Part 5

 

7th in the 4th in Jetavana (-586)

The rain is coming. The Buddha decides to join the masses at the Jetavana monastery (or Ph.D., or Life Member) as promised by Anathapindika (Sudatta). Having experienced in the previous two seasons at Venuvana, this year the Venerable Sariputta assisted the Buddhist monk to organize the retreat very easily and thoughtfully. The number of new monks in Sravasti has risen to 60. Mr. Sudatta and his companions were very enthusiastic in organizing, offering food and sponsoring the refugee study.

Prior to the day when the Buddha went begging for alms in the Sravasti City, before a well-off house, the landlord was away, a white dog leaning against the barking fierce. The Buddha looked straight at the dog said:

-  Well, hold on!

The dog suddenly looks scared, ear bud, bowed, curved tail between the legs, slowly go to the front door down. When the owner of the house called Suka came back, the dog was upset and asked the employee:

-  Why the dog today looks so scared, so scared?

"  Sir, Gotama sat up in front of the alms house, and he barked at the barking fierce, Gotama rebuked him, he was lying there until now.

Suka angry looking to Jetavana monk asked the Buddha what to do to change the sad dog to stop eating, lying still. Give newspaper:

-  That dog in his previous life was his father. Before he died he could only show him the gold mark, so he regretted reborn that the dog was in the place of the golden mark to keep. Go to the place to dig up, then it will be upset.

Suka heard, back home to dig a cup of gold. He was so excited, and visiting Buddhist holy offerings to the boys they increase [1] .

The Buddha taught seven classes of wife on earth. [2] 

One day, Mr. Sudatta invited the Buddha to the convent. While Lord Buddha and Mr. Sudatta were talking in the living room, there was a loud noise coming from the back of the house. Buddha asked what is the matter. Mr. Sudatta said,

-  Lord, that is Sujata, your daughter. My only youngest son, Kala, is still living with his son. His wife was a rich man, who was a scoundrel of servants, and did not respect the eldest, ignoring the counsel of her husband and mother-in-law. Today knows that the Exalted to the home that it also does not abstain anything. We ask the Blessed One to forgive.

The Buddha called the bride out and gave a lecture on the seven classes of wives in society. The Buddha said:

-  Society today is often unaware of the important role of women in the family. Actually a family is happy or not mainly due to the character, the ingenuity and integrity of the general. If one observes, there are seven types of wife:

1) - The woman does not have compassion, low spirit, careless husband care, not polite courtesy, love to do stubborn, damaged body contorted. This is  the murder wife (Vadhakabhariya).

2) - The woman steals her husband. Or the seal of the husband made for personal use. It is  a wife of theft (Corabhariya).

3) - The woman is lazy, voracious, does not do anything all day, likes gossiping and groaning, not paying attention to her husband's hard labor. It is  the wife of the mistress  (Ayyabhariya).

4) - The woman loves her husband like a gentle mother, look after each care. That is  a mother-like wife  (Matubhariya).

5) - The husband respects her husband like his sister respectfully, peacefully and wholeheartedly serve. It is  a wife like a sister  (Bhaginibhariya).

6) - Charming woman, gentle, cheerful, joyful whenever she sees her husband as long-distance friend. It is  a wife like a close friend  (Sakhibhariya).

7) - Whiskered woman is not afraid, complain, silent and always obey her husband. It is  a wife like a maid  (Dasibhariya).

Hey Sujata, that's seven wives. So let's see what class you belong to?

-  Lord, please think that from now on you belong to the wife category as the girl.

The Buddha taught there is suffering is suffering [3] 

One afternoon, there was a young man, a groggy face because his only son had just died. For a few days, he went to the grave hall crying "Baby, where are you now?" Many people find him so miserable to tell him to go to see the Buddha at the Jetavana monastery. After listening to him, Lord Buddha advised:

-  Hey man, life is like that. Every hurt is suffering.

-  You were wrong, he was protesting right away. Merchants only give people joy and happiness only. Only death brings suffering.

Having said that, he dissatisfied and stood up, leaving the Buddha an opportunity to explain further. He was disappointed, wandering a while when a team of people were gambling. He sat down to attend and by the way told them about the meeting with Buddha. All the other people agreed: "Love can not bring grief and disappointment, but love brings joy and happiness." He was right, Gotama said wrong.

This story is spread out, soon becoming the hotly debated topic of the Sravasti sects. Many cult leaders also claim that the Buddha has a misconception of love. Tale to the king Pasenadi ear [4] .

That afternoon, during a family meal, the king said to the empress:

-  The sarcasm that people call the Buddha may not be a good person.

-  Why did the emperor say so? Asked Queen. Who complains Gotama?

- This  morning I heard the court officials talk about Gotama. They say that as Gotama saves more and more suffering much suffering.

-  If Gotama said so then it must be true.

-  Empress should not say so. I have to think about it. Do not act as a pupil, whatever the teacher says is right.

Empress was silent. The next morning she asked a person of Nalijangha's name to meet the Buddha and asked if he had said, "Love is the source of suffering and despair"? If so, please clarify the Buddha clarification, then try to remember all the Buddha taught to tell her story.

