The last teachings of the Buddha.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH. Every day the precepts are still strict, that day is still firm, intact the respect of lay people and all beings coming to them. That day, the Sangha flourished. The mysterious box contains the cremated remains of Buddha. The Omniscient knew it was time to end His life. But before his death, the Buddha wanted to give the bhikkhu disciples the final teachings to guide them to practice after his death, no longer directly guiding them. He instructed Venerable Ananda to gather monks in the lecture hall of Rājagaha monastery. When the monks gathered, he taught the following: “Hey monks, every day you keep united and regularly gather to learn from each other, that day the Sangha continued to grow and flourish. As long as they still keep unity and harmony when converging together or when discussing important decisions, every day they still fully respect and obey the precepts that the Tathagata has enacted to helping and protecting them, not adding new difficult and imposing rules, that day the Sangha will not be degraded and destroyed. Always respect and listen to the instructions and advice of the monks of the Sangha. Always keep mindfulness so that any evil dhammas that arise in the mind can be observed and thus do not become their slaves before late awakening. Do not search for a place where your friends are idle, look for a lonely, quiet place. The Omniscient knew it was time to end His life. But before his death, the Buddha wanted to give the bhikkhu disciples the final teachings to guide them to practice after his death, no longer directly guiding them. The Omniscient knew it was time to end His life. But before his death, the Buddha wanted to give the bhikkhu disciples the final teachings to guide them to practice after his death, no longer directly guiding them. The profound meaning of the Buddha's sleeping posture “When monks come from other places to visit, show your affection and hospitality. When one of your fellow initiates falls ill, please take care of them wholeheartedly. Serving and caring for a sick brother, is also serving and caring for the Tathagata. “Don't be cocky. Be close to the wise; stay away from the bad guys. Constantly contemplating the nature of all things, understanding their impermanent characteristics, suffering, and no self. “As long as the precepts are serious, that day is still firm, with the respect of lay people and all beings coming to you intact. That day, the Sangha flourished. That day you will be preserved from depravity, vile and sin, and you will be protected from all that is impure, unworthy of the life of someone who has escaped from persecution to living a life of sin. happy. " This is the last dharma teaching the Buddha gave to the entire assembly of monks. Then the Blessed One went to the city of Nalanda, then the city of Pātāligāma, where he gave the last discourse to the lay people. "Dear believers, anyone who does not keep the five precepts that the Tathagata gave to lay people, or carelessly or negligently does not obey, he will lose his reputation in society, prosperity and happiness. His peanuts grow slowly, then eventually wear out and ruin. People will lose their faith, mindfulness, be tormented in their hearts with unhappiness, at the end of their life karma will lead to a realm of misery. “And those who faithfully preserve the five precepts, not carelessly neglect, will enjoy noble status and reputation in society, enjoy health, enjoy wealth and prosperity. They are respected wherever they go. They will receive a solemn reception, even in the presence of great men, royalty, or sages, wise and wise men. Their hearts are pure without any doubt, and after death they will enter the realms of happiness. " Always respect and listen to the instructions and advice of the monks of the Sangha. A message from the people of Buddha The Buddha is now old and weak. He is eighty years old. For nearly forty-five years, he walked all over India - his homeland - sermons and teachings never stopped, except for the annual rainy season which is the retreat season. He began to feel the piles of May on the body. His body was tired and weak, though his mind was always strong and lucid. The Buddha knew he did not have much longer to live. He remembers the Northern Territory, the stretches of land lying peacefully at the foot of the snowy mountain where he lived his childhood days. That is where He wants to leave the life that He has devoted so many years to. Leaving Rājagaha, the Buddha turned his weak steps to the North, planning to go to the small town of Kusinara, where he waited for the day of his death. On the way, the Buddha passed the city of Patna, then continued his journey through Vesāli - a rich city where he once transformed the pure prostitute of Ambapālī. The peri-urban nunnery that she