The Bodhisattva's Birth in the Sutta Pitaka.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

A person, bhikkhus, when appearing in life, appearance brings happiness to the majority, peace to the majority, because of compassion for life, benefits, happiness, peace for gods and humans. One person is? It is the Blessed One, A-la-Han, Chief Justice. It is this person, Bhikkhu-khưu, when appearing in life, the appearance brings happiness to the majority, peace for the majority, because of compassion for life, for the sake, for happiness, because peacefulness for gods and humans.

The appearance of a person, bhikkhus, is difficult to encounter in life. Of whom? Of Tathagata, A-la-Han, Chief Justice. The appearance of this person, bhikkhus, is difficult to encounter in life.

Rarely! Born to be human!

Rarely! Live a good life in!

Rarely! Listening to the Chief Justice!

Rarely! The pink Buddha is born christmas! [first]

Of the four difficulties of the world taught by the Buddha, we are conditioned to temporarily overcome the first three. Only the fourth thing is that we are not good enough to meet the Buddha and hear the Dharma from His mouth. Anyway, also comfort yourself for being born as a human being, to know the Dharma, to hear and practice according to the teachings of the Buddha.

A person, bhikkhus, when appearing in life, appearance brings happiness to the majority, peace to the majority, because of compassion for life, benefits, happiness, peace for gods and humans. One person is? It is the Blessed One, A-la-Han, Chief Justice. It is this person, Bhikkhu-khưu, when appearing in life, the appearance brings happiness to the majority, peace for the majority, because of compassion for life, for the sake, for happiness, because peacefulness for gods and humans.

The appearance of a person, bhikkhus, is difficult to encounter in life. Of whom? Of Tathagata, A-la-Han, Chief Justice. The appearance of this person, bhikkhus, is difficult to encounter in life. [2]

Yesaṃ and dullabho loke

Pātubhāvo abhiṇhaso

Sohaṃ brāhmaṇa sambuddho

Sallakatto anuttaro.

This brahmin

Ta, Chief of the Chief School of Enlightenment

Supreme King Y King

People appear like that

The world is rarely seen. [3]

Precisely because He was such a great and difficult person, his birth also became a rare, rare and wonderful event. Neither in the form of the divine nor in the matter of the occult, the birth or the birth of the Bodhisattva is recorded through many suttas of the Nikāya system.

In The School of Business [4], The Buddha preached on some common methods when a great Bodhisattva was born different from an ordinary human being, our human being. Not only the Gotama Buddha in the present time, but also the Buddhas of the past such as Buddha Bhikkhu-she-thi (Vipassī), Buddha Thi-qi (Sikhī), Buddha Bhikkhu-madam (Vesabhū ), Buddha Sentence-saved-(Kakusandha), Buddha-na-function (Konāgamana), Buddha Ca-lettuce (Kassapa) ... there are also some supernatural phenomena are the same when they were born. from the fetus of the mother stem. The birth methods of the Buddhas are the same as their appearance in this world has inspired the world of gods and other species; They are born under a tree amidst vast nature; They all came out of their mothers' hips and proclaimed them to be the ultimate beings in the three realms; They all have good generals with 32 good generals and 80 generals and their messages in life are to save suffering for sentient beings. The Buddha specifically described the birth and method of Buddhas in the past and present through the colorful images of the Bodhisattva Pi-she-thi and his mother.

The beginning of the Nidānakathā [5]  ( Pratyekabuddhasism ) of the Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā Precursor Commentary is considered as a research paper that addresses quite a bit of the history of the Buddha's life in the Pali canon of the Tripitaka system. record that:

Nearly ten months pregnant, the Empress knew she was about to give birth, following the custom of the time, the Queen had to return to her hometown in Devadaha [6]  to prepare for the birth of the male. The king commanded to repair the streets, preparing everything from the palanquin to bring the Queen to the groups of maidservants and servants to follow to tell them that there was nothing missing. The day of departure, Empress Mahāmāyā sat on a palanquin and noble. The welcoming party applauded the two sides of the road filled with heavenly flags. all over the place, the birds singing, the flowers blooming like they are about to welcome an extremely important event that has never happened.

Group of people go to the garden sala of garden Lumbini [7] , in the middle of the border between the two clans Sakya and Koliya, Empress see blooming, fragrant an area, please feel joy so she ordered The group took a break to give her time to visit the exhibition.

