The Monk Standing Before The King Brahminism is a Taoism originating from India and this religion has existed there until today for more than 5,000 years of history. They divided classes to rule the people, the first class was the Brahmanic class of clergy; then to Slayer of God, including Kings, the noble Lord; followed by Phệ Xa, including the merchants; Thu Da Lal is the class of slaves and finally the same class with nails. Those with authority in hand like Brahmin or the Missionary, they rely on the Vedic Scriptures to behave in everyday life. That means from the time of birth to adulthood, studying, taking exams, going to work in the country and the period after that is the period when they are 40 years old and above, and they become a living Sammon. family, specializing in asceticism to find the truth. Buddha Shakyamuni appeared in India 2. 643 years ago. He was born in the place of King, also has a family, then left home, and during many years of cultivation, he became the Supreme Master of the Noble Path of Enlightenment. He advocated that: All sentient beings have Buddha Nature and whoever cultivates can also witness this liberating attainment, regardless of whether they are male or female, rich or poor, servants or uneasy. people. The Buddha's teachings take the Four Noble Truths as the basis and Compassion as well as Wisdom are the two methods to come into life to save the suffering of delusion, regardless of human beings or all living beings in this world. There are also laypeople and monastic practitioners. After renunciation, sometimes the Buddhist side also called Sa Mon, but must call it Sa Mon Thich Tu to distinguish it from the Brahma or the Monk's Sa Mon The word Sabbath means the celibate, free from worldly temptations, leisurely living alone. However, according to the late Venerable Thich Thanh Nghiem, a Taiwanese, he advised us, who are ordained according to Buddhism, should use the word Bhikshu or Bhikshuni as the Buddhist law rather than the Sa Mon. Also from this Sa Mon, in the Digha Nikaya we see the second part, there is the Sàmannaphala Sutta, translated into Vietnamese by the late Venerable Thich Minh Chau, Head of the Institute of Van Hanh University. very clear, transparent. This sutra has 102 passages by the Buddha himself in response to King A Xa The (Ajatasatta) the son of Queen Videhi, who is the king of Magadha (Magadha). In this sutra from the first to the 34th paragraph, King Arahant asked the practical result of the monastic practice with the powerful contemporary Brahmins, and in the end, the King neither acknowledged nor rejected the words of these Brahmanas explained, but he rose from his seat and retreated. On the 34th paragraph, the king asked the Buddha that: So, White World, I also asked The Ton. Bach The Ton, as well as other professional technologies such as: statue monk, horse knight, magician, archer, military soldier, marshal, soldier, sergeant, detective, brave hero like king elephant, hero, armor, slave born, fire head, barber, bathhouse, baker, wreath house, laundry worker, weaver, basketry maker, potter , digital mathematicians, publishers and other professional technologies. They enjoy practical results in their professional technology performance. They help themselves to live a peaceful and happy life. They help parents to live a peaceful and happy life. They help friends to live happily and happily. They offer offerings to Samen, Brahmins, this offering affects the next life, related to the celestial realm, they enjoy the blessings of happiness, fall into Heaven. Bach Thế Tôn, Thế Tôn can tell the actual practical results of the monastic practice? Great King can be. Hey Great King, I will ask the King about this matter. Dai Vuong please answer according to the will of the Great King. What does the Great King think? If the Great King has a slave, get up early, stay up late, execute all the orders of the master, please everyone, loving words, pay attention to every facial expression (of the King). That person thought, "How rare! What a miracle! The fruit of the fruits of merit arises, the fruits of these merits. King Ajatasatta, son of Mrs. Videhi of Magadha country, is human, I am a person. King Ajatasatta her son Videhi, of Magadha country, fully enjoying the five pleasures, I think it is no different from an angel, and I am a slave, doing all the work, getting up early, staying up late, doing all the orders of the master pleasing everyone, loving words, paying attention to every facial expression (of the King). So let us do the merits like that King, let us shave off the beard and hair, put on a robe, renounce the monastic family ". And that slave, at another time, shaved off his hair, put on a robe, abandoned his family, lived without a family, became