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15th-37th in Venuvana (year-553)

 

Devadatta would like to replace the Buddhist congregation leader [1] 

One afternoon, Dr. Jivaka went to Mt. Griddhakuta to visit the Buddha. At the foot of the mountain, he met the new Buddha from Venuvana (Truc Lam). He greeted the Buddha and asked for permission to follow him up the mountain. Jivaka watched the Buddha climb the stone stairs to the mountain in which his belly complimented: This year the Buddha was 71 years old but also hard sand hard too. The Buddha climbs unhurried and cavalierly, with one hand holding a bowl, and one holding a diagonal sanghati. Venerable Ananda walking next to the Buddha also can not hold the bowl in place of the Buddha, because a teacher must also hold the bowl of the teacher and the other cross-shirt as the Buddha. Mr. Jivaka went up to ask for the bowl instead of Buddha. Buddha handed the bowl to him and smiled, saying:

-  Tathagata has climbed this mountain a thousand times, each time holding the bowl alone is not a star.

The stone steps were built up to the amphitheater of the Buddha on the top of the hill. It was King Bimbisara who ordered these hundreds of steps to offer. To where, the Buddha and he sat on a large stone floor. After questioning the Buddha about his health and the work of Dharma propagation in all places, Jivaka said:

-  Lord, I would like to briefly state the status of congregation here. I see the status of the congregation directly related to the political situation. I think the Blessed One should be informed clearly.

Jivaka then told the Buddha that the venerable Devadatta had the ambition of leading the congregation to replace the Buddha. Venerable Devadatta has a rather strong winged wing and a large crowd of mendicants and politicians. The right hand of Devadatta is that the Venerable Kokalika often presents many strategies, in addition to Venerable Kotamoraka Tissa, Venerable Khandadeviputta and Venerable Samuddadatta, who are widely supported by their followers.

Venerable Devadatta is very intelligent and eloquent, so he is well-behaved, in the mendicants as well as in lay people. The Venerable did not formally face the Buddha, but repeatedly made the remarks that the Buddha was older, no longer capable of leading the congregation more and more, and the manner of administration of the Buddha was ancient, no longer liked. fits with the youth and the new age.

On the social level, Venerable Devadatta is well supported by many rich people, Sakya people and upper class people. They disagreed with the Buddha and accepted the lower classes into the congregation. The most dedicated supporter of the monk was Prince Ajatasattu (A-So-do). How King Bimbisara believes the Buddha, Prince Ajatasattu believes the devout Devadatta. Prince Siddhartha built a large mosque on Mount Gayasisa, where the Buddha once said the Prayer for the three brothers Uruvela Kassapa and a thousand of his disciples. Prince Ajatasattu regularly provided the offerings to Mount Gayasisa. Many merchants and politicians who want to get the crown prince also immit that the monastery offers and hears the dharma. With that support, the prestige of the Venerable Devadatta is growing.

Speaking of this, Dr. Jivaka looked at Buddha and lowered his voice lowly:

Well  , what I just said is not important. But according to the news I have known, it seems that Prince Ajatasattu and Venerable Devadatta, who are anxious to take the throne and lead the congregation, are plotting to harm King and the Blessed One, the two lovers in life. I wish the Buddha be careful and pay special attention to this.

-  Jivaka, thank you for letting the Tathagata know the current unstable situation. But do not worry too much. As Lai will know depending on the time.

Dr. Jivaka reported from leaving. Buddha told Ananda teacher should not disclose this to anyone know.

The next ten days, during the monthly sermon at the Venuvana monastery, the Buddha preached on the Five Powers (Panca-balani) the five spiritual powers needed to nourish the fruit of enlightenment. Buddha said:

-  People who believe in the Fa-rectification, want to bring into practice, need to know the dharma. What is a 37 helper? These are: Satipatthana [2] , Amendment required [3] , Sichuan as the residence [4] , five factors [5] , the five forces [6] , Interior Bodhi [7]  and the Eightfold Path [ 8] .

You know that the Five Foundations are the origin of the birth of the law, the effect of the growth of the law and remove defilements to bring the cultivator into the path. Personnel (Pancendriyani) include:  Credit units  (Sraddhendriya) is faith in the quarterfinals of substrate (size, set, kill, religion), where three security information (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); Attack  (Viryendriya) is the courage to practice the law; Mindfulness  (Smirtindriya) mind is always thinking of the Dharma; Concentration units  (concentration) is the mind in Dharma; Hue (Prajnendriya) is in the starting mind, know the dhamma as truth (clear truth).

