Remember to think about the meaning and symbolism of elephants in Buddhism. Remember the first elephant species appearing in the history of Shakyamuni Buddha was "Mr" with a six-tusked white statue. One night at the end of July 625 B.C., Queen Ma-Da had a dream in which she saw a young white elephant descending from the air into the palace, then flew through her right hip into her lap, immediately after. There, thousands of fairies appeared and praised her. Startled, she woke up and saw that she was healthy and light, and the queen knew she was pregnant. Legend has it that Buddha's mother dreamed of a white elephant, then became pregnant with him. So far, the image of a white elephant is always a good omen. Buddha Shakyamuni in his previous lives was born as an elephant. And in my last life, from the Tusita heaven, entered his mother's womb in the form of a white elephant. Legend has it that Buddha's mother dreamed of a white elephant, then became pregnant with him. So far, the image of a white elephant is always a good omen. Buddha Shakyamuni in his previous lives was born as an elephant. And in his last life, from the Tusita heaven, entered his mother's womb in the form of a white elephant. Nine months later, in Lumbini garden, next to a Worryless tree, the queen gave birth to a prince, named Siddhartha Gautama, who was Buddha Shakyamuni later... The image of the White Statue has three pairs of tusks. It is very sacred and holy, because this white elephant comes from the heavens above, there must be countless Buddhas, bodhisattvas, saints, and gods, whose dusty world has so many people waiting for it. bridge is set foot on. So, In many monasteries and temples, when setting up a Lumbini garden to celebrate the annual Buddha's Birthday, they often do not forget to create the image of the White Statue of Sau Nga. As Buddhists, we are certainly no stranger to the image of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra riding a white elephant with six tusks, together with Bodhisattva Manjushri riding a blue lion, often serving Buddha Shakyamuni on both sides. on the main halls. According to the "Umbrella Sutra" it is written that: "From the Tusita sky, the Bodhisattva immediately dropped the mighty spirit, transformed into a white elephant, with six tusks in his mouth...". The white elephant that Bodhisattva Samantabhadra rides is to show great compassion. The six elephant tusks represent the "six lands" (six methods of reaching the other shore to liberate samsara, including: giving, keeping precepts, patience, diligence, meditation and wisdom). Elephant's four legs represent "4 things like the will" (ie 4 types of meditation: first meditation, second meditation, third and fourth meditation). The six tusks of the white statue that Bodhisattva Samantabhadra ride on also represent the six supernatural powers of the Bodhisattva. The six-tusked white elephant is also the mount of Samantabhadra bodhisattva (Samantabhadra) symbolizing the wisdom that conquers the six senses. People see the elephant as the bearer of the wish jewel and the Buddha's bowl. So, the six-tusked White Elephant is completely unlike the Elephants in the wild, the untamed Elephants in Yok Don National Forest, or the Elephants that have become gentle in Buon Don - Daklak that we see... In the story "History of Shakyamuni Buddha", there is a passage when the Buddha entered the forest of Pary-Layda to descend under a tree, he was immediately volunteered by the Elephant Lord and Monkey King. find servants. After living them for a while with the Elephants, Buddha understood the roar of the Elephant Queen when it wanted to call the herd back. One day, The Buddha tried to use the roar of the Elephant species, the Elephant God understood, immediately it knelt at the Buddha's feet as if to express "I am ready to obey Your command". There is also a passage about Devadatta for the third time harming Shakyamuni Buddha right in the city of Vuong Xa, by bribing a mahout to let him release the Evil Elephant on his way with a group of disciples going for alms. . The fierce Elephant stretched out his trunk, cocked his ears, pounded, rushed towards the Buddha, looking very dangerous, so Ananda rushed out with the intention of sacrificing and suffering on behalf of the teacher. Buddha called An-Nan to stand aside, but An-Nan disobeyed, He immediately used supernatural force to lift An-Nan into the air when the Evil Elephant was rushing to the place. Miraculously, the mad Elephant, who was fiercely aggressive, suddenly stopped, slowly lowered his trunk, and quietly stood beside the Buddha to let him stroke it. Then it uses a hose to vacuum the ground, blows on the Buddha's head to show respect, then his eyes do not leave him, it walks back, back, back down until it is completely inside the cage... Japanese cinema has made the movie "Buddha Shakyamuni" ( Once shown in cinemas in our country before 1975, now re-released in the form of VCDs widely available in libraries in major temples, or popularized via YouTube that can be viewed on websites. Buddhists such as Lotus Library, Quang Duc Monastery ...), the script has a passage where King Aisha heard the instigation of Devadatta, arrested all the Sangha of Shakyamuni Buddha, tied each and every one of them. people to the planks, cut off all the limbs, dragged out to the open ground for the Evil Elephant to execute in front of the people of the world. An-Nan was the first monk to be dragged to the beach, everyone was heartbroken and afraid, but A-Nan was still calm, his mouth tinkled with the Buddha's blessing. The giant ferocious elephant raised its front paw and kicked down the head, crushing the plank below A-Nan's hip. The powerful second pedal fell… missed, its foot stomping close to the neck and shoulder of the young monk. For the third time, Elephant's big foot nearly hit A-Nan's head. The mahout used his whip to command the Elephant again. This time, the fierce Elephant lifted both front legs high, and pressed down… the legs were lowered to about half a meter away from A-Nan's head and body, then… stopped, motionless. King A-Xa-So witnessed the beginning and the end, understood the sacredness of the Buddha's magic, and quickly ordered the release of all monks. The virtues of the monastics following the Buddha's teachings have shone brightly, spreading in all directions, making the fierce elephants also feel and see with their intuition. so they have to obey the order that the naked eye can not hear: "Inviolable!". The Buddha, Bodhisattvas, as well as many of his disciples did not need to use violence, not use rods, sharp spears, iron rods, nor fierce anger, fierce shouts to tame the wild Elephants. dangerous. Only with compassion, with faith in the Dharma, with tolerant eyes, with a generous and friendly caress, with sincere polite words, and above all with his fragrant conduct, Buddha and His disciples have conquered, suppressed, and conquered the violent and cruel forces of both humans and animals in the mortal realm.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.