Wednesday, July 13, 2022
In the articles describing the event of Buddha's birth, there are many symbolic languages, such as the image of a six-tusked white elephant entering the womb in a dream, the image of the newborn Buddha walking 7 steps, leaping on the ground. There are 7 lotus flowers to support his feet, and the image of the Buddha raises a right index finger to the sky and a left index finger to the ground. Please explain to us the meaning of these symbols, so that we can see more clearly the dignity of the person Buddha that the symbolic language has tried to express. Answer 3: We know that, according to Indian literature, the number 7 is a perfect number with many great philosophical, mystic, literary, musical, and spiritual meanings. a) Seven steps walking on 7 lotus flowers represent 7 days from Monday to Sunday in a week. b) Seven steps walking on 7 lotus flowers represent the 7 processes of achieving enlightenment of the Saints: 1. Tu-da-complete (Sotāpanna) 2. Tu-da-function (Sakadāgāmī) 3. A-na -function (Anāgāmī) 4. A-la-han (Arahant) 5. Pratyekabuddha (pacceka-buddha) 6. Bodhisattva (Bodhisattva) 7. Buddha. (Buddha) c) Seven steps walking on 7 lotus flowers represent 7 Buddhas: 1. Vipass Buddha 2. Thi-qi Buddha (Sikhin Buddha) 3. Bhikkhu-Buddha- Buddha (Visvabhu Buddha) 4. Buddha Ksakuchanda (Krakucchanda Buddha) 5. Buddha Kanakamuni Buddha (Kanakamuni Buddha) 6. Buddha Kassapa (Kassapa Buddha) 7. Sakyamuni Buddha (Sakyamuni Buddha) d) Seven steps walking on 7 lotus flowers represent 7 factors of enlightenment: 1. Tracing the Dharma (dhamma vicaya) 2. Effort (viriya) 3. Joy (pīti) 4. Contemplation (passadhi) 5. Mindfulness (saṭi) 6. Concentration (samādhi) 7. Discharge (upekkhā). e) Seven steps walking on 7 lotus flowers represent 7 specific properties of the Saints; Saints here are understood as us, practitioners, disciples of the Buddha. 1. Credit (saddhādhana) is a noble property that helps us to have genuine and deep faith in the Three Jewels. 2. World wealth (sīladhana) is a noble property that helps us to protect our pure and pure body, speech, and mind. 3. Tam talent (hiridhana): Feeling ashamed with yourself is a noble property for the unwholesome things that you cause for yourself. For example, I drink alcohol, I can't control myself. I get angry, curse, hit others, etc. After I stop drinking, I remember the wrong actions I caused by drinking, I feel ashamed of myself. That is talent. 4. Talent (ottappadhana): Feeling ashamed of others is a noble asset for the unwholesome things we do to them. For example, I take something that is not visible to anyone and say I am a thief. I feel their words are very true and have a bad feeling towards them. That is a noble. 5. Literature (sutadhana): The extensive study of the Buddhadharma is a valuable asset for those who practice Buddhism diligently and mindfully. 6. Giving talent (cāgadhana): Among all kinds of almsgiving, Dharma giving is the most noble asset to help people understand, identify, and transform their greedy, mean, and stingy mind. 7. Wisdom of talent (paññādhana): Wisdom of hearing, wisdom of practice, and wisdom of thinking are noble assets that help people understand deeply about cause and effect, impermanence, suffering, dependent origination, dependent origination, and Eight Holy Path.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=BUDDHIST DHARMA WHEEL GOLDEN MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.13/7/2022.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.
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