Once the Five Towers are developed to maturity, the Five Towers will become the Five Powers (Panca-balani), the Five Power, the Five Trainers who transport people on the path of liberation, have the power to thrive. good things and eradicate evil roots. The Five Powers are: Sraddha-bala means devotion to the Three Jewels; The force (Virya-bala) diligently practice the law, devastating except the evil law; Mindfulness (Smirti-bala) is always remembered impure body, impermanent, dhamma-mind, feeling is suffering; Samadhi-bala (samadhi-bala) is a meditation practice to eliminate defilements caused by the six senses; Prajna-bala means that by virtue of the meditation power that arises wisdom, the five aggregates are not visible, the eighteen precepts are not, the self dissolves, is completely liberated.

Today's lecture was attended by over three thousand people, including King Bimbisara. When the Buddha had just finished, people had no chance to ask questions that they have not been fully understood, then Venerable Devadatta stood up in front of the Buddha, bowed respectfully and said:

-  Buddha, this year lifespan of Bhagavan was high, Bhagavan had poor health. The Buddha needs a restful rest to ease the pain in the final years of life. The Blessed One spent a great deal of effort in establishing the mendicant congregation and has grown steadily to this day. The congregation has become overwhelming and scattered in many countries separated, the work of congregational leadership has become too heavy for the Blessed One. Please tell the retreat to a place to rest. I will ask for the name of the monk leader on behalf of the Buddha.

The Buddha looked at Devadatta and said:

-  Venerable Devadatta, thank you for worrying about Tathagata's health. But now the Tathagata is still strong enough to lead the mendicant congregation.

Venerable Devadatta turned to the masses. There are about 300 bhikkhus who stand up. The monk looked up to the Buddha, saying:

-  Lord, that is not your own opinion. Many great virtues are here as well. Please do not be afraid.I realized that I was capable of leading the congregation so that the Buddha could be healed during his old age.

-  Come on, Devadatta, do not talk anymore. Among the great disciples of the Tathagata has many excellent and more worthy teachers than many Tathagatas have not assigned them the responsibility of leading the Congregation of the Sage, because it is the vow of Tathagata, Tathagata must do to complete As long as the time comes, Tathagata will make a timely decision.

Blessed by the Buddha among the crowds, including King Bimbisara, Devadatta was embarrassed. His face is red. I went back to my seat, not saying a word.

The next day, on Mount Griddhakuta, Teacher Ananda confided to the Buddha:

-  Dear Brother, Brother Devadatta is an avid, again blessed by the Blessed Monk in front of the crowd, he will surely find a way to avenge. I think there will be serious divisions in the congregation.If you can see that I can talk privately with brother Devadatta to advise, please go.

-  Ananda, the reason Tathagata has devoted Devadatta in the middle of the crowd and in front of the monarch is because Tathagata has the will for people to see that Devadatta is not an important person in the congregation, and the behavior and speech. Of Devadatta alone, Devadatta alone is responsible, we do not have to bear that responsibility. Ananda, if you can advise Devadatta to recuperate, then he will try.

A few days later, Jivaka returned to Mt. Griddhakuta to see the Buddha. He told the Buddha that, as he was known, Devadatta apparently was planning to separate from the congregation with the support of Prince Ajatasattu.

Devadatta established his own congregation at Gayasisa. [9] 

Enlightenment that has come to the Buddha's sermon on the monthly Venuvana. Every day the masses to listen to is very crowded. This year also included King Bimbisara and Prince Ajatasattu.Venerable Ananda noticed that the mendicants in the vicinity of the previous twig advance. Venerable Devadatta was also at the forefront of the mendicants, between the two Venerables Sariputta and Mahakassapa.

As before, after the Buddha's sermon finished, Venerable Devadatta stood up, came in front of the Buddha, hands bowed, and said:

-  The Blessed One, who taught the novices to live according to the principles of sexuality and nurture, to abandon the desires, to live simply with the minimum material conditions. Today I would like to propose a five point regulation to implement the principle of less desires and know enough:

First, masters have to spend the rest of their lives in the forest or in the orchard, not sleeping in the city or in the village.

Second point, the mendicants have to beg for a lifetime, not to invite the lay people to meet the boys in their homes.

The third point, the mendicants only have the right to collect rags or rags to bind to y and not receive by laypeople.

The fourth point, the mendicant only sleep under the tree, not sleep in the room, am, lovelorn.

