Part IV: Ky - Vien Temple.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

The Guru theory of the Four Noble Truths briefly enough that he prevailed in the eyes of the Dharma, having faith in the Triple Gem transformed the Guru emphasize the conclusion:

-This Sú-Ðất-dozen, the body is difficult, is comfortable life is difficult, to hear the Dharma is difficult and to meet the Buddha was born is difficult. Therefore, the hearing of the Dharma and meeting the Buddha was born of great happiness.

Venerable Anandan continued:

-This dear sage, the French that day results extremely beneficial. In order to express his happiness and instill, Mr. Su-dat-dozen told:

-Buddha World, it is wonderful, so rare, it is so clear as to turn the basin upside down, like opening the closed door, as the path of the astray, like enlightening the dark night so that the person can have eyes see.

After witnessing the results of the fruit, Mr. Su-da-dat-support also invited Venerable Quang Lam Sa-vat-thi. The Buddha accepted. He immediately returned home regardless of the day and night. Arriving in Sa-văt-thi, the first thing he did was to find a spacious and peaceful place to establish a temple worthy of making offerings to Buddha. Realizing that the garden of Crown Prince Da was met with the adaptive factors, that is, not too far, too close to the neighbors, with easy roads, noisy daytime, quiet nights.

He asked the crown prince to ask the Crown Prince to yield the garden to the temple. At first, the prince refused. He urged all the begged. Finally, the Crown Prince put the almost challenging condition of spreading gold on garden land. The prince hoped this excessive condition would cause the hegemony to back down. But the Crown Prince is wrong. Because the hegemony accepted this condition right away. Where he spread the gold, he began to measure and build there. But the garden has a spare because of lack of gold. The main shortage of this project is the temple gate. Therefore, the henchman had to borrow from close friends. Hearing this story, Prince Ky Da was touched, so he offered to give the rest.

While constructing the gate of Tam Quan, the patriarch thought: Prince Ky Da was a prestigious person, this land was also donated by the Crown Prince. So I should name the prince and name the temple. Therefore, the temple was named Ky Vien himself. However, the common noun is familiar called "the lonely pagoda".

In the town of Sa-vat-thi, Ky Vien Pagoda is a landscape, a monumental and the most magnificent building. From a distance, it looks like a floating temple thanks to its higher position than other places. The main hall, the amphitheater, the monastery, the hermitage, the street, the incense, etc ... as hidden, as shown in the ancient museums. In the front is a big lotus pond of all kinds: white lotus, pink lotus, lotus flower, adorning the throne of a member of the Zen position.

In summary, the members of the Assembly have four elements of peaceful peace:

1- Senàsanasappàya: Pure land of peace.
2- Puggalasappàya: Dharma peace and happiness.
3- Ahàrasappàya: Peaceful food.
4- Dhammasappàya: Ethical conduct happily.

The fourth factor means that the external conditions and the interior are in line with the positive work of attaining enlightenment according to the Four Noble Truths (1).

He was famously devout and devoted to the Reverend Guru. Every day, he went to the temple twice: morning and afternoon. And of course he never went empty-handed. As for the Guru, he never dared to ask a single question because he thought that the Buddha was originally a king, and now he is a pure king. If we question the religion, then the Guru will teach us compassion and therefore will work hard.

Note:  (1) Preventing and eradicating evil, accumulating and growing good dharma.

-This gentle, the Guru knows that secret thought, He thought to himself: this hegemony indeed is afraid of excessive things. Tathagata has practiced the Paramita in countless lives. Each eye test, first test, hand, foot, life test aims to save sentient beings from the sea of ​​depression, brought to the shore of bliss, the preaching work is just a grain of sand in the desert of merit only. Therefore, in order to build up the faith, the Guru preached whenever he entered the audience.

This sage, besides Mr. Lon alone there are other important figures who have contributed a lot to the propaganda of the Dharma. Such as King Pá sshana-eve, the female friends of Vajra, Soup-pá-sa-sa, Sou-did-da, post-Mallika, etc. These characters are not Buddhists. are also loyal officials.

Kâmpôáá appealed to him:

- Venerable Venerable, the disciple has also heard about these characters, but does not know their specific merit. If Venerable rejoice to tell, then how happy I am.