When Empress Mahāmāyā entered the garden of Lumbini, all the gods proclaimed reverberating throughout ten thousand worlds: " Today the Bodhisattva will be born from the womb ". The devas, the gods, hold the gifts from heaven like heavenly aromatic things, flowers of heaven, heavenly music rising to make offerings to the Bodhisattva with white parasols covering the space.

Empress Mahāmāyā came to a tree of Sālā whose large body, full of flowers, was in full bloom. As she stood up with her right arm up, the branches naturally swooped down, and she reached for the tree in a very beautiful and firm posture. Immediately at that time, the queen became pregnant, and the palace ladies immediately covered the surrounding area [8] ; At that time, the noble Bodhisattva was born from the heart of Empress Mahāmāyā gently and disengaged with his right foot stepped down first, such as a shaman leaving the court. Then, on the sixth day, the full moon day of Vesakha (on the full moon day of April) in 623 BC, exactly ten months remained in the mother's womb.

At that moment, ten thousand worlds shook. The devas and Brahma unanimously cheered and scattered their handfuls of heavenly flowers; All types of instruments naturally produce magical sounds. The whole world becomes clear, transparent, in all directions without obstruction. All thirty-two miraculous phenomena simultaneously occurred to signal the birth of the Bodhisattva.

When the Bodhisattva was born from the womb, then a miraculous aura of great power overshadowed the forces of gods appearing all over the world, including the worlds on gods, the world of Maou. and Brahma, and the world below consists of the Brahmin, Brahmin, the princes and the people. Until the realms in the middle of the worlds, there are no foundations, darkness, gloom, the realms that the moon, the sun and the mighty god, such mighty dread cannot penetrate, in the scenes That world, an immeasurable aura, overcomes the majestic force of the gods. And the beings living in that place, thanks to that radiance see each other that said: "There are other beings living here". And ten thousand worlds in motion, vibration, strong movement. And that immeasurable halo miraculously triumphs over the majestic forces of gods appearing in the world.[9]

At the time of Bodhisattva's birth there were two columns of pure, warm, cool water pouring down from nowhere and pouring down on the Bodhisattva and his mother as a sign of reverence.

When the Bodhisattva was born in the womb, He was born pure, uninfected by any viscous water, unpolluted by any latex, unpolluted by any blood, uninfected by any any impure things, pure, clean. 

When the Bodhisattva was born in the womb, two streams of water came out of nowhere, one cold stream, one hot stream. Those two streams of water were washed clean for the Bodhisattva and for the mother. [ten]

The four great mahasamatas, who were separated from afflictions, first received Bodhisattva in a golden net at the time of his birth. Then they placed Him in front of the mother and said:

"The queen should rejoice. The queen gave birth to a great person. [11]

Next, the four heavenly kings received the Bodhisattva from the hands of the four Brahma gods with the black leather of the serow, which is considered a lucky thing. Again, the ladies received Bodhisattva from the hands of the four heavenly kings with a white cloth.

Leaving the hands of the courtesans, the Bodhisattva walked down to the ground, walked seven steps, starting with his right foot, then he stopped, looked in the directions, and finally he stopped in the north and said: shelf [12] :

Aggohamasmi lokassa,

Jeṭṭhohamasmi lokassa,

Seṭṭhohamasmi lokoka,

Ayamantimā jāti,

Natthidāni punabbhavo.

“I am the supreme being in the world.

I am the supreme being in life.

I am the highest in the world.

Now is the last life,

No more having to be reborn in this life. " [13]

A special point of interest is that when he walked, He actually walked on the earth, but mankind saw Him walking on nothingness. Bodhisattva walked with the naked body of a newborn baby, but men saw Him walking with full clothes. Bo-slaps walked in the form of a newborn baby, but mankind saw him through a handsome young man at the age of sixteen. [14]

When the Bodhisattva walked away, there was a king of Brahma, following him holding a white parasol, and gods of the lord of Suyāma following him, holding the ceiling with the tail feathers of a tibet. The celestial gods are holding symbols of the king such as the pair of hia, the sword and the crown under the Bodhisattva. Is the treasure of the ceremony of the king Mankind at that time could not see these gods, they could only see symbols of the king.