Nalijangha to see the Buddha, confirmed by the Buddha and told the following two stories show that love comes with suffering:

-  In Sravasti, recently a girl has just lost her mother. She was so distressed she went crazy, all day wandering the streets, and everyone asked, "Where's my mother?" Also in Sravasti, not long ago, two young men and women fell in love, but the girl's family forced her to marry her for a boy she did not love. Therefore, two lovers must commit suicide, thinking that only death can bring them together.This is Nalijangha, as saying that suffering is suffering because when you love, people often cling to a person or something. While in this world all things are impermanent, there must be birth, there must be tan, no one avoided.

Nalijangha tells her story to Queen Mallika. One day, when King Pasenadi was free, the queen asked the king,

- What do  you think? Is Princess Vajiri the one you love and love the most?

-  Yes so, my love and my daughter are also possible.

-  So what if there is something unfortunate happened to Vajiri, you worry, sorrow and disappointment?

The pasenadi king was startled, silent. The King finds that in love there are already germs of anxiety, sorrow and despair. King naturally lost peace, muttered:

- Every day I have the opportunity to visit Gotama sa.

Buddha Pasenadi King [5] 

One day King Pasenadi went alone to visit the Buddha, without a queen and princesses. He left the car and the guard outside Jetavana and walked alone. An overseer brought the king to see the Buddha before the leaves of the people. After the greeting and peace, the king immediately:

-  Ladies and recluses Gotama, people often praise him as Buddha, to have reached the highest enlightenment fruition. I wondered how old he was, he was only ten years old, how did he achieve that? I have heard of noble leaders such as Purana Kassapa, Makkhali Gosaleiputta, Nigantha Nataputta, Sanjaya Belatthiputta and so on. These are all long-time practitioners, age is high, why do not they claim themselves completely enlightened? There are also Pakudha Kaccana and Ajita Kesakambala. Did you hear about them?

-  Great King, the Buddhahood-survived, I have heard of them and have a taste I have met. Dear King, enlightenment does not depend on age and years of study. There are little things that one should not despise like a little prince, a snake, a small flame and a young priest. The baby king may also have the kingly qualities of a king. A snake can also make you lose your life for a moment. A small spot of fire can also burn a forest or city. A young monk can attain enlightenment altogether. The great prince never despised a young son, a serpent, a small flame, a young priest.

King Pasenadi looked at the Buddha with astonishment. The Buddha uttered these words in a casual way, calmly, without a bit of inferiority. The king began to have faith in the Buddha. He continued:

-  recluse Gotama, has said that he advocated should not love. The more worries, the more worries, sorrows and disappointments. I think that might be true, but my heart is still. I think if there is no love life is dry and very tasteless. Please take this place for me.

-  Great king, heal rather, his question had the opportunity to enlighten me weak sense for people to understand me. Life requires love, but not love based on desire, passion and entanglement, but love, which is broad, equal and non-distinctive called compassion. The word (maitri) is pleasant, karuna is suffering. Compassion does not accept a person, there are recipients, should not be entangled in the trap of greed, hatred and delusion. Because there is no entanglement in the self, so it does not bring worry, grief and disappointment. The compassionate person is willing to give pleasure, to save all sentient beings, regardless of whether he or she is a parent or brother. Great king, he is the leader of a country, if he develop compassion, the people throughout the country are grateful for merit.

-  I have a family to take care of, a kingdom to take care of. If I do not love my family and people in my country, how can I care and take care of them?

-  Great king, I do not mean great king should not love the Prince and Princess Vajiri Jeta, I only recommend great king should love everyone as he loves the prince and princess. Love equality, without distinction, is compassion. Compassion and choice create injustice and division, hatred and war. Only compassion is truly bringing peace and happiness to everyone.

-  What a miracle! But how can we express our love for a person if we do not show them that they care for them more than others?

-  Great king, each with its own sufferings and aspirations. Finding a way to satisfy their true desires is "From," seeking to alleviate their suffering as "Bi". Joy, relief of suffering equality for all.Just enjoy the favorable coast is the action. He should be happy, save suffering depends not on the person.

-  What a miracle! Santa Gotama His teachings on compassion and preaching are wonderful and profound. I need time to reflect and to penetrate the two words Compassion. I would like to thank you and say goodbye to you. The other day I will come here to learn about your enlightenment and liberation teachings.

That afternoon, Queen Mallika and Princess Vajiri suddenly found the king very sweet and silent.Empress and princess know that is the effect of the meeting between the king and the Buddha.

On the 4th floor, there are more than 150 young monks. [6]

The visit of King Pasenadi at the Jetavana monastery has been widely discussed and has had a significant impact on the Sravasti capital. Some sectarian leaders, who have long been honored and patronized by the king, began to feel guilty about being abandoned. They looked at Jetavana's mummy with an unsympathetic eye.

However, the intellectuals and youths who came to Jetavana became more and more crowded. In this fourth detention season, more than 150 young men sought ordination and were recited by master Sariputta. Many people practice diligently during these three months of residence. Every seven days, at the monastery there is a sermon. See the king Pasenadi diligently visit the dispensary and listening to the sermon, some officials in the court also imitate the king.

The holiday season ends with a large offering ceremony. The king and the court have listened to the Buddha who organized a festival of food offerings, bowls and utensils for the monks and nuns for the poor families. After this ceremony was completed, King Pasenadi and Queen Mallika both seek refuge in the Three Jewels, as disciples of the Buddha.

