Life of Nagarjuna.

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Nagarjuna (  Klu-grub ), along with Asanga (  Thogs-med ), are the two great pioneers of the Mahayana tradition. Nagarjuna gave a profound knowledge of the emptiness of the lineage from Manjushri, while Asanga passed on the teachings of the profound Bodhisattva practice of the lineage from Germany. Lac.

Nagarjuna was born in a Brahmin family, probably around the middle of the first century or the beginning of the second century AD, in southern India, in Vidarbha, a kingdom now in two states. Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Some scriptures have prophecies about him, such as  the Lankavatara Sutra  ( Lan-kar gshegs-pa'i mdo , Sanskrit  Lankavatara Sutra). At birth, a fortune teller predicts that he will only live for seven days, but if his parents donate one hundred monks, he will live to seven. Taking care of his son's life, at the age of seven, his parents sent him to the Nalanda Monastic University in northern India where he met Saraha. Saraha said that if Nagarjuna abandons secularism and recites Amitabha's secret, he will live long. Nagarjuna followed his advice, then joined the monastery, receiving the name "Shrimanta".

In Nepal, Nagarjuna studied Tantra and Sutras with Ratnamati, an incarnation of Manjushri, and with Saraha, especially the  Guhyasamaja Tantra  ( dPal gsang-ba ' dus-pa'i rgyud ). In addition, he studied alchemy with a brahmin and learned how to turn iron into gold. Thanks to this possibility, he was able to feed the monks in hunger. Finally, he became the abbot of Nalanda. There, he fired eight thousand monks who did not keep the precepts properly. He also defeated five hundred pagans in the debates.

The two young men were incarnations of the sons of King Naga, who arrived in Nana. Their bodies emit a natural sandalwood odor. Nagar inquired about the situation and they confessed their identity. He asked for the smell of sandalwood for a statue of Tara and asked the Tian Long to help him build the temple. They return to the realm of Thien Long and consult with their father. The Dragon King says he can help Nagarjuna, provided he comes to the sea to teach them. Nagarjuna agreed, carrying many offerings and teaching the Thien Long.

Nagarjuna is known for the Thien Long with  the Divine Prajnaparamita Sutra  ( Shes-rab-kyi pha-rol-tu phyin-pa stong-pa brgya-pa , Sanskrit  Shatasahasrika-prajnaparamita Sutra ) and asked for a supposing When the Buddha preached the Noble Truths (Brahma), the Thien Longs brought a copy of this sutra to the store to preserve, the gods bring another chalice and the heavenly tales to keep one. other. Nagarjuna offered one hundred thousand verses, although the Thien Longs retained the last two chapters of news, so that Nagarjuna would return to teach them more. Then, the last two chapters were added, along with the last two chapters of  the Noble Eightfold Noble Path  ( Shes-rab-kyi phase-phyin-pa-brgyad stong-pa,  Sanskrit Ashtasahasrika-Prajnaparamita Sutra )  .  This is why the last two chapters of the two reviews are the same. Nagarjuna also brought the clay of Thien Long to build many temples and stupas.

Once upon a time, when he was preaching the Noble Eightfold Noble Eightfold Path, six Heavenly Tigers came and formed the sunshade for him. Because of this, the iconic image of Nagarjuna has six celestial beads on his head. From this event, he was named  Naga ( Thien Long ). With the ability of his teachings to go straight to the point, like the arrow of famous Arjuna (the name of a hero in the Hindu scriptures,  Bhagavad Gita ), he was named  Arjuna . Therefore, he was called "Nagarjuna".

After this, Nagarjuna travels to the North Island (Northern Continent) to preach. On the way, he met some children playing in the streets. He predicted that one of these children, Jetaka, would become a king. When he came back from the North Island, he grew up and became king of a great kingdom in South India. Nagarjuna stayed with the king for three years, teaching him and living his last years in another part of his kingdom, in Shri Parvata, the sacred mountain overlooking the modern city of Nagarjunakonda. Nagarjuna wrote  Warranty Vuong Chinh Luan  ( Rin-chen 'phreng-three , Sanskrit  Ratnavali ) for the king. This is also the king that Nagarjuna wrote in his  letter  to send (bShes-pa'i spring-yig , Suhrllekha Sanskrit  ), it is KingUdayibhadra ( bDe-spyod bzang-po ).

Some Western scholars have identified King Udayibhadra as King Gautamiputra Shatakarni (r. 106 - 130 AD) of the Shatavahana dynasty (230 BC - 199 AD), in present-day Andhra Pradesh. Some scholars acknowledge him as the next king, Vashishtiputra Pulumayi (130 - 158 AD). It is difficult to identify him correctly. Those of Shatavahana reign as sponsors for at Amaravati stupa, where Buddha taught  Tantra Kalachakra  ( The Kalachakra Tantra ) for the first time, and a place near Shri Parvata.

Udayibhadra had a son, Kumara Shaktiman, who wanted to become king. His mother said that he could not be king until Nagarjuna died, because Nagarjuna and the king had the same life expectancy. His mother asked him to go to Nagarjuna's capital, and because he was very compassionate, he would surely agree. Nagar really could not agree, but Kumara was not able to cut his head with the sword. Nagarjuna said in a previous life, that he killed an ant while cutting grass. Because of this karma, only Kusha leaves cut off his head. Kumara followed him and Nagarjuna died. Blood from the head has left his body to become milk and his head says, "Now I will go to the Sukhavati Pure Land, but I will enter this body again." The head goes away from the body, but it is said that each year, the head and the body as close as possible. When they merged together, Nagarjuna would return and teach again. In all, he lived for six hundred years.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.30/10/2017.