What is the Udumbara flower?VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH. Udumbara flowers are extremely rare flowers. According to the summary in the Dai Bi Phan Da Loi Sutra, the Udumbara tree belongs to a woody species, an ancient form, has a lifespan of up to ten thousand years and blooms once every three thousand years. According to Venerable Master Tuyen Hoa, "Udumbara flowers are not easy to find when they bloom. This flower blooms and fades away, the time is very short, and in a moment, it fades away." If it weren't for the person with great blessings, he wouldn't have seen a flower bloom once in countless kalpas. Therefore, in the Sutra, it is often compared: "Meeting the Buddha to be born is as difficult as seeing the Udumbara flower in bloom". The Truth about Balloons. The truth about Cau Co How to chant at home. What is Arahant? What is the ten good deeds? How to cut charm at home. The truth about the term Tam Tai. 10 Important things lay Buddhists need to know. What kind of flower is Udumbara flower? Don't be fooled, this is a slime mushroom , not a Udumbara flower. Udumbara flowers are extremely difficult to find like that, not the fig tree, nor the slime Mushroom that Ta Dao goods advertise on the internet to lure people into ignorance! Thus, the Udumbara flower is an image used to describe things that are extremely rare and extremely difficult to meet. It has no spiritual meaning, like: Udumbara flowers bloom are Buddhas about to be born or some saints are about to appear. Udumbara flower in Buddhist scriptures Meeting the Udumbara flower in bloom is as difficult as meeting the birth of a Buddha and as difficult as being born as a human being. Why is it difficult to be human? In the Sutra of the Blind Tortoise Finding the Tree, the Buddha compared being born as a human being as difficult as: "There is a blind turtle in the middle of the sea, which emerges once every 100 years. There is also a log with holes in it, once every 100 years it passes by the tortoise. If the turtle ever happened to emerge just as the log was passing, right into the tree trunk to get in, it would be extremely rare.” It is equally difficult to be born as a human or to have the good fortune to meet the Buddha. 1. Udumbara flowers in the Great Compassion Sutra The Great Compassionate One Sutra says: "The Buddha said: I remember the past countless kalpas, this Buddha land is called Sun Moon Minh. In the previous year, I was in this Jambudvipa as a Wheel-turning King, named Dang Minh, using good deeds to encourage and teach all sentient beings. When I was walking around looking at the orchard, seeing a man with his arms tied, he asked the officials: What crime has this man committed? The officials said: This person deceives the King of Dharma, and dares to claim that he is a people of Heaven. It often goes through to steal things, six parts steal one, this person violates the regulations. The king immediately said to the mandarins: Quickly untie this man, the food stored in oil and milk don't start looking for it! The officials said to the king: In the end, no one can steal the king's things with good intentions. The kitchen that provides everything needed is produced by the people, of course, it can't be obtained without the king's strength in the end. At that time, I was sad and thought to myself: To whom should this throne of King be entrusted? I have five hundred children, all encouraged to follow Bodhi, so I divided this Jambudvipa into five hundred parts and assigned them to you. Then immediately left and went to the forest to pray to Tien to practice holy life. * Meditating in the forest of Uu Dam Bat La, approaching the wide sea to the south, eating fruits and vegetables to help maintain the body and life, gradually not long after attaining five miraculous powers. At that time, in Jambudvipa, there were five hundred merchants who went to the sea to collect treasures, and obtained many treasures. The merchant in everyone's name is Tuc Vuong, has some merit and virtue, so he has the Mani As-I-Wish pearl; From that treasure island, many kinds of jewels and Mani pearls were obtained. When starting to lead the way, the sea water rolled up, the dragons made their brains confused, crying for help. Among them is a dragon that becomes a fairy, named Ma Tang, actually a Bodhisattva, but because of his original vow, he was born in it. That great Bodhisattva guided and protected the merchant caravan across the wide sea in peace, and returned to his own residence. Following the group of merchants, there was a vicious Rakshasa, always chasing in the back, waiting to find a convenient opportunity. That raksha, in the middle of the day, caused the wind and rain to suddenly rise up, causing the merchants to lose their way. They do not know where to turn, so they are extremely afraid, crying and crying, praying to the gods and the wind-rain god... * At that time, when I heard that sound with my Heavenly Ear, I immediately had a consolation saying: "You merchants, do not be afraid. I will show you the way so that you can safely reach Jambudvipa. At that time I used colored silk to tie myself to myself. Inside, oiled with oil, lit it with fire, uttering sincere words: I stayed in the forest for 36 years, passing through the four Brahma realms. For the sake of sentient beings should eat fruits; Has transfigured eighty-four thousand species of dragons and Yakshas, ​​making the residence no longer rotten. Because of this good root caused me to burn my hand, to pray for these merchants to reach Jambudvipa. After spending seven days and seven nights like this, the merchants safely reached their hometown, and immediately made their own vows: Such a treasure, if I achieve Arahantship, it will enable me to master the Wish-fulfilling gem. From this Buddha land towards the space of countless Buddha lands in the previous year. All over the ten directions rained down on precious things. In each direction seven times rain down all kinds of treasures, as you like, are full; Causing immeasurable Asanga-period sentient beings to abide in the Three Vehicles." 