of pagan net loss. But himself had received bribes, the king told the attendants told him that he was not at home. The monks returned to the Master course. He knew the king of accepting bribes to do so. He sent two disciples to go. King heard the two disciples came, and told the answer as before. His two disciples returned to the Master course. He says:
- Hey relics of Buddha, certainly today he could not stay indoors. Perhaps the king went out.
The next morning, the Master robes, bowls, along with five hundred monks, went to the door of the palace. King heard you coming, immediately step down from upstairs took the Master's bowl. King offered up their porridge rice dishes with Buddha's Rising leaders, and pay homage to the Master, and the king sat to one side.
The Master began to preach to the king:
- O Lord, the erstwhile King of bribes received, thus causing the struggle between virtue have, should have lost their sovereignty and countries experiencing tribulation.
Said this is complete, at the request of the king, the Master tells the story past.
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Long ago, in the country of Aceh, Aceh king reigning national level. At that time, the Bodhisattva is the ascetic, gained five and eight Zen Hotel Wins witness, who is the chief one congregation, long resident in the Himalaya region.
As needed salt and vinegar, Bodhisattva and five hundred ascetics from the Himalaya in order to go to Aceh. In begging congregation finished it, go out, and sat down near the north gate, under the eagle tree full of leaves. They dine and stay there.
Then, when he lived in that hermit half months, a different head priest congregation with five hundred ascetics go to begging in the finish, go out, and sat down at the south gate, under a similar eagle tree. Once finished eating, they also stay there. Thus two hermit congregation eating there until delight, then go on the Himalaya.
When the congregation is gone, tropical almond tree at the south gate withered. The next time we got together on two associations. Those who stay in the tropical almond tree at the south gate to the front, and saw his eagle tree withered. After begging for food, they come out of the tree eagle at the north gate. Finished eating, they live there. The hermit of the other congregation to back, begging for a complete, go to his stumps, sat eating and wanted to stay in there. They say:
- This tree is not of his tree. Our main crops.
Thus, because the tree together they started arguing. The debate became an issue of it. Some men are:
- Have you not taken place in our past.
Some other ascetics said:
- This time we came here before. The place you can not have this. So we are all.
And because the tree issue, both the congregation went to the palace. King decided to ascetic congregation first came in as the owner of that tree. The other group said to each other:
- Now we can not help defeat these people.
With their third eye looking around, saw a car trunk is worthy of owning a great king, he immediately brought the car treasure bribe to the king and said:
- O Lord, make us a tree root.
The king accepted bribes and decide both congregations here are master. Taoist other groups bring own wheels silver box her car, bribe the king and said:
- O Lord, do we become the sole owner.
King did just that. Then two Taoist thinking congregation: "We are the people who make an end to sexual education and property caused sorrow, ordained clergy, because this tree that engenders a struggle, and bring the bribery. This is not worthy. "
They Remorse, and hurried to the Himalaya.
Gods reside in Aceh agreed nationwide outrage against the king Bharu for the king did have the virtue of fighting with each other, an inadequate job. They immediately offered water on flooded land of three hundred miles Bharu to make that country no longer exists. Thus, just because of all the people in the country king Bharu Bharu distress doom.
After telling the story past masters Career Enlightenment behalf, speak this verse:
Making struggle Magi,
met the victims themselves,
together with the whole country,
because such crimes Thus,
King went to destruction.
So the wise man does not merit,
conquering inner Education,
Area uninfected mind,
speaking the whole word of truth.
When masters these talks theory finished, he told the king:
- O Lord, do not let indulgence reign, making two monastic congregations struggle together is not recommended.
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Then masters identification Forerunner:- At the time, I was the leader of your group of sage.
When completed offerings Tathagata, and masters had left, the king sent to destroy pagan net loss, making the heretics, no abode.
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214. STORY river full (Formerly puñña ·-Nadi)What people say ...,
This story at Member States, masters including intellectual Balaam confidential.
A road Dharma era, the monks talked related to intellectual Tathāgata:
- Ladies and Sage, Career Enlightenment has great intellectual, a spacious intellect, clairvoyance, hustler, sharp intellect, intellectual insight, and lots of facilities.