Buddha to the bearer of the name Sunita renunciation [7] 

After the settling season, the Buddha and the congregation split in the vicinity of the capital Sravasti. One day, while begging for food in a suburban neighborhood near the Aciravati River, the Buddha meets a burnt-down Sunita. Seeing the Buddha and the almighty monks are solemn, adjust to go, Sunita awkward. He knew he was wearing dirty clothes, smelly, carrying two barrels of manure.He hurried down the river. The Buddha knew that this was a good person so he went down to the river to meet Sunita. Seeing this, Sariputta also left the ranks to follow the Buddha. Teacher Meghiya, the attendant of the Buddha, also hurried to follow. Other bhikkhus find the strange stop, stand silent in the line, watch the eye.

Sunita is dead wrong. He put the burden down, glaring eyes. Above the road, the yellow masters of the cassocks are standing in rows. On the bank of the river, three bright sonders were approaching him. Not knowing where to go, Sunita waded into the water, going away to avoid. According to the custom of that time, Sunita knew that the lower classes like him had no right to approach monks and officials. But when he was about four feet from the shore, the water reached the knee, the Buddha came to the water, looking at him as if to ask something. Sunita clutched the Buddha's hand. Buddhist persistence:

-  He came over here and asked me a little bit.

-  Dear God, I dare not. I'm the bad guy, I do not dare to approach you, I'm afraid to defile you.

-  We are monks and nuns. We are only afraid of greed, anger and delusion that can contaminate our minds. Do not be afraid, come here and ask me something. What is your name?

-  Yes, my name is Sunita. Please ask what you want to ask. I dare not come near you.

-  Hey Sunita, listen carefully. Ganga, Yamuna, Aciravati River, Mahi River, Rohini River, etc ... once it has flowed into the sea, it became the same sea water. Likewise, any person of any class, whether good or good, once left the monastery, resolved away from desire, anger, delusion, determined to practice a clean lifestyle, high bar Enlightenment, they are equally valid. All beings have Buddha Nature. Those who are committed to practicing noble doctrine can become saints. Hey sunita, do you want to join a mendicant congregation?

-  Dear Sunita, Sunita stammered, I dare not ... I dare not ... Yes, if you allow it ... then I'm very happy. Yes, I am very happy if you allow me to join the mendicant congregation. I would like to sincerely follow what he taught.

After saying this, Sunita squealed. The Buddha told Sunita to take a shower and then go to shore, he would ordain. Then he taught his attendant Meghiya to see Ananda asking for a checkered shirt to bring down the river bank. When the attendant brought the cassette to the place, then Sunita just finished bath. The Buddha made Sunita's ordination at the river bank, then handed over to the great virtue of Sariputta to bring the new monk to the Jetavana monastery, while the Buddha and the congregation continued to beg for alms.

Everything that happened on the river was seen by local people. The news of the Buddha's admission of Sunita to the mendicant congregation began to spread in the capital, causing a stir. The clergy and clergy all agreed not to approve of that boldness. The great virtuous Sariputta, Moggallana, Mahakassapa, Anuruddha reported to the Buddha about the bad publicity to ask for countermeasures.The Buddha taught:

-  Tathagata once told the teacher "If the teacher diligently follow the teachings of the Tathagata, then surely teachers will achieve the same results as Tathagata." What do you think? If Sunita diligently practicing the teachings of the Tathagata Sunita can achieve the results?

-  Sun Sun, if Sunita diligently practice according to the teachings of the Tathagata will certainly soon to become a result.

-  Yes. Master, it is important to save a living being from suffering in samsara. Teachers try to instruct Sunita diligently practice the Dharma. Once Sunita has harvested good results, the public will stop. Again, the teachers, Tathagata once advised the teacher should practice equality of mind while begging, the acquisition of new monks into the congregation must also be done with equality of mind.Again, the teachers, the incorporation of Sunita into the congregation is a wake-up call to the elites of social injustice caused by the mind-set of grasping the current class. If we do not do it, then who else can do it? The teachers are patient and refined, everything will be fine.

The great Buddhist disciples are happy to worship.

King Pasenadi and monks Sun ita [8] 

C kindles a month later, rumors about the burden distributed Buddhist name is Sunita received into the congregation, to the ears of King Pasenadi. Some of the leaders of the sects in the capital came to ask the king to protest against this, contrary to traditional customs in the country. Moreover, according to the custom of venerating the monks, how should Pasenadi be treated in the presence of the monk Sunita? The king also felt a little panic.

One day the king escorted him to the Jetavana monastery. Car stopped in front of the gate, the king walking alone. King Pasenadi was familiar with the way in the monastery so he went straight to the Buddha's amulet, without asking. Occasionally met some monks to go, the king stood and folded his arms greeted. The masters also stood hand in hand. The king noticed that everyone had a calm, leisurely, leisurely manner. In the middle of the road to the retreat of the Buddha, the king met a mendicant sitting in a sermon under a tree, surrounded by several young mendicants and ten white laypeople are listening hard. The mendicant was sitting sermon, age less than forty but dignified solemn manner. The King stood watching this beautiful scene, listened for a moment, then continued to walk towards the Buddha.

In front of the am, the king saw the Buddha standing before the door himself. After greeting, the king said:

-  Sir, who is the mendicant who is sermon under the tree on the other who has such a respectable respect?

-  Great King, that is Sunita Bhikkhu. He was ordained a month ago, but the monk studied diligently. He is very playful, honest, intelligent and has big head. With this momentum, in just a few years you can go anywhere.

