MEANING OF THE BUDDHA BATHING Rites in the Great Buddha's Birthday. Stretching along the line of national history, Buddha's Birthday and Buddha Bathing ritual have become a beautiful spiritual activity in Vietnamese society. Is it precisely at those times that each person is bathing himself in the Buddha in every moment of his life? According to legend, as soon as Prince Siddhartha was born, two Dragon Kings came to spray two streams of water to bathe the Prince. One sprays cold water and the other sprays hot water. The Origin of the Buddha Bathing Ritual The Buddha Bathing Ceremony is one of the popular rituals of the annual Vesak Festival in various Buddhist traditions. This ritual has existed for a long time in India, Central Asia and China, and is today maintained in most Buddhist communities everywhere as a gesture, an act of reverence, The joy of the Buddha's children over the arrival of the Enlightened One in this life, more than 2,600 years ago. The origin of the Buddha Bathing Ceremony comes from the birth event of Prince Siddhartha at Lumbini Garden. The scriptures of the two traditions of the South and the North record that, when Queen Mada gave birth to the crown prince, two streams of water from the gods, one warm and one cool, were poured down to bathe the emperor. queen and prince. This event is recorded in the Great sutta (the Department of the School II), the sutras for the property of the Dharma (Central Division III), the preface of the commentary on the original story (Nidanakatha). According to the Ministry of Great Affairs (Mahāvastu), when the prince was born, two streams of warm and cold, fragrant, fresh water were poured from the air to bathe the Prince. The work of Buddha's practice of Mr. Ma Minh is also recorded as above. The Buddha bathing ceremony is one of the popular rituals of the annual Vesak Festival in various Buddhist traditions. Particularly, the Universal Magical Sutra recorded that at that time, nine dragons sprayed water from the sky to bathe the prince. Based on these works, Buddhist artists have depicted the Prince's birth with a water-spraying dragon in many sculptures at Deer Park in North India and Amarāvatī in South India. A work of the Gandhara school kept at the Peshawar museum (Pakistan) depicts the scene of two palace maids standing next to the crown prince, above the heavens, Emperor Thich and Brahma sprinkle water from the lotus branch to bathe the prince. On either side of the crown prince were four devas who were reverently admiring. According to the past, present, cause and effect sutras, when the crown prince was born, there were four heavenly kings who used heavenly cloth to lift the crown prince, Thich De Hoan Nhon carries a treasure parasol with Dai Pham Thien standing on both sides. At that time, there were two dragon kings, Nanda and Upananda, from the sky, spewing two streams of warm and cool water to bathe the Prince's body. Perhaps it is the reverence of the gods for the event of the Prince's birth described in this sutra that inspired the Buddha's birthday later on, Buddhists often honor the statue of the birth in a basin. Or clean and precious brass, placed in the Buddha's shrine or somewhere dignified, use clean water with fragrant flowers to bathe the Buddha in memory of the Buddha's virtues and express deep respect for the Buddha. with Him. As a long-standing ritual and an essential part of the Buddha's birthday, the Buddha bathing ritual appears very popular in Southern and Northern Buddhist countries. Particularly in Vietnam, This ceremony is usually held on different days, but the most popular is the eighth of April, during Buddha's birthday each year. Explaining the Buddha bathing ritual in the Great Buddha's Birthday Ceremony Buddha bathing appears very popular in Southern and Northern Buddhist countries The meaning of the Buddha bathing ritual Two cold and hot water streams represent two favorable realms and the opposite of life, the two realms of joy and sorrow and joy and suffering of daily life, which all people born in this world have to endure. Prince Siddhartha endured those two streams of cold and hot water, later becoming Shakyamuni Buddha. In the scriptures, the Buddha taught that: Whoever endures the adverse circumstances of life, but still has a normal mind, calm, calm, and at ease, that person is a Buddha in the future. This is the very profound and wonderful meaning of Buddhism. In the scriptures, the adverse events of life are called: Eight winds. Eight is eight, maple is the wind. The Eight Winds are divided into four pairs, each pair includes two reversible realms, namely: Profit and fall, slander and honor, praise and criticism, misery and pleasure. In this world, suffering is too much: birth, old age, sickness and death are suffering, wishes are not possible, love must be separated, hate meets each other, the body is sick, and the mind is restless and restless. And enjoying the pleasures of life also leads to many sufferings later. In Buddhism, there are often many forms of rituals, aimed at spreading the profound teachings in the world, helping people to build a more peaceful and happy life. The Buddha bathing ritual is based on the legend of two dragon kings spewing two streams of water, One stream of cold water and one stream of hot water, bathed Prince Siddhartha on the aforementioned birthday. For Buddhists, reverence and enthusiasm for the Buddha on the basis of right view really bring them a pure faith and true, lasting peace. When we take the first ladle of water and bathe on the right shoulder of the small statue of the Buddha, we make a wish that: Even if we encounter problems in life, we are satisfied, called favorable circumstances, our minds will remain calm. casually. When we take a second ladle of water and bathe on the left shoulder of the lovely statue, we make a wish that: Even if there is an unpleasant situation in the world, called adversity, our mind will remain calm. For Buddhists, reverence and enthusiasm for the Buddha on the basis of right view really bring them a pure faith and true peace. Castle. Every time you offer a stick of incense, a flower, or an item to the Buddha, or when you sprinkle pure water on his statue, it is a great predestined cause for each person to return to themselves, in order to save themselves. exerting effort, adorning oneself with the fragrance of virtue, with the flower of wisdom, and with the water of patience, love, and adaptability to all conditions, even obstacles, to lead an upward lifestyle, awareness. Is it precisely at those times that each person is bathing himself in the Buddha in every moment of his life? This is the profound meaning of the ritual of bathing the Buddha and the practice of Buddhism. Or when pouring streams of pure water on his statue, it is a superior predestined cause for each person to return to themselves, to improve themselves, to adorn themselves with the fragrance of virtue, with flowers of wisdom. , and with the water of patience, loving-kindness, and adaptability to all conditions, even obstacles, to lead an upwardly, mindful lifestyle. Is it precisely at those times that each person is bathing himself in the Buddha in every moment of his life? This is the profound meaning of the ritual of bathing the Buddha and the practice of Buddhism. Or when pouring streams of pure water on his statue, it is a superior predestined cause for each person to return to themselves, to improve themselves, to adorn themselves with the fragrance of virtue, with flowers of wisdom. , and with the water of patience, loving-kindness, and adaptability to all conditions, even obstacles, to lead an upwardly, mindful lifestyle. Is it precisely at those times that each person is bathing himself in the Buddha in every moment of his life? This is the profound meaning of the ritual of bathing the Buddha and the practice of Buddhism. SYDNEY.25/5/2021. adapting to all conditions, even obstacles, to lead an up-and-coming, aware lifestyle. Is it precisely at those times that each person is bathing himself in the Buddha in every moment of his life? This is the profound meaning of the ritual of bathing the Buddha and the practice of Buddhism. adapting to all conditions, even obstacles, to lead an up-and-coming, aware lifestyle. Is it precisely at those times that each person is bathing himself in the Buddha in every moment of his life? This is the profound meaning of the ritual of bathing the Buddha and the practice of Buddhism.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.26-5-2021.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.