The Master came over and asked:
- Hey, monks, the Meeting here he is discussing problems?
Upon hearing the matter on, the Master said:
- Hey, monks, not only now, that erstwhile too, Tathagata has wisdom and skillful means.
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 into the family of self-health counselor. As an adult, he go to school all Takkasila craft. After his father died, he received the position of adviser to the king sacrifices of the saints and the procedure.
After some time, the king listened to detractors of the courtiers, not outrage Bodhisattva nearby, and he frequency out of Balaam complaints. Bodhisattva brought his wife and children away, and lived in a small village in Kasi.
After some time, the king recalled the merit of the Bodhisattva, thinking: "If I sent a messenger to invite the chief engineer, so irrelevant. Let's do a poem, written on leaves, for meat cooked crows, wrapping meat in leaves and white cloth, the king's stamp and sent. If the chief is the location wise, after reading the plates, and said the crow meat, chief will come. If not , he will not come. "
So the king wrote this poem on the plates:
drinking is full of river water?
What people say Materials
Being obscures wheat?
Material what people say
who travel far?
Material that, until now,
Eat, Brahmin!
Thus King wrote this poem on the leaves, and then sent to the Bodhisattva. Bodhisattva read a thought: "The king wants to meet me" and read verse two:
should new posts for crows,
geese, cranes, peacocks,
King also will send only,
If you had not sent anything
, It is worrying.
Bodhisattvas to win crawled into the car and go to the Emperor. So King meets, placed Bodhisattva counseling ministry in the same sacrifices.
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The Master after these talks, went identification Forerunner:- At that time, the king was Ananda, and position themselves as world Me.
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215. turn turtle (Formerly Kachapa)Turtle speechless ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the Kokalika. The story will be told in Mahatakkara precursor (No. 481). Then the Master said:
- Hey, monks, not only because the victims of this new Kokalika words. Erstwhile, who was also the victim so.
Then the Master told the story past.
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Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva was born in a great family spirit, when you grow up, become the king's advisor on the church and the world. But king or talkative nature. When the king says, no one chance interjected. And Bodhisattva wants to stop King said much, so try to find an opportunity.
At that time, in the Himalaya region, a turtle living in a lake. Two young goose marauder, to close with her turtle. Gradually, we became very close. One day I told the turtle geese:
- Hey Uncle Turtle, our place in the Himalaya, on a mountain plateau Cittakuta, in a cave of gold, very beautiful abode. Come with us!
- How do I go?
- We will put me to go, if doctors can keep the mouth of the doctor and do not say anything at all.
- Yes, I will keep. Take me away.
We accepted, protected turtle sucking a stick, and we bite on both ends of sticks, then fly up nowhere.
The children in the village saw the turtle is the goose taken away so young, immediately exclaimed:
- Two goose bring turtle on a stick!
The turtle want to say: If you do take us away, have nothing to do with you, the other type of map hooligan?
Meanwhile, two wild geese flew over the palace quickly to the king in the Balaam complaints. Turtle release just stick to talking, instant falling in the empty field and broke into two. Then noises emerged:
- The turtle falls vacant field was broken into two then!
King Bodhisattva bring, along with the surrounding lords, go to that place, saw turtles, asked Bodhisattva:
- Location wise Hey, why turtles falling?
Bodhisattva thought: "Wait a long time, we want to educate the king and am looking for a vehicle. Now the time had come. Maybe this turtle alliance with swans, were they sent to the Himalaya. We turtle entrapment protection stick and put it off the middle of nowhere, then maybe turtle hear someone say, unable to keep his mouth, it's like talking to release the stick out, immediately fell down like that from nothing, and come to die. " And the Bodhisattva said to the king:
- Sire, those talkative mouth, talking non-stop, must meet such disasters.
Then Bodhisattva read this verse:
words to hurt yourself,
however well-hydrated stick,
Open mouth himself killed.
Make this clear,
the great master's Tier,
Speak to moderate,
careful to say the right time.
He who say many words,
as the turtle in distress.
