part IV

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8. Cash's life Mahamoggallana Maha.

Remember past lives on, Venerable Maha Mahamoggallana narrative only once. It is the business of the No. 50 Middle Agama ( Majjhima Nikaya ), writers permission to use such scriptures as a basis for this chapter.

In the Jataka ( Additional Birth stories ), that the first stories about gods Shakyamuni Buddha and Maha Mahamoggallana met in many lifetimes. At least thirty-one times and Maha Buddha met Moggallanaphai is a natural thing. For countless eons of time, thirty-one times the figure recorded in the business meet really too little, too small, compared to the chain of reincarnation "Perpetual" which both have been through. However, this may be enough to let us have an overview of the previous incarnation of this monk.

Of course here with incalculable composer thirty-one lives in detail, complete with beauty, the dignity worthy of one of the two disciples. But what the writers try to record in this little book is the subject matter so that Buddhists can learn biography and personality of Venerable Maha Mahamoggallana (Moggallana).

The first paragraph we find in Jakarta (Additional Birth Stories) "intimate relationship" between the Bodhisattva (Buddha's precursor) with Maha Mahamoggallana. Many lives Sariputta (Shariputra) and Maha Mahamoggallana brothers were born as a Bodhisattva. (As stated in the Jataka No. 488, 509. 542, and 543). Then in the other life, they make your birth Bodhisattva (Jatakaso 326). Or when the king Bodhisattva, they become loyal two (Jataka 401). Occasionally, they also born as he was, the disciples of Lord Bodhisattva (Jataka No. 423, and 522). In addition, they also mentor student anymore Bodhisattva (Jataka 539).

Especially, the story recounts Additional Born king Bodhisattva, as Prince Sariputta, Maha was then made commander Mahamoggallana Musketeers (Jataka 525). Or Bodhisattva made heaven Sakka (Sakka) then Sariputta and Maha Mahamoggallana as "Fairy Head" governing the two supply Sun and Moon (Jataka No. 450).

Designs for my second point to note that the difference between Maha Mahamoggallana with Sariputta in some previous lives as animals born. Read carefully Additional Birth Stories (Jakarta), we will notice that although both are often great companion apostles in the samsara. The rebirth of the human realm or more, they have equal status. When reincarnation as an animal, then they fared quite difference. Especially Sariputta always born as animals evolved more:

Such as in Jakarta No. 73, Sariputta born as solid as the Maha Mahamoggallana mouse. In Jakarta the 206, 486, Sariputta student Maha Mahamoggallana bird born turtles. In Jakarta 272, 438 361va, Sariputta was born as a lion, the tiger student Maha Mahamoggallana. In Jakarta No. 37, Sariputta student Maha Mahamoggallana monkey is born as an elephant. In Jakarta the 315 student-solid Sariputta the student Maha Mahamoggallana wolves. In Jakarta No. 490, Sariputta Mahamoggallana human birth, the student Maha interesting.

The only of the four Jakarta (Additional Birth stories) No. 160, 187, 215 and 476 are both born as a swan alike.

Then human birth, status normally higher Sariputta status Mahamoggallana Maha (Moggallana). Or to occupation, Sariputta remained relatively harder Maha Mahamoggallana support as part of Jakarta No. 525, born as Prince Sariputta the student Maha Mahamoggallana his ministers. In Jakarta No. 544, Sariputta student Maha Mahamoggallana his ministers, the human birth attendant. In Jakarta the 151, far Sariputta sophisticated human birth for the Maha Royal Bodhisatta born as far Mahamoggallana wife for Prince Ananda.

Maha Mahamoggallana separate occasion he was born as a spirit does Sariputta student Yue hermit named Narada. (Jakarta No. 535), and other one-time student Yue Sariputta Maha Mahamoggallana spirit is reborn as a higher immortals ruled Japan Supply (Jakarta No. 450). These are two cases Maha Mahamoggallana reborn in a higher position Sariputta.