Fifth, the mendicants are only allowed vegetarian, not meat, fish.

Dear Lord, if the mendicant congregation in accordance with this point of the five, then the new principles of sexuality and nurture must be strictly implemented.

-  This Devadatta, the Tathagata does not accept the obligation to follow the five points, because those five points limit the opportunities for people to contact mendicant to learn about the Dharma.Those who wish to follow the five points are followed, but others are not obliged to follow. As well as about vegetarianism, the mendicants may temporarily received a donation that man Vietnam made available, including the five pure humiliation [10] , that is not because of the mendicants that man Vietnam killing Devadatta, according to the present legislation, has many opportunities to contact and guide laypeople, especially newcomers who have firsthand contact with enlightened enlightenment.

-  So the Blessed One does not accept my five point legislation?

-  No, Devadatta, the Tathagata does not accept the proposed five-point rule of the teacher.

Devadatta bowed to the Buddha and returned to his seat, smiling, no expression of disappointment.

Later, people noticed that during the ceremony of reciting the precepts every half months at the Venuvana monastery was absent about 300 mendicants. Everyone knows that these people attended the ceremony at the gayasisa monastery held by the Venerable Devadatta. After the ceremony, some mendicants asked to see the Buddha and said:

-  The Blessed One, the brothers following the Venerable Devadatta told us should follow the congregation of the Venerable Devadatta leader at the Gayasisa seminary, because the law is much more serious law enforcement of the Exalted, thanks to the application. radical five-point legislation proposed by the Venerable Devadatta. They say that as Venuvana (Truc Lam) is so happy, there is no difference between people. The young mendicants, especially the monks with the Venerable Devadatta in Vajji, went to Gayasisa. Please teach us how to treat the brothers there?

-  Teachers, Buddha said, you do not mind too much about this. Everyone has the freedom to follow the teacher they trust and respect. It is important that you understand the teachings of the Tathagata. There is no doubt or understanding, should learn thoroughly, and then must diligently practice meditation and live a good life according to their ability.

A few days later, Jivaka visited the Buddha on Mt. Griddhakuta. He said that over 500 monks had gone to the Venerable Devadatta at Mount Gayasisa (Statue of God). At the same time, Venerable Devadatta and Prince Ajatasattu were quietly campaigning for a major political move to bring the crown prince to the throne. In his opinion, the Buddha should be careful and take the necessary measures to avoid the scandal of the mischief of Devadatta and Ajatasattu.

Archbishop Devadatta established his own congregation in Gayasisa, shocking the Rajagriha capital and neighboring countries. The alms mourners are often asked by the people of the congregation. Venerable Sariputta instructed the monks to reply simply as follows: "The one who sows the bad person will reap bad fruits, divide the congregation as a sin of the dharma." One day, after the sermon of the Buddha, a mendicant asked:

-  The Blessed One, everyday we go begging often asked about the actions and statements of the Venerable Devadatta criticized the Sun, we do not know how to respond to reasonable, not bearing Divide the congregation. Blessed Sun just teach.

-  The teacher should say that Devadatta has separated himself from the congregation, no longer hold a position in the Tathagata of the Tathagata. Devadatta is fully responsible for his statements and actions. Teachers should inform the public of this.

-  Buddha, Venerable Sariputta asked the old days you had praised the virtue of Brothers Devadatta front of everyone now when people ask about the actions and statements of the brothers, not perhaps the back Point out the bad points.

-  Sariputta, the old virtuous praise of Devadatta, do you say the truth?

- Well  , I told the truth.

-  Now, if you point out the bad points of Devadatta, do you tell the truth?

- Well  , I just tell the truth only.

-  So there is no obstacle.

The following days, during public contact, the mendicants informed people that Devadatta had left the congregation and that the Buddha and the congregation were no longer responsible for the actions. and the statement of Venerable Devadatta again. Meanwhile, the two Venerable Sariputta and Moggallana remained silent. Venerable Ananda asked:

-  Brothers do not say anything, sure brothers were deliberate?

-  Yes, Ananda, we have deliberately served the Blessed One and the congregation with other means.

Thai Crown Prince Ajatasattu [11] 

One morning, in the gloomy gales, the people of Rajagriha (Rajasthan) have been told that King Bimbisara abdicated, surrendering the throne to his son Prince Ajatasattu (Thien-Kien, A-So-To). The prince's coronation will be held within ten days, on the next full moon day. This sudden source of information shocked everyone that something had happened in the palace.

