THE BIRTH SUTRA. (The Buddha's predecessor story) Jàtaka 51. THE STORY OF THE GENERAL KING (Mahasìlavā) The one who always hoped…, This story, while staying at Ky Vien, the Master told about a rotten stilt-stilt ton. The Teacher asked the Male-stilts: - Is it true, this Male-stilts, he rots his effort? - White World-Honored One, indeed. "Bhikkhu, why is it that in the Dhamma leading to liberation like that, you have lost your effort?" In the past, the sages, after losing their country, persisted in their efforts, eventually regaining their lost reputation. Having said this, the Master told the story of the past. * Once upon a time, when King Brahmadatta ruled the country in the land of Ba-la-complaint, the Bodhisatta was reincarnated as the queen's son. On the day of his naming, he was called Prince Silava (Glorious Virtue). When he reached the age of sixteen, he was mature in all skills. After a while, when the king's father passed away, he was placed on the throne with the title of King Great Virtue. The righteous king reigns according to the law. At the four gates of the city, the king built four alms schools, built one more in the middle of the city, and one at the gate of his palace. Six schools of alms were built to give alms to the traveling poor. The king upholds the precepts, upholds the day of the precepts (Bodhisattvas), is full of patience, kindness, and compassion. He rules the country in accordance with the law and wants all sentient beings to be happy as he wants his beloved son sitting on his calves to be happy. One of the king's ministers engaged in adultery in the inner palace, and after a while it was discovered, the ministers reported to the king. The king investigated, knowing the matter himself, summoned that great minister, kicked him out of the country and said: - Hey, you fool, what you do is not appropriate, you are not worthy to live in the kingdom. mine. Bring your property, wife and children and go elsewhere! He left the country of Kàsi, went to work with King Kosala, gradually becoming the king's trusted advisor. One day, that person said to King Kosala: - Dear Son, the water of Kàsi is like honey cake without flies. The king was very weak, with only a few troops he was able to capture the city of Kàsi. Hearing that man say this, the king immediately thought: "The kingdom of Benares is great. Again he told a few armies that he could take the city. It's most likely a hired robber." The king said: – I think you are a hired robber. Dear Heavenly Son, I am not a hired thief! God only tells the truth. If you do not believe in me, send someone to destroy a border village, and you will see, when the ravagers are arrested, and brought before the king of Kàsi, he will give his property and release him. they return. King Kosala thought, "This man is very brave, Having said that, I'll investigate." Then the king sent some of his men to destroy a village on the border of Benares. They were captured and brought before King Kàsi. King asked: - Hey dear friends, why harm our villagers? “Sir, because we cannot make a living. "Then why don't you come to me?" From now on, don't do that again. The king gave them money and released them. They reported the situation to King Kosala. With this experience, the king did not dare to send troops, so he sent people to destroy the middle of the country. Those thieves were given money by King Kàsi as before and then released. King Kosala with this experience too, did not dare to send troops, but sent people to loot right in the street. King Kàsi gave the robbers money and then also released them. At that time, King Kosala knew that King Kàsi was a very benevolent ruler. immediately decided to send an army to capture the country of Ba-la-complaint. At that time, King Benares had a thousand great warriors, fearless, transcendent heroes who could face the attack of a mad elephant, fearless. Fearful of being struck by lightning on the head, an invincible army could take over Jambudvipa at the will of the great king Silava. They heard that King Kosala was coming and immediately reported to King Kàsi: - Dear God, King Kosala came with the intention of taking over the country of Ba-la-complaint. We will go and fight and arrest him, and we will not let him cross the border. - Hey guys, don't cause trouble for others because of me. Those who want our country, let them take our country. Gentlemen, don't go! The king stopped the soldiers from fighting the invaders. Then King Kosala crossed the border and entered the middle of the country. The ministers came to report to the king as before. The king stopped again like last time. Then King Kosala came, stood outside the city and informed the great king Silava to deliver the country or fight. King Kàsi reported that the king did not fight. - Come and get the kingdom. The seventh time, the ministers came to the king again: - Dear Heavenly Son, we do not allow King Kosala to enter the city. We will beat him outside the city and arrest him. But King Kàsi still stopped as before, opened the gates of the city, and then sat on a splendid throne surrounded by a thousand great ministers. King Kosala with a large army entered the city of Benares. Seeing no resistance, the king went to the palace of King Kàsi, with the doors open. King Kosala immediately ordered to arrest King Mahasilava who was sitting silently on the throne with thousands of great ministers around. - Tie this king to his ministers, tie their arms tightly behind their backs, and lead them to the graveyard, dug pits as deep as their necks, making it impossible for people to raise their hands, and then dumped dirt on the ground and buried them alive. At night the jackals will come and will do what needs to be done with them! The entourage followed the king's orders to rob the country, tied King Kàsi with his