Lord Bhikkhu Na Na is the Body of Shakyamuni Buddha.

Flower Adornment that Buddha's body sitting under the Bodhi tree is just the body of the Buddha. This body born of parents, due to material nourishment, old are dead. The eternal Buddha is the body of the Buddha Vaisnava (Vairocana, also known as the Great Tathagata) usually in the ten precepts of the world, although the body of the Buddha has entered the Nietzsha -shares in Sa-la life, the other France still like, without being old, dead disease dominant.

Nam-Shakyamuni Shakyamuni Buddha.

Please ask the Buddha in the Flower Adornment is different from the ordinary Buddha like? According to the history of the origin of this Sutra [I see] there are many inappropriate. [Sutra notes that] Bodhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, . . So this Flower Adornment is the Buddha, or written by Nagarjuna? If the history of the Sutra is so, then it is difficult to believe that this Sutra is Buddhist. Please let our Buddhist learners know in detail.

Nam-Tung Zhen Zhen Bodhisattva.

Thich Thien Dao.

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Dear Master Thiện Đạo,

Based on your question, GH would like to present some issues as follows:

1) Buddha in the Flower Adornment and the Buddha Buddha

According to most Buddhist scholars, the most reliable source describing the history of the Buddha's life is the source of Pali literature, especially the Canon and Vinaya. Over 2,200 years ago, the thought of the Buddha and the Buddha in the Mahayana scriptures was a matter of debate among the sects. In particular, in the treatise on the Atonement, one of the seven basic statements of the Synod of Bishops, addressed by the Moggalāputta-tissa, addressed the problem. present.

An Hoa Nghiem, a philosophy of Mahayana Buddhism, was born in the earliest of the first century AD and developed the Nagarjuna Bodhisattva Age. Thus, the image of the Buddha in the Huayyamaka Sutra in particular and the Mahayana Sutras generally differ in the image of the historical Buddha in the Canon Nikaya.

The Nikāya scriptures describe the Buddha from the events: the family line, the hometown, the life, the monkhood, the ascetic life, the enlightenment of the truth, the attainment of the sublime, 45 years of traveling, At Ta-la life full, detailed with the image of a real person. The Nikāyas also say that although an Arahant or a Buddha is full of attributes such as Tivijja, Lucas, Dasabala and Catuvesàraja, etc., but they are still governed by the laws of impermanence such as birth, aging, illness, death.

However, if we read carefully the Mahayana Sutta (n. 16) of the Tridentine School, we will find that in the Master in particular and the Arahants in general, there are times kite. The Buddha taught ananda Ñandanda:

"Ānanda, who has cultivated four gods, practiced many times, is adept, sure enough, strong, skilled, skilful, if you want to live a life or a lifetime. again. Hey Ānanda, Tathagata now has four gods, practice many times, very adept, sure, strong, skilled, skilful. Ānanda, if you wish, Tathagata can live to a lifetime or the other life "

The term "karma", in the Pali language "kappa" (in English aeon), represents a very long time in ancient Indian mathematics, probably equal to the life of the earth, not Is a "human life", 60, 70 or 100 years as we often use.

Thus, the Buddha's body (rùpàyàya) is not completely governed by the law of impermanence, because the Buddha himself realized that it was time to enter immeasurable Nirvana, so he passed away without the use of power because Practice the four gods to stay in life. This is the miracle of the Buddha that the pagan Patriarchs throughout the East and West could not have.

Therefore, we can not say that the Buddha, like other beings, is subjected to the birth of old diseases as a mortal. I, p. 662, Brahman Dona asked the Buddha if he was a Brahman? [2] Is he a god? [3] [4] Is he a lady-thirsty? [5] Are you a normal manussa? The Buddha replied that He was not all. He is a Buddha. The Buddha also presented a beautiful image that is like a lotus flower, red or white was born in the mud of standing water, but rose from the mud of standing water that blooms. Likewise, the Buddha was born and raised in life, but beyond life, he dwelt in the uncontaminated world, without any contraband or grief in his mind. In short,

The key difference between the historical Buddha and the Buddha in the Flower Adornment is that the Buddha in Nikaya has only one body which is the body or body. Meanwhile, Flower Adornment Buddha praised the Buddha has three trikàya (trikàya), it is Dharmakaya, the body itself (Sambhogakaya: good luck with 32 good generals born parents And incarnation material (Nirmà.nakàya: body transforms everywhere to chemical beings in the realms). These three are also called "self-nature", "life itself" and "body transformation". The concept of "Three Minds" appears only in the Mahayana scriptures, completely absent from the Nikitaic Tripitaka.