A few days later, Jivaka went to Mount Griddhakuta to visit the Buddha. He would like to speak with him privately. Jivaka told the Buddha that one week ago, the Musketeers saw Prince Siddhartha enter the palace in the middle of the night. Seeing the suspicious gesture, they checked and found a sword in the Prince's shirt. They took the prince to meet the king, presented the sword to the king and narrated the narrative. The king asked:

-  Ajatasattu, at night you bring the sword into the palace for what?

-  King, I want to like the sub-king.

-  Why do you want to kill me?

-  King, I want to be King.

-  If you want to be king, just tell me a word I will yield to the throne. Why kill father for sin?

-  King, I do not know that. I was wrong, please forgive my son.

-  Okay. But who urged me to do this? Can you do it alone?

Prince Ajatasattu was silent. The king asked for a moment, the Prince revealed that the cooperation of Venerable Devadatta.

The king called two of his loyal servants into the palace, at midnight. The king told them all to hear and ask for their opinion. One suggestion should be to deal with Ajatasattu, Devadatta and all the people involved in the case to eliminate the post. One suggestion should be consulted by the Buddha who is the enlightened one, even more in this case, including Devadatta, the son of King Suppabuddha of Koliya, his sister and a disciple of the Buddha. King Bimbisara thought for a moment and said,

-  I have long wanted to abdicate to follow the Buddha. Now is the time. Okay. Tomorrow I will give the throne to Prince Ajatasattu. Ten days later, on the full moon day, will crown the Prince.

-  Your Majesty, murder?

-  I forgive my daughter and to Venerable Devadatta. I hope that these two people, when satisfied, will find my tolerant heart, and will be gentle towards the people.

Then he sent Prince Siddhartha to announce the King's decision immediately, and told people not to disclose this assassination to outsiders.

But three days later, Prince Ajatasattu ordered Bimbisara to be kept in the forbidden room, with no one allowed to visit, except for Videhi. The two loyal deities of the king were also imprisoned. The two families were informed that the two of them were sleeping and sleeping in the palace to discuss the matter within seven days.

Dr. Jivaka tells the Buddha that these things are completely kept secret. The reason he is known is because he was called to heal the queen Videhi. The queen told him about the story and told him to go up to the mountain with the truth. Dr. Jivaka continued:

-  Buddha, I hope that after the coronation, Ajatasattu will be released back to the ruler and two courtiers.

After finishing everything, Jivaka bowed to the Buddha and down the mountain.

The Buddha called the Venerable Sariputta, said:

-  Sariputta, the Tathagata will not attend the coronation of King Ajatasattu, and Tathagata expects that all the monks of the congregation should not attend the ceremony. We should not be involved in this evil.

-  Buddha, you see. I will inform the public that the Blessed One will not attend the coronation ceremony and the Blessed One wishes the monks in the congregation not to attend the ceremony.

Coronation Day has arrived. Not seeing the Buddha and the monks in the congregation led by the ruler, the people began to question themselves. Then find out the truth, knowing that the king and two great spirits are still in solitary confinement and starving. People also saw the full presence of the congregation led by Venerable Devadatta. They notice the difference between the two congregations.A silent opposition against the new king and the independent church was discovered.

King Ajatasattu was reported on the anti-silent movement among the people, summoned the Venerable Devadatta into the palace to inquire.

Ajatasattu and Devadatta plot to assassinate the Buddha [12] 

One day, in the middle of the night, while the Buddha was meditating on Mt. Griddhakuta, suddenly heard a slight sound after a large rock, Buddha said:

-  Someone? What are you doing here at this hour? There is something to talk about here.

A muscular young man with a sword, but hesitant, hesitated, stepped forward to the Buddha and hurried to his knees and said,

"  Master, I was ordered to kill you." But I dare not. May the Master forgive my son. But if you do not kill him, I will not dare return because you will be killed by the prime minister. Master, I'm scared, what do you do now?

-  Who sent you to kill Tathagata?

-  Yes, my son. But I did not dare to say your name.

-  I do not say so. But how did your prime minister tell you?

"  Master, my master," he pointed to the path up the mountain to kill the master while he was meditating in the middle of the night. All right then I have to go another way to return to report to the prime minister.

- Do you  have any wife or children?

-  No, I only have an old mother.

-  Please listen. Listen carefully and do as the Tathagata said will avoid death. Go home immediately, take his mother crossed the border to escape to Kosala immediately. But he did not go down the mountain by the way his master had appointed, otherwise he would be killed by an ambush.You have to go down the mountain with another way away from that road. Well, let's go.

