The final teachings of the Buddha before entering Nirvana.

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You have to light the torch by yourself, you take my dharma to make a torch, follow my dharma, liberate yourself, do not seek liberation from others, do not seek liberation Somewhere else, besides you! "

1. Buddha reported news about entering Nirvana

When the happiness is fullness, the Buddha was 80 years old. Hitherto, the form of the Four Elements is also subject to the law of impermanence, which changes, is frail. At that time, he came down in the forest of Sa La in Gia Ly, about 120 miles from Ba Rien. One day, he called Ananda, the disciple was always by his side and said:  

As the old prayer, we now have four classes of disciples: monks, monks, nuns, and many more students can change. and my religion has spread everywhere, and now I can leave you, and my body, in the law of impermanence, is now like a worn-out wheel. This is the first time I have been in a car accident, but I still regret  it .  

The Buddha's message about Nirvana, spread like a thunderbolt. His disciples went to the remote places and returned to the last Enlightenment with the Enlightened One.  

During his last three months, Lord Buddha did not rest, but continued to teach. One day, he went to teach the dharma through a forest, met a coal-burning worker, Thuan Da, invited him to go home to meet the boy. He quietly accepted the words with his followers. Come to Thuan Da's house to  offer  him a bowl of fried mushroom soup, commonly known as wild boar mushrooms, because this mushroom is very much like wild boar.  

Completed son, the Buddha and his disciples retired Thuan Da away. At a distance, he handed the bowl to Ananda and spread the hammock, in the woods of Ta La (The translator is a longevity tree, the tree has two large branches divided as two victims), so that He lay down. He lay down in his hammock and headed back to the north, leaning toward his right hand, facing the sun, his legs crossed.  

Hearing that he was about to enter Nirvana, many people around the region to visit a lot, among them there is an old man in the 80's, Da Da Silver to ask the ordained ordained novice with him, he welcomed the acceptance . That was the last of his life.  

2. Buddha speaks the Diaspora and the richest words  

At that time, his disciples were full of faces, except Mr. Ca Ca lettuce to go to lecture far, did not come back. He gathered all the disciples and followers around him and told him one last time. He endowed the following:  

a) Y, his bowl will be passed to Ma Ha Ca lettuce.  

b) The disciples must take the discipline Master.  

c) At the beginning of the Sutras there should be four words: "As the self.  

d)   His relics will be divided into three parts:  

- Partial for the Heavenly Palace,  

- Partial for Long Bow,  

- A tribute to the eight monarchs in India  

Here is the golden word that He left in the last hour.  

"Behold,  you have to light up your torch by yourself !" Take my lama to make a torch, follow my dharma, liberate myself, do not seek liberation from anyone who thirsts, do not seek the solution. exit somewhere else, in addition to people! .. ".   

- "  Be ye not for lust, but for my words, that all things in this world have nothing precious, only the  truth of my word is immortal. my dear ones! "  

After careful instructions, he entered into  Nirvana . At the time of the second day of the second lunar month of the Chinese calendar.  

The tassel tree poured down on his body, the sky was darkened, the plants withered, and the birds stopped singing. Everything in the moment of separation.  

The disciples put him in the corpse and 7 days later, he went to the testimony at the Thien Quang pagoda and cremation (cremation).  

Eight great monarchs in India pulled their brave warriors to the temples for the relics. But Huong Tich y according to the will of the Buddha, negotiated and so the division of the relics are okay. END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.8/4/2018.