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Elephants which is a very special animal, once the special training obedience and loyalty to the employer. Events Buddha pregnant form below image represents white elephant with six tusks raised to the power of compassion and wisdom. Six tusks altitude symbolizes overcome all obstacles, evils, thereby unlocking the  Paramitayana  perfection consists generosity, morality, patience, effort, meditation and wisdom.

On a full moon day, the future form of the Buddha's body, Queen Maya Devi, who is the princess of the tribe clan Koliyan -a line of Sakyamuni, while she was morality vesaka (a crash locking clip actually), the Bodhisattva All-Dat-Da from heaven and-interest in the form a six-ivory statue Christmas Bach entered her womb. At that time, an elephant plays a crucial role in the war, shipping and are considered powerful symbols of a country. In particular, the white elephant (white target) also represents the perfect wisdom and power of the royal leaders. According to military deployment practices that time, the king held four braves, the war is the leader object acts as a solid shield shields, the second layer is the cavalry, followed by the tanks (the chariot combat), and finally the rear infantry.

Enter into his mother's womb as an elephant figure indicates the power of compassion and wisdom of Buddha. That also implies that he will win the fight against ignorance, by using six tusks altitude symbolizes overcome all obstacles, evils, thereby unlocking the perfect Paramitayana include generosity, morality, patience, effort, meditation and wisdom.

Elephant in a lifetime image of Buddha precursor
In an ancient kingdom, a man carrying an elephant to the palace and asked the king offered his elephant. However, the king said: "You should tame elephants first and then give it to the station".

By order of the King, the man who trained elephants, and then return to the palace to re-apply for an offering elephant. The king congratulated mahout and said, "I want this elephant into the forest for sightseeing, be well prepared for the trip." The elephant mahout to eat a lot of greens and banana a delight. Morning the next day, when the mahout lining laminated silk night on a square wooden box, tied up and wearing an elephant on its head a lot of gold and silver jewelry, like decorating the royal carriage. the elephant mahout climbs , sitting firmly on the necks of elephants to control it. the king was sitting comfortably in square wooden box decorated with silver edges.

When they reached the middle of the jungle, elephants sniff the smell of elephants and run faster and to chase. The stronger scents, elephants run as fast in the direction of your desired partner and make them astray. Mahout tried to control elephants by shouting, yelling crazy beasts and hit him with iron rods. Because mad desire, the elephant becomes out of control and the cage as if fleeing from a terrible fear. At this time, the elephant was absolutely pitiful dominated by lust towards the elephant.

Both king and people were afraid mahout. Fearing for their lives if the king and myself are trying to linger on the back of an elephant, mahout tried to shout to the king: "Your Majesty Majesties, begging you please hold on to a tree branch and let the elephant follow its wishes. " And both, in a panic, trying to manage to cling to a tree branch jutting out to preserve life. The king was furious and advised mahout elephant to punish her severely when they returned to the palace.

Mahout fear recoiled, clasping his hands earnestly pleaded with the king: "Your Majesty Majesties, the elephant god's usually very loyal and work hard every day, done whatever god out command. Your Majesty, if he can generously, ask him to be patient and wait until the elephants return to the palace. it'll come back when calm returned. Than it just training about physical strength and skill to work, not trained it on the minds and passions, because god does not know how to train these skills. If your Majesty spirit, god will punish elephant god in the courtyard in front of the royal Majesty ".

A week later, the elephant returned to the palace remorse, with a heavy heart with guilt and shame. Mahout, with deep sorrow in his mind, was a ball of iron heated in the fire to catch elephants suck as a punishment. The king and the royal family were present. Mahout, afraid that their beloved animal may be subject to more severe punishment of the king, shouted angrily to appear tough on animals, and then ordered the elephant knelt to the ground and gape.

The poor elephants mouth wide open, the whole body trembling, tearful eyes, it is prepared to accept the punishment by swallowing hot iron ball as penance for not completing the task by the king and the employer its entrusted. Mahout, somewhat haltingly, shaking and crying at the thought of the terrible pain that animals suffer beloved.

While observing, regal majesty the king and other royal family members, feel shame and grief rise dreaded the thought that the tongue and soft mouth of the elephant will be burned. Each moment passes, the trembling fear of the elephant shook the ground. Right at that time, due to agitation by the bottom of my heart and the mind sensitive noble elephant, the king suddenly stood up, shouted and prevent mahout performed barbaric punishment for that miserable creature. Overcoming the veil of arrogance and privileged position of capital or obscured his vision, the king had experienced sudden realization transform his entire body and mind.

In that moment, instead ordered dare punish wrongful act for a person with great supremacy as he, the king chose to open his heart for compassion, empathy and forgive. Humbly recognize that all of us, like the elephant, can suffer from bouts of blind passions until we self-improvement through myself meditating on self-interest, the king asked mahout: "who can train and end in heart desire? Tram will be happy to know about any person not being the dominant passions and I do my own vows and all his people will take the his path. "

Mahout replied that a person has completely abandoned and eliminate lust and greed, is the only one fully enlightened, was called the Buddha, who did not comprehend the nature of all things computer, who is completely free from the cycle of birth and death. At hear the name of the Buddha, the king's hair stood on end and he felt an inexpressible joy. Immediately he aspire to attain enlightenment in the future and offer a prayer: "May the child will become like Buddha for the benefit of all sentient beings." When the king read this prayer, he recalled many of his previous life, and all the Gods are rejoicing the king merit. This is the time of Gautama Buddha arising Bodhicitta when he was a king in his previous life.

Greed is the veil of darkness caused suffering for all sentient beings, whether they are humans or other animals are not alike. This is why the Buddha said that all beings are suffering the same as lust and ignorance. So the first thing, our mind, which is full of greed and desire, need to be tamed by following the  Noble Eightfold Path  and realize the truth of the  Four Noble Truths .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.