Perhaps because of the desire to guard the pagan embrace that the Buddha was also the law of birth, old age disease death, do not attain the ultimate results, the law of separation, the dharma of the superior, so The Mahayana have introduced the concept of three bodies to promote the ultimate enlightenment of the Buddha, is beyond living death, constant in the three realms to the grace of beings. This is the natural power of the omniscient arahant, the power of the guru's heavenly beings, the kings of the heavens like the Brahma, Won by the Brahmins as the Creator can not be achieved.

However, the concept of Dharmakaya appears in the Nicaya scriptures in a different form. The Dharma refers here to the teachings of the Buddha, not a permanent dharmakaya. Understand the philosophy of Mahayana Buddhism. The equivalent of the Sutra III, p. 219, reads: "Whoever sees the Fa sees him, who sees me, sees the dharma." Just as in the Mahatma Gandhara - Ananda grieved infrequently before the departure of the Buddha, the Buddha learned the mind of the religion of Ñnanda and the mass, especially for the learned, he called the monk Ānanda to come and teach:

Behold, Ānanda, if any of you think, "The word of the Master is no more. We do not have a guru. "Ananda, the Law and the Law that I taught and presented, after I passed away, it is the Fa and the Law that will be your Master.

Thus, through the two above evidence, we can deduce that the true buddha body itself is the Buddha's teachings, not just the body of the full 32 generals. Report body or humiliation and then suffer old, sick, die. He taught many times in the sutras that "conditioned cosmic things are impermanent, subjected to the transformation, arising and passing away."

Flower Adornment that Buddha's body sitting under the Bodhi tree is just the body of the Buddha. This body born of parents, due to material nourishment, old are dead. The eternal Buddha is the body of the Buddha Vaisnava (Vairocana, also known as the Great Tathagata) usually in the ten precepts of the world, although the body of the Buddha has entered the Nietzsha -shares in Sa-la life, the other France still like, without being old, dead disease dominant.

The concept of "incarnation" (Nirmà.nakàya) in the Nikāyaka Pitaka is not mentioned, but the capacity of the "divine deity" describes the possibility of transforming one body into many bodies, Obstructed by any obstacle. Thus, the concept of "incarnation" (Nirmà.nakàya) has not yet been written into words, but in fact the concept has been present in another term, which is the magic of the deity right from the time of the Buddha .

The context of the Dharma in the Flower Adornment is as follows: "The Master of Trang Nghiem" records that after the Buddha's enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, in the first 21 days, the Buddha entered the Great Seal, modern Japan The body of Vairocana (sutra-na-na) teaches the Bodhisattva from Plum (Hoan Hyoc district) to become more mundane mud to enter into any change. Numerous Boddhisatva Bodhisattvas and countless Gods Cana (Nàràya.na), along with the gods (deva) to use praise praise Tathagata. The Buddha's body sitting at the Bodhicitta Bodhisattva is only the Sambhogakàya of the Buddha, and the Bodhisattva body is said to be the Bodhisattva from the primary or higher is the body of Vaisnava (Vairocana).

In the Mahàvagga [6] of the Pāli Vinaya, it is said that after the Buddha's enlightenment in the Dharma Master, during the first 21 days, the Buddha enjoyed the liberation which he attained. And the two conditions are in turn reversed. Based on the Nikaya Sutra, we can not find out where it is said that the Buddha gave the Lotus Sutra in 21 days as the history of the Sutra recorded, but we can not deny the profound value of the sutras. This business. This will be covered in Part 3 of the article.

Under the lens of the Mahayana philosophers, the birth of the Buddha is considered to be false. His images and Buddha from the moment of entering the fetus to the moment of entering Nirvana are manifestations, for the Buddha has been enlightened from countless past lives. If by such conception, they accidentally lost the virtue of the Buddha's effort on the path of truth and inner struggle to attain ultimate enlightenment. Such arguments make the Buddha's tireless teaching of tireless birthlessness, and the process of ascetic liberation also loses its profound meaning.

To read the Pali texts, we will find the Buddha described in the Sutra so close that we can come to him, kneel at his feet and worship him. We can come to Him at any time when we suffer. Her life of Dharma is noble but very simple. In contrast, Mahayana Buddhist literature gives us a huge philosophy, but the image of the Buddha is perhaps too high for us. Not only the Avatamsaka Sutra but also most of the Mahayana Sutras, only a few Sutras are the exception.

