Buddha teaches greed - the Buddhist story.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.
Greed is the poison that kills human dignity. Sometimes for the sake of small benefits we lose valuable and important things. The story the Buddha taught about greed is a wake-up call that helps us to be aware of ourselves.
1. Craving: King Uien Dien with legal separation
When Buddha was still alive, there was a country called Gou Lam. The king of that country was Uptown. In the country, there was a millionaire named Mai Hoi De, who gave birth to a daughter of great beauty. In life no one can match, so parents gave the girl the name of the Innocent. The king of neighboring countries and the rich men all came to pray for him. The millionaire replied: If any gentleman looks as beautiful as his son, he will accept it.
Suddenly, one day Buddha passed by the millionaire's house. He saw Buddha with 32 good generals, 80 beauty, bright body like gold, stately statues. His heart rejoiced and said:
- My son has a partner.
He went back and told her:
- I have noticed that people make their children friends. She should fix it and fix it up, take her son together.
The millionaire offered his daughter to Buddha
The millionaire hurriedly took the diamond chain for her son. The jewelry from head to toe looks like a fairy. All three come to the Buddha together.
The millionaire went near to Buddha. Seeing the footprints that Buddha knew was not an ordinary person, told him:
- This footprint is not a mortal; it is a pure sexual being. We should not bring our children to be humiliated.
He did not listen and yelled at her to know what to say. She disobeyed, frustratedly retreated. The millionaire took his son alone.
When he came to him, he worshiped Buddha.
- He worked hard all over the place, my body could not make offerings. I offer to my daughter for His command.
Buddha said:
- Your daughter is very beautiful, isn't she?
Sir:
- Sir, I only give birth to a single girl. The regal king and the rich men all wished that I would not accept. I saw that He was well restrained, and in the world no one was equal, my heart of the offering should bring him to him.
Listening to the Buddha's teaching, the millionaire regrets
Buddha said:
- He was fascinated by the eye flesh, we see from the beginning to the foot of his daughter nothing is beautiful. There is hair on the head like a ponytail. Under the hair there is a skull, like the head of a butcher's meat. On the inside there is a brain like a pig's. The eyes are often teary. In the abdomen, there is a heart of the liver, phèo, lung, small intestine. Full of messy, indescribable.
Just like a leather pad filled with unclean things. The four limbs are joined by the bones, which become alive, thanks to the breath. If you divide your head in one place, each body and each limb each, then take what is called beauty, and say no one can match?
Previously when I had just come under the Bodhi tree, there were three female ghosts in heaven. Visualize beauty, no one else can match. They approached me and tried to destroy the right path. I then said legal body and impure. The other three suddenly became old. Gray hair, wrinkled face, embarrassed, gone away. He tried to see if the body of the unclean body was worth calling anything beautiful. You should bring your baby, I won't accept your offer!
Mr. Hui De listened to the Buddha's teaching, no longer knew what to say, took remorse, and took him home.
Offering a daughter to King Uhian
The other day he brought a beautiful daughter to King Uien. The King was beautiful, content, immediately conferred the title of fortune for Mr. Hoi De. The king took her to the palace, made the Africa style. Granted a thousand servants to dance and dance, day and night.
Something extraordinary, the queen Queen witnessed. The King brought doubts, took the bow and arrow to shoot the Empress. The queen saw that the name was not afraid, nor angry, only the one reciting Buddha's name, starting from the mind and facing the king. The arrows that the king shot out, all circling around the Yellow Emperor three times, returned to fall before the king.
The King saw that as frightened, immediately boarded the white car to go to the Buddha. Near the place where the king hurried to get out of the car, he walked down to bow and bowed to the Buddha's feet.
- Exalted Sir, I am at fault with the Three Jewels. Because I listened to the evil intentions of my beloved, I mistakenly recited evil thoughts towards the Buddha and their saints. I took hundreds of arrows to shoot the queen, a Buddhist disciple.
Then he presented his cruel movements to the Queen, afraid of regret. He believes that only the Buddha is full of infinite compassion. As often as a Buddhist disciple, also know how to play from the heart to that. The Buddha himself was the Supreme Righteous One, so he asked for his forgiveness of sins and took refuge in the Three Jewels.
Buddha saw that he honestly expressed the confession of refuge, he accepted and comforted:
-The United Kingdom is intelligent, quick to know the enlightenment is precious.
Four things Buddha taught about greed:
The King loved the Buddha.
- Exalted Sir, I have always been a foolish, ignorant foolish habit. The three poisons caused me to commit many crimes, to listen to the evil words, and to know the wrong, if I did not meet the Buddha, the deeper my sins. Please be merciful to make clear the sins that believe in hearing the words of pity, so that I may remember them to preserve them, and also be an example for the next generation.
