Bodhisattva Long Shu is the founder of Mahayana Buddhism, living around the 2nd century BC, belonging to the Brahmin family. Legend of Long's father, because he was born under the tree, should be named Long.

Long Thu from a small intellectual intelligence, wide understanding, astronomy, geography, tattoos and vagabond ... nothing not mastered, to the youth has a great reputation.

In his teenage years, Long Shu and his three best friends learned to hide, so they sneaked into the palace in the middle of the night, happily joking. After this looming road, Long Shu and three close friends were killed by the king. Long Thu luck escape, avoiding this tribulation, he was awake and determined to take refuge in Buddhist monk.

Travel looking for direction

Long Thu to Buddha tower on the mountain, respectfully request a monk asked to be ordained. He was in the tower waiting for more than 90 days, had read all the talk. When there are no more books to read, Long Thu farewell to the mountain, then to the Himalayas. He invokes an old bhikkhu and studies the Mahayana sutras. After three months, he understood and belonged to the Sutra, but still felt unhappy, so he traveled the country, seeking to gather the kinds of texts. Along the way, he argued with Buddhist scholars, no one could argue over him. Gradually, he arrogantly arises, giving birth to another idea, widely admitting his disciples, spreading his doctrine.

Long Thu began to go astray, an old monk called Dai Long to find. 

At this moment, a monk with a long beard and bright eyes, the name Dai Long came to him. Dai Long said to him, "Young man, you should not keep the frogs at the bottom of the well, learn that you are tall again can also be beyond the Buddha? You follow me to a place, I will let you see the Mahayana scriptures, then you yourself concluded. "

Monk Dai Long led him to a cave in the deep mountains, only a few steps into the cave to see another world, golden pearls sparkling. This is the palace of Hai Long Vuong. Dai Long elders led him to Long palace, open the Kinh Temple under the sea. In Bao khok out the smallest lush, inside stored rare rare classics.

At this point, Long Thu was really satisfied. He reads like a hungry day and night. Dai Long passed the secret, his vision suddenly expanded. He stayed in Long Palace for a long time, finally realizing the teachings. In addition Dai Long elders also imparted to him some magic. Leaving the master, Long Shu returned to southern India. From there he spread the Dharma, spreading Mahayana Buddhism widely.

When the Bodhisattva Long Thuc, he preached the rich art, brilliant achievements, is praised as "Heavenly King" (literally thousand kings). He is the grandfather of eight Mahayana schools, including the Pure Land, the Law School, the Tantra, etc.

Bodhisattva Long Expression of god 

One time to worship the Nam Thien Truc Steel Tower, he used 7 white mustard seeds to open the Steel Tower and then inside. At the time when a Brahmin master knew the mantra, he was jealous of his heart and wanted to compare him to Lama. He asked the king to observe the outcome. On the day of the contest, the monarch and Bodhisattva Long Thu came to sit on the main hearing. Brahmin came later, he saw the king respect the Bodhisattva Long Shu, so the more unhappy the heart, standing in front of the spell. In front of a large gold lake, rolling waves, in the middle of a thousand lotus trees rose. La Mon sit on it, arrogantly said: "Long Take, he considered me sitting on the lotus like angel, which he was on the ground low humorous little. Do you dare argue with me? "

Mr. Long, using the words turned out a giant white elephant 6. 

Mr. Long Thu also willing to leave the place, using the words turned out a giant white elephant ivory. He sat on the elephant's back, walked around the lake for a while, then stopped, took the Brahman's elephant up high and threw it to the ground. The lotus and the white elephant disappeared, only to see Brahmin breaking his back, his form was so pitiful. He knew himself not the opponent of Bodhisattva Long Shu, writhing on the ground, petitioned from now on to take refuge in the Buddha.

In "Great Western Road Sign," written by Master Huyen Trang:

Long-year-old Long Shu has developed a life-long drug, more than a hundred years old does not see senile, the king is also longevity. Prince has more than 50 impatience, said to the body that: "How is this year to inherit the throne?"

The poster said: "Buddhism advocates all can discharge, even the living can also discharge. Today, the people of Long Thu are Bodhisattvas.

Prince Tu came before the Bodhisattva Long Thu, kneeling down begging: "Bodhisattva Long Thu, unfortunate children suffering from illness, no human brain can not be cured. Now the peace time, so where to find people here, just beg for the Bodhisattva discharge. "

Bodhisattva Long Shu knows the purpose of the Prince came, saying: "I can satisfy the requirements of the Prince, but the Crown Prince will not be able to live for long, Prince Tu pity unfounded."

Prince Tu said nothing, just head. Bodhisattva Long hand led to a dry grass, blowing one, turned into a sharp sword, then he immediately killed himself. King heard this, grief overwhelmed. There is no dying man, not long after the king died.

There is another story, in southern India, Bodhisattva Long Thu made the monarch of South Kieu Tat La Buddhist refuge, also causing countless foreign Buddhist refuge, thus leading to the practitioners Theravada and the pagan. Then Nagarjuna Bodhisattva himself naturalized ..END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.31/7/2018.