ministers, tied his arms tightly behind his back, and led them away. At that time, the great king Silava had no thoughts of anger towards the king who robbed the country. While such ministers were bound and led away, no one could disobey King Kàsi, the King Kàsi assembly was well trained in such discipline. Then the king's soldiers robbed the kingdom and led the king of Silava and his ministers to the burial ground, dug holes as deep as his neck, buried them all in the pit, the great king of Silava was buried in the middle, and his ministers were buried on both sides, spread the earth, beat it down with a pestle and leave. King Silava was not angry with the king who robbed the country and advised his ministers: - Hey guys, let's gather compassion! At midnight, the jackals came, intending to eat people. Seeing them, the king and the great ministers shouted in unison, and the jackals fled in fear. When they looked back, knowing no one was chasing them, they turned back. They shouted louder than before. Thus, they ran away for the third time, then looked back again, knowing that no one was chasing them, they thought, "These people too will die," so they boldly retreated, and when they heard the shouting, they did not run away. hide again. The leading jackal approached King Silava, the rest of the dogs approached the others. Being skilled in means, knowing the animal was approaching him, King Kàsi immediately raised his neck as if letting the animal bite, then with his jawbone pulled the jackal's neck, the king bit him as tightly as a pincer. The jackal was bitten by the neck, clamped by the jawbone of a king with the strength of an elephant, Unable to escape on its own, and terrified of death, it howled loudly. Hearing the cry for help, thinking that the king jackal had been captured by one person, the other dogs did not go near the ministers, and were frightened by fear of death, all ran away. Bitten by the jawbone of King Kàsi, the wild dog was caught running back and forth in a panic, causing the ground to soften and, out of fear of death, with all four paws scratched the ground on the king's place. The king knew that the earth had softened, so he released the jackal. With the strength of an elephant, the king moved back and forth, raised his arms, and then, leaning on the edge of the crater, he escaped from the crater like a cloud torn by the wind, and stood up. Then comforted and encouraged the ministers, the king digs up the soil and pulled everyone out of the pit. Surrounded by ministers, the king stood in the graveyard. At that time, a dead body was thrown in the cemetery, right at the border of the territory of the two yakshas. The two yakshas can't share the dead person, they say: - We can't share this corpse. King Silava is the one who lives in accordance with the law, he will share with us. Let's go to him. They held the corpse, dragged it to the king and said: - Son of God, please divide this person with us. - Hey, yakshas, ​​I will share this corpse for you. But since we're not clean, give us a bath first. The yaksha, with their power, brought fragrant water for the king to steal water for king Kàsi to bathe; After bathing, they gathered the robes of King Kādi, brought the robes for the king of robbers, came to dress him, and then brought him a box containing four kinds of perfumes. When the king had anointed him, they gave him flowers of all kinds, set on a jade fan in a golden box, and adorned him with ornaments. Then, while the king was standing, they asked him if he needed anything more of them. The king signaled to them that he was hungry. The yakshas immediately went to get the king the delicious dishes prepared for the king to rob the country. And after bathing and anointing, dressing and applying makeup, King Kàsi ate delicious dishes. The yakshas brought fragrant water for the king to steal, with golden bowls and golden cups for the king to drink water and rinse his mouth. And while the king was washing his hands, the yakshas brought betel nut spiced with five kinds of incense, which were pre-baptized for the king to use. After eating betel nut, while the king was standing, the yaksha asked the king if he needed them to do anything else. The king said: - Take the precious swords and put them on the king's pillow, and bring them back to me. And they go and bring it back. Then the king took the sword, put it straight on the corpse, cut it down in the middle of the top of the head, divided it into two equal parts for the two yakshas. After dividing, the king washed his sword, put it on, and stood upright. The yakshas ate and drank, satisfied, and asked if the king had ordered them to do anything else. The king told those yakshas to use their power to bring the king into the king's room to rob the country and bring the officials home. They accepted and did as the king said. At that time, the king of robbers was sleeping on a bed in a decorated royal room. King Kàsi used his face with a sword to strike on the stomach of the sleeping king. The king woke up startled, with the light of the lamp, recognizing that it was the great king Silava, immediately got up from the bed, gathered courage, said to King Kàsi: - Great King, the night is like this, there is protection. guard, the doors are closed, there is no place in the palace that is unguarded, how did you get to this bedside, with swords, jewels, and royal robes ready? King Kàsi tells the whole story with details of the events that brought him here. After hearing that, the king robbed the country was deeply moved, and said: - Dear King, I am a human being but do not know your merit. But his merits were clearly known by the violent, cruel yakshas, ​​who drank blood and ate the other's flesh. O master, now I will no longer plot to betray a virtuous person like you! Then King Kosala took the