King Makhadeva stories (Money Than Makhadeva).

The gray hairs on my head ...,

This story is the Master told at Jetavana, about the big event has been ordained after training Nidana-kahtha. Then, the monks are sitting praised the passing of the Great Spirit, the Exalted go to French Street, Buddha is sitting on, asked the monks:

-  Hey monks, he sat down to talk of what?

-  Buddha, nothing else. We sat praising unfortunate departure of the Exalted!

-  This, monks, is not this new Tathagata leave, previously, I will go then.

The monks ask Bhagavan explains her story. Exalted past presents the following story.

-ooOoo-

Her childhood, in Vidaha countries, have king named Makha-deva in Mithila, lawful practice of a Holiness. Experiencing eighty-four thousand years, he was playing in the position Dai Vuong. After a long time, so live the king. One day, he called people barber and said:

- Hey secretary, when Secretary of gray hair on my head see, please let us know.

Barber who, after a long time, seen among black hair of King, there is a silver hair, immediately let the king know. King said:

- Let's pluck her silver hair and put it on my hand.

Hearing this, the barber took the gold tweezers pluck gray hair and hands placed on the king. At that time, the king who had eighty-four thousand years left to live. However, seeing the silver hairs, he felt a strong emotion, such as death came to stand nearby, such as being locked in the house burning leaves. The king thought: "Hey Makhadeva My foolish, silver hair had grown, but you can not exclude this negativity."

And when I think of appearance of gray hair, the king felt internal combustion furnaces, from sweat exuded body, such as suppressing clothing king and became unbearable. The king thought: "Today, we have to go-home".

After the hair cut and benefit the village is worth a hundred thousand, the first king to call people and say:

- Dear relatives, on my head, white hair appeared. We are now getting old. These relate to the desire of man, I have full enjoyment. Now we want to seek the pleasures of paradise. It is now time to leave. You are to rule the kingdom. Once ordained, I will dwell in the forests of Makhadeva mangoes and live according to Sa goal.

The king wants to hear the great god ordained and went to ask the king why wish to retire, prince of gray hair in his hands and say the verse with the lords:

The gray hair on my head,

Appear, robbery green age,

The angel came,

It is time ordained.

After saying that, within days, the king renounced the kingdom, ordained as a hermit in the forest of mango Makhadeva. Experiencing eighty-four thousand years of practice four categories, dwell meditation without interruption, he shared destiny, and born to Brahma world; from birth up again in Mithila and king Nimi name. After the dissolution of families gathered, he was ordained at Mango Forest, practicing four categories, and rebirth Brahma world.

-ooOoo-

The Master said Tathagata not this just go with the new was ordained, that erstwhile gone so well then. This dialog legal presentation finished, he taught the Four True. Some evidence is more than enough to save. Some evidence Nhat Lai results. Some evidence Any future results.

After this story had finished two and combine them together, the Master identified precursor as follows:

-  At that time, the barber is Ananda, the son is Rāhula (Rahula), and King Makhadeva is Me.END=NAM MO CAKYA MOUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.14/3/2017.