The young man wept and got up, leaving the sword on the stone. 

After that defeat, Devadatta hired 31 assailants to ambush the Buddha. But when the Buddha passed by with serene, calm, posture, they are born admired, stepped out confession and asked to be ordained. [13]

King Bimbisara was starved of prison 

Early the following morning, the two Venerable Sariputta and Moggallana came to the White Buddha:

"Well  , we thought it was time for us to go to Gayasisa to guide the brothers down the wrong path. We ask the Blessed One for us to leave for a while.

-  The teacher wants to go, just go. But be careful to preserve your life.

Venerable Moggallana suddenly saw the sword on the stone, asking:

- Well  , what happened here?

-  Someone is planning to assassinate Tathagata, but Tathagatus has him.

-  Devadatta is determined to harm the Exalted One, we ask the Exalted One to be careful.

-  No problem, you go to safety. Tathagata knows how to handle time.

Two great disciples pay homage to Buddha and down the mountain.

The next day, Lord Buddha and Venerable Ananda were invited by Dr. Jivaka to his home in the mango orchard to feed the boy. At noon, when Buddha and Venerable Ananda just finished sonic life, Jivaka physician announced that the queen Videhi visitation. The Buddha knew that Jivaka himself arranged for the queen to meet the Buddha. Empress Dowager came to pay homage to Buddha, sat sobbing. Everyone was silent. A moment later, the Buddha asked:

-  Something please say queen.

-  Lord, Sun status is very dangerous. Ajatasattu decided to starve to death. It will not let you bring food to the detention center for the king.

Then she told me that she was also given food for the first few days. But after the coronation, the guard told the king not to give anyone food, including the queen. Since then, every visit, she secretly hide some rice in the hair for the royal food. But for a week, the guards searched it carefully, catching some of the rice hidden in the hair. They apologized to her for having been ordered by the king to examine her thoroughly; The king said he had fasted for a week, so he did not see the devil. That way, too, she thought: before she visited the king, she washed clean, and then a layer of bran mixed with honey before dressing. But only a few days of plotting was revealed, and she was forbidden to visit the king again. Here she sobbed and said:

-  Buddha, human suffering too. Surely the king can not live for a few more days. In the cell, the monarch once stood up to look at Mount Griddhakuta through a small window with bars, looking forward to seeing the Buddha. After abdication, the emperor was looking forward to being ordained according to the Blessed One. Despite his imprisonment, the royal figure was calm and full of forgiveness for the unruly child. I cried a lot with the king. I told the emperor that I was determined to pray for the next birth, and that the emperor was born where there are no unruly children .... I am so distressed, please pray to the Blessed One.

"  Master, do not be so miserable. Every thing has its causes and consequences. This happened because in the past, while the bridge was looking forward to having a son, the king went up to the mountain to meet a Taoist meditator meditation to ask the Taoist help. The other priest said to wait another twenty years, when the priest who parted will be born as the highest child. The king has said that the Taoist must commit to keep his promise that he will be his son after the network. But then the king was anxious to have children soon to send people up the mountain to kill the Taoist while sitting in meditation. That monk was reborn as Ajatasattu as committed and demanded a blood debt.

- Right, right. Unfortunately, when I was pregnant with Ajatasattu I was biting down on the hands of the emperor to suck up blood. You must try to resist that craving. One day, the king picked up the knife cut fruit fell, the hand to hand the elders put in the mouth, blood sucking drunk. I feel embarrassed and abhorred children. I let go of the upper hand, cry sobbing. The king asked why I cried. I'm serious. The king is astonished, comforted me, then called astrologer to ask. Astrologers say the child in the belly will later harm the king. I was so sad, one time I rubbed my abdomen very hard to abort, but eventually no results. When Ajatasattu was three years old, he played with knives to claim the king. The frightened monarch drove him downstairs but it only broke one finger. Lord Buddha, But I can not really bear the fact that a child treats his parents so badly. The Blessed One show me where there are no unruly children so that I can pray for rebirth in that place.

The Buddha sat seriously, flares all over the world to observe, and said [14] :

-  In the West is the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha, where beings are from the lotus flower, the mind is full of gentleness. Whoever wishes to be born in that world must keep virtue for the pure mind and body, and even to recite the name of Buddha Amitabha, until death will be his successor. But in that realm all sentient beings are male, no female. If the queen was determined to give birth to the Pure Land, then should eat vegetarian, clean bathing every day, and recite Amitabha Buddha's name and prayers, especially when dying. heart remembered him.

