The Last Disciple of Buddha.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

One day while in Cau-Thi-Na, in Ta-La Song-Tho forest, the Buddha called Ananda saying: "Hey An-Nan! Only two more days Tathagata will enter Nirvana. We observed that Mr. Tu-Bat-Da-La is now one hundred and twenty years old, has long believed in the Brahmin religion, specializes in pedagogical conduct, proficient identity, and is the last to deserve ordained as a monk for enlightenment, so An-Nan, you should hurry to his place, to advise him to hurry to see the Tathagata will follow that according to him. soon to be enlightened Fa-rectification. "

Ananda obeyed the Buddha, hurriedly rejoined the road to the village of Ta-La Song-Tho forest, where Buddha was about to enter Nirvana, about nineteen miles away. Here, Mr. Tu-Bat-Da-La is dedicated to maintaining the morality of the boys, practicing virtue according to the Ba-la-Mon religion, which has attained enlightenment. Tu-Bat-Da-La has long heard the reputation of the Buddha and has been advised by his friends many times to come to the Buddha's eyes to pray for the righteous Dharma. But because his knowledge and discipline were so deep, he only respected his friendship and set an appointment for tomorrow, and eventually refused all his good advice.

But strangely! This time when he saw An-Nan came, Tu-Bat-Da-La was especially happy. When listening to Ananda, he advised him to hurry and go to the audience with the Buddha so that the Buddha could explain the doubts because the time and time for Buddha to enter Nirvana was not long. Upon hearing Ananda's advice like that, Mr. Tu-Bat-Da-La did not hesitate, accepted the invitation, followed An-Nan's venerable to the forest of Ta-la Song-tho, just saw the dignity and dignity. The splendor of the Buddha, Tu-Bat-Da-La naturally felt in his heart as if there was a cool stream flowing all over his body and his mind became extraordinarily serene. Immediately, the barren dogma of Brahmanism that forced his mind from years to escape naturally dissipated. Now he felt a refreshing soul gently escaping from the mundane world. In front of him was the shining Buddha manifesting thirty-two good generals, eighty beauty,

As for the majesty of the Buddha's solemn serenity, making Tu-Bat-Da-La initiate respectfully to the ground. Every prostration of his mind each bright as dawn bright spring.

After the Buddha graciously answered the doubts, and at the same time declared him to receive the true truths of the dharmas, making him able to enter the true nature of the mind. Then Tu-Bat-Da-La respectfully respect the Buddha's offerings, earnestly ask for ordination to be ordained, initiating a deep-hearted devotion to devote to the practice of spiritual practice. Right in that night, he proved A result Arhat. Tu-Bat-Da-La sincerely requested the apology ceremony for Buddha's enlightenment to him and immediately he confiscated his spirit of destruction before Buddha.

The peculiar miraculous phenomenon of Mr. Tu-Bat-Da-La like that made the audience popular at the time questioned. All eyes towards the Buddha with the heart longing for true answers. Buddha knew the mood of the masses who doubted. His manner of mercy, his voice so gentle and pure like a bell, took turns explaining: "Hey disciples! I know that you are carrying questions and concerns about Tu-Bat-Da-La. Why did Tu-Bat-Da-La listen to An-Nan's advice so easily to come here to launch As-Lai? Why when I saw An-Nan, Tu-Bat-Da-La started to rejoice and especially after the Bhikkhu-stilts-world, Tu-Bat-Da-La austerities only a day and night witness A-la-Han results and immediately confiscated the god of death. -Bua-Da-La is already an hundred and twenty years old, to be the last renunciate disciple? Your questions are justified! So listen, I will resolve all doubts before you enter Nirvana. "

When listening to the Buddha stated the right place in his question, the general public was extremely happy and excited, like thirst for water, like hunger for food, and waiting for Buddha's sound.

Seeing the masses, the Buddha said, "In the olden past, there was a time when we fell down as a deer, one day there was a heavy rain, strong winds, flooding the forest, where we were. and the herd of deer had lived in peace for many years, now the situation was in great danger, the deer had to relocate, by which time the deer had to save all the deer across the river. The youngest deer was the weakest and the deer had to try to carry it safely to the other side, the deer king had to try his best to swim across the floodwaters, bring the young deer to the shore, and try to bend his head several times like that. regretting what the moon was about, and right then the deer stopped breathing, let go deep and deep in the flowing water. While dying, about to bid farewell to the flood, the deer began to pray: "In the future, when practicing into a Buddha will save all the deer,especially the young deer will be ordained as a monk, before Nirvana. "

Buddha continued: "Hey disciples! You should know that those deer are your precursors today. As for the young deer who were saved in the end, no one is strange, but the predecessor of Mr. Tu-Bat-Da-La. The king of that time, is the precursor of Tathagata today. ”

The Buddha went on to say:

- Hey students! Again, I remember in an ancient past life in the past, when I was a monk who was practicing under an old tree, suddenly one day the spirit of this old tree appeared. said to me, "Across the mountain range, eighty miles away, there is the Buddha of Lettuce preaching the last sermons before he enters nirvana. ".

The monk answered and answered:

- The road is too far to the rugged mountains, how can this hike keep up?

The god answered:

- If you want to go, please calm down and recite the Buddha's name, then in a moment, he will come to the Buddha.

The monk according to the spiritual life advice, calmly reciting Buddha's name. Tho god immediately used his divine power in just a few moments to bring the monk to the Buddha Ca-Lettuce, listen to the Dharma, escape the great enlightenment, be signed by the Buddha-Lama for a future life in the sage-time. Buddha's name is Shakyamuni. And immediately, the other Buddhist monk died before Buddha-Lettuce passed away.

When the deity saw that he made the vow that, "As long as the monk becomes the Buddha, then I vow to be the last disciple of that Buddha, and die before the Buddha enters Nirvana. -table".

The Buddha continued: "You should know that the other deity is the precursor of Tu-Bat-Da-La. The monk is the precursor of Tathagata here."

The Buddha continued: "Hey disciples! Also in the distant past, there was a certain life of Tu-Bat-Da-La who used to be An-Nan's father. And both of these people have a spiritual mind. together pray that: Everybody who meets a monk who witnesses the dharma will tell each other, Because of this predestined relationship, the father of the deep love and the eternal prayer together remind him to stick to the austerities, so there is still potential in So that Tu-Bat-Da-La rejected all the advice of his friends, but when he saw An-Nan came to advise him, Tu-Bat-Da-La immediately accepted it and along with An-Nan to launch Tathagata, before Tathagata entered Nirvana. "

The audience listened to the Buddha's answers thoroughly, and they all felt like thirst to drink, hunger to eat, bright minds, peace of mind, peace and happiness, co-praying to the Buddha, and sitting around listening to the Buddha. Wish the last words.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.26/7/2020.