In summary, when students from the person or more, the two characters have equal status.

Additional Birth Stories also recorded a single time Sariputta and Maha Mahamoggallana suddenly reborn as the two rivals. It was narrated that Jakarta No. 545 student Long Vuong Sariputta (NAGA) is born to be king Maha Mahamoggallana eagle (Dai Vuong panel) Supanna name. Birds are loud, just eat snake dragon.

Additional cases Birth Stories (Jakarta) just said to Maha Mahamoggallana alone, without the presence of rare Sariputta. Only twice:

a) The first time students skyward Maha Mahamoggallana replacement soles Thich Thien Vuong (Sakka). Majjh Beijing (China Agama) paragraph 37 arts "Then god heaven (Formerly Maha Mahamoggallana) has reprimanded the Uranus predecessor did not hold true virtue, and heaven as King Sakka (precursor Maha Mahamoggallana) descended to earth to awaken a "friend" vote means (?) return to ethics and create the opportunity for his friends to be recycled to the higher realms (Jakarta No. 78).

But in another life, Sariputta and Maha Mahamoggallana same person born to do. Both are greedy merchant, brought deep buried money. After his death, a solid student, other students do rats, burrowing in his old seat next to the buried money (in Jakarta No. 73).

b) The second story Mahamoggallana arts student Maha jackals. When you find an elephant belly shock tore trees die, because greedy jackals should squeeze into the hole where her stomach, lying in it with proper food. By the time the sun rises high gorge, identify vulnerabilities sealed a bloated elephant, for not coming out to be new, it was too late to regret. The story implies typical and warned those passionate enjoyment (Jakarta No. 490).

But the famous story Additional Born to tell the story the student Maha Mahamoggallana hold national granaries Kuru, and Sari putta merchant student. Both, a duty hold true duty of a servant, a legitimate buyer and seller should have not breached the theft and crime to win, although they are a convenient opportunity to do despite that nobody knows.

9. The last day of Maha Mahamoggallana

Six months before the Buddhist nirvana, cessation has separated the last couple Sariputta and Maha Mahamoggallana saint. Sariputta blindly Kattika month on the full moon (approximately between October and November calendar).

Sariputta died right where he was born, and in the homes of their parents, so far noble friend Maha Mahamoggallana. Are two spiritual masters had attained Arhat in two different places, so they died in two different locations, although they have been through many different lives are inseparable?

And soon, after Sariputta passed, Mara (Mara), the embodiment of sin and death, sought to harm by Maha Mahamoggallana penetrate inside the body of this saint.

Mara vandalism throughout the continental government organs but can not harm the internal part Venerable Maha Mahamoggallana, because meditation His forces still remain on top of the head, and Mara do not dare to close on it.

But still gentle Mahamoggallana Maha told Mara that: "Hey Mara! You're out of the body quickly. But my soul is pure evil thoughts never harm from evil beings, but you are doing now that will make for my psychic effects automatically detect the consequence brought you to hell! ".

Mara heard this incredibly scared, immediately turn into a very small object, lurks the Venerable Maha colon Mahamoggallana. He thought: "Even the Buddha is also uncertain to find us!"

Maha Mahamoggallana satanic suddenly heard saying: "Hey Maha! Chakra Spirit (Chakra) of our body is not no place to be projected, so lest ye repent quickly add thick karma!"

Mara now very amazed, but also hope that Maha said Mahamoggallana curious, but he did not know the authenticity currently hiding place. Lucifer momentary silence.

Saint Increases Then Mara heard to say: "Hey Mara, You are my mid-colon. Do not be mistaken for that we do not know!"

Now Mara no choice but to do otherwise. He set an angle to the mouth of the Maha Mahamoggallana lane exit, and reveals the formation stood facing this saint.

Maha Mara Mahamoggallana instant alert today for the first time, but he knows how many thousands of hungry goings before his karma. Even descendants, ghost soldiers, his descendants knew how much he notes.

