Chapter IV

Ananda is called a legal treasure

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K janitor and a knack for striking, raised Ananda on every one of the disciples of the Buddha wisdom, the ability to remember faster, more memory and a long memory of the apostle.

Although when the Buddha was in the money, Azananda had not attained Arhat, but he was considered equivalent to one of the saints of the holy community. He deserves to be given the title of "outstanding apostle" by all Buddhists. These four great apostles meant that he had the capacity and virtue of a degree of liberation.

Except for the two great vipassanas, there are two extraordinary powers, Sariputta and Moggallana, and Ananda is one of the 75 other great disciples of the Buddha.

While the other 74 have distinctive qualities, Ananda has been famous for four out of five "intellectual foundations".

- The first intellectual foundation was that he heard more than anyone else, hearing almost all the Buddha's teachings.

- The second intellectual foundation is that he remembered more than anyone else, remembering all the Buddha's teachings.

- The third intellectual foundation is that he understands more than anyone else, understands the whole system of Dharma, including the concise meaning of combining the precepts with the Buddhist teachings, self.

- The fourth intellectual foundation he trusted in the Dharma of the Buddha, the most sure trust, in all doctrine (Anguttara Nikàya n.1,19 = the highest of Acts 1.19).

(For the fifth intellectual foundation, it is "industrious, tough, energetic in serving an all-enlightened One", should not be mentioned. This is an excuse for Ananda, as it is to praise "the salt water is the most salty liquid in the world."

As we study in the Buddhist scriptures, we will find that the above mentioned intellectual foundations belong to a very sophisticated technique, which gives birth to a vigilant virtue, called Pali, called Sati.The elaborate power and influence of it helps the meditator have a clear, solid spirit capable of distinguishing all sensations in the body as well as all external concepts, so as not to mind. Attempted greed, court, si pull.

And thanks to this magnificent elaboration, the ability to use one's memory, at any time, and face all problems, is always pure, without the memory itself. They lead into the path of persistence.

In other words, it is easier to understand: the vigilant virtue is the nucleus that will bring about the realization of oneself. Then, through his knowledge, he discerns all phenomena around him, distinguishes the good and the evil, which is in his mind; to self-collection of the ultimate source of life, living strictly according to the Dharma.

In fact, Pali "Sati" means "memory" (ie the ability to "know" what has passed). It is because of this "memory" that the past and present are connected by memories.

But for Ananda, in the last incarnation, sati has become known (sampa niña). That is, he did not just remember what he had memorized, but he felt, the effect of it. To meet again, he knows depending on the intellectual level of each listener, from low to high, from shallow to deep, from rough to subtle, but he does not have to close his eyes, chaotic, chaotic

As far as memory is concerned, A Nan Da can be considered a champion. Thanks to good manners from many previous lives, this life he only heard once that he could repeat the text of a Buddha's teaching of 60,000 words easily. On another occasion, Ananda has recited 150,000 verses, four verses of the Buddha.

The record of immediate memory, and the full remembrance of Ananda, gives us the impression, as he has used the miracle, to perform such a feat. But according to Buddhism, the "miracle" of Ananda is no other than to keep the mind from being entangled by futile ideas. Useless ideas that have hundreds, thousands and always "occupied full" in the minds of people, then the potential for their memory to develop?

The Buddha said: "The only cause for a forgetful person is the dhamma: greed, evil thoughts, dark circles, deluded thoughts and disbelief" (Anguttara Nikàya V 193).

At that time, however, he did not attain Arahatship, but by obeying the Buddha, he taught right mindfulness as the basis of his cultivation. , is the year that can not disturb him.

Even today, many Buddhist monks in Myanmar, thanks only to some success in eliminating those five dharmas, can also remember to lay claim to the Vinaya, Vinaya or Vinaya. It is also capable of remembering the Tripitaka 45 letter full of letters.