King said the Bodhisattva told the story because I immediately said:
- Ladies and location wise, is it because I do my level which Hien said this position?
Bodhisattva clear presentation and answered:
- Although the Great King or others, if the amounts are in distress say so.
From then onwards, the king left talkative nature and became man of few words.
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After these talks theory, the Master identified Precursor:- At that time, the turtle is Kokalika, two goose is two renowned Elder, King Ananda, gentle courtiers location also is Me.
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FISH STORY CON 216. (Formerly Maccha)Not because this fire burning ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of an ex-wife who craving for. Bhagavan asked his monks:
- Hey monks, were so compassionate he was infected?
Monks said:
- Buddha, he is.
The Master asked:
- For who?
- Buddha, because his ex-wife.
The Master spoke to him:
- Hey, monks, this female has brought disaster to him. In ancient times, because of this woman, he nearly rammed stakes being roasted over a fire and to make food. Thanks to the wise mind, he was saved.
Then the Master told the story past.
*
Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva is the economic advisor to the king himself did. One day, the fishermen pulled up a fish caught in the nets, immediately threw the fish on the hot sand.
They pointed a stick carved and thought: "We'll grill fish on the coals and eat". Fish, fish think so, crying out and read these two verses:
not as sharp awl stab,
As I suspected females
fun with other fish!
The fire burned my love!
How hard my mind.
They would release me,
craving not worthy of death!
At that time the Bodhisattva went to the riverside fish hear him wailing, went to meet the hunters and intervention to release the fish they did.
*
After these talks theory, the Master preached the truth. His last lecture, the monks have been attained Project attachment saved.And he identified Precursor:
- At the time, the fish is the erstwhile wife, monks were the fish of attachment, and self-health counselor is Me.
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VEGETABLES 217. STORY SELLER (Formerly Seggu)Like joy ... the world,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells of a laymen to sell fruits and vegetables. This story was mentioned in chapter one (No. 102). Here, the Master asked him laymen:
- Hey laymen, how many days he did not come?
- Buddha, my daughter often laughing. After challenging it, I had to marry her to the son of a noble family. Because to do this, you have no chance to his audience.
Then the Master said to his laymen:
- Hey laymen, not only has this virtue his daughter. Erstwhile, she also happier then. Not only did he challenge her now. Erstwhile, he also challenged her.
Then follow laymen request, the Master told the story past.
*
Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints, the Bodhisattva as a god tree.
At that time, the man selling fruits and vegetables lay this thought: "I will try my daughter." Then he brought her into the woods, took her hand as if he had with her sinful desires. Then read verse layman with grieving daughter:
And my daughter
knows artless Back
For inferior thing.
Now I also called
the Virgin Missing reasonable?
Have we caught in the woods,
Mama, I do not cry!
Hearing that, her daughter said:
- Father dear, I'm a girl! I do not know anything about the sexual immorality.
Then, crying, she just read verse two:
sadness Needless suffering,
He is your father,
malice Back in the woods,
crying child, with whom,
mid-mountain deserted,
people should protect children,
want to use the power again?
Thus, he tried greengrocer left her daughter, went to take her home, and her married to a nice guy. Later he shared network and followed his career.
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When masters including complete these talks, he preached the truth. Last lecture, greengrocer and he attained a Stream identification Forerunner:- Now now the father and daughter are two of the current, the tree gods also witness the story was me. '
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218. STORY merchant fraud (Formerly Kutavanija)Fraudulent falsification of value ...,
This story, as in the United Vienna, the Master tells the story of a traveling trader fraud.
There are two merchant in Xa-defense, a deceptive person and an honest man. These two partners together capital, goods piled on five hundred vehicles, moving from east to west, trading income crop variety, then go back to Xa-defense.
Honest merchant merchant told scam:
- Sir, we will divide the goods.
Merchant phishing thinking: "This man long tiring day because of hunger lack of sleep. Now go home, eat, drink full of various special delicacies will die of the undigested. Then all rows chemical mine. " So, he said:
- Why the sun today is not good. Day is not healthy. Someday we will evaluate it.