 

Five fine generals

Hey sage, there are many anecdotes related to Visakha's life, family, and career. She is a powerful guardian and also a great young girl. She was beautiful from spring to old age. She has many beautiful generals but there are five major generals:

1- Beautiful hair: The jet of black hair flows down the strong shoulders, runs up to half of my body and automatically curves up extremely skillfully like the hands of a curling esthetician.
2- Beautiful teeth: Regular teeth, white and clear like ivory like pearl.
3- Beautiful mouth: The lips are pinkish like lipstick and very tender.
4- Beautiful skin: Pink skin is beautiful like lotus flower and smooth like silk.
5- Acting beautiful people: Any age she is beautiful. The young is beautiful with the young, the old is beautiful with the old. Meaning watching her all the time is beautiful. Walking, talking, laughing, eating, sleeping, and resting are all beautiful and innocent.

Her birthplace in the town of Samuel. And Sa-vvt-thi just stay. Particularly the ancestor is in Ra-já-gá-há. At the time of King Pa-parana went to dominate the land of Kosovo, he realized that there were no famous figures in Tai or Germany in the country.

Knowing that Ra-já-gá-há had many talented people, the king humbled and asked a person to come to his land. The king of Ra-já-gá-há agreed with the support of his patron Thá-ănn-cha-da Visakha, who was famous in astronomy, geography and great wealth.

On the way back to Sàvăt-thi, the patriarch observed the terrain, saw a wide and beautiful land circumference, and the color of the river opened. build a career here. The king only accepted. Later, this place became the town of Samuel. She Visàkhà was born here. The bigger, the more beautiful she is. It can be said that it is difficult to find a girl as gentle and respectful as her. As usual, every beautiful girl is bossy and arrogant, but the case of Visàkhà is the exception. She spoke politely, humbly gestures, a normal life, stood on the sidelines, the most noble style was very loving people and had many religious minds. She witnessed the results of her ribs when she was 7 years old. At the age of adulthood, the gentleman of Miraga asked to marry her for his son, a son, Pun-na-vat-tha-ná (Punnavaddhana).

The ceremony was celebrated very solemnly. Her father put a goldsmith on a wedding dress. This shirt is made of gold and encrusted with jewels. The amount to be used is 4 diamonds, 11 scales, 20 pounds of pearl crystal, 33 pounds of jade. The rest of the body of the shirt is gold. The long dress covered from head to heel. On the top is a picture of a peacock dancing. The bill of sardines. Each wing has 500 feathers in gold. The eyes are two Ma Ni jewels. Silver feathers. At first glance, everyone thought that the peacock was standing dancing on her head. The shirt is worth 90 million compressed gold. Completion time is 4 months, with hundreds of professional goldsmiths.

At the end of the wedding night, and to equip the spiritual disposition for the couple's life and the duty of the gentle bride, her father advised:

- Hey, today, I have to export according to my husband. I want to tell you what you need. Please take note of the heart, as if there is a father present with me. I am also confident that what you are going to say will be a defensive armor, helping you avoid catastrophic things:

1- Do not bring inside fire.
2- Do not bring outside fire inside.
3- Help people who are worth helping.
4- Unworthy people, not helping.
5- Whether worthy or not, must also help.
6. Sit in the right place.
7- Sleep at the right time.
8. Eat trendy.
9- Phung worship the gods.
10. Worship of the fire god.

The sultry day of Visàkhà is the most jubilant and proud day in the life of the girl. The groom's family organized an extremely solemn procession. The law of imperfection is still ancient. Therefore, it makes the husband's family disagree. She is Buddhist, her husband is naked. This main teacher is Nígân-thá Na-stone-pout-dozen. Also called Jain. She was miserable and ashamed whenever the accomplices could come to the ceremony house, to be boys. Therefore, between her and her husband's family there was a dark cloud of prejudice.

One morning, a monk begged his wife at home, while she was standing by her father-in-law for breakfast. He saw the Venerable Venerable but pretending to ignore his back to eat nothing.

Seeing that, she said to the monk:

- Venerable Venerable, please Venerable goes to the front. Here, the disciple's father is using the root food.

This implied statement made the henchman angry. He said:

- Hey Visàkhà, she depends on something that dare to insult me ​​as a dirty eater. Her father and her children have acted inappropriately. Starting from now on, I do not recognize her as a daughter-in-law anymore. Get out of my house now.

In order to save the right part, the bartender invited the 8 elderly people to sponsor her and pressured them to take her back to her hometown.

Eight elderly men came to her and asked:

- Ma'am, is there something important that the henchman invites us to and asks to take her to her hometown?