Empress Videhi heard the Buddha taught only, the life of worship, pay homage to Buddha and return to the palace. The Buddha and Venerable Ananda also retired from Jivaka, back to Mount Griddhakuta.

Sariputta and Moggallana come to Gayasisa. [15] 

After leaving the Buddha on Mount Griddhakuta, the two Venerables Sariputta and Moggallana return to the Venuvana monastery to do some work and then go to Mount Gayasisa. They came to the place where the Venerable Devadatta was teaching. Venerable Devadatta saw the Venerable Sariputta and the Venerable Moggallana, so glad they invited the two of them together to sit on the courthouse.But they refused, only to be sitting with the other virtues in the audience. After finishing the Dharma talk, Venerable Devadata said:

-  Today, two Venerable Sariputta and Moggallana come to us. This is great news for the Gayasisa Church. Two Venerables were our two very close friends and the great mendicants. So I would like to leave two seniors Sariputta and Moggallana continue today's sermon.

With that said, Devadatta stood up, pointing at where Sariputta and Moggallana were sitting. Two monks stood up. A burst of applause. Venerable Sariputta on the Dharma talked about the Four Noble Truths, and he spoke very good and interesting about the sufferings of life, the profound causes of suffering, the true happiness of holy life, and about how to eradicate suffering root He emphasized the methods of real world, wisdom, wisdom to avoid suffering. Most listeners are happy to listen and enjoy life. Devadatta alone seems tired, sitting nodded.

Sariputta and Moggallana stayed at Gayasisa for more than a month, participating in all congregational activities. Every three days, Venerable Sariputta teaches and teaches to the sages. Every day, the Moggallana Venerable explains more about the practical and the difficult parts of the doctrine.The masters here have seen the two teachers are respected and respected elder. But Kokalika, Devadatta's trusted aide, advises Devadatta not to trust the two teachers. On the contrary, it is interesting to see the person in charge of teaching the mendicants on their behalf.

One day, after the Sermon on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Venerable Sariputta told the mendicants:

-  Brothers, this afternoon I and Brother Moggallana will leave the fraternities. We must return to the Buddha and the congregation led by him. Dear brothers and sisters, we have only one enlightened being in this world. That is the Buddha Sakyamuni. It was he who had been under the Bodhi tree for 37 years. It was he who founded the nuns' congregation with all three of the Three Jewels in Isipatana, near Benares. Brothers, divide the congregation is a felony. [16]. Brothers should return to repentance with the Buddha. We believe that with your great compassion we will be reappeared. To me, only the Sakyamuni was the true master of all of us. Two brothers I greet the brothers. If the brothers want to return to the Buddha, the brothers go to the Venuvana monastery, we will take the brothers to Griddhakuta to repent.

Having said this, the two monks retired from the mass and silently returned to Venuvana. That day Devadatta was busy working in Rajagriha. Kokalika stood up and protested, but no one reacted.

Two Venerable Sariputta and Moggallana arrived in Venuvana on the following day, with 385 mendicants from Gayasisa. According to the instructions of the Buddha, the two Venerables Sariputta and Moggallana instruct their ritualists to commemorate the mass in front of the masses, and guide them to the holy mountain of Griddhakuta. The Buddha teaches the masters of Hyacinth and advises them to thoroughly respect and practice the Six Gorges in their mendicant congregation, and diligently study under the guidance of the Venerable Masters.

One week later, 35 more mendicants from Gayasisa returned to Venuvana. Venerable Sariputta also gave them the ceremony of mass repentance before the masses, and then took them to Mount Vulture to submit to the Buddha. Venerable Ananda asked the 35 bhikkhus about the situation at Gayasisa. One of the seniors replied:

-  When Venerable Devadatta from Rajagriha returned to Gayasisa, almost four hundred monks followed the two Venerables Sariputta and Moggallana to Venuvana. But he just blundered that some people left to gratitude and do not know where to distinguish the more accurate, then he silent. Two days later he returned to the capital to meet King Ajatasattu. Meanwhile, Venerable Kokalika went on to curse those who had left, leaving those who remained behind to feel uncomfortable.

-  Do not know what the brothers Sariputta and Moggallana have said to the fraternity that the fraternity to leave Devadatta return to the Buddhist like?

