The Buddha appeared to preach the Dharma in the Nikayas. com In the Nikaya Minor, there are many primordial stories about living beings who preach the Dharma. Phat thien thuyet phap in the sutra-tang-nikaya copy.jpg In the sutras of the Chinese Tripitaka, 'Buddha manifests and preaches the Dharma' can be seen as a familiar and popular 'term' among Buddhists. Mahayana. This term is not found in the Theravada Tripitaka, or Theravada Buddhism. However, in the primordial sutras, belonging to the Nikaya Minor, readers can recognize 'Buddha manifests and preaches the Dharma' through the auras such as the deer preaching the Dharma, the dog preaching the Dharma, and the chicken preaching the Dharma. Dharma, crow, parrot, etc. preach the Dharma in human voice, and the teaching of this 'old man' lasts for 10,000 years, 40,000 years, sometimes up to 60,000 years, causing immeasurable sentient beings to give up evil and follow right, to give up their staff, and their swords, to abandon evil, to practice good, to live happily, and after giving up their bodies and lives, to be reborn in heaven or in this world, to enjoy the joys of 'conqueror' due to good karma accumulated in life. In particular, there are mantras such as from the peacock (Predecessor 491) that make the listeners suddenly realize great enlightenment, understand the impermanence, suffering and not-self characteristics of all dharmas, penetrate the knowledge of Pratyekabuddhas, liberation from birth and death. In this essay 'Buddha manifests and preaches the Dharma' focuses on clarifying the following issues: 1) How to recognize the Buddha manifesting and preaching the Dharma? 2) How does the Buddha manifest the Dharma? 3) Why did the Buddha appear to preach the Dharma? How to recognize the manifest Buddha? In the Nikayas, there are many stories of primordial stories about living beings who preach the Dharma. In this essay, to 'properly' answer the three questions mentioned above, The author would like to quote the forerunner story No. 388 The Long Snouted Pig (Tundila Predecessor) and the corresponding verses, consistent with the meaning and purpose of this article. The main content of story 388 is summarized as follows: An old woman raised two wild boars, which were brought back from a very young age by the mother pig abandoned in the forest. She loves the two pigs like her own children, so she feeds them well and takes good care of them. Over time, the two pigs are big and round. Many people suggested that the old woman sell them, but she firmly said 'no' because she loved them like her children. One day, 30 drinkers begged her to sell, but still could not shake her. In the end, they served the old woman to get drunk and she agreed to sell one. She said she only sold the younger pig and did not sell the brother pig (Bodhisattva is the brother pig, the predecessor of Buddha Shakyamuni). The piglet knew she was about to be slaughtered, so she was afraid to die and cried. On this occasion, the Bodhisattva (brother pig) immediately preached the Dharma with the peaceful posture of a Buddha: People who do not live are happy. People who are still alive are troubled by worries. People must die and not be sad. Be happy like a full moon festival all year round. . While he was considering the Perfection of the Decalogue, he put the Perfection of Virtue in front of him as a guide and recited the first two stanzas, his voice spreading as far as Benares throughout all ten. two miles. As soon as they heard that voice, all the people of Benares, from the king and vice-king down, came here, and those who did not come stood listening in their houses. The king's soldiers cut down all the bushes, leveled the ground, and spread sand. The vulgar people woke up from their drunkenness, immediately dropped the noose and stood listening to the Dharma, the old woman also sobered up. The Bodhisatta began to preach the Dharma to the Little Pig in the midst of the crowd. Thus the Great Being preached the Dharma in a sweet voice with the wonder of a Buddha. The crowd of thousands snapped their fingers and waved their towels in cheers, and the air filled with shouts of shouts: - Good, good! King Benares respectfully invited the Bodhisattva to the throne, and glorified the old woman by ordering the two Pigs to be bathed with perfumed water, dressed in vestments, adorned with gold and jewels on their necks, and bestowed positions on them. princes in the city. So the king protected the two Pigs with a large escort. The Bodhisatta taught the Five Precepts to the king, and all the people in Benares and Kasi kept the Five Precepts. The Bodhisatta preached the Dharma to the people on the days of the precepts (eighth and full moon) and sat in court. During his lifetime, no one was subjected to an unjust sentence. Then the king died, The Bodhisattva performed the king's funeral, and then he ordered to write a book with all the judgments and said: - You must follow this book to judge. After preaching the Dharma to the masses with enthusiasm, he and the little pig went into the forest while the crowd cried and cried. The bodhisattva's teachings