Then Maha Mahamoggallana three French Spirit is God label information office. Additional Tha network and clearinghouse to to subdue Mara in a gentle way! The use of psychic powers were later recorded in economic Majjh 50 titled: "Maha Mahamoggallana has autobiographical about past lives."

Here are the main points of what this saint said:

"At the time past Buddha named Kakusandha appear in aeons (Bhaddakappa), brought to the bathing blessed beings, with years of Buddha. He lived by the average life expectancy of humans is four hundred thousand years. And when the first dark golden in the life he started covering farming by kingly self development lacks virtue, kindness should miss. Then lap scramble began to appear selfish. because the decadence that, vitality and longevity of mankind is reduced to half "

Her childhood, primary Mahamoggallana Maha Mara (Mara) Education raging heavens and the earth world with the name of Dusimara. Mara had a "Ma sister" named Kali birth to a son, later to become Mara, god of death plays during the Buddha 'ca.

So Mara was standing there in front of none other than the descendants of the predecessor row Maha Mahamoggallana from eons past.

Since when do Mara in her distant childhood precursor delusion Maha Mahamoggallana have attacked a Buddhist disciples out into the past by a child, took the cup tank piece, cast in early disciples of Buddha the other until the bloodshed.

When the Buddha saw this Kakusandha he advises: "Mara! Why are you so evil, know recollection! Even Satan also at remorse".

Buddha said an end, and in a flash, instant Dusimara body and dissipate fumes Mara fall into the deepest hell.

Before that soon, Mara is the "King" of the local scene, the Mara is now the "victim" of hell. Mara's hand before torturing criminals, now Mara suffered all analog processing. That is changing fast measures in the Samsara (Qian Kun derivative thereof, samsara).

Gone through countless thousands of years, the precursor Maha Mahamoggallana bear much suffering in hell to pay results in ignorance, painful, offensive to a saint. Ten thousand other years, the predecessor of the Maha Mahamoggallana also be in a hell pledge themselves who brought the fish head, Pieter Breughel painters like creatures painted on a wall talking about hell.

There, every time, "Pham Ma" punished with two spear pierced heart will know that the time spent on earth two thousand years ago ( according Majjh 50 ).

Now see the Mara (Mara), Maha Mahamoggallana remembered the horrors of the past cycle of reincarnation (samsara) but now he is completely liberated, so his heart becomes pure, Universal Power Industry self development cooperation activities rocked the ground, causing panic Mara ran away.

After Mara's gone, Maha Mahamoggallana told myself, "This is my last life! The life and death certainly will end! Being a saint I do not see any reason to indulge a false life. I also life because my body is not a time to spend havoc. but in his clairvoyance, we, us extra strength to use miracles to live longer with a aeons, but what did it benefit? we should let " Devils impermanence "praised its nature."

Like many other great sages in the East (Asia) and Noble Sangha and the Buddha, Maha Mahamoggallana saved posterity a narrative form of language called Theragatha shelf (Ton Shelf Additional Language) in which he summed up his own legal practice in order to be liberated, and through many past lives for life even after all, he was keeping the vow not anxious, not retrogression! How happy magic of liberation and the fruits of divine power that makes the Ultimate "And others" overwhelming joys, getting stuck in the "fairy happy" but for Maha Mahamoggallana, he remains unruffled as a flower-covered mountains! (The implication is that the mountain is never said proudly before the firm and its beauty).

The shelves of his speech can be summed up in Theragatha by a higher standard sentence as follows:

"No longer the cycle of birth and death yet (samsara) in the third world that you raise have not explored. It is no longer a power Ignorance can hide your IP by St. Ang Sangha. Suffering from now on will no longer brain Increase undermining poverty, because poverty Increase live in a pure dignity beyond all pain and insecurity of reincarnation! ".