sword and swore an oath to his friends, apologized to King Kàsi, and let King Kàsi sleep on the bed, while he slept on a small bed. When the night ended, the sun had risen, the king ordered to beat the drums to invite all the soldiers, officials, brahmins, and householders to gather. Standing in front of the court as if raising the full moon to the sky, King Kosala praised the merits of King Silava in the assembly, apologized to King Silava, once again returned the kingdom to him, and said: - From now on: From then on, if a robbery occurs for you, I will take responsibility. He reigns over the country, while I guard and protect. Having said this, King Kosala punished the wrongdoer, and brought his army back to his country. And King Mahàsilava adorned, dressed in majesty, under a white umbrella, sat on a golden sieve with legs like a deer, looked at his achievements and thought: "This achievement and saving the life of a person thousands of great gods, if we are not diligent, we will not get anything. It is through the power of diligence that we are not destroyed, and our lost reputation is restored. I saved the lives of a thousand great gods. Indeed, in order for the will to not be destroyed, it is necessary to be very diligent. For one who is always diligent, fruition will be fully achieved. After thinking like this, King Kàsi read this verse as inspiration: He always hopes, The wise are not discouraged, I see suffering overcome, What do I want! The Bodhisatta said: - Oh, For those who are fully virtuous, the fruit of diligence will be achieved. With this stanza, the Bodhisatta spoke his words of inspiration, doing meritorious deeds all his life, and then following his karma. * After narrating this Dharma talk, the Master preaches the Truths. At the end of that lecture, the rotten bhikkhu lost effort to attain Arahantship. After combining the story, the Master identified the Forerunner: - At that time, the great minister of betrayal was Devadatta, the one thousand great ministers were the Buddha's assembly and the great King of Silava was I. -ooOoo- 52. STORY JANAKA (Predecessor Cùla Janaka) Be diligent, hey!… This story, while in Ky Vien, the Master told about a rotten bhikkhu who lost his effort. Here, all the happenings, will be told in the Predecessor Mahajanaka (No. 539) The king sitting under the white umbrella says this verse: Be diligent, thou! Wisdom is not boring. I see suffering overcome, From water to land. Here, a bhikkhu, who had lost his energy, attained Arahantship, and King Janaka was fully Enlightened. -ooOoo- 53. STORY OF COMMENTARY FULL OF WINE (Punnapàti predecessor) The bottle of wine was so full…, This story when in Ky Vien, the Master told about poisoned wine. Once in Savat, some alcoholics gathered together and discussed. – Our money for wine has dried up, so what to do? An alcoholic said: - Don't worry. There is a way. - What way? – The Lonely Grade often wore a ring and a beautiful dress to pay homage to the king. We put anesthetics in a bottle of wine, set up a tavern, sit there. When Loneliness comes back, invite the great millionaire in and give it a drink. When the old man is intoxicated, we take the ring, the shirt, and we have money to buy alcohol. They accepted the offer, did so, and when the millionaire left, they came to him and said: - Sir, we have very good wine. Have a drink and then go. Loneliness thinks: "How can a noble disciple who has attained Stream-winner drink alcohol? Even if we don't want to drink, we will discover the plots of these alcoholics." Thinking so, Loneliness entered the pub, watched them do it, knowing that the wine had been drugged by them, he decided to make them flee from now on. He said: - You wicked drunkards, you put anesthetics in wine bottles, make passersby drink, make them drunk, and then rob them. You set up a tavern, sit there, just admiring this wine. But not one of them dared to drink. If this wine does not contain narcotics, then drink it first. The Loneliness Level frightens alcoholics, causing them to run away and go home. Thinking that the deeds of the alcoholics should be presented to the Tathagata, the Solitude came and explained the matter. The Master said: - This time, the householder, the alcoholic deceives the householder. In the past, they also deceived the wise. Having said this, at the request of the householder, the Master told the story of the past. * Once upon a time, when King Brahmadatta ruled the country of Ba-la-complaint. Bodhisattva was born as a millionaire in Benares. At that time, these alcoholics, after conferring with each other, mixed alcohol with anesthetics, waited for the millionaire Ba-la-complaint to come, they greeted him and said similar words. The millionaire, even though he didn't want to drink, wanted to detect them, so he went in, watched them do it, knew what they were up to, decided to make them run away, so he said: - Hey, drinkers, if After drinking the wine, he went to the king's palace, really inappropriate. When I'm done with the king, when I return, I'll take care of this. Please sit here. The millionaire went to the king and returned. The alcoholics invited him in. The millionaire came in, looked at the bottles of alcohol that were drugged, and said as follows: - Hey, drinkers, I don't like what you do. Your bottles are still full. You have only praised the wine, but did not drink a single drop. If this wine is really good, you've already had it. This wine has been drugged by you. And to dispel their intentions, the Bodhisatta recited this verse: Such a full bottle of wine, The wine will not change, For the reason I know, This wine is not good. The bodhisattva throughout his life does meritorious deeds such as giving alms... and then follows his karma. * After narrating this Dharma talk, the Master identified the Predecessor: - Those