-  Sir, is that person ... is Sunita responsible for the job?

-  Great King, yes. Because of previous evil karma Sunita must be born in the down line, as a burden. But Sunita has also planted many good qualities so this life of ethics is very fast. Ladies and gentlemen, beings have the Buddha nature, the ability to enlighten the Buddha. People mislead only see the present life, distinct minds, praise, stigma, making the mind more delusive dense. Enlightened people know that all beings have Buddha nature, only because of good and evil, but temporary difference, should develop equality and compassion, create favorable conditions for early beings are awakened, escape the scene. Suffering reincarnation.

-  That is wonderful, sir. With his equanimity, great compassion, and his noble teachings, Sunita was able to escape from the downfall, no longer despised, discriminated against. Today, he again escaped from the delusional insights of the secular, developed the center of equality, great compassion to follow the noble teachings. I was asleep just awake, like stray people in the forest just found the exit. I will continue to support the Dharma from now until the end of my life.

From that day on rumors about the bearer of the name Sunita was released accompanied by King Pasenadi became a disciple of the Buddha. The disputes dissipated as people noticed the patience and diligence of the new monk.

Buddha gave Bhikkhu-nanda Nanda up the sky of Dao-Loi [9] 

One day, the Buddha was told by master Meghiya that the virtue of Nanda, his half brother, was uncomfortable in his ordination. Nanda felt remorse for leaving his beautiful wife, Janapada Kalyani, who said:

- You  know, I remember the day I took the bowl of Buddha from the king's palace on Nigrodha, Princess Janapada Kalyani came to speak softly to my ears. "Come down light, okay? Do not go long, I'm sad, I miss you! " And now it's been over a year since I was away from her. I feel sorry for leaving a beautiful young bride, gentle, to her melancholy waiting, desperate. I have now been ordained in order to live a noble life, but when I think of her, I feel very regret, no longer suffering. I intend to renounce these noble precepts, may the Blessed One return me to the layman's life to be near her.

The following afternoon, Buddha called Nanda to walk meditation. He asked whether the virtue Nanda really did say so. Venerable Nanda admits that his spirit is weakened by anxiety for the suffering princess waiting for her. Give newspaper:

-  Hey Nanda, life is pain, no one avoids. If there are children around, Kalyani also suffers from other causes, such as jealousy, anxiety, illness, aging, etc. Only the enlightened, the awakened in meditation And purity is the inner peace, not depending on the outside. After the discharge of this body, at least to be born in the heaven of Tavatimsa to enjoy full enjoyment. Do you want to go to heaven to see how living beings live there?

-  Dear Brother, I want to. But how to go?

-  You sit meditating beside me, I will take you away.

The Buddha found solitary places, two people meditate under a tree. The Buddha used the power of Nanda to bring Tavatimsa. On the way, across a forest was fire, Nanda see a female monkey, burned ear, burning nose, burning tail, trying to stick to the tree trunk. When it came to the sky, Nanda suddenly felt a strange delight. Everything here is beautiful and beautiful: beautiful fairies dancing in magnificent palaces, the scenery is serene and serene, evoking Nanda's mind in an unforgettable joy.Nanda forgot the scene of the world, forgot his new wife, he was hypnotized in front of the magnificent scene heavenly heaven. The Buddha said:

"  Nanda, you see the fairies here and princess Janapada Kalyani who is more beautiful?

-  Exalted, compared to the fairies here, Kalyani is like a burning monkey trying to cling to the tree once.

-  Hey Nanda, so be energetic, try it up. Tathagata assured that if you diligently practice the teachings of the Tathagata, after the network, you will be born here to live with these fairies.

As a child is encouraged, Venerable Nanda White said:

-  Dear Bhagavan, disciple prayer will try practice the noble teachings about heaven to be born this Tavatimsa Heaven.

When the monks know that Venerable Nanda is trying to live a virtuous life, and diligently meditate for the sake of being born to the heavenly Tavatimsa to live with the saints, ridiculed the virtue " Rent "to look forward to the Buddha's reward as committed. Nanda Nanda awakened his lowly goals, ashamed of himself, dismissed bad thoughts, tried his best to practice, soon attained Arahantship. The virtue comes to the Buddha:

-  Lord Buddha, please beseech the Buddha to cancel the promise that if the disciples try to practice will be born in the heaven Tavatimsa live with the fairies.

-  Nanda, as long as the mind is completely pure, no longer stuck in the world, then Tathagata will cancel the promise.

When some monks expressed skepticism about the fruitfulness of the great virtue of Nanda, the Buddha said:

-  Nanda was like a dilapidated roof before, but today he is like a thick canopy. Rain  can not penetrate the thick layer of a roofed roof. Likewise, desire can not penetrate the mature mind that is fully developed. [ten]

Among the disciples of the Buddha, Venerable Nanda is known for being the most self-controlled.

According to Theragatha, the great virtue of Nanda uttered the following words:

-  One day, I was light and shallow. My mind is focused on courage. My results are so light and shallow. All my dates are wasted in sex, naked, si love.