According to the commentary, the events when the Bodhisattva's birth is significant and explained are as follows: When the Bodhisattva's birth comes, there are four celestial beings who come here to receive the phenomena that he will attain. be quartet meditation. Then came the concubines, the phenomenon of his attainment of materiality. He stood on the ground as a phenomenon where he obtained four miraculous aspirations. He went seven steps is the phenomenon later he attained That Bodhi part and spread Buddhism throughout the great land in that period. He was covered by the celestial beings, a phenomenon that later he gained permission to be liberated. There are celestial beings holding five items of the King-Turn-Wheeling King in order that he will attain the following five miracles of liberation. He said that verse is the phenomenon that he is no longer reincarnating.

In the annotated record that, due to the merit of the Bodhisattva last life, when he was born, there were seven characters born with him:

Yasmiṃ pana samaye Amhākaṃ bodhisatto lumbinīvane jāto tasmiṃyeva samaye Rāhulmātiā Devī ānando channo Kāḷudaāyī amacco kaṇḍako Assarājā Mahābodhirukkho catasso nidhikumbhiyo ca Jātiā, Tattha Gāvutppmāṇo Eko Eko Eko Aḍḍhyojnppmāṇo Tigāvutppmāṇo eko yojanappamāṇo ahosi. Ime satta sahajātā nāma honti. [15]

1. Princess Yasodharā Bhaddakaccānā, the princess of King Suppabuddha and Queen Amittā, also the mother of Rāhula should be called Rāhulamātā.
2. Prince andananda, the prince of Prince Amitodana, the younger brother of King Suddhodana.
3. Carefully needed Kāḷudāyi, the Prince's best friend from an early age and later ordained, making a great contribution to the request of the Buddha to return to his homeland after seven years.
4. The servant, Channa, was the one with the Bodhisattva who fled from the royal city to become a renunciate.
5. The Kaṇṭhaka horse, accompanied by the Bodhisattva in the night of renunciation, the Kaṇṭhaka horse brought the Bodhisattva more than 30 days by week, crossed the Anomā stream to ordained as a monk.
6. The original life Bodhi, the real name is the tree Assattha, because Bodhisattva became enlightened under this tree, so this is called the Bodhi tree (mahābodhirukkha).
7. The four treasure vaults, which are symbols of the great merit, each of which has different names and dimensions, one diameter in diameter from one gāvuta, two gāvuta, three gāvuta and one yojana. When the gold was taken away, it was full again, as if it had never been taken out. These four treasured vaults will not manifest as normal, they will only appear when the crown prince becomes king, becoming the King-Turning King; And when the Crown Prince went home, these four treasures would naturally disappear.

In addition, in the commentary on the Buddhist history, there are also recorded special events that occur and are interpreted as foreshadowing in the future:

• At the birth of the Bodhisattva, ten thousand concussive world is the sign that he will attain the Most Intellect (sabbaññū).
• The devas and Brahma in the ten thousand worlds gathered in this universe are the omen of the gathering of gods and Brahma to hear the Buddha preaching the Dharma wheel.
• The Brahmin and the first devas to receive the Bodhisattva at the time of his birth, is an omen that he will attain the four stages of meditation.
• Mankind welcomes the Bodhisattva from the hands of the Brahma and the devas as a sign that he will attain the four stages of mindless meditation
• The stringed natural strings that make music are an omen that he will attain the four perfect samādhi, the four perfect meditation, and will eliminate the thought of life.
• Leather musical instruments, large and small drums naturally emit music as a sign that the Buddha will sound like the immortal drum for humanity and gods to hear.
• Prisons, prisons, and chains binding people naturally break to pieces, foreshadowing that he will completely eradicate the "self".
• All types of diseases disappear from the sick person is an omen that will attain the Four Noble Truths, eradicate misery of samsara
• Congenitally blind people can see every form of every color as normal people foreshadowing humanity.
• The deaf man who is born with hearing every sound like a normal human being, foreshadowing the human race, will be attained the Heavenly Atrium.
• The lame person has normal legs and can walk like everyone is a sign of the attainment of the Four Gods.
• The innate dumb person has memorization and can say that the omen of Satipa xứ xứhāna will be reborn
• The drifting boats disorienting in the open sea all return to their ports safely as a sign of the fulfillment of the four infinite obstacles.
• All the precious jewels in the celestial realms and the human world glisten brightly, which foreshadow the light of the Buddha Dharma, the brilliance of the Buddha, who radiate the light of Dharma to those who want to receive it it.
• The dharma of charity which is spread in all beings who are hostile to each other is an omen of the attainment of the four immeasurable minds.
• The flames of hell are extinguished as a sign of the end of eleven types of fire such as greed, anger ...
• Light appears in the hell of Lokantarika, where the darkness is often an omen of the ability to eradicate the darkness of ignorance and radiate the light of wisdom.
• The river water is constantly flowing, all of a sudden it stops. This is an omen for the attainment of the Four Kinds of Mind.
• All the waters in the ocean turn to sweetness to herald the acquisition of the unique sweet taste of bliss due to the cessation of disturbing emotions.
• Instead of the storms, the breeze blowing cool and pleasant was the sign of the disappearance of sixty-two evil spirits.
• All the birds in the air or in the treetops or in the mountains flying down to land on the ground as a sign that mankind will give the Triple Gem for life after hearing the Buddha's teachings.
• The moon shines brighter than usual, a sign of the joyful state of humanity
• The moderate heat and the bright sun create a mild climate, a sign that humanity will be at peace with body and mind.
• The devas stood at the doorstep in front of their castle, clapping their hands, whistling, and joyously waving their clothes as a sign of his enlightenment and attainment to the triumphal post.
• The rain pouring down on all four continents is an omen that there will be an immortal rain of rain falling on sentient beings due to the great power of wisdom.
• All beings do not see hunger as an omen that they will attain the immortal dharma by kāyagatāsati in which the body is for the purpose of mindfulness, or the escape from hunger and craving for afflictions after having ingested Immortal dishes of legal concept itself.
• All beings do not feel thirsty, foreshadowing they will witness the bliss of the Arahantship.
• Doors that are naturally closed open are a sign that the doors to Nibbana will be opened, that is, the holy bowl.
• The flowering and fruit trees naturally flower and bear fruit as a precursor to sentient beings bringing into the liberation flowers and the fruits of the four holy floors.
• All ten thousand worlds are covered by a single flower flag, ten thousand worlds covered by the victory flag are a harbinger of the spreading of the Holy Path.