Starting Theragatha, shelves proverbial saying: "Where and when others greedy, selfish, the Maha Mahamoggallana keep hidden life, satisfied with frugal lifestyles and reduce cravings. (Theragatha, c evil sentences from 1446 to 1449).

Youth who had a beautiful prostitute sought to seduce, Maha Mahamoggallana decisively rejected immediately. He rejected as the Buddha had refused the charm of her daughter Ma King (Theragatha, the question from 1150 to 1157) .

When Sariputta, most noble friend of his death, he was not agitated or a pathetic grief as Ananda (then not yet attained Arhat). Conversely Maha Mahamoggallana got his friend's death news solemnly and purity. (Theragatha, the question from 1158 to 1163).

Next, Theragatha (Ton Additional shelves speech) switch to the sublime words of Maha bravery Mahamoggallana. Such as the fact that he has shaken much of a monastery building with toes (the 1164), the story he entered a ravine very afraid of the rain thunder wind (v 1167) .Roi status hidden tu calmly in remote places, he was indeed worthy heir to the Buddha and worth every cult ceremony Brahma (the 1169).

Particularly the question from 1169 to 1173 is Theragatha verses exhort Maha Mahamoggallana a Brahmin superstition and wrong when he sees the Venerable Maha peaceful Mahamoggallana old Brahmin warning about the malice and bad actions so far, he should respect the advice saint! These verses are also shelves language of discourse 1176 Mahamoggallana lauded Maha Sariputta.

And the discourse of 1177 to 1181 racks seem to be the words of the Venerable Sariputta Venerable Maha Mahamoggallana praise.

Next is the question from 1182 to 1186, Maha Mahamoggallana for self-control and to allow enlightenment attained their liberation as a duty above all that he has done.

Finally, the 1187 to 1208 words racks are shelving language Maha Mahamoggallana feel narrated how Mara wins, similar texts entitled "Facing Death" found in the Majjhima Nikaya (Middle Agama) No. 50 stated above that.

(Word parts of the Translator Prize: - "Mara" in "Buddhist language is often used with two implications: first implication refers Death count in human flesh, that is when there is a student body works when he had the presence of "magnetic." whether by foot or action by the none other than the ability to create a cycle in which the "consumers" to place cells and magnetic (ie the old cells to kill) naturally discovered. the implication Monday "Mara ie a different kind of human beings but frequented the human realm, but few could human eye visible).

10. End of life

There are three passed to repeat:

1. Buddha passed away a sublime way with crowded enough Increase surrounded Bhikkhus. Blessed One entered into the Great Concentration and breathed his last.

2. Venerable Sariputta (Sariputra) anticipated date, time passed, hurried back to the motherland with a close disciple. Sariputta choose an extremely dignified setting just next to the old mother has just died. This is the room he greeted old days before dying doi.Tuy Sariputta sick, but this saint entered Nirvana a very ethereal, with the gods to visit at the last minute.

3. Venerable Ananda (Ananda) lived to one hundred and twenty years old to die. He is probably the oldest person in the Sravakas Buddhists. Because Ananda is very mature spiritual masters in meditation with the fire as the object, so before he passed away suddenly Ananda had in mind that "I will not let anyone busy in the body cremated this worldly ! ". Then enter Ananda meditation on the fire before heading always passed. His body naturally caught fire and turned into cremation.

Before three scenes meaningful nirvana that anyone would have thought that St. Increased Maha Mahamoggallana will miraculously death, especially this saint is the One Supreme psychic legacy of all kinds.

But Maha Mahamoggallana ended his life in a very poor, very moving (if not as scary). And only saint from the center circle as he can fully passed by a violent death like that.

Maha Mahamoggallana death Venerable Sariputta half months later. Ie on the new moon day (1st) after months Kattika (approximately between October and calendar). Then to autumn, leaves fall full of farewell he retired from "sea of ​​suffering".

Buddha's Nirvana night full moon night Vesakha months (to May calendar) again the following year ie two disciples died. Buddha lived eighty years of age, while both Sariputta and Maha Mahamoggallana have died in the last 84 minutes of life.