When Ananda heard Dhamma, he had no thoughts in his mind. He did not let the "rebellious" fall to comment. "This sentence is long, the other sentence is short. This verse is deep, the other sentence is normal, the sentence is high, the sentence is low and so on."

In his consciousness at that time there was only one thing to hear and to remember in a natural way, not to panic or bewildered, afraid, and then I would forget what the Buddha taught. As a professional secretary, only know how to copy the correct words of others, on the blank page confidently and calmly.

And the blank page of A Nan is a pure mind, not to be perpetrated in the dirt, stain!

This is the character of a great Thinh Van (the most widely heard). For anyone who obeys and learns in this virtue will eliminate the stubborn self, immersed in the mind, and transforms his mind into a treasure of truth. And the more people hear and absorb the truth, the more evil in their mind, of course, is eliminated.

These types of vows are like diamonds, receiving the light of truth, from the Buddha's religion, so the reflection of the light of truth (allusions to the repetition) is also true, no more. , not less, not clear, not blurred. (According to physics, diamond is the environment in which light appears most accurately.)

Therefore, a true sorcerer is always natural, and absolutely respects the truth. Any good thing they put into their memory to practice is that they never say, "It is because of the wisdom of our own intellect, that it is, but it is" truth in dhamma. " The listener hears and objectively recognizes its value.

Like Rainer's verses, Maria Rilke praised Ananda:

"Seeing the truth without pride in the eyes, 
Deep understanding does not think intellectual property is high, 
Thinh Van like that rare, 
like drops of water glitter in the desert . "

This poem contrasts with the mind of Ananda, when he was not ordained. When he first came to the Buddha, Ananda was filled with ignorance, affliction, conceit and self-immolation. But as later, by living with the Master, he perceives the truth of liberation. Soaked to the point that he is no longer! He turned into the embodiment of Dharma, transformed into the Buddha's "Body", so that more than 2500 years later, the name Ananda was no longer a name, but it was the "open language" of Buddhist scriptures.

Listening to the dharma and instilling truth in the mind of Ananda is called the first intellectual foundation (in the five intellectual foundations). The Samyutta Nikaya (A Journey of Acts 14.5) also states: "When Nananda had absorbed the Buddha's teachings, when he passed on his teachings to the disciples, he also made them imbibe. ".

According to Anguttara Nikàya n.3, 78, the Sutra 3, 78, states that:

"Ananda has a very special art of hearing, can not find a second person in this world."

Once upon a time, Lord Buddha dwelt at Gosinga Garden (also called Gosinga Forest) with a large number of disciples. The Buddha Sàrìputta saw the elegant scene, praising: "This can be called An Lac garden, because the Song Long tree here blooming flowers, incense filled space, like a heaven ...! ".

Then the Elder asked:

- Ladies and gentlemen! Is this a purest scene, comparable to the quality of any of us, the most worthy?

The chief disciples of the Buddha immediately answered. Each of them highlights one aspect of their comparison. But in general, all the main points are a point: Every subject has a special qualities, worthy to compare with the pure scenery of the garden.

The answer of Nan is as follows:

- Hey parents! Which subject is the listener of the four thousand disciplines of the Buddha, who lived in accordance with the Dharma, who clarified and preserved the beautiful Dharma Bao in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in paragraph Finally. Which subjects are capable of transmitting the Buddha's teachings in a complete way, not adding, not less humble, natural. Which one is always remembered: France we have understood, we have the obligation to contribute to the social community. That is, he has the ability to teach the Dharma to the four types of monks (monks, monks, nuns, and lay devotees), making them first to delight in the Dharma, then to understand the true meaning, to advance. The quality of the kill, the yard, si, liberty ... then the subject is worthy to compare with this wonderful garden. (According to Majjhina Nikaya 32 = Central Acts 32).

The second intellectual foundation is to retain in the mind of any Dharma that one hears and automatically applies these good deeds, to bring about noble benefits to oneself.