He tried to find an excuse to delay. But honest men keep forever so they urge divided goods. Then he brought incense and offerings wreath went to the Master, bowed and sat down beside him. The Master asked:
- He for ever?
- Buddha, figure on about a half months.
He asked:
- Why is he slow to visit the Tathagata?
He works on the story. The Master said:
- Hey laymen, not only was this man so deceptive. Oldtimer, who is also the merchant fraud.
Then, at the request of he, the Master tells the story past.
*
Long ago, when Brahmadatta ruled in Balaam complaints. Bodhisattva was born into a family of lords. Once into adulthood, he was appointed to the judiciary.
At that time two merchants, a village, a city do you together. Delivered to the people in the village in the city of five hundred plowshares. People in the city that sell plows keep the money, and the spot he took the plow, he scattered mouse feces.
After some time, people in the village came and said:
- Give me the ploughshare.
Scam merchant said:
- The profile has been plowshares eat rats!
And he just piles of mouse droppings. The other said:
- Oh! Mouses! We you have eaten, we also do it anymore?
When taking a bath, he brought the son of merchant fraud, send it in a friend's house and told the boy not to go anywhere, it just started sitting in the room. After the bath, he came home scam merchants. This person asked:
- Where is my son?
- Sir, I let your child on the riverbank. While I was diving, then a hawk came, raised claws catch you and then fly into the air. I tried dams, shouting voice, but could not save it.
- You lied hawk child can not be taken away!
- So this is your truth. Failure to happen happens, then I do? Your child has been arrested hawk gone!
The other reviled:
- Oh cruel swindler! Oh killer! Now we will go to the judge and drag you to it!
Then he left. Merchant in the village said:
- Do as you like.
And he went to the office line basis. Scam merchant told Bodhisattva:
- Ladies and large offices, this person took my baby shower. When I asked where is my son, he said it had been taken away and hawks. Ask him to hear the case for me.
Bodhisattva said to the other:
- Hey you, go out the truth.
- Honor large, yes. I led her son, it was the hawks forgiven. The truth is that, sir.
- But in life how to forgive a child hawk walk.
- Honor great, I have a question to ask him: If the hawks can not catch the child and not to fly, how to eat mice plowshares?
- What do you mean that?
- Dear judge, I have distilled in this house five hundred plowshares. When I asked, he said he was plowshares rats. Then he showed me the droppings of mice ate the ploughshare. Honor big if mice eat plowshares, then hawks can also take away the child. If the mouse does not eat, the hawk would not bring the child to walk. He says the mice ate the plowshares, then please follow our judgment may be unable to eat or be eaten. Let me hear the case.
Bodhisattva knows he devised a fraudulent confront the fraudulent way of the guy, so he said:
- That was a wise thought!
Then Bodhisattva read these two verses:
This really thinking or,
using counter phishing
scammers For therapy
If that mice
can be eaten plowshares,
hawks Then why
not bring the child again?
There are scammers,
phishing scammers,
swindlers There
swindlers fraud!
take me, he let
plows guys lost.
the lost plowshares,
give me another!
So who took the child get back, and reclaim those lost ploughshare plowshares. And further, both to follow his career when the public network.
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After including these talks, the Master identified Precursor:- The Merchant fraud at that time and who today is an honest merchant who was also present. And the judiciary is Me.
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219. STORY are criticizing (Formerly Garahita)Pure gold is mine ...,
This story, as in the member States, masters about a degenerate monks diligent and not happy.
You can not concentrate on a single object, and live with the mind always discontent. Sangha monks brought him to the Master. He asked:
- There were so diligent he degenerate?
He replied:
- Indeed, as the dominant and disturbing!
The Master said to his monks:
- Hey, monks, this negativity, erstwhile, was immediately scorned animalzxy species. He was ordained in the Church of this law, why degenerate effort, because it is governed by secondary afflictions that even animalzxy species also contempt?