sincerely offered to the Buddha and monks once annoyed the young princes here, because they wanted to be someone with that honor and merit instead of a prostitute. When the Buddha arrived in the small village of Beluva, he instructed all the bhikkhus to follow him throughout his noble journey - except Venerable Ananda, who was his faithful attendant day and night around him - that it would be better. Choose a more suitable place to settle, because Beluva village is small, the land is sparsely populated, there is not enough Japanese food through the rainy season. Listening to the Buddha's teachings, a large number of mendicants returned to the town of Vesāli to descend. Dharma has been fully taught by the Tathagata. The Tathagata does not hide anything from you, anything you need to know to liberate suffering and attain Nirvana attainment. What did the Buddha teach the ideal man? Meanwhile, the Buddha decided to stay in Beluva village during his final retreat season. But soon he fell seriously ill, and his body was in excruciating pain. Illness and the pain became more and more severe that Venerable Ananda began to fear that the Blessed One was about to pass away. But the Buddha did not want to pass away in Beluva. He does not want to leave until He meets His Sangha again, encouraging and strengthening you to progress on the path. And so, with strong and determined will, He overcame the most fatal illness. One day, after recovering, the Blessed One went out to catch the warm sun. He sat on a piece of Venerable Ānanda, which had been made available to him in the shade of the small house where he lived for a long time. Venerable Duc sat down beside him and said: “I'm really happy to see The Ton recover. The day The Ton got worse, I was so scared I was dizzy, almost fainted. But then I thought to myself: No, Surely The Blessed One will not enter Nirvana until he establishes a fully detailed platform of the future and direction of the Sangha after his death. "Hey, Ananda," said the Buddha, "what else do the monks want to ask the Tathagata? Dharma has been fully taught by the Tathagata. The Tathagata does not hide anything from you, anything you need to know to liberate suffering and attain Nirvana attainment. “A person who wants to dominate the Sangha will probably leave the way of future leadership. But hey, Ānanda, Tathagata does not want to dominate the Sangha. So what platform does the Tathagata leave behind? “Tathagata is old and weak at the end of his life, eighty years old. Tathagata only one thing to say to all. Be your own light! Rely on yourself! Don't seek any other light or refuge. “When the Tathagata is gone, Ānanda, whoever knows himself is his light, is his refuge, does not seek elsewhere; Whoever knows how to take the Dharma as a lamp, as a place of refuge, that disciple, now and forever, is the true disciple of the Tathagata, never goes astray. " "Everything is impermanent, there will be birth and death." Buddha's son The next morning the Buddha felt very healthy and recovered, and he went to Vesāli to begging as usual. That afternoon he instructed Venerable Ananda to summon the monks who were settling down in Vesāli so that he could talk to all of them once more. When the monks were present in sufficient numbers, he sent his final goodbye advice and warmly encouraged the monks to faithfully and courageously follow the path he taught. In this way, with the noble, perfect and pure image that sets a shining example for all beings, they will bring benefit, happiness and prosperity to all beings. "Everything is impermanent, there will be birth and death." Buddha said. “Do your best! Make your best efforts to follow the Path! Keep mindfulness to be free from evil dhammas and samsara. " The next morning the Buddha continued his journey, heading towards Kusinara. On the way, while passing through the small village of Pava, he was offered a meal cooked with a special mushroom dish (sukaramaddavaṃ) by layman Cunda - the son of a blacksmith -. After the meal, the Buddha said he felt much better. He thanked Cunda for offering Him a beneficial meal, which would bring Cunda the blessings of both present and future. Without healing, not long after the meal, the Buddha's old illness in Beluva relapsed. But again, with a mighty will, Buddha overcame the pain. In fragile health, he still tried to set out, going towards Kusinārā. After walking with excruciating pain, he finally reached the sal forest in the suburbs. “Ānanda,” said the Buddha, when he saw the sal forest and knew that the journey to here was over, “prepare for the Tathagata a place between two big sal trees. Tathagata is very tired and wants to rest. " Venerable Ānanda took a robe of the Buddha and arranged it in a quarter, spread it down the ground between two large sal trees, so that he could lie with his head facing north. The Buddha laid his back on