Here are the events pitiful in death of Maha Mahamoggallana:

Then Nathaputta (Ni events from), the leading Catholic naked (Jains: Jinas) that the Pali scriptures called Niganthasasana (Jains) also died.

There is a debate, revisionist teachings of Kien Tu Ni suddenly appeared in the ranks of holy men of this sect. Results Jains (aka naked religion) has lost some followers and sympathizers quite large, making the first stab Taoist angry bird.

Many nude chief director also heard that: Venerable Maha Mahamoggallana, following visits to Thien travelers (up to heaven and then returned to the sermon) has revealed that: Most Buddhists are born to the realms above, but very rare but since other religious direction of his happiness. On the contrary, they were cursed into misery and rebirth into lower human creatures. This is perhaps the rumor, but is one of the reasons for the other religion, including religion nude (Jains) decline in support. In particular, a detailed teaching of religion fanatics naked in the kingdom of Magadha (Magadha) became angry at the loss of reputation that more and more serious, so they deliberately destroy the Venerable Maha Mahamoggallana.

The fanatical ascetic Jains he will not investigate the causes degeneration of his sect. They only know the conspiracy libel and top vent Venerable Maha Mahamoggallana. Many times they attempted assassination saint mind anymore, but all failed. Later, they have hired bandits to do it.

Early time also we specialize in contract killing, willing workers, if paid so much money today. They are those who are extremely greedy and violent. For them only money is "noble" one, despite the fact that they kill someone, even if the victim is a saint! Therefore, some religious fanatics Jains (Path naked) immediately tried to hire them to kill Venerable Maha Mahamoggallana.

Then, Maha Mahamoggallana are hermit alone in translational cup wilderness, forest edges Kalasika, under the kingdom of Magadha. After winning feeling Mara (narrated in the previous paragraph) Mahamoggallana Maha said that "the last paragraph of his life" to come. A saint has been awarded the "flavor" liberation constants that "this worldly body is only a hindrance or a burden alone!"

Therefore, Maha Mahamoggallana not a slightest bit mystically consider to be longevity. Conversely, when the robbers saw Maha Mahamoggallana henchmen approached, he just thought, "I could not bear to let the person was a felony!". So naturally his body disappear (due to a higher spiritual powers of the prime Arhat compassionate release work, not because of fear or greed to live that out).

Killers (called bandits books) burst into the net mugs, could not find one, we snoopy everywhere, but still disabled, he left disappointed. The next day, they returned, and also fall into the same situation. Remote means we see flickers Venerable Maha Mahamoggallana, but when approached, not found anywhere Venerable, although more and more they pull accomplices ransacked larger and closer. We also wise to lower the ambush, lurking around the cup to expose the pure appearance of Venerable Maha Mahamoggallana, and still no results. After days in a row like that, six robbers stormed Maha Mahamoggallana harm, and six times Maha Mahamoggallana out of compassion, just a thought "do not want to fool felony" His body has disappeared as together.

The motive of the divine power which is not to protect the body impure, but to save souls violent. Unfortunately his spiritual powers of a Royal Sun sufficiency Arhat did not warn the men are guilty, so on the seventh day, Venerable Maha Mahamoggallana was reviewed by Tha clearinghouse shop, found that "robbers because participation transitional money will never abandon his murderous act ".

While Venerable Maha Mahamoggallana use such Tha clearinghouse, the "Di Shen" His Divine natural Public disappear suddenly his flesh back together now, just sitting in the cup net.

It turns out that evil action results in an ancient sin (as the other previous life, Maha Mahamoggallana fearing wife, brought spineless parents have put into the wild, starving to death) this evil catching results. Venerable Maha finished Mahamoggallana pay evil deeds, the result was completely new! Like Buddha and Sariputta, before Nirvana has undergone such a disease!