alcoholics at that time were the alcoholics of today, and so is the millionaire Benares. -ooOoo- 54. FRUIT STORY (Phala predecessor) This tree is not difficult to climb…, This story, while staying at Ky Vien, the Master told about a layman who was good at fruit. Legend has it that a landowner residing in Sāvat invited the Sangha with the Buddha as the leader to sit in his garden, after offering porridge and cakes, the landlord told the gardener: - Bring the Males- stilts walk in the garden and make offerings of fruits such as mangoes... The gardener obeys the instructions, takes the monks for a walk in the garden, looks up at the tree, and knows that this fruit is alive, this fruit is a bit ripe, the fruit is ripe. this is ripe. What he said is true. The Male-stilts said to the Tathagata: - World-Honored One, this gardener is very good at all kinds of fruits. Standing on the ground looking up at the tree, he knows this fruit is alive, this fruit is slightly ripe, this fruit is really ripe. The Master said: - The Male-stilts, it is not only this gardener who is good at fruit. In the past, there were also sages who were good at fruit. Having said this, the Master told the story of the past. * Once upon a time, when King Brahmadatta reigned in Ba-la-complaint, the Bodhisatta was born into a millionaire's family. When he grew up, he worked as a merchant with five hundred carriages. Once, the Bodhisatta went to a very large forest, stood at the top of the forest, gathered a group of people and said: - There are poisonous trees in this forest. Whatever leaves, flowers, or fruits you come across that you have never eaten before, don't eat before you ask me. They obeyed the instructions and went into the forest. At the top of the forest there is a village gate, there is a tree called Kimphala tree. The trunk, branches, leaves and fruits of the tree are colored like a mango tree. Not only about color, shape, but both in aroma and sweetness, the raw and ripe fruits are like mangoes. But if anyone eats them, it is like poison, immediately dead. Some gluttons went ahead, thinking it was a mango tree, and ate the fruit. Others decided to ask the leader of the caravan before eating, holding fruit in their hands and waiting. When the caravan leader arrived, they asked if they could eat the fruits. The Bodhisatta knew that the tree was not a mango tree, so he said: - This tree shaped like a mango tree is poisonous, don't eat it! After stopping them, the Bodhisatta made those who had eaten vomit, and gave them four kinds of honey to drink to heal them. In the past, under this tree, there were caravans who came to stay, eating poisonous fruits that they mistakenly thought were mangoes and common life. The next day, when the villagers came out, and seeing the dead, they held them by their feet and threw them into a secret place. take all their possessions with the chariots and take them away. Right on the day this caravan arrived, the villagers heard that someone had been poisoned. At dawn, they hurried to that tree, and said to each other: - The oxen will be mine, the carriage will be mine, the goods will be mine! When they saw that the whole group was still healthy, they immediately asked: - How do you know this tree is not a mango tree? They replied: – We do not know. But our caravan leader knows. The villagers came and asked the Bodhisatta: - Wise man, how did you know? "There are two things that tell me," replied the Bodhisatta. Then the Bodhisatta read the verse: This tree is not difficult to climb, Not far from the village, So I know: This tree is not good! After preaching the Dharma to the assembly, the Bodhisatta went to a safe place. * The Master said: - Hey, the Male-stilts, so in the old days the sages were also good at fruit. After giving this Dharma talk and combining the two stories, the Master identified the Forerunner as follows: - At that time, the caravan was the Buddha's assembly, and the leader of the caravan was I. -ooOoo- 55. STORY OF FIVE WEAPONS (Pancăudha predecessors) People with a mind of greed…, This story, while staying at Ky Vien, the Master told about a rotten Male-stilts who lost their efforts. The World-Honored One called for that bhikkhu and asked: - Is it true, Male-stilts, that you have lost your effort? - It is true, venerable sir. - Once upon a time, in cases where diligence was required, the sage was diligent, thus attaining the throne. Having said this, the Master told the story of the past. * Once upon a time, when King Brahamdatta ruled the country of Ba-la-complaint. The bodhisattva entered the womb as the queen's son. On the day of naming, after inviting eight hundred brahmins and offering them all their sensual pleasures, the king and queen asked them about the generals. The brahmins skilled in generals, seeing the achievement of the prince's generals, replied: - Your Majesty, the prince is full of merit, after his death, he will ascend to the throne, He will become famous with the ability to use the five types of weapons, will become the ultimate human in the whole Jambudvipa. Hearing the words of the Brahmins, the king and queen named the prince Pancayudhakumara (the prince with five weapons). When he was an adult, just sixteen years old, the king called the prince and said: - Hey, dear, you should go learn a trade! - Dear God, with whom do you study? "Go, my son, and you will study with a master who is famous in all directions in the city of Takkasilà, in the country of Gandhàra. And this is the money I will pay you. Having said that, the king handed over a thousand gold coins and took the prince away. The prince came there, finished his apprenticeship, and was given five weapons by the teacher. Then pay homage to the teacher. The prince came out of Takkasilà, took with him five weapons and set off for Benares. In the middle