- The  two brothers did not say anything to Devadatta. Both teachers just lecture and teaching us very well. Most of them were only two and three years old, so they were immature in doctrine and practice. The two teachers taught wholeheartedly within a month that you feel a lot of progress and understand some of the noble doctrines of the Buddha, and know that the Buddha is the only Great Awakened One. Now in this world, he himself established the first mendicant congregation in Isipatana with the three pilgrims. So many brothers decided to return to the Buddha.

-  What about the monk Kokalika?

-  Venerable Kokalika saw that the brothers left angry, cursed the two brothers worse [17]  and charged the Venerable Devadatta not see far, too trust the two brothers should be deceived.

Devadatta rolls out the Buddha [18] 

One afternoon, while the Buddha was walking down the mountain, from east to west, on Bimbisara Road, on the slope of Griddhakuta Mountain, to the narrow side of the road with a steep slope, Devadatta stood on the steep sloping south. a big rock. The Buddha was walking on a narrow road between two steep slopes, unable to avoid a large, large, rolling rock. But when the other rock rolled down the middle of the steep slope, it touched between two other stones, splashing out into many fragments. Only a piece of splash hit the Buddha's feet and bleed the sangha's hem. The monks must carry Buddha at the foot of the Spirit Mountain, so that he rests at the Mardakukshi Temple.[19] (Pali: Maddakuchchi). Buddha told the mendicants to shield him to the mango of Jivaka nearby.Arrived, Jivaka doctor immediately disinfection, hemostatic drugs, and wound the wound to Buddha.Finished down, he said:

Well  , I have a patient waiting for you in Rajagriha. After visiting this patient, I will return immediately. In the meantime, please the Blessed One rest and do not touch the wound.

But after returning to the hospital, the city gate was pile up. Mr. Jivaka said:

-  If we do not come back to remove the tape, the wound tonight will make the Exalted pain!

Meanwhile the Buddha told the Venerable Ananda:

-  Ananda, Jivaka late, the city gate has closed, can not pass. He thought it was time to remove the bandage. So remove the bandage.

Venerable Ananda removed the bandage and saw the wound healed. The monk asked:

- How did  the Blessed One, Brother Devadatta do such cruel things to suffer the karma?

-  Ananda, there are five sins (five rebels) after the common network must fall into the hollow. It is: Kill father, kill mother, kill Arahants, break the union and increase the Buddha body blood. It is the year of evil kamma that leads to continuous suffering in the abyss of Avici until the new out of work.

Early the next morning, Jivaka had rushed to the bed to ask the Buddha:

-  Lord Buddha, last night wounds do the Exalted pain?

"  Jivaka, all suffering is completely over for the Tathagata.

Then the Buddha said shelf:

He has lived fully, no longer sad.

He has freed himself from the world,

Nothing is entangled, there is suffering. (The Dhammapada, Lesson 90)

Prince Abhaya questioned the Buddha [20] 

One day Prince Abhaya listened to the excommunication of Nigantha Nataputta, who asked the Buddha to come to his house and offered him a difficult question to answer: Gotama has never said unpleasant words to others. no If the Buddha answered Yes, the Buddha is no ordinary man; If the Buddha answered No, then lie because the Buddha said Devadatta will be punished in the Inuit Hell in a lifetime, unavoidable? 

The next day, the Buddha arrived at the meal, Prince Abhaya asked:

-  Dear recluse Gotama, he had never uttered unpleasant words make others unhappy not?

-  Depending on the case. But why do princes ask that?

-  Dear recluse Gotama, in fact, that is the question of guru Nataputta. If he answered yes then he is no ordinary man; If you say no, then you lie because you told Devadatta to fall to Hell.

-  Abhaya, if the baby is sitting in the heart of the prince is now swallowing a piece of wood or a gravel neck, the prince will do?

-  I will take that. If it is difficult, my left hand will overturn its head, and then use its thumb to claw the object even though it may cause it to hurt and bleed. Why? Because I love it, want to save it.

-  Likewise, this Abhaya, the Tathagata is never untruthful, uttering in vain, uttering unpleasant words hurt others; never to say the truth in vain, offensive, hurt others; never to say the truth, say useless words to please others; never to say the truth in vain to please others; Tathagata just say the words are true and beneficial to the listener, whether to make fun of others or not. 