But thanks to the generosity and generosity of the Buddha, the former royal line, I am fortunate to be brought into high life with deep profound thoughts. And from the endless ponds of life, my heart is picked up and rescued. [11]

8th Lower 5th in Mahavana, Vesali (-585)

Jetavana Jamboree has established a solid cultivation practice with over 500 masters. As promised to the Licchavi, Lord Buddha left Sravasti to return to Vesali to prepare his fifth detention in Mahavana. It was here that the Licchavi princes became monasteries consisting of a large two-storey, sharp-edged hall called the Kutagara lecture hall, and a number of ramps scattered throughout the forest. Most of the trees in the forest are of the sala (Shorea robusta).

It was not long before the Buddha arrived in Vesali to hear the dispute between Sakya and Koliya on the water of the Rohini River at the border of two lands.

Dispute between Sakya and Koliya [12] 

Before the four month holiday, in the month of Jetthamula, there was a rift between Sakya and Koliya in the Rohini River, the boundary between the two lands. Sakya is the motherland of the Buddha. Koliya is the hometown of the Buddha and also the home of Princess Yasodhara.

No year is drought, no rain, so the river water level is very low Rohini, not enough for farmers on both sides of the river use. Farmer representative of Koliya said:

-  Water of the Rohini River this year is too little, not enough for both sides. But our rice is about to ripen. So let us use water first, until the rice is ripe and then it will be your turn.

-  Rice on our side is also in need of water. Wait when the rice on your side is ripe, then the rice on our side is too weak, then the river is dry. We will have to go through that please eat. Let us use water first and then use it later.

The words come back to the words:

-  Now they are hungry, they dragged together to Kapilavastu begging. What troops are you marrying like dogs [13] .

-  Who say they are dogs now? They are now reptiles living in the woods like animals [14] .

From negotiation to controversy, then rocky. In the end, the two countries' armies were arrayed on both sides of the river. The situation becomes acute, the war is imminent.

The Buddha is living in Kutagara Hall in Mahavana, or believe, rushed to the place to settle the dispute. Asked the commanding generals of the two sides, they said that the other side despised, violating the boundaries and property of the party. No one talks about the true reason for the dispute. It was not until the Buddha talked to the plain-minded farmers that the main reason was the lack of water for irrigation in the two fields.

Thanks to the friendship with both sides, the Buddha arranged a meeting between the representatives representing the Sakya and Koliya countries to discuss and seek reconciliation. Buddha said:

"You  are the king, the waters of the Rohini River are weak this year because of the little rain. A few months later, in the rainy season, the river water level will return to the same level, the people on both sides of the river have enough water to use. If there were to be a war, not only would the soldiers die or be disastrous, but the people and fields of both sides would suffer unforeseen damage. Now, do you think that your life, the soldiers, the people is important, or the water of the Rohini River and the field is important?

-  Lord, the life of people is of course more valuable.

- That  's right! Then Tathagata advised you to seek mediation to temporarily divide the water Rohini equally to the people on both sides of the river with temporary water. War is often lethal, never to bring a good solution, even to the victorious.

You,  we will be happy by eliminating hatred when living among hated people  (Dhammapada, verse 197); We will be happy to know how to live well among the sick (Dhammapada, verse 198); We will be happy if we can live peacefully among the ambitious people  (Dhammapada, verse 199). Victory of animosity, failure to suffer, failure to fight, live happily and happily  (Dhammapada, song 201).

Listen, 250 Sakya princes and 250 kings of Koliya ordained to the Buddha. Due to the Buddha's intervention, the two sides reached an agreement on dividing the water for the people on the banks of the Rohini while waiting for the rainy season. The emperor's withdrawal of the tide, narrating the Buddha's words reconcile Suddhodana king, king Suppabuddha, courtiers and their wives hear. The two Sakya and Koliya countries reestablished the same intimacy.

King Suddhodana Ice-Ha [15]  (-585) 

This year Buddha is 39 years old. When the fifth season of Vesali has ended, it is reported from Kapilavastu that the king Suddhodana was seriously ill. This year the king was 81 years old. It was the king who sent the great Mahanama, the prince Sukkodana, to visit the Buddha so that he could see his face for the last time.

Kapilavastu City is 220 km northwest of Vesali. Mahanama asked the Buddha to use a carriage for fast return before the king's death. Anuruddha, Nanda, Ananda and Rahula go together. Everyone got in the car by noon. Prince Licchavi and Ambapali were not good enough to leave. Only the mourners send the Buddha to the gate of Kutagara. After the Buddha's departure, over two hundred monks, most of whom belonged to the Sakya, also set off for Kapilavastu, northwest. They want to be with the Buddha in the cremation of King Suddhodana.

Coming to Kapilavastu, Buddha went to the royal palace. Queen Maha-Pajapati took him to his bedside. King Suddhodana saw the Buddha was thrilled, his mouth smiled contentedly, two tears rolling slowly on his wrinkled cheeks. The Buddha wiped the tears with the towel and took the king's hand and said,

"  My father was here. Please feel free to please. During his life, the king was anxious for the royal family, the Sakya people were warmly happy. Now the king has nothing to worry anymore. He should smile because he fulfilled the responsibility of a monarch according to his ability. Now it is important for the novice to keep his mind and body calm by contemplating the breath. Sister breathing.Breathe in slightly and long, slightly longer and slightly longer breathing until the subdued mind is gentle, not worrying about anything other than breathing.

The king practiced for a moment, his face calm, the king said:

-  Now we have seen that life is impermanent. Eighty years passed like a dream. The more fame, the more miserable. Happiness may come only in a leisurely, idyllic and free life .

