Equality.

I. Definition Binh is equal, is equal not high, not low, not overhead; Equality is grading, is rank. Equality is about to be equal, is the same view, do not see this high, the other low, do not favor this class, minus the other class. The equality of the Buddha is an absolute level of equality in the universe, from the very root of life is life: every living thing in any form Of equal value, are equally respected; All creatures, all sentient beings, have Buddha-nature and can become Buddhas. II. The nature of the equality of the Buddha We often hear about equality in the world. The French Revolution of 1789 upheld the slogan "Freedom, Equality, Charity", and determined to achieve these three points, which revolutionized the three most beautiful ideals of humanity. These three ideals to this day, humanity has not done yet. Particularly in terms of equality, we must be saddened to proclaim that: Mankind is far from that goal! At present, in many societies, racial inequality is a matter of concern. In many countries racial discrimination and racism have not been resolved. But one day for the humankind to realize the ideal of equality as mentioned above, that equality is compared with the equality of the Buddha is also narrow, also unequal. That equality is just equality within the human category, applied to humankind, not equality for all, applies to all beings as equality of the Buddha. For the Buddha, all things and man, man and Buddha are equal, for all have the same law: the law of cause and effect. No single species is favored by itself, nor does one species suffer any particular loss. Anyone who creates good causes is beautiful, who creates evil and evil. Beings who are greedy, anger, delusion are living in the dark realms of misery; Beings are pure heart compassion, intellectual ... live in the bright, happy ... The function of equality The same general, broad, profound equality, has created for the world as many as precious results. That level of equality puts everyone on the same level, every class in society is leveled, every injustice eliminated, all constraints based on blood, skin color, race, nationality are prevented. foot. This level of equality makes the people in the dark, more inferior position more confident in tomorrow, more eagerly in the work of renovating their landscape; On the contrary, it makes the noble, noble, less self-reliant, less affluent in their own class. It makes all the rich as well as the poor, the as well as the close. To sympathize with each other, to resent each other, to look down on each other, respect each other's dignity, the right to live together. Because of the equality of compassion, in life, in the Buddha nature, human beings know more about the love of animals, do not find themselves monopolistic killing organism, no self-exaggerated, assume that all beings To serve, to live, to die for themselves. Moreover, the equality of nature, while placing beings and the Buddha on equal terms, gives humanity a boundless faith in its ability to become a Buddha, and its enthusiasm in the work of Buddhism. Shining example of Shakyamuni Buddha The Buddha was the first human being to oppose the caste system and to break down the ethnolinguistic divide into four classes: brahmins, rebirths, old lama and lama. It was Shakyamuni who, while searching for the Path, told a shepherd that: "Each person born without a seal of the" Tin Ca "(seal of the noble class) on his forehead, The same blood stream and tears in the same salty tears. "A person who is born is not a Brahman or a Laity (lineage), but because of his being a Laity or Brahmin. In his Church, as well as in the teaching of sentient beings, the Buddha did not leave anyone, whether he was poor or poor, like a burdensome man, no matter who he was. Accusatory The Mahaparinibbana praised the equality of the Buddha as follows: "The Tathāgata not only teaches the dharma to the noble people like King Bhagavata, but also preaches to the needy like Yahweh, not to the consecration of the rich It is like the Da-Da-po who also received the consolation of the poor class like Thuan Da, not only allow the non-participation class as he was the Ca Jetson, but also allowed the exodus Many of the greed like Nan Da, not only lecture for the quiet people do not take life, but also the sermon to King Qin Ba La La while taking care of water not only the sermon for the 25-year-old youth It also teaches the 80-year-old man, not only the sermon given to the three Emperors, but also the Sermon for Sister Lotus. In the life of the Buddha, In spite of having attained an immeasurable status, the entire human race, from the lower classes to the kings, increased devotion, but he still wore a hundred patches, Take the bowl to beg alms from house to house, like many of His disciples, where to go to the same self to scoop foot. His talents are just eight items as necessary as his disciples: fan to cover his head, two sets, sticks, double fold, razor, bowl, mesh filter water, trees. needles. Based on that absolute level of equanimity, the Buddha has made the monks a way of life that is purely equality, which today in the most secluded societies can not keep up with. . It is a way of living in harmony: to be in the same situation, to share the same rights equally, to say the same gentle words, This equality was passed down through his disciples and deeply touched them, so they also had beautiful gestures and words just like the gestures of the Buddha. Thich Ca. O⮧ An Nan, one day to ask the water of a maid girl Lamb; He said, "Lord, get away, for you are the Lambs." O⮧ A Nan replied: "I came here asking for water, I did not ask for class!" King Asoka responded to a great deity as follows, when he prevented the King from allowing the King to honor the monks: - "If you take the wisdom of the Buddha and consider the body, the body of the king and the body are the same, the skin, the flesh, the bone, In this respect, in the body of the most humble person in the world can also have it.It is moral piety, who have the mind, meet where also must respect, prostrate. How do Buddhists nurture equality in daily life? Each person is available Buddha nature, of course also has the seed of the Buddha. But that sprout was buried under many layers of injustice, inequality, under many classes, habits, prejudices of society. From the old days, mankind has relied on the rights and the wisdom to be the standard of every class in the society: the rich, the wise, the noble, find that they have the right to stand higher. Others, more privileged than others, have the right to subordinate servants to them, to despise those who are not like themselves. That standard divides the society, the insecure, the despised, the underworld, the oppressed, the weak, the weak. In order to improve society, standards must be set on morality; It must take the spirit of equality of Buddhism as the core of social life. First, Buddhists must raise the example: to love all people, do not distinguish between the body and the high; Do not see the rich but the poor, the poor; Do not hug your rightful man, do not hold grudges. Visiting the temple, you should only see people as Buddhists as yourself, as a Buddhist, do not see their title, rich or poor. Anyone who is virtuous, cultivates, is equally respected. Lady Ly was born as a burden, but still accepted by the Buddha and crowned prince of the time, for his virtue. Anyone who is virtuous, cultivates, is equally respected. Lady Ly was born as a burden, but still accepted by the Buddha and crowned prince of the time, for his virtue. Anyone who is virtuous, cultivates, is equally respected. Lady Ly was born as a burden, but still accepted by the Buddha and crowned prince of the time, for his virtue. In addition to society, we apply the same level of equality. Everyone, although in any position, is human, that is, human dignity, is important. But those who are virtuous, socially helpful, self-centered, know love for one's kind, sacrifice for the sake of duty, they are all dear to us, Any class of society. For me personally, never consider yourself to be more important than people, higher than you, to be taken care of, more in favor of people. In the first stage, we have to set ourselves in line with how many "we" around us. Gradually, we must eradicate the border between ourselves and others in our genes, and we do not find ourselves worth anything more than us. In the second stage, the boundary between the "I am the man" and the ones that are human beings must be erased, do not see the human being as higher than the human being, do not see the one that is worth More precious than me. In the third stage, we must eradicate the concept of "I am sentient beings", but one should only see that I am a being and that I have a life. In the fourth stage, we must learn to clear the border between our lives and our live, not to see a separate life, but to find the same living, the whole, in which our life chan Harmony, harmony with all. To do so is to promote the "equality" of the Buddha, which each of us is available in our potential .END=NAM MO SHAKYAMOUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.2/7/2017.