of the road, the prince had just come to a forest, where there was a yakkha named Silesaloma (sticky hair) was residing. From the top of the forest, a passerby saw the prince and stopped him, saying that in the forest was a yakkha named Silesaloma who would kill everyone when he saw them. The prince was confident in himself, fearless like a lion with a mane, still going into the forest. Meeting in the middle of that forest, the yaksha appeared before the prince with a body as tall as a Tala tree (coconut palm), with a head as large as a house with a pointed roof, with eyes as big as two bowls, with With two fangs like two radish buds, with a beak like a hawk, with a belly with many burgundy spots, with green hands and feet, Yaksha said: - Where are you going? Please stand back. You are my food! Prince said: - Hey Yaksha I believe in me should come here, you are so daring. If you come near me, I will shoot you with poisoned arrows and kill you on the spot. After threatening, the prince mounted poisoned arrows and fired, firing continuously until fifty arrows. All were attached to the yaksha's feathers, which hit fifty arrows at his feet, and then rushed to the prince. The prince threatened to draw his sword again. The thirty-two-point long sword was also attached to the yaksha's feathers. Then the prince thrust his spear into it. The spear was also attached to it. Knowing the yaksha's ability to stick to it, the prince hit it with a mace. The mace is also attached to the feathers. Prince said: - Hey Yaksha, the one who has not heard of me is a prince with five weapons. When I ventured into this forest ruled by you, I put my trust not in the bow and arrow… but in me completely. Now I will hit you, one blow, and turn you to dust! After shouting, The prince used his right hand to hit the yaksha, his hand stuck to the feathers, the prince hit with his left hand, and his left hand was also sticky. The prince kicked with his right foot, his right foot was also sticky, and his left foot was also sticky. Again the prince shouted: - I will smash you like dust. And he struck it with his head; The head is also attached to the feathers. At that time the prince was attached to the five parts in five places. However, the prince was still not frightened, not afraid, Yaksha thought: "This is not an ordinary man, but an extraordinary man, a lion among men. Even though he was caught by a yakkha like me, he still didn't tremble. Before, ever since I started killing people walking on this street, I have never seen such a person! Why isn't he scared?" Thinking that, Yaksha did not dare to eat the prince's meat and asked: - Hey, young brahmin, why is he not afraid? - Hey, Yaksha, I believe in me, so I'm not afraid. We know that each individual is destined to die anyway. But in my belly, I have a vajra weapon. If you eat me, you can't digest that weapon. That weapon will cut your organs into small pieces, and end your life. Thus, both will be destroyed. For this reason, I am not afraid! According to legend, here the prince meant the weapon of wisdom in the viscera. Hearing the prince say that, Scarecrow thought: "This brahmin youth only speaks the truth. Even a pea-sized piece of meat from the body of this lion among humans, my stomach can't even digest it. Let's let it go." For fear of death, it released the prince and said: - Hey, young brahmin, he is a lion among humans. I will not eat you. Now he is liberated from my hand as the moon escaped from the mouth of Ràhu (king of the god Asura). Go and bring good joy to your relatives, friends and country. The Bodhisatta said: - Hey, Yaksha, I will go. But in the past, due to many unwholesome deeds, you were born as an evil yakkha, with blood-stained hands, eating flesh and drinking human blood. If now, in the present day, you still do unwholesome deeds, you will go from darkness to darkness. Now that you have met me, you can no longer do evil. Know that whoever kills will be reborn in the hells, hungry ghosts, animals, and Asuras. If one is born as a human, that evil will lead to a short life. In this way and in many other ways, the Bodhisatta preached about the dangers of the five evil precepts and the benefits of the five good precepts, scaring the yakkhas in many ways such as teaching the Dharma, subduing them, etc. become favorable, abide in the Five Precepts. Then he turned the yaksha into a god in the forest, with the right to collect taxes (to be sacrificed), the Bodhisatta advised him not to be distracted. After that, the Bodhisatta went out of the forest, informed the people at the top of the forest of the matter, and wearing a belt with five weapons, he went to Benares and met his mother and father again. After being crowned king for a while, ruling the country in accordance with the law, he made merits such as giving alms… and then followed his karma. * After telling this Dharma talk, the Perfectly Enlightened One reads the verse: A person with a mind separated from greed, With a mind also separated from greed, Cultivates in accordance with good dharmas, Achieving peace from suffering and yoke, And continuing to attain, The cessation of all fetters. Thus, after the Master preached the Dharma, bringing the highest peak to the fruition of Arahantship, he preached the Four Truths. At the end of the lecture, that Male-stilts attained Arahantship. The Master combines the two stories, and identifies the Forerunner: - At that time, Yaksha was a bandit general wearing Angulimala's finger ring, and the prince with the five weapons is Me. -ooOoo- 56. GOLDEN CLOSE (Kancanakkhandha forerunner) People with a heart of joy… This story, while staying at Sa-Vita, the Master told about a Male-stilts. According to legend, a good man from Savatthi, after listening to the Master's preaching, sent his whole mind to the Three Jewels, and