2. Udumbara flowers in the Lotus Sutra “The Buddha told Sariputra! Such a wonderful dharma, only when the time is right will the Tathagatas and Buddhas speak. Like Udumbara flowers, the right time to appear. Sariputra! You should believe what the Buddha said, there is no falsehood. Sariputra! The Buddhas arbitrarily said the dharma, which is difficult to understand. Why? We use innumerable means, all kinds of causes and conditions, words and examples, to explain things. That Dharma is not understood by discriminating, but only by the Buddhas. Why? All Buddhas, World-Honored Ones appeared, because of a great cause and condition." Most Venerable Master Hua said: "Buddha told Shariputra! Such wonderful Dharma, when the time is right, the Buddhas Tathagata will say: This wonderful Dharma cannot be heard at all times. We must wait until the cause and conditions are ripe to speak. This miracle has an example. What example? For example, Udumbara flowers appear at the right time. This flower only blooms in a very short time and then fades, so it is very precious and rare. Currently, this flower and this wonderful Dharma are rare. “Sariputra! You should believe that the words of the Buddhas say there is no illusion." The Buddha's words are true and not false. * Again in the Sutra, the Buddha preached a verse: Like the Buddhas of the three times. The ritual of speaking the dharmas. We are like that now. Speak without distinction. Buddhas appeared. Hard to find for a long time. Meet when Buddha was born. Saying this dharma is more difficult. Countless countless lifetimes. Listening to this Dharma is also difficult. Those who hear this dharma. That person is more difficult. Like the Udumbara flower. All preferred. Rarely found in the human world. New time appeared. Listen to the Dharma with joy and praise. Until you say a word. That is, made offerings. All Buddhas of the three times. That person is very rare. More than the Udumbara flower. * Master Hsuan Hua said: “You have heard this Sutra of the Wonderful Law of Lotus. “He is more difficult” : This person is not easy to find. "Like Udumbara flower": Like Udumbara flower, there are few. Uu Dam flower translates as "Tuong Doan". This flower blooms only once every three thousand years, but once it blooms, it fades away, so it's especially rare. "All love it, but it is rare in heaven and in man": Because Udumbara flowers are rare, people in heaven and on earth love this flower. "Arriving at the right time": If the time has not come, it will never appear. "Rejoice to hear the Dharma." If one hears the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law of the Lotus, that person generates a heart of joy and praises. “Until say a word”: Or just say a sentence to praise the Lotus Sutra. "That is, have made offerings to all the Buddhas of the three times": That is, have made offerings to all the Buddhas of the ten directions and three times. "That person has very few flowers, more than Udumbara flowers": This person has less than Udumbara flowers. Therefore, it can be seen that listening to the Dharma is not easy, unless it is time to hear it. * Also in the Sutra: "At that time, all the Great Brahma Heavenly Kings were in front of the Buddha, with one heart, using stanzas, to praise the Great Thong Wisdom Conqueror Tathagata. The Blessed One is very difficult to meet. Breaker of afflictions. Over a hundred and thirty lifetimes. Only met once. Other hungry beings. All imbued with the rain of Dharma. Never met Buddha before. Infinite wisdom. Like flowers of Udumbara. Just met today. Our palaces. Thanks to the strong light. The World-Honored One is compassionate. Please accept. Mr. Tuyen Hoa said: "Hundreds of thousands of kalpas are very difficult to meet the Buddha. The Buddha is a great enlightened being who has destroyed all ignorance and afflictions. The World-Honored One is immeasurable, boundless, and has great wisdom, like the Udumbara flower, which is not easy to find, but we have now met the Buddha. This is the palace that we love, now that we have met the Buddha, we all vow to leave the palace. Through the light of the Buddha adorn our palace. Ask the Blessed One to develop great compassion and compassion, please accept this palace." What is the Udumbara flower: Conclusion Readers who have come here must understand what Udumbara Flower is like, right? "Do not lie" is one of the five precepts of the Buddha Dharma. The Buddha used the endless difficulty of seeing and seeing the Udumbara Flower as an example to show us: It is extremely difficult to be born as a human, it is also difficult to have enough blessings to meet the Buddha and to have enough conditions to study Buddhism again. is extremely difficult . So if you hear anywhere about the Udumbara flower blooming, don't believe it. Surely it is what Ma said, or the Evil Dao goods deliberately set up to fascinate gullible people and love strange stories. The pictures of Udumbara flowers spread online, Tue Tam dared to affirm without fear of false accusations that: It's just a type of Mushroom !END=NAMO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.21/6/2021.