Devadatta throws the elephant intoxicated with the Buddha [21] 

One day, the Buddha and a number of solemnly departed monks went from Venuvana (Truc Lam) to Rajagriha (Rajagriha) to beg for alms. When they arrived at the northern gate, they suddenly heard the screams of their people, scattered. An enormous elephant from the royal elephant's cage opens up, puts the hose up, the tail and the ears are upright, the mouth is wide, running straight toward the city gate. It was the elephant Nalagiri, the most famous of the king. He just ran running, foam fluttering, eyes as bloody mad as mad. Seeing the situation too dangerous, some mendicants rushed to find shelter on both sides of the road, some sheltered behind the Buddha. Venerable Ananda held the Buddha's hand to one side, but the Buddha stood still. Ananda stepped up to stand in front of the Buddha, suddenly heard the Buddha howled a loud and long. Resounding howls, dignified, majestic.This is the howling of the elephant god in the Rakkhita Forest near the city of Parileyyaka. The Buddha settled down here alone on the 10th, and he learned the howling of the elephant god called elephants to gather at the stream. The Nalagiri elephant came only ten feet away from the Buddha, suddenly heard the loud howls, it stopped standing, the expression from the ferocious to gentle, then obediently lie down to the ground. The Buddha approached, touching his head with all his great compassion. Then he grabbed the elephant's trunk, slowly leading the elephant back to the barn in the cheering of the people on both sides of the road. The mouth of the elephant has a strong smell of alcohol. The Nalagiri elephant came only ten feet away from the Buddha, suddenly heard the loud howls, it stopped standing, the expression from the ferocious to gentle, then obediently lie down to the ground. The Buddha approached, touching his head with all his great compassion. Then he grabbed the elephant's trunk, slowly leading the elephant back to the barn in the cheering of the people on both sides of the road. The mouth of the elephant has a strong smell of alcohol. The Nalagiri elephant came only ten feet away from the Buddha, suddenly heard the loud howls, it stopped standing, the expression from the ferocious to gentle, then obediently lie down to the ground. The Buddha approached, touching his head with all his great compassion. Then he grabbed the elephant's trunk, slowly leading the elephant back to the barn in the cheering of the people on both sides of the road.The mouth of the elephant has a strong smell of alcohol.

When he came to the elephant cage, Lord Buddha sternly looked at the elephant man, and in his calm voice he said:

-  This Nalagiri elephant is abnormally aggressive, he must be careful not to let him go to a road that harms the lives of people.

"  Praise the Lord, reverend elephant respectfully and said, I dare not miss so. Early in the morning, Mr. Devadatta came to tell the tide to meet the king in need, he will hold the elephant until the child returns. Do not be shy when you just arrived where the incident occurred. May the Lord forgive me. 

Within a few days, the Buddha was killed three or four times in two weeks spread throughout the capital. The people are more dazed, scared, or scared to believe that Bimbisara died. Someone knew he had died tragically in prison. King Bimbisara was 66 years old, he was five years younger than the Buddha. Year of refuge as a disciple of the Buddha, he was 31 years old. He entered the throne at the age of 15, he reigned for 51 years. During the 51 years that Magadha has always been peaceful, the people settled down. Except for a single war with the kingdom of Anga. In that war King Anghel Brahmadatta lost the battle, and Anga was dependent on Magadha. When King Taxila Pukkusati came to power in Anga, King Bimbisara established friendly relations with the king and brought him to Buddhism. In order to have lasting peace, He became close friends with his neighbors, marrying Kosala's Pasenadi saint Videhi as chief minister, second from the rulers of Madra and Licchavi. Sister Bimbisara's eldest daughter Mallika was also given to King Pasenadi as queen of Kosala.

King Bimbisara paid homage to the Buddha by making a path from the foot of Mt. Griddhakuta to the Buddha, and built a stupa of Buddha's hair and nails in the royal garden, Low and low candle lights around the tower for offerings. 

On the day of the Supreme Bimbisara, the Buddha himself went to the ceremony, and told all the monks of the congregation to go. The cremation ceremony is held solemnly. The peoples regret their virtuous king came to attend a very large.

On the way home, the Buddha visit the mango garden of Jivaka. He told the Buddha that after Queen Videhi was prohibited from visiting the king, he died in prison, next to no relatives. He always looked up the summit of the Spirit-Grid (Griddhakuta) looking forward to see the silhouette of the Buddha.

One day, Dr. Jivaka took Abhaya, the son of King Bimbisara and Padumavati, to Mount Griddhakuta and presented himself to the Buddha. Abhaya asked to be ordained. He no longer earnestly look forward to life style reputation. Having heard the Buddha sermon several times, he is very fond of liberation and the desire to live the life of the carefree, carefree of the mendicant. The Buddha accepted Abhaya's ordination.END=NAM MO  SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.28/9/2017.