left home. The two chief monks and professors teach about Precepts: - Hey, sage, this is precepts, one type, two types, three types, four types, five types, six types…many types. This is the minor world, this is the middle world, this is the great world. This is the precept to maintain the precepts of duty, this is the precept to preserve the sense organs, this is the precept for the purification of life, this is the precept for the use of objects. That young bhikkhu thought: "This precept is too much. With so many precepts accepted, it is impossible to keep them. If you can't keep all the precepts, what's the benefit? Let us return to the householder, doing meritorious deeds like giving alms…and raising a wife and children!” Thinking so, Male-stilts said: - Venerables, I cannot keep the Precepts. If you can't keep the Precepts, what's the benefit? I will complete. Please, venerable ones, take back your robes and bowls. The Master said: - If that is the case, then the sage should come and pay homage to the Teacher. They brought the Male-stilts to the Dharma hall to meet the Teacher. Seeing that, he said: - The Male-stilts, why did you bring a Male-stilts here that he did not want? "World-Honored One, this bhikkhu said he could not keep the precepts and returned his robes and bowls, so we brought him here. - Monks, why do you say so many precepts to this bhikkhu? As many precepts he can keep, he keeps them. From now on, don't talk anymore. Here, we will know what to say. Then the Master said to that Male-stilts: - Come, Male-stilts! Why worry about so many genders? Can you keep the three precepts? - I can keep the white World-Honored One. - So from now on, keep the three doors, the door to the body, the door to the word, and the door to the mind. Do not do evil in body, word, or mind. Be diligent, don't be mundane! Just keep these three precepts. Until then, that bhikkhu was very happy. After paying homage to the teacher, that bhikkhu went back to his chief monk and teacher, keeping fully those three precepts. That bhikkhu thought: "The precepts were told to me by the head monk and the teacher. Since they are not Buddhas themselves, they cannot make us understand all these precepts. The Perfectly Enlightened One, because he himself is skillfully enlightened to Right Enlightenment, is the unsurpassed Dharma King. He collected how many precepts in the three doors and told me to keep them. The Master is really a help to me.” That bhikkhu developed Vipassana and soon attained Arahantship. Knowing this news, the Male-stilts met in the Dharma hall, sat down and talked about the merits of the Master: - This sage-stilts-stilts cannot keep the Precepts and wants to return to the world. The Teacher summarizes all the Precepts into three parts, tells the bhikkhu to keep them, and helps him to attain arahantship. The Master came and asked what the monks were talking about. Being told by them about the topic of the story, he said: - The Male-stilts, a very heavy object, if divided into parts, also becomes light. Once upon a time, the sages had a large lump of gold, which could not be lifted, divided it into parts, and then lifted it up and carried the gold away. Having said this, the Master told the story of the past. * Once upon a time, when King Brahmadatta ruled the land of Ba-la-complaint, the Bodhisatta was born as a plowman in a village. One day, the Bodhisatta was plowing a field, this field was formerly an abandoned village, because in the village there was a millionaire who died and buried there a pile of gold, as big as a man's thigh and as high as four elbows, the Bodhisatta's plow caught it and stopped. Thinking that it was the spreading root of the tree, the Bodhisatta dug up the ground, but found a mass of gold. The Bodhisatta cleaned the ground thoroughly and continued to plow until that day. When the sun went down, leaving the yoke and plowing aside, the Bodhisatta thought of a way to take away the gold. But the Bodhisattva could not lift it. The bodhisattva sat and thought, "For that, I will feed myself. Leave it like that, I'll bury it. For that part, we will do the work. For such part, I will do meritorious deeds such as giving…” Then the Bodhisatta divided it into four parts. When it was divided like this by the Bodhisattva, the gold mass became light. The bodhisattva lifted the gold, brought it home, and divided it into four parts. The bodhisattva throughout his life does meritorious deeds such as giving alms and many other good deeds and follows his karma. * When he had finished telling this story, the Perfectly Enlightened One read the verse: One with a joyful heart, With a joyful mind, Cultivating in accordance with good dharmas, Achieving peace from suffering and yoke, And continuing to attain the cessation of all fetters . Then, after leading the sermon to the culmination of Arahantship, the Master combined the two stories, and identified the Forerunner: - At that time, the person who received the golden block was I. -ooOoo- 57. STORY OF THE GOD (Vannarinda's predecessor) Who has these four dharmas..., This story, while in Truc Lam, the Master told about Devadatta's plot to assassinate Him . Now, when he heard Devadatta conspired to kill, the Master immediately said to the Male-stilts: - Monks, it is not only this time that Devadatta conspires. harm Me. In the past, he also plotted, but could not do it. Having said this, the Master told the story of the past. * Once upon a time, when King Brahmadatta ruled the land of Ba-la-complaint, the Bodhisatta was born as a monkey. It was as big as a pony, had strength, and lived alone by the river. In the middle of that river, there is an island, on the island there are many kinds of fruit trees such as mango, jackfruit… The monkey is as strong as an elephant, full of energy. Every morning, it jumps from