were handed down for the next sixty thousand years. Thus, there are four grounds in the above summary excerpt that indicate that the Buddha or Bodhisattva Dharma Body Dai Sy manifests and preaches the Dharma. The verse shows that 'I (the pig) was born from the 'place' of no-birth. The person without life is happy (the pig brother was born from birthlessness, so he is happy, not afraid) The person is still alive because of worries. (The piglet clings to this temporary form of hers, so she worries and mourns for fear of losing this 'illusory' life.) The first stanza shows that the pig was born from the place of no birth, that is, from the Dharma body (Buddha or Bodhisattva Dharma Body Great Virtue, from the Eight Grounds - Ten Grounds) pure, permanent, unchanging, not born, not destroyed, no karma, no retribution, but born, because it is often quiet, so be happy (peaceful). This verse also means 'Form' (pig) ie 'No' (from where such feet are, without nature that is born). This is equivalent to the following two verses in the Flower Adornment Sutra: The Buddha's body is inherently unborn, but manifests itself. Thus, the verse on the shelf indicates that the pig he was born was not born (the Dharma body of the Buddha) but appeared to be born to preach the Dharma. The Perfection of the Decalogue: While he (the elder pig) considered the Perfection of the Decades (the Paramita), he put the Perfection of Virtue in front of him as a guideline In the Perfect Enlightenment School or The History of the Buddha (Small Nikaya, Pali Canon), a Bodhisattva who fully practices the ten perfections is a Bodhisattva who is about to become a Buddha, equivalent to the Dharma Body Great Bodhisattva of the Ten Grounds such as Maitreya Bodhisattva, Manjushri Bodhisattva, Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, etc. The bodhisattvas in this ground, depending on their own freedom, manifest themselves and save sentient beings in the lands of the ten directions. Thus, the pig is the manifestation of the Bodhisattva Dharmakaya Great Master of the Ten Grounds, or Buddha's Dharma Body. In the ten directions of the ceiling, the net of light covers all the places. The light has Buddhas everywhere, and there are sentient beings. Preaching the Dharma with the peaceful posture of a Buddha, the sages, the saints, who gathered the sutras, concurred in using words like the Great Being, the Buddha for the pig while preaching "The Great Being preaches by sweet voice with the wonder of a Buddha.", implying that the Buddha appeared in the form of a pig to preach the Dharma to the masses of Benares and Kasi. Dharma sound is unobstructed Not only did the Great Being preach the Dharma to the little pig, but also to those around him, and moreover, his voice spread as far as Benares throughout twelve miles. As soon as they heard that voice, all the people of Benares, from the king and viceroy down, went to the place where the pig was preaching the Dharma, and those who did not come stood listening in their houses. His teaching was unobstructed because of the Clear Void (no more, no less, no birth, no death, no karma, no retribution, no before, no after, no movement, no arising, etc.). Fa has the same sound, not the sound of a pig, but like a pig, not a human sound, like a human voice. Depending on the different karma, it sounds different. Because of Thanh Khong, there are no obstacles in terms of space and time, ie non-obstruction. Therefore, the mantra not only was understood by the pig, but also by the local people, but also crossed 12 miles to the palace of King Benares, causing the king and mandarins to come to the pig to listen. preaching the Dharma, and even those who live in their own homes can hear the Dharma sound of him, a Great Being, a Buddha through the appearance of a pig. The World-Honored One used to perform a Sentient sound each depending on the species. How does Buddha manifest? From the Emptiness (or Dharma body, Buddha nature) that came to Thien Tai's pupil, he said: Where did the Great Saint come from? Maitreya Bodhisattva said: Bodhisattvas do not come or go, just like that. Do not go, do not stay (stop at), so that comes. No origin, no clinging, no birth, no standing, no moving, no moving, no arising, no attachment, no clinging, no karma, no retribution, no arising, no cessation, no cessation, no permanence, such that arrive. The above passage shows that the great Bodhisattva Dharma Body Great Being like Maitreya Bodhisattva, or the Buddhas from the place of Emptiness, Buddha-nature or Dharma-body, come from pure Light, manifest, and manifest. Quang Minh transforms into a tower of pure Quang Minh, the one who transforms knowledge. In all solemn objects, there is a shadow. (Hoa Nghiem Sutra, World Flower Store, 5th) The first verse, "People without life are happy", which means: the pig brother was born from the place of birthlessness, that is, emptiness, the Dharma body is clear. purity that manifests as illusory pig body (shadow) to preach. Just as the Great Vow 'in the past' came to Bodhisattva Maitreya to teach: Behold, Good man (Son of Good Fortune), Bodhisattvas