Buddhism through painting: Choose the middle way, come under the Bodhi tree ..VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.

This piece is called:  The Buddha's enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, while the Mara demon attacked , was the mural of painter Kosetsu Nosu, at an Indian temple, founded in 1931.

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Siddhartha (Siddhartha) studied with the two great masters, but still found not to attain enlightenment and liberation.

The prince went into the deep forest, practicing asceticism with 5 brothers Kieu Tran Nhu. For 6 years, only skin and bones remained and still could not see the way out of samsara.

Then he realized that surely the ascetic practice cannot be beneficial. Austerity only reduces intellectual impairment and mental fatigue.

He stated that a weary body cannot be completely clear, needs a health to succeed in spiritual progress, so it is decided not to fast and use rudimentary food.

He immediately decided to give up the practice of asceticism, choose the "middle way" that followed. That is the way to stay away from two extremes: too much to enjoy the desire or to practice asceticism.

Seeing that, the 5 brothers of Kieu Tran Nhu were disappointed, leaving Him.

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Reminiscing when I was a child, at a ceremony of Ha Dien, while my father and people were attentively celebrating the fun, how did Prince Dat Dat Da sit under the cool shadow of a brooch, meditate, enter samadhi and attain Siddhartha.

He saw: that is the true path to Enlightenment.

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Left alone, after using a bowl of offered milk from the Sujata section, Prince Siddhartha went to the Ni-Lien-Boat River to wash himself, then went to the Bodhi tree, meditated.

He vowed not to stand up if he did not attain enlightenment. And he sat so motionless for 49 days and nights.

Bodhi leaf stems. Is the owl on the tree at night?

Maou (Mara) was afraid of the prince who was enlightened, so he led the army to attack. But before the steadfastness of Siddhartha, and the protection of the Earth god (she washed her hair, turned her hair to splash water, chased away the Maou), Maou failed.

Maou's generals came to harass, but were caught by the water of the Earth goddess (underneath - don't be mistaken). (Update: this picture after Dieu Voi realized that he had mistakenly commented on Tuedang's discovery. 

Finally, on the full moon day of the fourth lunar month of the year 588 before the Western calendar, at dawn when Morningstar has just sprung up, the prince destroyed the ignorance, the enlightenment of the Four Noble Truths, and attained the Three Noble Truths. is righteous sense and become a Buddha, the name is Thich-ca Mau-ni.

In the painting, the Buddha sat in the lotus position (Padmasana - Padmasana), his hand in the position of Empress, immediately on his right knee, the tips of his fingers stretched to the ground, his left hand on his left thigh , liver palms face up.

Bhumispara, literally "touching the land", re-expressing the time before attaining enlightenment under the Bodhi root, the prince who took the land to testify, is also a symbol of perseverance and determination. , can't move. There are also writings that say this posture is the Prince Siddhartha, Prince Siddhartha asked the Land God to send his army against the Maou, when the Maou comes to harass his enlightenment. END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.1/6/2019.