Thus, the good news that the Queen was born was spread everywhere from humankind to the realms of gods. People from both sides applauded to welcome the Empress and the Crown Prince back to the capital of Kapilavatthu with flags and flowers flooded with the sky. Where the team went to, every rain of flowers fell on it. People followed in droves, rejoicing the king and the whole country. That same day the king commanded the people to celebrate.

When the Bodhisattva was born in the garden of Lumbini, the ascetic Asita, also known as Kāḷadevila, was the mastermind, the revered preceptor of King Suddhodana, who heard the cheers and cheers of the gods everywhere. see the devas rejoice in praising, praising the grace of Bo-slaps should immediately ask how predestined.

Kiṃ gigantichogho atiriva kalpoūpo,

dussaṃ gahetvā ramayatha kiṃ paṭicca.

Why are they gods

Enthusiastic rejoice?

They hold on to their clothes and dance,

What is predestined? [16]

The gods answered as follows:

So bodhisatto ratanavaro atulyo,

manussaloke hitasukhatthāya jāto;

Sakyāna gāme janapade lumbineyye,

tenamha tuṭṭhā atiriva kalyarūpā.

In Lumbini (Lami-ni)

In the village of Shakyamuni,

There is a Bodhisattva being born,

Dark treasures won, irrational,

He is born, brings peace,

Happiness for the Human race,

So we are happy,

Extremely happy heart

So sabbasattuttamo aggapuggalo,

narāsabho sabbapajānamuttamo;

Vattessati cakkamisivhaye vane,

nadaṃva siho balava migabhibhu.

He, the ultimate being,

He won the race of men,

The King of the Earth,

Superior all beings;

He will turn Falun,

In the hermit forest,

Roaring lions,

Mighty animal photographer. [17]

After hearing such an answer, the ascetic Asita left the heavens and went straight to the palace to meet King Suddhodana. Upon hearing the news of his respectable loving teacher, King Suddhodana joyfully received the thoughtful procession and invited him to sit at a solemn seat. When finished, the Taoist asked the king:

- Your Majesty, heard that the king's king just gave birth to a male prince?

- Bach himself, that's right.

- Your Majesty, where is the prince? Can I have an audience, please?

The king ordered the make-up for the crown prince and the crown prince paid homage to the monk. When the prince was carried out to show the Taoist, in the air, the gods held white parasols, waving the ceiling, fan to pay homage to the Bodhisattva, but all these events did not have a single person. visible, except for the patriarch.

Anekasākhañca sahassamaṇḍalaṃ,

chattaṃ marū dhārayumantalikkhe;

Suvaṇṇadaṇḍā vītpatanti cāmarā,

na dissare cāmarachattagāhakā.