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 the monkey god in the Himalaya region. Bodhisattva is a person captured and rise jungle king. Long live the king, as full of duty, the Bodhisattva of awareness work, life in the human world. King satisfied with the services of the monkey god, and then he called the workers and ordered the release of Monkey Forest Princess in place before it was captured. Forest riders did as commandments. When the monkeys learned the Bodhisattva was about, we visited, and meetings on a large rock. After welcoming the Bodhisattva inquired, they said:
- Lord monkey, for a long time so he live?
- In the palace of the king in Balaam complaints, such as Monkey King used're entertainers and satisfied because of our service, should have released me.
The monkey was asked:
- Maybe he knew how human life. Tell us. We want to hear about it.
- Do not ask me about the life of mankind.
- Let's say go, we want to hear.
Bodhisattva said:
- Humans are Sat-sole oil-cup or Brahmin say: This is my property !. They do not understand impermanence makes everything turn septic. Please listen to the actions of his blind stupidity.
Then Bodhisattva read this verse:
you are my gold!
So day and night,
they loudly claim,
ignorant people did
not look to the Dharma.
In the house, there are two owners,
a host does not have a beard,
long Breasts , with braided hair,
pierced ears with holes,
are bought with money,
do suffering people.
Hearing that, they all said:
- Do not talk, do not talk anymore we just heard things not worth listening to!
We covered our ears with both hands. And we disliked that place because they say:
- At this place we heard a thing not worth listening to!
So they go somewhere else. They sit rock known as rock criticism, they say so.
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When French masters including complete voice, he preached the truth. His last lecture, the monks attained a Stream and he identified the predecessor:- At that time, the congregation monkeys Buddha, even when God is Me.
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LAWYERS INTERNATIONAL STORY DHAMMADHAJA 220. (Formerly Dhammadhaja)He seems to live at peace ...,
This story, while at the Bamboo Grove, the Master tells the story of the plot to murder him, Teacher said at that time:
- Hey, monks, not only now, that erstwhile too, Devadatta has conspired against us, but even as I fear also failed.
Said this is done, the Master tells the story past.
*
Erstwhile king reigned Yasapani in Balaam complaints, the king had a military general named Kalaka (Black's). At that time, the Bodhisattva is the self-named economic adviser Dhammaddahaja (Banner Dharma). King has a barber and hair jewelry king named Chattapani (The impressive though).
Reigning king according to Dharma. But the general care of the treatment frequently facilitate bribery and or detractors. When took bribes, fraud, and seized his property of the legitimate owners.
One day, a person lost in a lawsuit, flower hands crying, you go out of courtrooms, saw the Bodhisattva is the king, immediately threw himself at his feet and said Bodhisattva:
- Sir, while he recommended the Catholic saints and kings of the process, the generals Kalaka taking bribes, as the owners who have lost property.
And he recounts his lawsuit. Bodhisattva compassion dynamic affair said:
- Hey you, follow me, I will hear the case for you.
Bodhisattva path led him to approach. A majority of the masses gathered. Bodhisattva hear the case of the person, and that person is taken back to the owners property. The masses are cheering. Hurray make big noise. King heard the noise and asked:
- The noise about?
- O Lord, a lawsuit was wise wronged Dhammaaddhaja lawful rehearing, so there is noise due to mass acclaim.
King of hearts, told Bodhisattva invited to come and ask:
- Dear Master Chief on, I heard the new Chief Master treat conditions?
- O Lord, yes. Spirit recently finished a lawsuit treatment that Shogun Kalaka has wronged.
King said:
- Starting today, Master Chief, solve the case. Sometimes I do my ears will be happy, and prosperous world will increase.
Bodhisattva do not want to treat conditions. But the king requests:
- Because of pity all living beings, Master Chief sit handling conditions.
So the Bodhisattva accepted.
From then onwards event Bodhisattva sits treatment, and treatment for legitimate owners are winning. Kalaka also not bribes, avaricious depleted should start Bodhisattva detractors before the king. He spoke to the king:
- O Lord, Dhammaddhaja want to dispose of his country.
King does not believe and told him not to talk like that anymore. Kalaka says:
- If the Great King did not believe god, when Dhammaddhaja to almost, Great King look through the window, then the Great King will see Dhammaddhaja did for the whole city is in his hands.