a monk. After such ordination, he lives to dominate the body, to dominate words, to live thinking, to be content with the minimum need for food, clothes, and to live a peaceful life. If the Dai Vuong's people come to Dai Vuong, "Does the King know? Having a servant of the Great King, doing all the work, getting up early, staying up late, doing all the orders of his master, pleasing everyone, loving words, paying attention to each facial expression (of Dai Vuong). Tâu Đại Vương, who had shaved off his hair, put on a robe, abandoned his family, lived without a family, and became a monk. After such ordination, he lives to dominate body, tame words, to dominate thoughts, to be content with the minimum need for food, clothing, and to live happily in peace. Hey Dai Vuong, Dai Vuong said as follows: "Come back to me, make a slave again, do all the work, get up early, stay up late, do all the orders of the master, please everyone. people, the words respectfully attentive to each expression "? Paragraph 36 - The king replied: Bach Thế Tôn, not like that. On the contrary, we respect him, get up in front of him, invite him to sit down on a chair, offer him tools such as robes, alms food, ready to sit, medicine and we will order to protect and protect that person in accordance with the law. Hey Dai Vuong, what does Dai Vuong think? If this is the case, then is it the practical result of being done in the practice of Sammen? Bach The Ton, so is the practical result of the present practice of Sa Mon. Hey Great King. That is the practical result of the first practice of the monastic conduct that we have presented. The two above-mentioned responses between Buddha Shakyamuni and King Arahant who ruled the land of Ma Kiet Da at that time, are the most practical and valuable evidence lasting over 2,500 years of history. Reading the above response, we might think: Buddhism is a religion without class, as long as one practices the right path, he can become fruitful, even if he is a resident. On the contrary, when he has attained the conduct of a Sa Mon, even the king pays homage to him, use all available means to make offerings and protect the other monk in accordance with the law of the King. From the 37th paragraph to the 98th paragraph, the Buddha talked about the practice methods of the Enlightened ones, from the righteousness, from below to Heaven, to God, if observing the precepts, the environment. live, not harm compassion as well as authority, politics, etc ... no more disputes than losing, not watching magic divination, not discussing eclipses, lunar eclipses, not specialized in matchmaking, getting married, not being a healer, but living a posture, observing the precepts with three doctors and a bowl. He is as if he has paid his old debt, recovered from sickness, recovered from imprisonment, from being enslaved, free from stalking dangers and entered Meditation so that he can leave his reach and fours. often, can manifest miraculous magic and prove the real life of intelligence, even smuggled mind. Finally, he can boldly declare that: Birth is over, virtue has become, the things to be done, after the present life, there is no other life. This is the realization of an Arahant. In the 99th paragraph, King A Xa The took refuge in the Three Jewels, including Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. The king confessed his sins for having his father (King Qin Ba Sa La) in prison. The king himself saw that sin, so the confession was in accordance with the Dharma and the Buddha acknowledged that sin of the Great King. The 100th, 101st and 102nd paragraphs of the Buddha said the conclusion and advised the monks present as well as King A Xa The to have realized the pure dharma vision, not bare, without defilement. The Buddhist Sutras of the Vajrayana in the Great Chief of the Sutras, The Buddha recounted the story of King Persia Nac and No-brain as follows: One day Persian King Nac and his entourage included swords, spears and hooves of warriors, dusty robes and the king came before Duc The Ton. The Buddha asked slowly: Where did Your Majesty go, but seemed to be in such a hurry with his entourage? Bach Duc The Ton! So you don't know anything or something? In our country there is a great murderer, who killed all 999 and now we are pursuing him. The Buddha gently asked the king: If he now repented and became a monk who obeyed the precepts, what would the King think? If that is the case, Tram will respectfully worship, make offerings as well as provide and protect. The Buddha immediately sent his attendants to lead the king and his entourage under the tree, where No-God was sitting and the aura was shining all around, the King said nothing, at the end of the first prostration and return to the position where the Buddha