Thursday, May 20, 2021
The 6th century BC was the golden age of Asian religions. Great historical events have occurred in Eastern countries one after another: Confucius and Lao Tzu in China, Zoroaster in Iran (Persia), Mahavira and Shakyamuni Buddha in India.
In that religious whirlpool, the Buddha, founded by Shakyamuni Buddha, has stood firm and continues to grow as a bright torch to meet the spiritual needs of mankind. Buddha gave people a perfect spiritual life. Of course, Buddha also did not escape from the general rule of the universe "to become, to stay, to be destroyed, to be empty," and has also experienced countless ups and downs in the history of nations and religions; but Buddhism still exists and still exists forever in the life line of the countries where Buddhism has passed and left its mark.
When it comes to Buddhism, we think we have to mention the cardinal who founded that religion.
In the 6th century, in 566 BC, in the Kapilavatsu citadel of a small kingdom in India, Prince Siddhartha was born in the glorious solemn waiting of royalty and the people. Crown Prince is the son of King Pure Sanskrit (Sudhodana) and Queen Ma Gia (Mayadevi). Prince was born in Lumbini garden, near the border of Nepal and India.
A Taoist Taoist prophesied that "The Crown Prince will either become a great king ruling over the four continents, or he will leave home to practice and attain Unsurpassed Perfection." The king's father heard that, and quickly found all ways to stop it. But those methods were all ineffective, even the talented wife of the Crown Prince, Princess Yasodhara (Yasodhara) and the new born child Rahula (Rahula) could not suppress the thought of escapism. all the secular ties of the Crown Prince. The Prince had seen the birth, old age, illness, and death of people, understood the impermanence of all living things, and the Prince wanted to find a way to relieve suffering for himself and humanity. Not long after that, the Crown Prince escaped from the palace, away from the family home, and ventured into the dust.
After 11 years of searching for teachers, practicing asceticism, and worshiping with many famous teachers, Bodhisattva Siddhartha was still not satisfied. He noticed that the way of practice and theory of the masters was still negative and deadlocked. He immediately gave up that practice and went alone to meditate on the bank of the Ni Lien Zen (Uruvila) river. After 49 days and nights in samadhi, Bodhisattva Siddhartha suddenly attained great enlightenment, attained Supreme Enlightenment, and took the title Buddha Shakyamuni. After attaining the truth, the Buddha went to see five brothers Kieu Tran Nhu at Deer Park. The Buddha's first sermon on the Four Noble Truths was called Zhuan Falun (Dhamma - Chakrapravartana). The teaching of the Four Noble Truths (Suffering, Formation, Cessation, and Path) throughout the Noble Eightfold Path or the Noble Eightfold Path (Right View, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Concentration,
For 45 years, the Buddha and his great disciples traveled all over India, from the banks of the Ganges River to remote villages, primarily to spread the Dharma to free sentient beings from delusion. Wherever the light of Buddhism goes, the darkness of ignorance dissolves there. Millions of people have found happiness and liberation. Buddha passed away at Kusinagara city in 486 BC. That year, he was 80 years old.
Buddhism flourished in India, especially in Kosala and Magadha, also known as the center of Buddhism. But after the Buddha's death about 200 years, Buddhism also followed historical events that had many ups and downs. In those historical events, the disastrous battle with the Kalinga army of King Ashoka (Asoka) is a famous turning point in the history of Indian Buddhism.
King Ashoka shivered from his dream when he saw bloodied horse corpses lying dead on the battlefield. That bloody image strongly stirred the heart of that cruel king, causing him to regret having caused a scene of destruction that destroyed life. Since then, Asoka transformed his soul, studied Buddhism, and through his teachings, Asoka slowly tamed and became one of the most benevolent kings of Indian history.
The remaining Buddhist relics in the territory of India all have the imprint of the restoration of King Asoka; Thanks to that, today we can learn and understand more about Buddhist historical sites through inscriptions and holy places.
Shakyamuni Buddha left his footprints all over India and his image has been engraved in the hearts of mankind. During the flourishing Dharma period, important landmarks were mentioned. Four famous holy places of Buddhism in particular and of India in general are: Lumbini Garden where the Buddha was born, Bodhgaya (Bodh-Gaya) where Buddha attained enlightenment, Deer Park (Sarnath) ) where the Buddha turned the first wheel of Dharma, and Kusinagara where the Buddha passed away.
Four other important places also mentioned in the history of Buddhism are the four places where the Buddha performed miracles to teach and tame sentient beings. Those places are: Sravasti (the capital of Kosala) where the Buddha performed miracles to subdue Kasyapa, the leader of the Tirthika sect. The second place is Sankasya, the Buddha went to the 33rd heaven to teach Queen Ma Gia (his mother). The third place is Rajagriha (the capital of Magadha), where the Buddha tamed the drunken elephant ordered by Devadatta to kill the Buddha. The fourth place is Vesali (Vaisali), where the Buddha used a bowl of honey offered by monkeys.
These famous landmarks and events in the Buddha's life have been the subject of thousands of works of Buddhist art from the past to the present.
These places have attracted countless visitors from all over the world to visit, and many temples, towers, and inscriptions were also built around these holy places. However, during the decline of Buddhism in India, a few holy places were ruined by dust and time.
Today, Indian archaeologists are on the way to excavate the ruins and restore the holy sites.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.21/5/2021.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.
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