The third intellectual foundation, the Pali text is called Gatimanta, that is, the correct understanding of the context and context of each problem. The same word in which the Buddha refers to the Buddha, and in another, the Buddha can refer to the Buddha. When Ananda was heard twice in two different special cases, he also understood Buddhist scriptures in the sense of each dharma. In other words, the brain of Ananda has the ability to "accurately record" and distinguish every matter in chronological order: What he has heard, he understands differently from what he is hearing, no. Never mistaken for persistence on some words.

Many Buddhist scholars have compared Ananda's mind as a super-party tape recorder, with many levels of purification. A transceiver class is a specialized problem, never giving unwholesome sound, exaggeration, which can enter into the tide of the wave.

According to a trilogy in the Pàli trilogy, Ananda was able to hear many different verses at the same time. These can belong to many different topics, and are interwoven. But after hearing it, Ananda was able to assemble those discrete pieces in a coherent, orderly way, to complete two or three discourses, easily. Even A Nan Da can listen to, as well as bring out the discrete Buddhist discourses for the four of them absorbed in some specialized topics.

And when they finish listening to the teachings, listeners always praise A Nan for their dedication to a dharma, although many of the assemblies are easy to understand, attractive and coherent.

This shows that Ananda has the ability to understand correctly, and master the main idea, every word, every sentence, or every paragraph as taught by the Buddha, with a very scientific art.

Thus, many times Nan Nan, while discussing a number of Phap Bao, suddenly surprised by his colleagues, he can stop the words, to answer thoroughly, and return to the topic itself. easy, without ever being distracted and confused.

The fourth intellectual foundation is that energy and devotion do not change in the task of learning and maintaining the Dharmakaya, as the closest attachment of an Enlightened One.

The fifth intellectual foundation is the duty of one of the most complete Buddhas, of Ananda, as we have mentioned in the preceding paragraph.

Today, as we recall these five intellectual foundations, we can not help but imagine the dynamic image of the great Buddha. Although he was the official spokesman of the Buddha, he was the center of all attention, yet he remained humble, loving, open-minded and open to all.

For those who have been in contact with him, Nananda is a rare man who is blamed for the virtue of serving the Buddha and the Sangha without any fatigue, as well as his unshakable friendship, which he always reserved. for everyone.

In many cases, there are conflicts in the Sangha, which are Ananda. Instead of being indifferent to a good friend, A Nan has volunteered to be a "peace of the messenger" to use his mind to solve a problem smoothly.

And Ananda has always been successful, because he is a monk who is not hated. He is a person with no enemies. His image is just an image of loyalty to the Buddha.

He devoted himself to serving the Sangha at the same time with devotion to the Buddha. So in the minds of his followers, he never left a resentment.

On the other hand, A Nan Da is a very good organization. He always knew and mastered all the activities of the four corpses, related to him every day. He was a brilliant "director" who clearly distributed the work program to all people so that the Sangha activities would always be well done.Then, thanks to the carefulness and vigilance inherent, Nananda daily draws many valuable lessons.With a loopholes, other people may stumble several times, but Ananda never stumbles for a second time.

Special vigilance and memory also allow Ananda to identify hundreds of thousands of Buddhists far and near miraculously. He just saw the face of someone once, was in how many times after, he also realized they were.

And thanks to that "facial-nostalgia" that Ananda has predicted (today we often refer to as the general) know the nature of each one, to treat them as In order for them to automatically learn to imbue Buddhism, they do not make sense. "He was the one who deftly seduced them to return to Buddhism."Anyone who has taken refuge in Buddhism, after studying the doctrine of the Buddha with Ananda, thinks that they themselves have found the Dharma, not influenced by anyone.

In a nutshell, Ananda is a qualified guru to represent the Buddha in front of the four, in the presence of the other great apostles who led the Church. And the most outstanding virtue, which should always be mentioned here, is the virtue of a guardian of the Dharma. If Buddha Dharma is a treasure of priceless treasure, Ananda is the surest guardian of that treasure. 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.12/10/2018.