the bed that Venerable had cleaned, not to sleep, but only let his sick and frail body rest, while his mind was always the same, still calm and calm as ever. Every day the precepts are still strict, that day is still firm, intact the respect of lay people and all beings coming to them. That day, the Sangha flourished. Did the Buddha have hair or not? He once told Venerable Sariputta during his days when he was still healthy, that if he was alive until old and weak, he could no longer walk but had to carry his hammock, that day he could still be transparent. He explains the Dharma, and is still able to answer any question - from even the wisest of wisdom - as long as they can mindfully question Him! His mind never gets tired. At that time, when he saw that his beloved teacher was really about to leave, Venerable Ananda was in great pain. Unable to bear it, he stealthily went to a nearby net, hiding behind the door. The man who could not hold back tears, said to himself, "I must not be like other monks. I am not like that." I have not attained Arahantship yet, but now the Master has come to leave me at the moment of death. Teacher always lovingly taught me. " When the Buddha opened his eyes he did not see the usual Venerable Ananda, he asked the monks around him: "Where is Ānanda?" "The Blessed One," answered one, "Venerable Ānanda was in the pureland and was crying behind the door, he said that he has not yet attained enlightenment but is now about to lose his compassionate teacher." "Go call Ānanda here and let the Tathagata talk," said the Buddha. Hearing the Blessed One called, Venerable Ānanda came to sit down beside him. Buddha said to Venerable Venerable: “Enough, Ānanda. Don't cry, don't hurt anymore! How many times has the Tathagata taught that one day we will have to be separated, separated, separated from all that we love so much? That day is here, Ānanda. Can't be helped. There is birth and death. There is tan. For a long time, Ānanda, I have wholeheartedly served and cared for the Tathagata, with all love, integrity and joy. Now is the time for me to work diligently to eliminate everything that prevents me from attaining Arahantship. The Buddha said to the other monks around him: “All the Buddhas of the past had a very good disciple like the Tathagata with Ānanda. So will all the Buddhas of the future. Ānanda was an intelligent and loyal attendant. Ānanda knows the proper arrangements for each visitor to visit the Tathagata. Ānanda always behaves delicately, speaks kindly to them, making them appreciate and cheer. Ānanda is indeed an excellent student and attendant of the Tathagata. " "Monks who still have any doubts or questions about the Buddha Dharma, about the Path, about the righteous virtue, please ask now, so that in the future not to regret not asking the Tathagata to relieve the Tathagata. alive." "Monks who still have any doubts or questions about the Buddha Dharma, about the Path, about the righteous virtue, please ask now, so that in the future not to regret not asking the Tathagata to relieve the Tathagata. alive." The five duties of the Buddha Venerable Ananda told the Buddha: "I request the Blessed One, please The Sun not to enter Nirvana in this small town of pig pass, mud wall and earth wall. There are big cities like Rājagaha, Sāvatthi or Vesāli that are more worthy for the Buddha to pass away. These places are crowded with followers, have many material conditions to celebrate the great funeral for the Blessed One. " "Hey, nanda," said the Buddha, "don't say that. Once upon a time Kusinārā was once a flourishing bustling neighborhood, the capital of a great king. ” "Well, Ānanda, inform the patriarchs and the people of Kusinara that tonight, at the last watch, the Tathagata will enter Nirvana." Venerable Ānanda and another monk, obeying the Buddha's teaching, entered Kusinārā to inform the elders that the Buddha would pass away tonight. To be believed, the entire people of Kusinārā, in grief and regret, followed each other to the sal forest to pay homage and visit him one last time. At that time there was an outsider named Subhadda nearby, knowing that the Buddha was about to pass away, he wanted to visit him immediately and asked him to explain to him a problem. When Subhadda asked Venerable Ananda to let him speak with the Buddha before he left. Dai Duc declined: “That's enough, Subhadda. The Blessed One is very tired. Please don't bother You anymore! " Subhadda still insisted. Buddha briefly heard the exchange words between Venerable Ananda and Subhadda. He called Ananda and said: “Ānanda, let Subhadda come to see Tathagata. What he wants to ask is to learn from the Tathagata, not to thrill the Tathagata. He is very intelligent and fully equipped to perceive what the Tathagata said to him. " It was then that Venerable Ananda allowed Subhadda to meet the Buddha. After paying homage