- Ladies and gentlemen - she said so calmly and naturally - when you come here with honor and honor, it must be the same when you go. However, he asked for a fair trial that he was guilty or innocent and then, whether or not he would ask to leave, but went in honor.

Eight elderly men led her Visàkhà into the hegemony to confirm her guilt or innocence.

The horny boss:

- What else do you have?
-Dear the boss, Visàkhà grandchildren still do not know what they have done so they were brought back to their native places.
- Her sins are hard to tolerate. I was eating rice that she dared tell me that I was eating dirty.

Still with a calm and natural voice, she explained:

- Father, I dare dare to disrespect so rude. Your sentence implies that you are doing the old blessing. Because I think, the reason for the wealthy father like this is because he was skillful in his previous life. If this life father does not cultivate new blessings, then one day the old blessings will end. That's what I mean by saying that you use old food.

- Sir - the elders said in unison - that way, it's not my fault. Please reconsider for me thanks.

- Well, this is ignored but her act last night was unforgivable. It was late at night, and she automatically left the room and went down to the stable, something a virtuous girl would never do.

- Father, last night, a difficult donkey was about to die. I learned immediately that I would light a lamp and invite a large number of servants to the stable to help her to give birth and so she could escape death.

-Dear Mr. Boss. In this story, we thought his nephew was innocent.

- Well, then temporarily ignored, but there are many other equally important issues. That is, the night before she came here, her father and son had grown up with each other so many ridiculous things. For example, her father told her not to bring the fire inside out, not to bring the outside fire inside, etc. Do you think, a bride in the house when her neighbors turn off the light to come to her or when she is friends? If it is thanks to them, will it not let out fire or bring flames in, will it survive?

- Father - she explained with a very fresh face - this father meant to teach children that: should not bring the house to talk outside and should not bring the story outside the house, causing discomfort in the family.

"But there are many other things too," the hegemony said without raising his head.

She Visàkhà permission to be sequentially explained.

- The saying: "Helping people worth helping" means that for those who know what, once borrowed know how to repay, then we should continue to help.

- The saying: "Unworthy people do not help" means for those who do not know what, borrow not pay, should not help.

- The saying: "Whether worthy or unworthy must also help" means that for the relatives of the husband's family, whether they are worthy or unworthy, it is our duty to help.

- The saying "Sit in the right place" means when the parents-in-law or the elders sit low, they do not have the right to sit tall. Because the gesture is both impolite and lacking in selfishness.

- The saying: "Sleep at the right time" implies that when parents in law are still awake, they should not go to bed first. Absolutely sleep later. During sleep, you should lie neatly and solemnly, you should not lie there. Must wake up first, diagnose water, wash your face and prepare breakfast food.

- The saying: "Trendy eating" implies that parents and husbands should eat first, then eat later or can eat together if allowed by their parents. While eating, you must also maintain the conduct, not to eat and piecing together or spilling food like ducks and pigs.

- The saying: "Phung worshiped gods" implies to worship the husband of the whole religion, a faithful feast, especially absolute love and gentleness.

- The saying: "Worship of the fire god" implies the respect for the father-in-law for the complete filial piety.

 

Reputable female Vísàkhà

- Hey sage - Venerable Anadda continued - when Visàkhà presented all the facts related to misunderstanding, the father-in-law did not know how to react, just sat and bowed silently. The elders chose mediation:

- Sir, the truth is too clear and also proves that Visàkhà is not only innocent, but also a gentle and precious bride.

He apologized to his daughter-in-law for his misunderstanding. She said:

- Father, now I have been proven innocent. Therefore, I would like to return to my parents' hometown.

The beggar asked:

- Well, don't be sad. It is just a misunderstanding. Do not let the blame.

- Father - Visàkhà said - when I was at home, I had the opportunity to do merit and listen to the dharma. From the day I came here, all good deeds and religious traditions were suspended. I feel so sad. If you allow me to continue my good deeds to show my spirituality and tradition of faith, I would like to stay so that my beloved parents and husbands will return to their home country.

- Father, I continue to do merit, showing my mind and faith freely. I promise I will not be a problem, but your husband certainly agrees.

When allowed by her father-in-law, Visàkhà was extremely happy, like wilting grass with rain. Indeed, there is nothing that makes good people rejoice when they are free to do good deeds. Perhaps, they are more than happy to dig gold.

