Story Elder Sukhavihari (Money Than Sukhavihari) 

Who are not protected ...,

C lock it, when in Anupiya mango forests, the Master told the elders Bhaddiya Sukhavihari. Bhaddiya Sukhavihari elders was ordained along with six of the royal family, and Upali was Saturday. Bhaddiya elders, elders Kimbila, Elder and Elder Upali Bhagu attained A-la-drought, Elder Ananda attained Project Save, Elder Anuruddha attained divine eye, Elder Devadatta evidence meditation. The story of six in this royal event resulted in Anupiya, will be presented in the precursor Khandahala (No. 534).

During the king, venerable Bhaddiya protect yourself as a God arranged the guard, now think about the mood of fear that he has lived, the oil is protected with multiple protection, is still rolling over back in college is located on a high floor ready. He compared the state of fear that with no fear, because now he has attained Arhat, as he wandered here and there in the woods etc .. When you think so, he said to words of inspiration:

-  Oh happy instead! Oh happy instead!

The monks thought venerable Bhaddiya speak his own mind, should be submitted to Bhagavan. Exalted says:

-  Hey monks, Bhaddiya not only new live happily now, but he is also the erstwhile live happy!

The monks sometimes Bhagavan needs to articulate this sense. Bhagavan clarified the meaning over the past story.

-ooOoo-

Long ago, in Balaam complaints, while Brahmadatta was reigning kingdom, the Bodhisattva was born as a wealthy Ba-the busi- subjects in the North. Seeing danger in the education, the benefits of renunciation, he abandoned the training and on Snow Mountain ordained as a hermit, achieving eight Meditation stock. His entourage numbers up to five hundred ascetics.

When the rainy season came, he left the Snow Mountain ascetics surrounded them walk through the village, through the town, to Balaam complaints, his residence in the garden of the king, the king refuge. There, after spending four months in the rainy season, he bid farewell to the King. The king said:

- Venerable Sir, this venerable older, living in the mountains Snow Venerable do? Let the disciples to Mount Snow, and venerable stay here.

Bodhisattva delivered five hundred ascetics to the chief disciples and said:

- Go in, live in mountain snow with these people. And I will live here.

His chief disciple, the former king, after the death left a large kingdom, ordained, themed as Meditation, Zen eight witness evidence. He lives in Mount Snow with your austerity.

One day guru wants an audience, he called the other ascetic position and said:

- Be comfortable here we go again prostrated before the guru.

He went to the guru, he prostrated, he was very cordial welcome, and experienced carpet, lying down next to the guru. At that time, the king went to the garden to your audience with the ascetic, he prostrated and sat down on one side. Ascetic disciple to see the king, but did not get up, still lying and saying inspirational words:

- Oh happy instead! Oh happy instead!

The king was not happy with the ascetic saw king without standing up, to say the Bodhisattva.

- Venerable Sir, this ascetic probably too full to eat it is happy, speak words of inspiration.

- Sire, this ascetic before the king as he did. He thought: "Before there was a lay, full authority of the king, are protected by many people with handheld weapons, but is not happy like this. This by itself is happy renunciation, meditation happiness, should speak to their so inspiring. "

To preach Dharma to the king, the Bodhisattva read this verse:

Who are not protected,

Not protect others,

Sire, that person.

Really peaceful.

Since there is nothing to wait,

For lust.

Dharma king heard finish, comfortable, prostrated and then go about supply. Top disciples the feast, then went to Mount Snow. Bodhisattva continue living in it, meditation is not interrupted, and when the public network, born to Brahma world.

-ooOoo-

Guru, tells two stories, combine them together and identify precursor:

-  At that time, the venerable disciple Bhaddiya, and you are my guru here.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.