"  My dear king, yes, Buddha said. But it is not late yet. Sister may begin a leisurely life, simple and free now. My dear king, the human body, although young children are old, human mind, although the moment of change, birth and death non stop, but the mind of the sub-king is always permanent, invariable source of peace and endless. Once the monarch realizes that the body and mind are impermanent, they are the source of suffering, deserved to be nourished; At that time the wisdom bowl will be glow to bring the king back to the heart of true, pure, mysterious, holy of the king ....

The Buddha continued to preach about the universe of impermanence and the ordinary qualities of the mind and mind, which everyone has, and advised the king to concentrate on it. King Suddhodana listens, mind is open. Listening to the king, the peace of mind, attained Arahant. Just said:

-  Hundred know birth, aging, sickness and death are natural. I have no regrets in this world anymore. Today, there are enough people here, please the Exalted and the mandarins arranged to appoint a replacement for water. If I have done something wrong before, do not worry, before closing your eyes, I want you to forgive me.

The Buddha asked the king to go to the next room with the king. In the only room left Queen Pajapati sit next to the bed to care for the king. His face was very calm. After the negotiation, everyone accepted the proposal of the Buddha to Mahanama, the first son of Prince Sukkodana (Crown Princess) ascended the throne of King Suddhodana.

When everyone came back to the resolution room, Suddhodana happily advised everyone to help Mahanama fulfill the mission, especially in the early stages. Having said this, the king calmly closed his eyes in peace. The Buddha advised everyone to go out so that the king could rest. King Suddhodana lay still, enjoying the joy of liberation for seven days and then died.

Empress Pajapati Gotami to ordain [16] 

Suddhodana is the coronation of Mahanama. The Buddha and the congregation stayed in Kapilavastu for three months at the Nigrodha monastery for propagation. One day, Maha-Pajapati Gotami went to the monastery to offer some cassocks to the Buddha and the great disciples, and she asked to be ordained as a mendicant. Grandmother:

-  If the Blessed One accepts women to be ordained, renounce their family life to embrace themselves in homeless life, within the framework of the teachings and precepts that the Buddha declared, In the galaxy will be many more people inherited the gift of the Buddha. As of now, the ladies of the kings have died or have left the house, and I am living a sad life in the palace, very eager to live the noble life of the monk. Dear Buddha, happy to accept.

Buddha silent. A moment later he said:

-  No, Mrs. Gotami's order.

The second and third times, Maha-Pajapati Gotami repeated the request, but the Buddha did not approve. She returned to lament with orders Ms. Yasodhara. Several days later Buddha returned to Vesali. To Vesali, the Buddha resides in Mahavana.

Staying at Kapilavastu, Pajapati Gotami was not discouraged by the Buddha's refusal. It is known that 250 Sakya wives and 250 Koliya husbands who left their homes after the Buddha's sermon on the banks of the Rohini River agreed to vows like her, summoned all 500 of them and said,

-  The Buddha said, in the spirit of moral awareness, everyone is equal, because everyone is able to enlighten and liberate. The Buddha admitted to the noble congregation of the lower class, no reason why people do not allow women to ordained. If we prove our determination by taking down our hair by ourselves, taking off all the jewelery, putting on a yellow person, living a homeless monk, walking to Vesali for ordination, I Believe that the Blessed One will accept.

Everyone in the meeting was happy to hear from Gotami. They worshiped her as the leader to fulfill her wish to become a monk, because everyone knows she is not devoid of any resistance. She turned to Yasodhara:

-  Hey Gopa, let's just wait, do not follow me on this trip. Without children, things could be easier. As long as I succeed, I will be ordained later.

Phra Pajapati and 500 resurrected monks in Vesali. [17] 

A month later, in early 584 BC, at the Mahavana monastery in Vesali, early in the morning, while going to the lake to get water, Venerable Ananda saw Gotami and a large number of women in yellow, Down the hair, go barefoot, are huddled in front of lecture hall Kutagara. Surprised, the great virtue came before the order of Mrs. Gotami asked:

"  Your command, why do you stand here in the morning like this?" Why is her legs so swollen and bleeding? And these princesses too ...

-  Ananda Ananda, I and 500 princesses want to give up the lonely life bored at home should have to go down hair, remove all jewelry, give up all material comforts, just wish to live the bar Laudable nobility of the monk. We practiced mendicant living, begging, sleeping under the tree, while taking a vacuum from Kapilavastu. We want to show that we can also live the life of the mendicant.May the great blessings of Buddhism allow us to be ordained.

-  Command your grandmother and princess to stand here. I will go to the White Buddha. I promise to do my best.

Venerable Ananda went to the Buddha amidst the Buddha who had meditated, stood up, was dressed, was about to meditate with his attendant Nagita. Ananda White Buddha:

"  Lord, look at this, Pajapati Gotami and the 500 ladies standing in front of the auditorium, swollen feet from Kapilavastu coming here, dusty and dusty. Sorrow sorrow. May the Blessed Buddha accept the acceptance of women's renunciation of family life, the closure of homeless living, within the framework of the Dhamma and Discipline that the Buddha declared. Lord Buddha, would be a great virtue for women if women are allowed to renounce their family life to practice the noble life of homeless mothers.

-  Enough, Ananda, Tathagata can not accept the women's ordination.