sat and said: Bach Duc The Blessed One! Which bhikkhu whose bright aura is meditating under the tree over there? The Buddha slowly replied: That is who the Great King wanted to find. The Persian King Nac and his entourage once again came before the Supreme Bhikkhu to pay homage and repent. About 300 years later, also in this India, there was a King who did not fully understand the Dharma, the people called Asoka tyrant, but after the King understood the Dharma as well as took refuge in the Three Jewels. He is called Asoka Dharma. This means that the King always takes the Buddha Dharma to practice and protect all peoples. Many times, the king was overly respectful of monks, so wherever he went or met any monk, he would pay homage, so many great priests were dissatisfied, including Amnesty. Da Xa said: King is first, Why does His Majesty always pay homage to the monks and nuns? The King did not answer and one day the King ordered like this: Tomorrow all the members of the court bring me an animal head such as: Pig's head, bull's head, chicken head, fish's head, etc. Please give me a human head. Everyone hears cold all limbs, but if you do not follow the orders of the King, it will be difficult for the whole life. Tomorrow has come and everyone brings the animal heads to the King's palace, and the King ordered that: All of you, bring all the heads that are available to the market to sell to me. The mandarins obeyed and in the end everyone finished selling and returned to the palace with bare hands. As for Da Xa, the other head was sold and no one bought it, but it was also disgusted. The King did not stop there, but on Monday and Tuesday still ordered Da Xa to bring his head to the market for sale. How cruel! The longer the human head stinks, the more no one dares to approach, so he must bring it back to the king's palace and plead guilty. King Ashoka said: See: The head of a man when he is still alive will still gain respect, but when he dies, he also loses the head of the animal, giving it to no one, not talking to sell. And here I pay homage to the monastics who live a pure life, and bring this head of me to the monks and nuns to have more merit. So from now on you must not prevent us from doing this. Da Xa and everyone repented of their mistakes and the King Ashoka from then on was dedicated to doing good works that history records so much, proof that the stone pillars of King Ashoka still today all over the country of India, and this story is recorded in the book "Ancient Buddhist Book" as mentioned above. Let's take the above three lessons about the King paying homage to the monks to contemplate and that is true in history. Buddhism was officially introduced to China in the Han Ming Dynasty, around the beginning of the first century calendar. At that time Confucianism and Lao Trang had been in vogue here for several thousand years, not inferior to the culture of India, but Confucianism considered the King as Thien Tu and his subjects had to kneel and worship. , to celebrate the end of life, etc. Initially, the Indian monks who came to Luoyang Kinh Do, like Ma Dang and Truc Phap Lan at Bach Ma Temple to translate the Four-Tenths Chapters, must not help but be surprised by the culture of the contemporaries. It was not until the Dong Jin dynasty (316-420) in 340 that the Patriarch Du Bang, on behalf of the Holy Emperor, ordered the Sammen to respect the King, But met with fierce objections from Senior Lieutenant General Ha Sung and the other great gods, so this was stopped. At the reign of King An De, Hoan Huyen declared himself Thai Ut, authoritarian of the main court, ordered the dismissal of bad elements in the ranks of monks and nuns, that was, the purification of monks and nuns. Immediately after that forced the monks to respect the king like all the other people in the country. That letter was sent to eight imperial offices and also to Mr. Hue Vien in Lo Son. Hoan Huyen rekindled the old Du Bang incident, thinking that Du Bang had a reason, but had not fully explained the reason, so Hoan Huyen just argued with the following reason: to a great extent, extending beyond the ring to hear, but taking Kinh as its base, this place is different. There is no difference in the purpose, but there is no need to Respectfully go away! Lao Tzu is about to join the United Kingdom with three types (ie Earth, Heaven and Dao) that respect (Vuong Hau) so that it is given to life by (Vuong Hau), opening the destiny (for the entire people). because the Holy (ie the United Kingdom) on that position that is compared with two Nghi (ie Earth and Heaven)! Because the great virtue of Heaven and Earth is birth, but by doing that birth, everything is arranged in place (all these things) by the king. (Honestly) revere the spirit of