Net killers entered mugs see gentle saint sitting there, immediately stabbed and want to make them eat pureed limbs, turning people into a block of meat scraps estate.

When the victim only knew that a zombie, not a way to live again, and his faction are about to receive remuneration, those murderers cavalier leave not even turn around.

But Venerable Maha Mahamoggallana is a contemporary saint Kabbalah players, who can not enter Nirvana in such a state. Maha Mahamoggallana while stabbing has been completely samadhi, all the pain should not be his dominant. Now, he only concentrated force applied meditation mental strength with physical things, then reappear as an old Samana. Maha Mahamoggallana plate trying to bring wounded flesh Buddha visited the last time. when present in front Thien Nhon Professor, and sat still, eyes closed die, turning the location of his last encounter and the Buddha into an extremely bleak scenery and holy ( according Jataka 522E ).

As compassion for the wicked looking killed her, and liberating virtues that spiritual masters have achieved since he proved Arahats He indeed did not leave until the last minute. Virtue was seven days package Maha Mahamoggallana live final. Seven days is too harsh of a causal law and overflowing compassion of a saint. A dire period of life threatening, the level was only an end to defilements and no longer desires can go through easily! Artifact now have to bear fruit in the past in the present is a natural thing. Saints human or differ only in the way he received the results. If worldly consequences receive a delusion, the Saints saw the consequences wisely purity.

Increase Arahat Maha Holy Mahamoggallana beings no longer a tightly entangled in the world of impermanence, the "demon of impermanence" Despite raging in the last life, also could not stop him into the path of liberation.

And last of this little book about the life of Venerable Maha Mahamoggallana also gives us a different meaning: It is the power of Karma, a force of nature, nobody owns a psychic nor What changed it was.

For an Enlightened, the strength of the "Professional Left Oan" but no effect in the last life, but fully bear fruit in a life before last life. In special cases tubers a "bodhisattva practice diligently" if obtained Enlightenment before last life, then passed the power of karma always Contrary sewing affordable Oan never keep up and become ineffective rather is not there!

After Maha Mahamoggallana and Sariputta passed away then, the Buddha has repeatedly reminded the two disciples before Sangha community as two "treasures" were lost.

Question that the Buddha often praised two disciples as "a pair of magical saint, being brilliant and charming integrity!"

But the most wonderful thing to say that Buddha had double vision disciples "the most precious of the world" to go with an attitude of liberation. God only god attitude Sphinx can reach!

So, we are Buddhists read the history and the death of two spiritual masters we learned anything? Are we where we need to lean on? We are "the only island" of us. Do not be looking for a "Spare capacity" else!

Truths that we learned in the Buddha's eternal lamp on the "island" thing. If the light illuminates the world usually several directions, the lights illuminating the truth and disturbing the four roots: it is disturbing in itself (Lust), negativity in the sense (Tho), mental afflictions (Thought, Consciousness ) and afflictions of Justice (Administration). Those who recognize the negativity of the four platforms Body, Life, Mind, like the French, who understand correctly called the Buddha's teachings, were aware that he is "one", and only by what is reincarnation (by five aggregates: form, feeling, perception and volition, consciousness), then that person will step into the path of liberation!

In other words, the Buddhist monk, in addition to trying to preserve morality to be clean, need to constantly practice the meditation allows practitioners to right center (An office and restaurant reviews) to always Buddhists also live in " the know "(Satipathana) and with a liberated soul.

If Eightfold Path (Magga Atthangika) is the path we must take, About Germany (sila) is "living" we have to make, Meditation (Samadhi) is the "food" we have to eat, then the Four Cast origin (Catu Satipatthāna) as "light" we must light to pass from the sea of ​​suffering that death and birth reincarnation. /.

 

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"Yatha ekaghano Selo, vatena samirati na! Evam nindapasamsasu, na saminjianti Pandita!" (Dhammapada)

Translate:

"As solid rock is not shaken, pure saint row between life. Che did not bother, and casually compliment it!"

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