The second time and the third time, Venerable Ananda tried to ask, but Lord Buddha refused.After a thoughtful thought, Ananda venerated again carefully:

-  Blessed, the woman likely achieved attainment Tu-momentum-completion (Sotàpanna), Tu-momentum-function (Sakadagami), A-na-jaw (Anagami) and Arhat (Arahat Will not they practice according to the teachings and precepts that the Buddha declared?

-  Ananda, the Buddha replied, anyone who cultivate according to the teachings and precepts of the mendicant congregation can achieve the results as follows:

The first one is the Sotapanna : The fourth, thanks to the Fourth, should know the way to eliminate the defilement, the mind is pure and began to enter the holy line, discharge grace Love, not busy beach bound, persistent male gender, keep the body pure mouth, results Pro-save. This person attained the first two stages of the Noble Eightfold Path, Right View.

The second one is Sakadagami : Most recently eliminated 3 fetters are sex, anger, si, thin only, the body is dreadful, less static, the mind is quietly calm There are no six obstacles, the Ultimate One, the only one born again in the human realm, then will be born in the heavens. This attainer has attained the first four stages of the Noble Eightfold Path namely Right View, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action.

The third is Anagami : The root of all defilements is greed, greed, delusion, doubt, evil, wrong view, antecedent, antecedent, prejudice, The three karmas (body, speech, mind) and the six faculties (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind) are pure, the result of no-return, no longer reborn in the realms that will Birth of the realms of the Sacred and the beauty. This person attained the first six stages of the Noble Eightfold Path, Right View, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Effort, Right Effort.

Fruition fourth Arhat (Arahat) : Forums rid of all negativity, being smuggled-take-position (position bowl-elegant), the degree wheel study [18] , attained Radio-born [19] , the mind is always peace and pure, full of good means to teach beings, deserve all the offerings of heaven and people.This person attains the Path of the Noble Eightfold Path from Right View to Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.

Encouraged by this favorable answer, the great Venerable Ananda asked the Buddha once more:

So  the Blessed Lady, so women if allowed to leave the religious can also bear fruit! Lord Buddha, ordered Maha Pajapati Gotami this year is 81 years old, she has a lot of nursing the Buddha.She took care of him, took care of him, took care of her in her heart, and ordered Maha Maya. In order to show that the women could also live a homeless mendicant, she and 500 Sakya and Koliya women took themselves in their hair, discarded all jewelry, went barefoot, slept under a tree, Eat, from Kapilavastu come here. May the Blessed One accept the orders of Grandma and Ladies to be ordained in the teachings of the Blessed One. Women will now have a shelter, practice according to the Dharma to be freed from the suffering scene of samsara. Lord Buddha, please open the compassionate door for the orders of her and the princess.

Buddha silent. A few moments later, he told his attendant Nagita to invite the great sages Sariputta, Moggallana, Anuruddha, Bhaddiya, Kimbila and Maha Kassapa to the discussion. After consulting with the great disciples, the Buddha said:

"  Ananda, please come to inform Maha Pajapati's orders that if the order and the princesses fully approve the following" reverence ", then Tathagata will agree to establish the Pi- Kheo-ni The eight respects of the bhikkhuni are listed below:

1      -bhikkhuni, although old age, high age, always have to reverently greet a monk.

2-      Monks-nuns can not enter (Vassa) where there are no monks.

3.      Every semimonthly, we monks Sydney would have to go visiting monks appointed day Bodhisattva [20]  (uposatha) and visiting hours, teaching and encouraging the practice of nuns .

4.      At the end of the monks, bhikkhunī must receive formal pavarana before the other monks and bhikkhuni (to review the three things see, hear and Skeptical, I have not made any mistake).

5-      monks and nuns have committed significant gender-bear Manatta himself [21]  before the monks and nuns.

6.      Wake-rub-manna (sikkhamana [22] ) have life over 8-time world in two years, maybe-ordination ordained monks and nuns before the monks and-nuns.

7-      In any case, bhikkhuni does not have the right to blame or bhikkhu (bhikkhu, bhiksu).

8      -monks are not repent with bhikkhuni (bhikkhuni, bhiksuni), but bhikkhuni monks can repent with the bhikkhus.

These precepts must be respected for life, to be respected and not changed, move.

When the Venerable Ananda came out, the sun rose high. Ms. Pajapati and 500 princesses still patiently waited. After hearing the Buddha's recitation and the message, "Pajapati said,

-  Ananda Ananda, great honor to the Blessed One: When a beautiful and young girl bathe in fresh water that someone bring a flower bouquet, with lotus flowers or fragrant roses, Then the girl would happily put her arms around her and put her on her head. Likewise, I am very happy to accept the "Eight Immortal" and will respect the "Eight Immortal Bishops" throughout my life if I am allowed to leave.

Then she turned to her princesses:

-  Children, do not be afraid. The most important thing is that we are ordained as mendicant (khikkhuni, bhiksuni). The things in the "Eight Immortals" are not obstacles to our study, but the gateway to us into the noble teachings.

Venerable Ananda was happy to report this to the Buddha. That afternoon, the first 501 women were ordained for the ordination of samaneri. Maha Pajapati Gotami was appointed chief of staff [23]. Ms. Ambapali would like to offer her mango orchard to make the nursery for the nuns. Venerable Sariputta was entrusted with the task of instructing the novice practitioners in the ordained life of the nuns.