- Very good! He must listen and take care. In life there are four things men and women, must know that are reserved. Four bad habits, the South must carefully avoid. If caught, the present is very harmful to oneself, family, society. Tomorrow will fall into hell, hungry ghosts, animals, pay for the sin caused.
One is an ordinary prostitute who fantasizes about women.
Forgetting the Dharma by obscuring the evil faith, being a servant of desire. Bring your mind to it, and see nothing more.
Secondly, when a child has a heavy burden, gives birth to pain, is devoted to raising an adult, looking for someone who is fit for a couple.
Not far and near, I can swim, pay attention to raising lust for children. When the bride is married, she treasures the wife as a treasure, having fun with each other, only listening to his wife, forgetting all the merits of his parents, giving birth to nurturing, becoming filial.
Three people who work hard to save money but do not hear blessing, giving, offering.
For not understanding impermanent life, only merit and virtue are long and precious. So when he was married, he was in a coma, forgot all right, focused on female beauty. Although want to alms, do the blessing when the wife is told to stop, only to be a minor. So forget the commandments in the scriptures, do not know the guilty blessing, haunted by female ghosts, miserable throughout life.
Four are in life, not many people are grateful for being born, making money, few people care for their parents.
Most of the time, I searched for things to satisfy my lust, bringing all my wealth to a satisfactory person. When you are happy and delirious, you have to find how many plans to extend that happiness, causing the desire for money, pledge to fill up the greed. Not to mention the left of integrity, your wife and children are full of happiness, who suffers from poverty despite who. It's no different than a crazy elephant running around in lust that is pleasure.
Conclusion
King Utopien heard the Buddha teach, he bowed to the Buddha and said,
- Up to now, I have not heard such precious teachings, so I have committed many crimes. From now on, all my life I would like to repent, taking refuge in the Triple Gem not to commit any more. Please prove it to me, and retreat back to the Royal Palace.
From then on, the king studied hard on the Dharma, supported the Dharma, and taught the Dharma to the people. Respect for the Empress, considering that the Dao is the king's friend, he told the concubines to obey the Queen's teachings. Not long in the inner palace, apart from the people, they took refuge in the Three Jewels, maintaining the five precepts. Goulin Country became the current peaceful scene in the world.
2. Buddha teaches greed: More terrifying than poison
When Buddha was still alive, one day he joined Venerable Ananda to travel abroad in a countryside. Buddha was walking on the road, suddenly he walked up the grass.
- Hey Ananda, there are enemies in the front, after we have three Pham Chi going, they will meet the enemy.
Three Pham Chi people walking suddenly saw a package of gold and stopped to pick up their bags.
When he was able, he and his brother discussed, and told a person to go to the market to buy things to eat and drink, to have a meal together.
He went to the market while walking and thinking: “If the gold package is divided among the other two, my share will be less. Only by multiplying by the moment we put poison into food to kill both of them. Then the gold is due to me fully. " Thinking that, he immediately practiced his intention.
In the meantime, the two of them stayed abacus together:
“If we divide the other person, the amount of gold will be less. If only by waiting for it to return then both of us will kill it. ”
Thinking so, the two of them hid in the private space, waited for the other person to go to the market to buy food, and jumped out to kill.
Kill finished, two people brought food out, eating, satisfied drunk. But after finishing the poison absorbed into his body, he immediately rolled to the ground and died.
3. The story of Buddha taught about bottomless greed
In the distant past, there were Zhuan Falun in Ma Yutu, the reign of Yancheng. His majestic authority, dominating all four continents, including the eighty-four thousand emirate vassals.
The life expectancy of beings at that time came countless years. The king has the power of miraculous transformation. He just need to clap lightly, the rain of seven treasures will fall immediately.
In the childhood of his dream, the King enjoyed playing for eight to eight years. When he was about eighteen and four thousand years old, he was appointed regent by his father. Holding the position of regent eighty-four thousand years old was officially enthroned to the throne of Zhuan Falun.
For a long time, eight thousand and four thousand years stood on the throne. But King Mana Tu always felt dissatisfied with the present. One day he said to the courtiers:
Hey, gentlemen, is there any place more interesting than what I am enjoying?
The officials said:
- My Majesty, the pleasures on earth really do not have much for Your Majesty to enjoy worthy of the throne of Zhuan Falun. Only the heavenly heavenly four heavenly kings are more than enough to have all the magical pleasures that the king can enjoy.
The ultimate authority
King Man Da Tu, when he heard that he was very nice, immediately took Zhuan Falun and raised it three times. Strangely, the king and his court in the blink of an eye appeared in the four heavenly heaven. The devas in the Four Heavenly Realms saw that Mana Tu came and brought offerings of incense to the offerings, and at the same time respectfully offered to the King all the four heavenly skies.
King Man Da Tu reigns and enjoys the pleasures of fairies in the Four Heavenly Kings realm for a long time about eight to four thousand years of the world.