Of course, there are also some sections in the four Nikayas, and some of them are slightly late, so they add a lot of mythological elements in history that are unconvincing. To determine this historical issue, we can rely on Buddhist texts, scriptural works and literary accounts of other religions such as Jainism or Upanisad. The Brahmanical literature of Brahmanism (Brahmanism), for comparison, draws conclusions. The Pali literature is still recognized by most of the high priests and Buddhist scholars as the most reliable material.

Today, many researchers tend to understand the life and career of the Buddha in Pàli literature rather than the Buddha in Mahayana literature. Documents can be referenced, such as Thich Nhat Hanh's Ancient White Cloud, HW Schuman's The Historical Buddha was translated into Vietnamese by Nguyen Tam-Tran Phuong Lan. Document directly related to the issue of this article, by TT. Thich Chon Thien presented in the section "Buddha in the Tibetan and Tibetan" in Buddhist Discourse. Other documents show the Buddha's life from the perspective of many other writers in the Buddha and the Dharma.

The study compares two images of the historical Buddha and the Buddha from the philosophical point of view of the Mahayana thinkers in general, the Huayen Sutra in particular is a highly elaborate work, In the Tripitaka. It would take a lot of time to write such a review, so here, the writer is just outlining.

2) Flower Adornment strictly Buddhist or Bodhisattva written by Nagarjuna?

The process of forming the Sutra shows that the Mahayana scriptures were born as early as the first century AD. The first mark was the Bat-literary literature, then the Lotus, Hoa Nghiem, Nirvana and other holy books were born.

The Chinese Tripitaka, the Avatam.saka Sutra, are called the Great Buddhasvatam.sa-mahavaipulyana-stra. There are three different translations. The first version was translated by Mr. Buddhabhadra (Sino-Vietnamese transliteration: Buddha-dad-canvas, translated as: Hien Hien) translated into Chinese first in 418. TL, East Tan, including 60 books. His second translation of the 80s "Sik.sànanda (tah-nan-dan) of the Tang Dynasty. The third translation by Lord Praj ~ na (Bat-elegant) is also in the Trinh Guan yearbook of 40 books. Cao Quan Nhu (Chinese) study by Dinh Hue Vietnamese translator [7] suggested that the three translations had different content because the three Sanskrit versions were not in the same category. Through the ages and content of three different versions,

Huay Hoa Strict Chinese version is HT. Thich Tri Tinh translated into Vietnamese is a compilation of 80 volumes of the masters of Truth-sabananda ('Sik.sànanda) and Bat-elegant (Pra ~ na).

Master Chih-i claimed that the Flower Adornment Sutra was the most important prayer given by the Buddha himself to the great Bodhisattvas and gods right after the first 21 days. This classification is based solely on his own point of view and opinion, totally unrelated to the history of the teachings of the Buddha or the process of forming the sutras of both great traditions.

To say so does not mean that we deny the first merits of the Sutras in China. In the writer's view, if not for the above-mentioned division of Chih-i, the Chinese academics hardly find the gateway and put their trust in this immense Buddhist land. Because at that time, scriptures from India, Central Asia were introduced into China quite a lot and brought many ideologies but not many differences.

The origin of this Sutra, as I questioned whether the Bodhisattva Nagarjuna (Nágàrjuna) on the celestial bent back or not ?. I do not know which edition you read from, but most of the material related to the real life and the myths of the Nagarjuna and the Huayen Nikita are said to have come down to Ta-kwon-Long. The Palace (Avanatapta), where the hiding place of the Flower Adornment is here to be proclaimed and propagated.

Although the legend of the process of forming the Sutra as mentioned above, or the legend of the Bodhisattva Manjurth that appeared on the Wutai Dynasty in China to proclaim the Sutra, can not speak of the process of faithfulness. Formation of Flower Adornment Sutras. The noble doctrine of the Buddha is to popularize beings, the Buddha and the Bodhisattva do not point to the Long Cung or the world of gods, not bring to spread to benefit the life? Nor can it be argued that this Sutra was so high that the Dragon King could be hidden under the Long Palace. These kinds of legends have absolutely no value in the actual formation of scriptures.