King saw mob event was Bodhisattva treatment, it is thought that the congregation of the Bodhisattva. King was born suspect Bodhisattva heart and ask:
- Hey general, now we have to do?
- Ladies and natural death, let us kill him.
- We do not see it any felony, how can we kill it?
- There have been a way.
- What way?
- Be sure to do a job it can not be done. When it does not, we take such crimes, and I will kill it.
- But what can not be done?
- O Lord, a good garden soil, to plant trees and care require two to four years to get fruit. Let's call it the Great King came and said, "Tomorrow on, I want to play in a garden. Make I do my garden." It will not be done. We will kill it's such crimes.
King invited the Bodhisattva to say:
- Ladies and location wise, stations to play in the old garden was bored long day. Now I do my wish to play in a new garden. Let's build a new garden for the station. If the secretary can not do that, Secretary would lose their lives.
Bodhisattva said: "Perhaps because Kalaka not receive bribes, so it makes the opposing king," he said. Bodhisattva said to the king:
- O Lord, know god god will take care of it.
Then go home, after a meal, the Bodhisattva lying in bed thinking.
Then Sakka's throne (God all Sakka) becomes hot. Sakka centripetal thoughts, know that the Bodhisattva is in trouble, immediately rush out to his bedroom, standing in the air and asked:
- Ladies and location wise, what he was thinking?
- Who are you?
- I am Sakka.
- The king told me to do a garden, so I think about that issue.
- Ladies and location wise, do not worry, I'll make him a garden like Nandana Forest, as in heaven Cittalata forest. What will I do on site?
- Do it in that location.
Sakka made the garden is finished, go to the Devas.
The next day, see a garden, Bodhisattva go tell the king:
- O Lord, the garden has done for you, please go to recreation.
King comes along, sees a garden enclosure, measuring eighteen elbow, with the red, with the doors and hope floor, is adorned with a variety of flowers and trees heavy with fruit! So the king told Kalaka:
- Tier sage did place my words. Now we have to do?
- O Lord, if it can make a garden in the night, the stars it can not rob the kingdom?
- Now we have to do something?
- We can make it do something else can not do it.
- What is it?
- We make it as a lake with seven treasures.
King said:
- Very good,
And the king called the Bodhisattva came and said:
- Dear Master Chief, Master Chief has done garden. Chief make a lake seven treasures commensurate with this garden. If you can not do it, your life is no longer secretary.
Bodhisattva said:
- Well done, Sire, may god will do.
Then Sakka made a beautiful lake, with a dock hundred, one thousand bend, on the cover with a shower of color, like the lake in Nandana garden in paradise.
The next day, the Bodhisattva saw firsthand that lake immediately inform the king said:
- Ladies and natural death, the lake has done for him.
King saw the lake, told Kalaka:
- Now we have to do?
- O Lord, make sure it matches a garden house.
King told Bodhisattva:
- Dear Master Chief, now make a full house of ivory corresponds to this garden and the pool! If the Secretary does not do it, your life will no longer secretary.
And Sakka as a true house.
The next day, the Bodhisattva saw firsthand the house immediately inform the king said. King saw her house asked Kalaka:
- Now we have to do?
O Lord, make it a gem matches the house.
King told Bodhisattva:
- Location wise Hey, let's do a pearl commensurate with this ivory house. Pearl light on, I'll go for a walk in the house. If the Secretary does not do it, will no longer secretary of life anymore.
Then God like the pearl finish. The next day saw firsthand Bodhisattva pearl, the king immediately. King asked Kalaka what to do, Kalaka said:
- O Lord, think there is a divine spirit that was to do the will of the Brahmin Dhammaddhaja, now let's make it do something that even the gods do not. The gods can not be a human being full four virtues. Thus, the Great King tell it makes a man holding a garden full four virtues.
King told Bodhisattva:
- Hey Master Chief, Master Chief has done us a garden, a lake, a palace of ivory, pearl shine a light. Now let's do a holder secretary garden full four qualities to protect our gardens. If the secretary can not do it, will lose their lives secretary.
Bodhisattva replied:
- Ladies and yes, if possible, will take care to do that.