The next morning, Visàkhà also invited the Venerable Master and the monks to go home to take the life of a boy. After the pearls part is the blessing and happiness. She Visàkhà invites her father-in-law to meet with the Buddha Master to hear the blessing. Respect for his daughter-in-law, he is present. But in the heart, there is no sympathy.

The Guru saw his predestined predestined relationship, so He mentioned the cause and effect problem related to the two aspects of Li and Su. He taught:

- The fortune, career, the merchant is temporarily fake. People must be separated, leave everything and leave with empty hands. The final is the dissipation, suffering. But the actions of body, speech and mind follow us like a shadow and a picture. Therefore, the intellectuals value the good karma and the religious life to save for the refuge and use in the afterlife. A miserly person is a man who is not awake, like a farmer who damages the seed. Therefore, the old breed is gone, the new one is not. Sow a seed, will pick a bunch of cotton. Likewise, sowing a good will reap a bliss. Assets that do not know how to use for the common good will be useless, useless as monkeys get coconuts, like lotus ponds in the deserted forest.

Intellectuals, on the other hand, use material goods as a means, are willing to serve the common good or at least take care of their mothers, fathers, children, relatives, servants, or offerings to religious practitioners. extremely beneficial as monkeys are ripe mangoes, like lotus pond in the middle of the city. The people who set up fruit orchards only water the fertilizer below the base, but branches and tops are enjoyed, bearing fruit. Rivers that circulate water are clean, of great benefit, of great use and wide in capacity. Any river stagnant water, then turbid, small benefits, little use, poor capacity. Fools who do not use material goods for the common good will not be as effective as stagnant water. People who use resources for the common good will have many functions such as flowing water. The way alms has great benefits, the broad result must meet 6 elements:

1- Thoughtful preparation.
2- Act positively.
3- Complete the joy.
4. The recipient has or is eliminating craving.
5. The recipient has or is restoring anger.
6. The recipient has either eradicated delusion.

Such almsgiving will have immeasurable fruits like sea water.

Buddhists, one day King Pa-la-ná-dd asked Tathagata:

- White World Religion, disciples should give alms?

Tathagata teaches:

- Should give alms to individuals or unions clean.

- Almsgiving to people of moral virtue. The labors like fields, alms and things such as seeds. Seeds are good but fields are not good, and there is still crop failure.

The Guru concluded:

- So, the wise never dare to despise that the crime, blessing a little is not worth it. Watch the loose but final droplets fill the basin. People who accumulate good or evil are also responsible for the result.

The blessing of that day was like a miraculous light shining on the mind of the hegemony. He knelt down at the feet of the Guru, expressed joy and praise.

-Buddha World Religion, it is very wonderful, it is very clear, like turning upside down pots, like opening the closed door, like pointing the way astray, like illuminating the dark spot for people with eyes to see. The disciple makes a vow to take refuge in the Buddha, take refuge in the Dharma, increase the Sangha, and volunteering to live the moral ideal life.

Venerable Anandan continued:

-This sage, starting from that day, he promoted her beloved Visàkhà ladies on two fronts, both a gentle bride, and a mother. He openly called Visàkhà "Mí-chicken-rá" in most of the talks. Therefore, the noun Migàramàtà (Mother Mí-chicken-rá) became popular among the masses.

To dilute the noun Mí-chicken-rá, she took the name of the grandfather named the first son. Thanks to her religious beliefs, Visàkhà was very contented. She also invited the Buddha and the monks every day to the house of the son. The sea is impeccable, the wise man does not get tired of listening to good words and the faithful is not meritorious.

During the time the Buddha lived in Sà-văt-thi, she went to the temple every morning and afternoon. She was very sympathetic to the increase in young people's minds, especially the young sadi, so whenever she went to the temple, she would bring her breakfast or afternoon drink to make offerings. Her merit widespread universal. The two monastics both at home and at home called her the Great Patriarch. This noun is worthy of her mind and her protective works.

Once, after attending the return ceremony, Visàkhà visited the Buddhist temple. But she remembered that her makeup was too extravagant and luxurious, she took off her coat and handed it to the maid girl. But unfortunately, the maid left her clothes in the temple. The Guru taught me to take away that shirt, wait for the next morning to give it back to her. But a moment later, the maid returned, her attitude extremely panicked. I told her to bring it back to the owner. But she kept kneeling in front of me, her voice trembling as if crying.

- Venerable, the lord told me, if Venerable has taken away, the disciple cannot bring it back, because the mistress respects Venerable. Therefore, the owner did not dare to wear the item that Venerable has touched.