the King, and (ceremony is) worship that really great place, but not just respect back and forth, giving meaning to the king only! For the reason that Sa Mon was still alive, it was also due to the daily use of his destiny arrangement (in the king). Then perhaps where he has received his grace, but neglected to disrespect him, had enjoyed his favor but ignored him, could not respect him! Such, For reason it is not acceptable, but with love, there is no way to communicate ”(based on the translation of TT Thich Nhat Chan in the article: The monk against Vuong Quyen). After that, Mr. Hue Vien (334-416) wrote: The Unrequited King Sa Mon (referred to as Sa Mon Luan) does not accept that Sa Mon must pay homage to the King of God. In which there is a passage as follows to answer Hoan Huyen: “What in the Buddhist scriptures says, it is usually divided into two departments: One is in secularism and cultivates, the other is renunciation. In secular life, the ceremony with the superiors, the respect for the body, the meaning of filial piety, the texts all mentioned; These three teachings are taught very clearly by the Holy Dictionary. That teaching, with the king's statute, which is to be done, seems to be completely in tune with each other. In this respect, it is purely for Vietnamese Danes (lay Buddhists), the argument is no different (for everyone else is to pay homage to the King). But also the monk who is as a guest outside this world, does not stick to anything. The Dharma that they follow is to understand that the plagues that are caused by the body are also caused, so they do not pray to keep this body in order to end the calamity; know that forever must be born, birth is due to a place according to the reason of transformation (of the earth and heaven), so not according to that reason is the essence to pray to be weak. Such a bridge cannot be obtained by consortium. So (the renunciant) does not appreciate the gift of being able to live happily and happily, eliminating the calamities that are not made by this place of grasping of the body. So (the monk) doesn't appreciate the full benefits of living. This logic is the complete opposite of secularism. Dao and secular contradict each other like that! " (continue to quote as above). In 403 Hoan Huyen usurped the throne and proclaimed the throne and specially approved only the official approval of Sa Mon without paying homage to the King. From then on, almost other dynasties such as: Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing based on the treatise "Sa Mon Discontent King" by Mr. Hue Vien to treat the monks of China, but the It is essential here to state that Buddhism in China was developed through several thousand years of history thanks to Lao Trang's mystical ideology on Void. This spirit corresponds to the Bat Nha theory of emptiness of Buddhism, so although Chinese Buddhism is in the preferred Confucian society, without Lao Trang it would be difficult for Buddhism to develop in the homeland. has more than 5,000 years of this civilization. From India, through China and then to Vietnam, through a lot of time and space, so there are many changes. The change in shape is because Buddhism knows how to combine with the culture and customs of the country, so we have only 400 years of majestic history of the Ly Dynasty (1010-1224) and Tran Dynasty (1225- 1400), in order to look back on this time today that all Buddhists must be very proud. Because the King loved the people like his own son (Tran Thanh Tong) or left the throne to go to ordination such as: Ly Hue Tong, Tran Nhan Tong, Tue Trung Thuong Si etc ... Until the Hau Le Dynasty (1428-1789) then the Mac Dynasty and Trinh Nguyen contested (1774-1775) Kings also had a heart for the Three Jewels. In particular, Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu (1675-1725) received the Bodhisattva Precepts with Thach Liem Thich Dai San at the Vows of Phu Xuan and was given the Phap Name of Hung Long. Usually in the dynasties in Vietnam where Buddhism held the role of adviser to the King or God, monks often advised the King or God to take the Bodhisattva's ordination at home before crowning the throne or enthroned. It is clear that the Kings will benefit the people, including the monks and nuns who are practicing in our Dai Viet kingdom. If the monastic does something, they always turn to Compassion and Wisdom through generating bodhicitta to practice Bodhisattva. If not, it wouldn't be the spirit of Mahayana Buddhism. On May 4, 2019 in Thailand, King Rama Tenth ascended to the throne also left an event related to Buddhism and especially the empowerment ceremony as well as making offerings to monks in the palace. Royal Thai Electrics, It is a special thing that should be mentioned so that in the next