this side of the river to an island in the middle of the river, and from that island, it jumps to the island again. There he ate the fruits, and in the afternoon, with his old vehicle, he returned to his abode. Day after day, the monkey lived such a lifestyle. At that time, there was a crocodile husband and wife living in that river. Seeing the monkey walking back and forth, the pregnant crocodile's wife and child aroused the desire to eat the monkey's heart, so she said to her husband: - Hey man, I want to eat this monkey's heart too. The male crocodile said: – How good, I will be pleased. The male crocodile thought: "This afternoon, when the monkey comes back from the island, I will catch it!". The male crocodile came and waited on the rock. The monkey roamed the island all day, in the afternoon he stood on the island, looked at the rock and thought: "The stone seems taller today, for what reason?". Bodhisattvas are always good at measuring. Looking at the height of the rock and the height of the water, the Bodhisatta thought, "Today, the water of this river is neither decreasing nor increasing. But this stone seems to be bigger. Most likely, the crocodile is lying there with the purpose of capturing me there." To find out this matter, the monkey was still standing there, pretending to speak to the stone, calling out: - Hey, rock friend! And the monkey was not answered. The monkey called three times: – Hey rock friend! The island still didn't answer. The monkey said: - Hey rock friend, why don't you answer me today? The crocodile thought, "So, in the old days, This stone answered the monkey king. So now we will answer it." Crocodile said: - Hey monkey king, what is that? - Who are you? - I'm a crocodile. - What are you there for? - To capture you and eat your heart. The monkey thought, "I have no other way. Now we have to deceive this crocodile." So the monkey said: - Hey alligator, I will surrender to you. Open your mouth, and when I jump close, you will catch me. When the crocodile opened its mouth, it naturally closed its eyes. The crocodile did not think of this trick, opened its mouth, and closed its eyes, slowly lying down. The monkey knew the situation, from where the island jumped, stepped on the crocodile's head, and then from the head the crocodile jumped over and stood on the other side with lightning speed. The crocodile saw this miracle, thinking that this monkey queen has done a very extraordinary thing, he said: – Hey, Mr. Whoever is full of the four dharmas in this life will subdue his enemies. I think he has it all inside. Having said this, the crocodile read this verse: Who has these four dharmas, Monkey king, like you: Truthful and far-sighted, Strong-willed and fearless, You have these four Dharmas, Defeat the enemy! Thus, the crocodile praised the monkey king and went back to his abode. * The Master said: - The Male-stilts, not only now Devadatta has plotted to harm me, in the past, that person also did the same. After giving this talk, and combining the two stories, the Master identified the Forerunner: - At that time, the crocodile was Devadatta, the crocodile's wife was Cincamanavika, and so was the monkey king. -ooOoo- 58. THREE FRAME STORY (Tayodhammà) Who is full of three dharmas..., This story, while in Truc Lam, the Master told about the assassination plot. * Once upon a time, when King Brahnadatta reigned in Benares, Devadatta was born as a monkey, near the Himalayas, leading a horde of monkeys all born of him. Fearing that they would grow up to compete for the leadership of this monkey group, the leader of the monkeys immediately bit them with his teeth and castrated them, causing the seeds to be destroyed. At that time, the Bodhisatta also, due to the same monkey condition, entered the womb of a female monkey. The female monkey, knowing that the pregnancy was complete, wanted to protect her fetus, so she went to a forest at the foot of the mountain. When the pregnancy came on the right day, it gave birth to a Bodhisattva. The bodhisattva grew up, reached adulthood, full of extraordinary strength. One day, the Bodhisatta asked his mother: - Mother, where is my father? – Hey, dear son, your father is living and leading the monkeys at the foot of the mountain. “Mother, bring me closer to my father. - Hey, dear, I can't bring you near your father. Father and son, fearing that the young monkeys will compete for the leadership of the monkeys, bite them with his teeth and castrate them, destroys the seed. "Mother, please bring me back. I will find a way! The mother monkey immediately brought the baby monkey close to the father monkey. As soon as I saw my son, the monkey father thought that his son would not let me lead the monkeys, now I need to kill him by pretending to hug and kiss him, and then squeeze him tightly to death. Thinking so, it said: – Come, dear son, where have you been? Saying that, he hugged and hugged the baby monkey tightly. But the Bodhisatta, with the strength of an elephant, tightened his grip again, causing the monkey's father's bones to break. The father monkey thought: “This child, when he grows up, will kill me. By any means, let's kill it first! Ah, not far from here, there is a lake inhabited by a demon named Lasa. There, I will feed the demon Rashad!" Thinking so, the monkey father said: - Hey, dear son, I am now old. I will entrust you to lead this herd of monkeys. Today, I will crown you king. Somewhere there was a lake, In the lake there are two species of water lilies, three types of blue lotuses, and five types of white lotuses. Go pick them and bring them back. Bodhisattva said: - Good luck, dear father. I will bring flowers back. After saying this, the Bodhisatta left, but did not rush to the lake. Around the lake, the Bodhisatta observed that there were footprints, only footprints down, no