The gods take the parasols,

Put up in the middle of nowhere,

Parasols have many branches,

There are thousands of necklaces.

They fan with the ceiling,

There are golden canopy, fur,

But no one could see it.

Guy holding parasols, waving bare. [18]

When the crown prince was presented before the priest, his crown suddenly swung up, kicking the Taoist's bun quickly, like lightning through the clouds. Everyone was shocked because no one dared to offend the venerable master of the king. But on the contrary, the ascetic Asita stood up, left her seat, and bowed respectfully to the Bodhisattva. [19]  King Suddhodana witnessed such an extraordinary event, and the king also raised his hands and bowed to his own son. [20]  This was the first time the king bowed to the Bodhisattva.

Asita is an expert master of the dharma master, guesses the number and knows the past and the future, so after carefully examining the 32 good generals and 80 of the prince's beauty, the Taoist contemplates the prince. become a Buddha or not?

Disvā kumāraṃ sikhimiva pajjalantaṃ,

tārāsabhaṃva nabhasigamaṃ visuddhaṃ;

Sūriyaṃ tapantaṃ saradarivabbhamuttaṃ,

ānandajāto vipulamalattha pītiṃ.

After seeing the Crown Prince

Glowing like a flame,

Pure as stars Taurus

Operating in the middle of nowhere,

Shining as the sun

In the middle of autumn, the clouds are clear,

Hermit mind rejoice

Great joy. [21]

And with wisdom knowing the future, the Taoist sees that the prince will surely become the Buddha of supreme enlightenment. The Taoist laughed out in great joy.

Sambodhiyaggaṃ phusissatāyaṃ kumāro,

so dhammacakkaṃ paramavisuddhadassī;

Vattessatāyaṃ bahujanahitānukampī,

vitthārikassa bhavissati brahmacariyaṃ

The Crown Prince will testify

Ultimate Bodhi fruit,

Will turn the legal wheel,

Seeing the ultimate victory,

Because of mercy,

Because of the happiness of many people,

And the blessed life,

Spread the word. [22]

Also referring to the perfect generals of the Bodhisattva, the text records the verses of a Brahmin named Sela who have recited and praised Him as follows:

Paripuṇṇakāyo suruci

Sārudas cārudassano;

Suvaṇṇavaṇṇosi bhagavā

Susukkadāṭhosi vīriyavā.

The body is full of light, 

Beautiful and beautiful, 

The Blessed One was bright yellow, 

Smooth teeth, smooth, essential.

Narassa hi sujātassa

Ye bhavanti viyañjanā;

Sabbe te tava kāyasmiṃ

Mahāpurisalakkhaṇā.

For those who are born smartly, 

Good generals are solemn, 

They are all on his body. 

All major generals. 

Pasannanetto sumukho

Brahā uju patāpavā;

Majjhe samaṇasaṅghassa

Iccdiccova virocasi.

Bright eyes, full face, 

Balanced, straight, perfect, 

Between them Satan, 

He is as dazzling as the sun. [23]

Thus, we see a lot of auspicious and marvelous signs appear when a great man is born. If they choose to do it at home, they will become the Holy King Who Turns the Wheel, reigning over the four continents of the world with their wealth, wealth, rich material possessions, mighty soldiers, and world-renowned reputation. desire; but they renounced those five sensual pleasures to find a noble happiness and free eternal suffering for all beings, that is, to find the path of renunciation of study, to be a moral model for the world. , a master of heaven and earth, a supreme being in the midst of this world. So their appearance is a bright spot for mankind to follow, to escape suffering in the six paths. Therefore, it is fortunate and blessed to meet us with the Three Jewels, and for today we have the opportunity to greet a great man,

On the occasion of this year's Great Vesak, we will sit down to consult and study the wonderful and auspicious signs of the Bodhisattva at birth in the human world. That thought is also a meaningful dharma taught by the Blessed One to all of us about the spirit of life of a Buddhist son, both ordained and at home, in this life: Always live for peace, for the happiness of the majority; If this is not possible, then never cause nuisance, harm to yourself, to others, to the community, society and the ecological environment.

Thereby, we strive, diligently purify the mind, the direction of good and the upper, accumulate good karma so that one day we can master the rebirth, take the initiative in samsara samsara uncertainty, to fully walk the path of self-discipline and self-forgiveness.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.1/5/2020.