life, someone will find the ancient history, have the conditions to study a country with a tradition of Theravada Buddhism, but also the existence of her. Brahmanism in this Great Celebration. The Body-Body Baptism or Empowerment Ceremony originated in India and then Buddhism. Perhaps Thailand is located near India, so it is not without much influence on this custom when the King of God ascends the throne. Because Indians follow the Brahmin religion always use the Ganges water to wash their dirty bodies and they think that the Ganges is a sacred river, if anyone can bathe in this river, all sins will be eliminated. clean. During the coronation ceremony of King Rama Tenth, first a Rabbi of Brahmin kneeled before the King offering a pot of clean water drawn from many rivers in Thailand, Then the King grabbed the water with both hands and rubbed it on his head. Next one of the many Presbyterians brought a pitcher of water to the back of the King, then this Presbyterian walked up in front of the King (without kneeling) raised the pitcher of water and the King extended his hands to support him. The water was poured out from the pot of that Elder. Next is the Hoang Tribe both male and female, especially the elderly who are honored with this honor. The King is dressed in white, in the same way as a layman. After the Holy Baptism ceremony, the King and Queen were moved to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha to attend the coronation ceremony. During this coronation ceremony, 80 monks were seated on the left from the outside and the Royal Family and other important people were invited, sitting in the middle of the hall. When the King steps up to the Temple to pray, all the Royal Family and the Lords must stand up to welcome the King, meanwhile, the monks are still sitting. This proves that the monarch is still in the light of the Buddha Dharma, the monks holding the position of teacher as the Mahayana Buddhist Master Hui Vien has declared that: "The monk is as an outside guest. This world… ”Obviously so. The monk is not busy with his wife and son, is not tied down by the authority, wherever he wants to go, wherever he wants to live, he always lives with a life of "monopoly and leisure". When the King and Queen sat across from the courtiers and the royal family, an elder came forward to light a lamp to pray and, after the monks present had finished reciting the sutra in a brief Pali language, the candle is turned off and the Elder returns to his original seat. The servants took turns bringing offerings to the monks, The King personally left the throne to go down to make offerings to the 8 Presbyterians, while they remained seated to receive the offerings and then the rest of them went to the King to make offerings to the monks. The next day, May 5, 2019, the King was awaited by the Prime Minister and his courtiers as well as the current Princess in front of an eight-corner figure, like the Eightfold Path and from here on the royal treasures. symbolizes the authority of a monarch that is offered by the courtiers such as: crown, sword, fan, jewel-encrusted hiages etc. Now, Rama Tenth is officially a true King and has been The athletic year took turns carrying the palanquin to walk to the three temples in Hoang Thanh, for the King to worship within 7 kilometers. At these temples King Rama Tenth of Thailand officially declares to his subjects: Trâm used his authority to rule the country in the right way, as well as to protect Buddhism and his subjects ”. Although the South Vietnamese side does not promote the spirit of Luc Do Van Hanh as Bac Truyen includes: Giving, Tri Precepts, Patience, Diligence, Meditation and Wisdom, but the Southern side has also applied three of these six. These are: Almsgiving, Precepts and Meditation. These are the three basic things of Theravada Buddhism. Today, when Southern Buddhism was passed down to Europe and America, but here it is the reverse: Meditation comes first, then comes Tri Precepts and Giving. In general, such a coronation of the 21st century reminds us that the influence of Buddhism is not small for the Thai people. They are not far from our Vietnam, but their moral spirit is still mostly intact, and Buddhism is a nourishing material for more than 70 million Thai people, under the reign of King Rama Tenth. We should also contribute to the prayers for that country to always be peaceful for Buddhism to develop and from there the people will live peacefully, as in the first two (1914-1918) and the second (1939- 1945) during the last world war, while Eurasia was crumbled across the boundaries of war fire and hatred, Thailand is still at peace, not dominated by war and so the Thai people are not dragged. into the trajectory of hatred, each other torn apart. Looking at