However, the King has not felt enough with the pleasures in the Four Worlds of Heavenly Kings. One day, the king called the four heavenly kings to ask:
-This Dai Dai Vuong also where there are more special pleasures than the realms that we are enjoying here?
The four heavenly kings concurred:
-My Lord want to United Kingdom of four continents, where the pleasure is no different from the human realm. Only the pleasures of the heavenly heaven Dao Loi are hundreds and thousands of times more wonderful.
King Man Da Tu was very pleased and immediately took the wheel of Zhuan Falun to put up three times. In a moment the king Man Da Tu and his courtiers ascended to heaven to heaven.
Insatiable greed
Deich Thich saw King Man Da Tu coming, brought the fragrance of offerings, and offered half of heaven to the King.
Here, King Mana Tu reigned to enjoy all the magical pleasures for an almost endless time, having spent thirty-six of the likes of God, but he still expressed his dissatisfaction.
One day, the king arose evil. He secretly thought, "If I kill God, I will fully reign over this heavenly sky. Just deserve the status of Zhuan Falun, I can enjoy it. "
A wicked thought even though fleetingly suddenly Man Da Tu felt abnormal symptoms. He was weak, tired, exhausted, like a lamp about to go out, unable to live together with the fairies. So the King must descend upon his royal garden in the past.
The gardener suddenly saw King Mana Tu sitting in the garden alone, very surprised, hurried into the royal court to report.
The king of the clan when he heard that King Mana Tu returned to take joy. Immediately went to upper royal garden with eight to four thousand emirates and vassals to bring the long and ready to welcome the king to the court.
The King's repentance
The king slowly rose and sat on his feet, declaring to everyone:
- We can't leave this dragon ready. So please note that human desires are boundless, never ending. If anyone later asks if the king is about to ascend, he will return to me his words: "I have gained seven treasures, I have won four continents, have been seated with heaven and heaven. . Ruling half of the sky, but when he died, greed was not satisfied. "
The king announced that he had finished passing away, and that he was born in a state of confusion.
The previous life of King Man Da Tu
In the distant past, the previous life of King Mana Tu was a very poor hired servant. At that time, during the Dharma teaching of the Buddha Bhikkhu Thi, was very popular with the general public. The magnificent magnificent stupa pagoda was built and maintained very seriously.
Tens of thousands of Buddhists come to the temple to listen to the dharma together, and the son rises very solemnly. The fortunate young man saw everyone coming to the temple to do the blessing very eagerly to contribute merit. But the review did not find anything worthwhile, so they just lamented.
The poorest silver man in the world
One day, the morning of the rising monk came to the monks, under the supreme demonstration of the Buddha. The young man, not satisfied with the beans, complained,
- Alas! I am the most blessed man in this world! I do not have a single thing to offer to the Buddha and monks to sow good conditions. But this is also a rare chance to challenge us. If we do not bravely develop the mind, then we know there will be enough conditions like this. This life we have miserable, if you do not store the blessings of virtue for the next life, then we know when we will get rid of misery.
On that day, he tried his best to sew and save, save a few tens of dong, but now the male surge has come. He knew no other way than to rush to buy a handful of beans and a handful of sesame seeds, filled with joy. In the intention to put into each bowl to make offerings to the Buddha and monks.
On the way to the place where the Buddha and the monks were sitting, suddenly he felt sorry for seeing the luxurious clothes and precious offerings of food coming to the bowl. Everyone was cheerful and smiling, only he was sad.
Magic phenomena appear before the eyes
He tried to get close to where the monks were in the hope of offering the beans and sesame to the monks' bowls. But just in vain, people do not let him in because he thinks this young man is too poor. It was a dilemma, and for a moment he murmured:
“That's it, I have lost the opportunity for a thousand years. So we just stand here and throw each grain if only falling into a bowl of one alone we are very fortunate then. "
After thinking, he started to throw each particle. Strangely, extraordinary instead of sincere heart, due to great vow! The beans and sesame seeds all fell into the bowls of the monks and the Buddha.
When he saw the miraculous phenomenon, he developed a hundred thousand times more pure mind. He immediately knelt down and made a vow:
- Due to the mighty virtue of this offering, in the future life, I will become a Falun King to enjoy all pleasures in the world. If you pat your hand, the rain of seven treasures will fall immediately, please do not ever make a mistake.
That young man, after his longevity, was born to heaven for a long time. Until this pristine life was born to be a prince of King Ka Ba Ya Na Ra Ra, named Man Da Tu.
Concluding the Buddha's words
Human greed is endless. "People who have money in forests and still have lust, they are" poor ". On the contrary, the person who has little money, sometimes empty pocket, but feels full, this person is the "Rich".
The stories that the Buddha taught about greed let us know that immersing ourselves in greed will cause people to become blinded. The value of matter in life is relative. Unrestrained greed will only make you disadvantaged.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.22/7/2020.
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