The following day, the Buddha said:

-  Ananda, if women are not allowed to escape the secular world to embrace the homeless lifestyle within the framework of the Dhamma and Discipline that Tathagata has announced, the monastic life and Dhamma will be higher. Survive for 1000 years. But now women are allowed to live homeless life, the monastic life and Dhamma only sublime 500 years only. [24]

Then the Buddha added:

-  Ananda, in a house with more women and fewer men, robberies will easily fall into. In the same way, in any Dhamma and Vinaya, if women are allowed to renounce the world to live without homelessness, the spiritual life will not last long. Just as the other man holds the dike beside the large lake to stop the water from overflowing, the Tathāgata prevents it by issuing the Eightfold Noble Dharma to the bhikkhunis, which must be kept intact for the rest of their lives.

Eight days later, Maha Pajapati came to ask for advice from the Buddha. She said:

Well  , my age is high, please the Blessed Sun just taught me how can help me progress on the way to liberation.

-  Hey Gotami, in everyday life, cultivators must clearly realize that what leads to aspiration does not lead to happiness; To conceit, not to reverence; Want more, do not want less; Like the urban flower scene, do not like hidden hermit; Do not try, do not try; Difficult to be satisfied, without virtue; These things certainly do not belong to the Dhamma, not to the Vinaya, not the teachings of the Master. [25] Know what to avoid, what to do. In addition to diligent practice of mindfulness of breathing (Anapana-sati), customary law Satipatthana [26]  (Cattaro sati-patthanani) to achieve the qualities respectively.

Maha Pajapati bowed back. She diligently practiced what the Buddha taught. Soon after, she attained Arahantship. Five hundred princesses of the Sakya and Koliya families joined the monk, later attaining Arahantship.

From the date of the nuns, a monk of the Buddha began to be called congregational fourfold, including: monks (Bhikkhu, bhiksu), monks-ni (bhikkhuni, bhiksuni), good men [27]  (Upasaka), female believer [28] (upasika).

Maha Pajapati, after careful study, presented the Buddha about the nuns' clothing and was approved by the Buddha. A dress of a monk consists of:

-  An antaravasaka, ie the lower pants.

-  a uttarasangha is the top dress.

-  a sanghati is a jacket on the outside.

In addition to the above three, bhikkhuni is allowed to add:

-  a samkaksika to tie the hip.

-  A kusulaka serves as a dress.

In addition to these three sets and a bowl, the mendicants also have the right to have a fan to fan mosquitoes and cover their heads in the sun, a cloth racket filtered drinking water, a needle, a few, a toothpick Flossing, a knife to shave the hair twice a month.

The suffering life of Uppalavanna nun [29] 

One day, passing by a park in Vesali, the great Moggallana met a salty woman who stood in the way of great virtue, glancing thoughtfully teasing. That is Uppalavanna, a beautiful female in the female. People call her Uppalavanna, they give her beauty as a lotus green. Moggallana looked directly at this woman and knew she was a woman with a lot of unhappiness. Dai Duc said:

-  She has a beautiful appearance, superficial outfit, but I know her soul filled with pain. Her karma is heavy and she sits in a muddy road every day. You should wake up as soon as possible.

Uppalavanna panic, see this mendicant inwardly. But she tried to keep her face calm, smiling and said,

-  Maybe he is right. But I have no other way.

-  Why are you so pessimistic? Regardless of the past, one can still divert to build a brighter future. Clothes dirty, we use river water for washing. Body dirty, I wash. Mind turbid turbidity and boredom, we use the noble teachings to repair. The Buddha says, "Everyone is capable of enlightenment and liberation, and everyone is capable of becoming a Buddha.

Uppalavanna took the towel slowly to tears, sobbing said:

-  But my life is full of transgression and sin. I also did not save the Buddha as teacher.

-  No problem. She told me myself to try.

Uppalavanna recounted that she was the daughter of a wealthy family in Rajagriha. She married at the age of sixteen. After the death of her father-in-law, her mother-in-law reunited with her husband.Uppalavanna gave birth to a daughter. Witnessing incest, she left home, leaving her daughter alone. A few years later she met a businessman in Benares and was married to him. Some time later, it was heard that her husband bought a maid to hide in a house on the outskirts of the city. She found jealousy, discovered that it was her daughter in the past.

Extremely hurt, she left home, bringing hatred both heaven and earth people. She no longer believes in anyone. In the capital city of Vesala, she was a female artist, just money, gorgeous jewelry and material pleasures. Moral to her is only illusion, false, does not mean true. To her, the cassette is just a layer of hypocrisy that conceals human despicable desires. To prove that she proves sexy, teasing Moggallana.

Speaking of that, Lotus Flower face to face crying hands. Waiting for Uppalavanna to cry, the great Moggallana began to advise her to let go of the past and start living a noble life that benefits both themselves and others. Then he brought her uppalavanna to meet Buddha. The Buddha comforted Uppalavanna and allowed her to practice novitiate under the tutelage of Pajapati Gotami. Uppalavanna was given the responsibility to close, open the door and clean the auditorium. One day, while lighting a candle in the lecture hall, Uppalavanna stared at the flickering candle, gazing at the fireballs, then immediately attained arahantship and attained enlightenment. Soon, Uppalavanna became an exemplary, well-known monk-nun. When Devadatta rebelled against the Buddha, Uppalavanna to Gaya-sisa mountain scolded, angry Devadatta hit the head to die. END=NAM MO SHAKYAMOUNI BUDDA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.29/6/2017.