footprints up, the Bodhisatta thought: "This lake must be inhabited by the demon Rashat! My father could not kill me by himself, he wanted the demon Lasha to eat me. I will not go down to this lake, still get flowers as usual." The Bodhisatta went to a place where there was no water, gained momentum, jumped from this shore, picked two flowers that grew high above the water, but did not touch the water, and then landed on the other shore. Tangled from the other shore, the Bodhisatta jumped to this shore, following the previous method, breaking two flowers. Just like that, from both sides of the river, the Bodhisatta collected many flowers and piled them up in two piles, but still he did not go down to the place where the demon rashat lived. When he could no longer jump across the lake to pick flowers, the Bodhisatta collected them, piled them up, and left them in one place. The demon Rashad was amazed and thought, "In a long time, I have never seen such a wise and wonderful person. The lotus flowers were picked by this monkey as he wished, but he still did not come down to my abode." Then the demon Rashad parted the water, went up to the Bodhisatta and said: - Monkey king, in this lake, whoever has the three dharmas, he will conquer the enemy. I think that he has all these dharmas. Demon Lasa read the verse: Who is full of the three dharmas, This monkey king is like you, Skillful and heroic, Full of wisdom, you have all three of them, Defeat the enemy. Thus, the demon Lasa in that lake praised the Bodhisattva with this verse and asked: - What do you do with these flowers? – My father wanted to crown me king, for this reason, I took flowers. - A wise person like you should not pick flowers and carry flowers, I will pick it and bring it to you. Then it plucked up the flowers and carried the flowers behind the Bodhisatta. The father monkey, who was far away, saw the Bodhisatta, and immediately thought, "I urge him to go so that the demon Rashad can eat him. Now it has returned safely to the demon Rashad to bring it flowers! I'm in danger." At that thought, its heart broke into seven pieces and it died on the spot. The rest of the monkeys gathered and honored the Bodhisatta as king. * After telling this Dharma talk, the Master combined the two stories, and identified the Predecessor: – At that time, the lord of the monkeys was Devadatta, and the son of the monkey lord was Ta. So. -ooOoo- 59. STORY OF Drums (Bherivada predecessor) Beat, hit, don't beat too much!… This story, while staying at Ky Vien, the Master told about a difficult Bhikkhu-stilts. The Teacher asked the Male-stilts: - Is it true that you are a difficult person to tell? - It is true, venerable sir. The Master said: - Male-stilts, It is not only now that he is difficult to tell. In the past, he was also difficult to tell. Having said this, the Master told the story of the past. * Once upon a time, when King Brahmadatta was in Ba-la-complaint, the Bodhisatta was born as a drummer, and lived in the village. When he heard that there was a sacrifice to the stars in Benares, the drummer thought, "I will beat the drums for the crowds to gather and there will be money." Thinking so, he brought his son along, to Ba-la-complaint. There, father and son played drums and made a lot of money. Carrying money, on the way back to his village, having to pass through a forest with robbers, the father stopped his son who was constantly beating the drum: - Hey, dear, don't beat the drum like that. Just beat one at a time, like a master's drum. Despite being stopped by his father, the son still said: - With the sound of drums, I will chase the robbers away. So it still plays drums continuously. The bandits at first heard the drums, thinking it was the general's drums, so they fled. But when they heard the continuous one-sided drum sound, knowing that it was not the drum of a general, they immediately returned to find out. Seeing that there were only two people, they rushed out to steal them all. The father lamented: – Because you beat the drums all the time, you lost all the money you earned with difficulty. After saying this, the father read the verse: Hit, hit, don't beat too much! Over-beating is not good, Due to fighting, money is gained, Due to hitting, all money is lost. * After telling this Dharma talk, the Teacher combined the two stories, and identified the Forerunner: - At that time, the son was this difficult-to-be-stilt-stilts, and the father was Ta. -ooOoo- 60. BREAKING STORY AND (Sankhadhama's predecessor) Blow, blow, don't blow too much!… This story, while staying at Ky Vien, the Master told about a difficult-to-pretend Male-stilts (as before). * Once upon a time, when King Brahmadatta reigned in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born into the family of a trumpeter and, with his father, went to the place of star sacrifice in Benares. Due to blowing the horn, father and son earned a lot of money. When he returned to a forest where there were robbers, the son stopped his father from blowing the horn and kept repeating. The father said: - With the sound of the horn, I will drive the robbers away. So he kept blowing. The robbers hid there first, rushed out to rob. The son said the verse: Blow, blow, don't blow too much! Blowing too into is not good. Do blow, get property, Do blow, fly out of money. * After telling this Dharma talk, the Master combined the two stories and identified the Forerunner: - At that time, the father was this difficult-to-be-stilts-stilts, and the son was Ta. End of Product Āsimsa (Āsimsa). END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ). WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=BUDDHIST DHARMA WHEEL GOLDEN ZEN BUDDHIST MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.17/3/2023.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.