The Huayang Sutra is whether or not Nagarjitra Bodhisattva is written, so far, this Sutra is believed to have been believed to have been said by Nagarjuna Bodhidharma himself, who came from Tehran, Coincidental and profound propagation of his time. Based on the writings of His Majesty's leave, we do not see mention of the Flower Adornment. However, in His Majesty's writings there are references to contemporary scriptures, which refer to the product. "Enter the Dharma Realm" and the product "Cross-Town". Thereby, we can deduce that the product of the Cross and the Dharma Realm in the Flower Adornment Sutra are present and can play a very important role in the commentaries of the Nagasiddha Bodhisattva.

Again, as we see Sanskrit Flower Adornment Sutras, there are 3 copies. The earliest translations from the Tang Dynasty (317-420), two more until the Tang Dynasty were translated and disseminated in China. Nagarjuna passed away at the end of the third century AD. Thus, his time and the first Chinese Huayen period were not translated into Chinese. Therefore, we may have guessed that the first Sanskrit Tapiñaka Sutra may have been preached by the Nagasaparaja Bhikkhunīs or at least contributed itself to this monumental philosophy.

In the History of the History of Buddhism in India, HT. Thich Thanh Kiem stated: "Legend has it that Nagarjuna had preceded the Great Essay of Discipline in order to annotate the Flower Adornment Sutra, consisting of ten thousand chapters, the nuns and nuns. Small parts in this set "(p. 167).

Another comment that I would like to present here is the Huayen Sutra, written by Nagarjuna, or any of the saints who followed it. The sutra is as valid as the teachings of the Buddha, Intercourse, intercourse, "" Continental coast "or" General member members ", etc., do not go beyond the doctrine of dependent origination of the Buddha but also expand on another level. At the same time we have to acknowledge and gratitude for these works to meet the needs of the philosophical age, a period of Buddhism required to have classics with tinted philosophical content. To overcome the great doctrines of the Brahminical mushroom emerged at that time.

3) Attitude of Buddhists when they know the truth of history

It should have ended in part 2. But because the writer wanted to share some of his own little experiences, as well as private conversations with some friars and Buddhists when reading Buddhist scriptures. I hope these things will help some of the salary for Buddhists who are just new to Buddhism.

3.1. Accept the truth

Historically: Throughout the course of the study, many scholars have discovered many points about the historical Buddha's life different from that of the Buddha described in the Mahāyāna Sutras.

In terms of thought: Based on the thought of each of the Sutras, we can deduce the Sutra by the Buddha or the sutras by the Bodhisattvas, the saintly Buddhist later writes.

In terms of editorship in written form: According to the methodology of language-based research in the text, we can determine which sutras are edited before or after.

Such findings, at times, make those who have absolute faith in the scriptures are shocked. The writer himself experienced the "tricks" when discovering the truth so.

Buddhism is the religion that respects the truth, we boldly accept historical truths, bends, limitations in language, in literature. The spirit of respect for the scriptures is a very precious thing, but insists that it is 100% true that the Buddha's teachings are not a good thing; Or insist that the Sutra is itself the Buddha's teachings, although there is no basis for persuasion, is also the point to look back. Because Buddhism always calls for the spirit of "dharma", that is to understand the teachings clearly. This spirit is necessary for every Buddhist, as it will help those who follow the teachings of the Buddha do not rot when lost by strange foreign teachers. The Buddha allows us to suspend what may be wrong with the truth, what is not consistent with morality, with the mind of man, That oil is doubtful of the Buddha's teachings. In an exchange with Buddhists Tran Thanh about Mahayana and Hinayana: Which is more noble? The writer outlined this issue.

3.2. Do not rotten faith and the heart of learning in the scriptures

Traceability and chronology of the two traditions of Mahayana and Theravada traditions are of historical value only. It helps later people know the philosophical views and ideas of the time. In addition, this knowledge helps us not to bother much if the discovery of two ideas proved not by the Buddha himself.

Thought: "Toxic pretending to explain the Buddha" (read the scriptures is to understand the meaning of the Buddha's teachings) is still the leading motto for Buddhists of all time. The context of the Buddha appeared theories of the Sutra with countless auras illuminated throughout the three worlds of heaven, with countless Bodhisattvas rotten etc ... just a precondition for a content of erudite doctrine that the Kinh That transport. For example, the Flower Adornment, for example, is not for the sutra, not for the Buddha's sake, but for denying the value of the thought of "Supreme General Vien Dung," "The Cross of Separation," and symbolic attire with 53 The great Bodhisattva of the Tai-Tai. That image is always a shining example for our postmodern postmodernism to follow. END=NAM MO SHAKYAMOUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.21/7/2017.