I said, this is a precious jewelry, I kept it convenient. She just took it home and told the pious to do so. Perhaps the mistress could not scold her.

- White Venerable, the owner told me to offer Virtue at his disposal.
- What do you want to receive?

The maid was forced to take back the item she had been walking and crying for fear that the mistress might take it. She saw that situation Visàkhà then guess the interior:

- Hey, did Venerable Anan take away my jewelry?
- Ma'am, yes.
- But why are you crying?
- I see myself unworthy of her trust. I know that item is more expensive than my life, my family and my family. She said sobbing.

- Hey Sam-ma, please don't cry. The story I forgot, I did not catch the error. I sometimes forget like you. And while the jewelry is precious, it's not as precious as my life. It takes, we can refresh or sometimes find again. But my life, once lost, cannot be renewed or rediscovered. I trust your love, what I dare to give my life to exchange the lost item touched her. Please be assured. In addition, the light of the Dharma has shown her that human life is an object of absolute value, cannot be compared with external objects. Moreover, you are my lover, good-natured, courageous, honest with me in the front as well as absent. In short, you have many beautiful noble qualities. This small mistake, if compared with your beautiful qualities, is really not worth your concern.

-This sage, Visàkhà she just finished, the maid cried out because she was too touched. Her hands holding Visàkhà's feet while crying face-to-face, to speak of countless gratitude and absolute respect for her master. She Visàkhà helped her stand up, she looked up at the owner laughing in tears.

That night, Visàkhà thought a lot. In the end, she decided to sell and get money to bless. But no one can afford it. She had to buy the money back for 9 million gold compression. With this amount, just enough to keep the temple. She must add 9 million more to celebrate the opening.

The location of the temple to the east of the Vihara should be named Pubbàràma (Eastern Method). The Guru once settled in this place six times.

She is very respectful and loves monks. The following eight petitions are sufficient to prove that generosity and solidarity:

1 - Please offer y rain bath to the monks.
2- Let the new flavors arrive.
3- Leave the dishes about to go away.
4. Offering food to the sick monks.
5- Offering food to the sick cultivators.
6- Offering medicine.
7- offering barley.
8- Offering a shower to the Bhikkhu khưu ni.

These eight petitions were all approved by the Reverend.

Due to her generosity, dignity, and devotion, she is considered an important contribution in the fields of Buddhism, and also a great benefactor of the Dharma women in Germany. Buddha. Sometimes the Buddha taught her to mediate disagreements among the nuns.

 

Buddha power

Also in this Eastern temple, one afternoon, King Pa-nanadana went to see the Buddha. At that time, there were some monks of different sects of about 30 passing by, full of hair, long hair.

Seeing them, the white Buddha king:

- Venerable Buddha, are they Alaháns?

-My Lord, United Kingdom, Australian mortals and material pleasure, it is difficult to identify who has achieved Alahán, who has not. Because, through conversation we learn intellect, through action we know integrity, through peril we know courage. To ensure this understanding must use the element of time and intelligence comment.

-This sage, Venerable Master indeed humble to explain so. This explanation is like a waterproof lotus. Because if the Venerable said it bluntly, they are not Alahán, so they are proud of them, if they are right, they will be both inferior and not honest.

The Venerable Master had just finished speaking, King Pa-la-ná-đ extremely happy. The king praised:

- World Religion, it is extraordinary, is very wonderful, indeed the Guru is the Noble Awareness. Because they are the secret agent of the disciple.

Venerable Venerable Guru:

- Practitioners should not have tricks, should not depend on others, should not try to impulsive, unconscious. Live the truly inner life. Do not guess people through the form, should not be too trusting people prejudice. Because wood, earth, brass, when gilded, the form will be assimilated and difficult to distinguish.

The Guru also often teaches monks:

Hey Bhikkhus, the purpose of the Tathagata practice is not to lie to life, not to be worshiped, not to benefit, fame, not to become a lord. The purpose of the practice is to motivate (Samvara), to give up (Pàhàna), to be depressed (Viràga), to pass away (Nirodha).

- Hey sage - Venerable Anandan continued - I would like to return to the story of Visàkhà. One day, his face was listless, his hair wet, walking and crying. She went to the temple to worship Duc Ton Su, reporting sad news about the sudden death of her niece whom she loved so much because of her humility, mimh, and a good partner in merit works. She choked out:

- Venerable Buddha, extremely painful disciple. It died, as if the disciple had lost an arm. The disciple could not find a gentle grandson, a good partner, such a good friend.