come from the place of great vows, because of the old vows to bless (Entering the Dharma Realm, 39th). ). Thus, the Buddhas and great Bodhisattvas manifest themselves through the power of the old vows. Why did Buddha appear? Because they want to tame and save sentient beings, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas come from the place of great compassion and manifest this good man! Bodhisattvas come from the place of great compassion, because they want to tame sentient beings. From the place where the great word comes because he wants to save sentient beings (Entering the Dharma Realm, 39th). In this story 388 there is a passage, "While he (the older pig) considered the Perfection of the Decalogue (Parami), he put the Perfection of Virtue in front of him as a guide", indicating that The Great Being came because of great compassion and great compassion, but manifested as a pig, preaching the Dharma to save the little pig's life, preaching the five precepts, the eight precepts, the ten kings of dharma (Almsgiving, benevolence, virtue, justice, friendliness, meekness, mildness, patience, repentance, compassion) for the kings and officials, the subjects of the kingdom of Benares and the whole of Kasi, so that they may abandon evil and follow righteousness, staff, and scepters. sword (end of killing), the cessation of evil and practice of good, make the home peaceful, the country peaceful, rain and wind, all sentient beings can live peacefully and happily. His teachings last for sixty thousand years, bringing lasting benefit to people and all beings. If you pay close attention, you can see that the first verse, Those without life is happy, is the true dharma of immortality, seems to be a statement that: I (the pig) was born from the 'place' of no birth, moreover To reassure the pig, I don't cling to the body as illusory. Meanwhile, his teachings to the public only focused on the five precepts, the eight precepts, and the ten kings of Dharma, without preaching the 'immortality', with the aim of letting people cut off evil and cultivate good, in order to have good results. a good life, peace in the present life, and in the next life rebirth in a good destination. Meanwhile, the story of the Great Confucius No. 491, He is the peacock preaching the Dharma to the hunter, and after listening to the brief lecture, the hunter thoroughly understood the ultimate dharma and became a Pratyekabuddha as follows: While the hunter listened to his sermon, on the spot where he was standing, he understands at once all the constituent elements of tangible things (the four elements), penetrates all of their three basic characteristics (i.e., impermanence, suffering, and not-self) and penetrates the view of a Paccekabuddha. Conclusion Thus, from the great compassion and from the great vow 'in the past' because of wanting to tame and save sentient beings, you appeared. This story 388 is considered as a manifestation of the Bodhisattva Dharmakaya Great Great Ten Grounds (completely accomplished the ten perfections), or Buddha Dharmakaya in the form of a pig preaching the Dharma, bringing peace to the world. joy and happiness for humans and all living beings for a long time (60 thousand years). In addition, there are many other predecessor stories of the Nikaya Minor, which show that Buddhas or Bodhisattvas appeared to bless and save sentient beings from suffering, such as the story of the 22nd predecessor, the wise jackal, not only saving them. jackals escaped destruction, but also preached to the king, courtiers, soldiers and subjects so that the whole kingdom lived gently and peacefully. In particular, precursor stories 23 and 24 show that the Buddha or Bodhisattva manifests a thoroughbred horse, sacrificing his own life to save eight countries from war, and before giving up his life 'horse' ' delusional because of his serious injury, he (pure-breed Sindl) preached the Dharma to eight kings, and since then the people of eight countries have lived in peace and tranquility, as summarized by the following inspirational verses: Vuong Ma Sinh Tri Dung In the past, there was a story that Ba La Nai Quoc was rich with many people. But then he was besieged by the kings of seven countries and invaded the city. The other king sent a horseman to the battle with Sin-dh Horse Vuong Horse. Thoroughbred dragon-breed African swift and mighty tore apart the enemy Immediately Captured the first five kings To the sixth king was stabbed by the sword The blood was excruciatingly painful The horse refused to rest, surrendered, Advised the man The knight bandaged himself Rushing into place the three airmen immediately caught the last emperor and brought it home to the king of Bratta again advised the king to release the sheep and army to live in peace, peace and quiet, encourage the king to reward and punish justice Golden Sin-dh close your eyes and go in peace! Helping by virtue is the merit of bodhisattvas or Mahayana practitioners who develop the Unsurpassed Mind.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.17/9/2022.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.