Then he went home. After dining, he is resting. Early in the morning, he woke up sitting on the bed thinking: "Heavenly Home Sakka did what can be done, but Sakka no human can fully keep the four virtues garden. The fact is that, rather die alone in the woods is better to die in the hands of others. "
So do not tell anyone, Bodhisattva from going down the stairs, out of the front gate, into the woods and sit under a tree thinking about dhamma. Sakka said the incident was, it turned to be a lumberjack, came to the Bodhisattva and said:
- Sir Brahmin, he delicately nurtured, why go into the forest to sit do?
To ask this sense, God likes to read the first verse:
give water to the forest Why?
As a miserable
alone under a tree,
sitting lonely melancholy?
Hearing that, Bodhisattva read verse two:
, but left the country in the forest,
as a miserable person
sitting Solitude tree
Reflecting on Holy Justice.
Then Sakka said:
- Sir Brahmin, things are so, so he sat in this spot?
- The king made a garden full hold four virtues and because there is no one who can do so, so we thought: How did I get to die in the hands of others? I will go to the forest, and dying lonely there. So should we come here.
- Sir Brahmin, I am Sakka heavenly home, I did the garden etc .. for him. I can not do a full four virtues, but in the country of the king with a barber named Chattapani full four virtues. If there must be a holder of a garden, please introduce this barber who had kept garden.
Sakka Bodhisattva exhort, comfort Bodhisattva not afraid anymore, and go about the city of the gods.
Bodhisattva go home, go to the door finishing breakfast offers, see Chattapani there. Hand him and asked him:
- Sir Chattapaani, heard four qualities you have enough right?
Chattapani said:
- Who told him my full four virtues?
- The Natural Home Sakka!
- For what reason Sakka said that?
Bodhisattva told all the story and said the reason was.
He replied:
- Ladies and yes, I have four virtues.
Hand Bodhisattva instant oats Chattapani went to the king and said:
- O Lord, this Chattapani enough four virtues. If you need someone who keeps the garden, this Great kingdom unto kept garden.
King asked Chattapani:
- Is it really full four virtues secretary?
- Ladies and yes, O Lord.
- Khanh has four public virtue?
He read this verse:
I do not drink,
I have no attachment,
no outrage Dwelling,
God and death, I am the same.
The king asked:
- Hey Chattapani, have thou say: I have no envy?
- Yes, sir Thien-mail.
- Seeing what pretext, no jealousy secretary?
- O Lord, listen up.
Chattapani read this verse, says his jealousy emptiness:
is king, I ordered the
priests of Getting tied up,
but he taught me
the Holy Dwelling on legal,
therefore I am not jealous.
The king asked Chattapani:
- Hey Chattapani, so see what harm, thou that nondrinkers?
Chattapani read this verse:
Rococo I drunk,
I ate both meat
Main my son,
I suffer grief,
Swear to abandon alcohol.
The king asked:
- Hey you, so see what you no longer pretext of attachment?
Chattapani speak with a pretext that this verse:
States-our name-and-fall,
I did break
Binh Ðộc Giac Buddhist bowl,
and it must be shared destiny.
Therefore, no attachment.
King continued to ask Chattapani:
- Do what pretext, you become not indignant?
Chattapani speak with a pretext that this verse:
seven years practicing compassion,
seven lifetimes Brahma,
therefore, not indignation.
When Chattapani voiced his four virtues, the king praised the Bodhisattva before the congregation. At that moment, the courtiers, Brahmin, etc .. are the owner stood up and shouted:
- Oh, bribery food! Oh cruel thief! Thou shalt not bribe, so location wise defamatory and wanted to kill him.
They arrested Kalaka, pulling him out of the king's palace, and grab anything, who took a stone, people get alcohol, they hit him head and died instantly broken. Finished they held his feet dragged and thrown on the heap verified.
From then on, it's lawful king water treatment, and followed his career at General destiny.
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After including these talks, gurus identification Forerunner:- At the time, Minister Kalaka was Devadatta, the barber Chattapani is Sariputta, there is Dhammaddaja Me.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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