people thinking about me, there is something embarrassing that is difficult to say. Originally, after the Communists invaded South Vietnam in 1975, then they set up a Vietnamese Buddhist Church comprised of most of the people close to them to deliberately dismantle a traditional, people-founded Church since 1964. It is the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam. Today there are many monks and nuns at the National Assembly headquarters as deputies. Thus, Vietnamese Buddhism in the present has wronged the Buddha's teaching. That is, the monastic must stand on the power; not in a position of power to act as a Representative to represent the people. Looking at the National Assembly of Thailand, there is no monk who has the title of Representative, MP, but they are still protected by the King and the Royal Family. So we think: If Vietnamese monks who are present in the National Assembly or in any state or government agency, please go back to the temple and carry out religious duties. It is an early afternoon bell, meticulous chanting, Meditation refines the mind, morality, and should not step into such a blissful place. In that way, Buddhism deserves to be a religion leading the spirit for the whole country, but in contrast Buddhism is just a shuttle, a lever for the Vietnamese Communists to use. Our Vietnam will also be secularized, Monks are just the heirs of the contemporary government and no longer hold their position as a Trung Ton standing in the middle of life without being dominated by life. . On May 1, 2019 in Japan, King Reiwa (Order of Peace) succeeded the throne of his father, Heisei (Binh Thanh). This man was the son of King Showa (Chieu Hoa) and King Showa was the son of King Taisho (Great Chanh). King Dai Chanh is the son of King Meiji (Meiji). From 1868 up to now, nearly 200 years of history through 5 such kings, Japan has become one of the great powers of the world, thanks to the wise rulership of these five Kings. Although after World War II (1945) or rather after the Americans dropped two atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, Emperor Showa surrendered unconditionally, Japan later. It has become a constitutional monarchy, which means that the King is still there, but the National Assembly is the agency that decides all matters of the people, and the King is only symbolic of the monarchy. Although most people in Japan follow Buddhism, but the King of God is a Shinto. That religion is the Tao of Thien Tu, it's like the Anglican religion of Queen Anh in the present. Although they do not have real power, but the spiritual influence of the Kings of Japan, Thailand, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium or the Queen of the Netherlands, The UK, etc., the people still admire, and when the country is in danger, Shanxi is in turmoil, there is always their presence to act as a mediator to resolve internal conflicts, to make peace. national hearts hundred of them. All thanks to Dao. More than 10 years ago (2008) King Wangchuck of Bhutan abdicated, passed the throne to the Crown Prince and then the wedding of the Prince was also practiced according to the Buddhist ritual of Vajrayana. So was this young king's coronation. All have the presence of monks, so Bhutan is known as a country with the highest happiness index in the world, although they are not as rich in money as other countries in Europe and America, but they are rich. Regarding the respect of the environment, the living environment of the people is not as polluted as in many parts of the world today. All are influenced by the moral spirit of Buddhism. The world must admire and admire this country. Buddhism here plays a very important role in the masses, just like Tibetan Buddhism and hopes that Tibetan Buddhism is under the guidance of the 14th Dalai Lama as well as the current Unforthgoing Prime Minister. someday, tomorrow they will regain their independence and autonomy, return to their homeland to live, where there is no longer the presence of the Chinese. I hope that the monastic should behave in his right position, as in the past in the law, with respect to King or power, so that the image of the monk will not be polluted by political forces, but On the contrary, the monk has nothing of his own, except for the three robes and a bowl of bowl, Stand up in power so that the image of the monastic will last longer in this world and humans will not identify the spiritual practitioner as the worldly people of no other. Since you have been ordained, then the merit is not small and be a blessing field for Buddhists to cultivate.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES )GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.22/2/2021.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.