to the Buddha, Subhadda asked: "Venerable Religion Co Dam, are the famous leaders of other sects really enlightened as they claim?" "Hey Subhadda," said the Buddha, "never mind that question. Listen, the Tathagata will tell you the Dharma. ” “Any doctrine or precepts that do not include the Eightfold Path will not have someone realizing the Noble Truth of Truth. Wherever you practice the Eightfold Path, there will be those who realize the Noble Truths. Only the Dharma of the Tathagata teaches the Noble Eightfold Path. If the Tathagatas strictly practice this ethic, the world will never be empty of noble Arahants. " Subhadda was very happy. He asked the Buddha to accept his disciple as a monk. The Buddha accepted, and transmitted to Venerable Ānanda for Subhadda ordination. Thus, Subhadda was the last disciple accepted by the Buddha into the Sangha, and Koṇḍañña of the Deer Park in Benares was the first disciple. Diligently practicing Dharma and precepts, Subhadda soon attained Arahantship. The Buddha said to Venerable Ananda: “Hey, Ānanda, maybe some of the monks were thinking: From here on I can no longer listen to his teachings. I have no one to guide me anymore. ‟But, Ānanda, such thinking is not. The Dharma and the Tathagata precepts that have taught and instructed monks while the Tathagata is still alive will be your teacher when the Tathagata lies down. The path of liberation to his enlightenment still circulates in millions of human hearts. Did Buddha sleep well? "Now that the Tathagata is still present, they call each other" brotherhood ". When the Tathagata passes away, the elderly and lower elders can call the younger ones in the Sangha by name, either "em" or "disciple". As for the young ones, they must always tell the priests of the Sangha "Bach Dai Duc" or "Bach Ngai". "After the Tathagata passed away, if you want the Sangha, you can remove the small and less important precepts." Finished, the Buddha said to the monks: "Monks who still have any doubts or questions about the Buddha Dharma, about the Path, about the righteous virtue, please ask now, so that in the future not to regret not asking the Tathagata to relieve the Tathagata. alive." Not a single monk spoke. No doubting or question remains in mind. The Buddha asked a second time, then a third time, still no one spoke. Venerable Ananda said: - How wonderful! Bach The Ton! I firmly believe that all the bhikkhus do not have any doubts or questions about the Three Jewels, about the Dharma or about the Vinaya. "Hey, nanda," said the Buddha, "to me, I see it because of faith. As for the Tathagata, the Tathagata knows, that not a single monk here still has any doubts or questions. All the monks present here, even those with the lowest attainment level, have at least attained the attainment of Bodhisattva, no longer be reborn in the bad realms, will progress directly to attaining Nirvana. . " Then the Buddha said to the mendicants the last words: “Hey Bhikkhus, this is the last teaching of the Tathagata: Sabbe saṅkhārā aniccā, Appamādena sampādetha. All conditioned phenomena are impermanent. Please diligently find the way to liberation! " Having finished speaking this last teaching, the Buddha closed his eyes and entered the first and second jhānas, the three sắc Then the Buddha came out of the meditation layers one by one. Next he re-entered from first meditation to the four qualities of meditation and then from there passed away, never again samsara. The Buddha entered Great Nirvana (Parinibbāna). His teachings, His Dhamma, are not fading away. The Buddha's teachings on harm and not to harm It has been more than twenty-five centuries since Prince Siddhattha Gotama, the lineage of Sākya, attained Buddhahood, and passed away in distant Kusinārā. But the words He taught, His Dhamma, were not fading away. The path of liberation to his enlightenment still circulates in millions of human hearts. That is because, after the Buddha's death, the Arahants and his disciples continued to propagate the Dharma throughout India, across borders, across the West to Egypt, the United States. , deep into the eastern territory to Tibet, China, Japan, Vietnam, to Lapland in the cold arctic, as far as Java of the Antarctic Islands. To this day, two and a half millennia since the Buddha's entry into Nirvana, all over one-third of the world territory has revered the name of the Buddha: Respectful Offering, Chanh Venerable Tri, Minh Hanh Túc, Compassion Oath, Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu! How healthy! How healthy! How healthy! Dedicating Cong Duc May all sentient beings Share the full blessing today May all from here Always peaceful, fortunate in all regions. May you all, Long Thien Heaven and earth are majestic miracles Sharing deep merit together Maintain the Dharma lasting forever. Namo Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.17/4/2021.