- Hey Visàkhà, how many population in this town?
- White World Religion, there are many human memories.
- If they were all gentle, good and good like Sottht-ti your niece, do you love them?
- Bach Duc The Ton, yes.
- How many people die in a day?
- White World Religion has many people.

-This Visàkhà, so then you must have many times every day listless, moody, weeping and mourning, two lines of tears flowing because of the death of those people. Visàkhà, love is the cause of suffering. Therefore, much love, much suffering. As the fire increased, the hotter the heat.

Association was Buddha language, she Visàkhà with less sorrow, the mood returned to normal. She is a saint, so only the solid world, the concentration and wisdom are not. Therefore, sometimes I forget myself.

-Dear sage, where there is love there is no peace. Just like where there are thunderstorms, where the water surface is agitated. People only really calm when calmly accepting adversity and refraining from adversity or at least not denying adversity.

She Visàkhà has two female friends, Soup pá-va-sa and Sou-pí-da. After each listening to the Dharma, the three invited each other to go around the temple to ask questions and find out the needs of the monks to take care of them.

One day, questioning an ill bhikkhu, knowing the need for a bowl of soup stock for treatment, Soup-da hurried home, asking a maid to buy meat. But the risk that day was the 30th, the market did not sell meat. Remembering the monk's extremely frail appearance, the recitation of Buddha's language, that serving the sick was serving the Buddha, she decided to take a sharp knife, cut off her own meat and cook the soup, and then send the maid bring to the Bhikkhu stilts. And she bandaged the wound herself and lay buried in the room. Her husband did not see her, when she went out to welcome her, as usual, so she went to the room to be considerate. When he knew clearly, instead of being angry with his wife and the sick bhikkhu, he was extremely happy, because he saw that his wife had a thin faith and dared to cook meat and make offerings. He immediately went to the Vihara to visit the Venerable Master and the monks at his home the next day.

Arriving at the house, she did not see the Soup-pí-da, the Buddha said. Carefully told her husband that she was sick. The Guru taught her to the audience. When she bowed respectfully, Venerable Master blessed: May the female friends be well. He just finished speaking, strangely, the wound healed immediately and her whole body became even more rosy than before. Truly extraordinary Buddha power. By this story, Venerable Master set the precepts:

- Monks use meat without visualization and commit evil deeds. If it is human flesh, it will be revealed.

 

Phuoc and Sin

-This sage, another event, the miraculous Buddha power symbol, that is the female Soup-pá-va-sa. She was 7 years pregnant, 7 months pregnant, and had a 7-day labor. But thanks to her firm faith and absolute purity of her guru, at the moment of her most mortal death, her life as fragile as a thread hanging from a bell, she offered thanks to her husband for offering her happy feet. The Venerable Master said to him,

- Bach Duc The Ton, a female director of Soup-pá-sa-pregnancy 7 years, 7 months and 7 days of labor. She suffered countless miserable to faint each time, life is no longer guaranteed, she expected the Blessed One and bowed respectfully at the Blessed One's feet.

The Blessed One wishes:

- Please give Soup-pà-va-sa peace, pain free.

Immediately after that, she ceased pain and gave birth very easily. Both mother and daughter are square. Husband came to see that extremely happy. No appointment that spouses improvisation: grace Buddha immeasurably.

Shortly after, she asked her husband to invite the Buddha and the monks of his home to live for 7 days. But the Guru has accepted an invitation from a family that is very sympathetic to the Venerable Maudallana. Because of a coincidence, the Venerable Master taught Venerable Maudgalyāyana to the home of the benefactor, asking if he could move to next week? If there is a problem and the date cannot be rescheduled, the Guru cannot accept the invitation of Soup-pá-sa-sa.

Obeying the Buddha's teaching, Venerable Maudgalyāyana recounts the narrator's story. Candidate transparency:

- Venerable Venerable, if Venerable can guarantee 3 conditions, I will be happy to yield. The three conditions are:

1- The fortune, my career will not be dissipated.
2- I'm still alive until next week.
3. Faith is not chipped.

Venerable first silent magic moment:

- This director, the two conditions before the church is guaranteed. The only third condition is to ask the faithful to take care of themselves.

The host is willing to move to next week.

The Venerable and the holy men smuggled into the family at Soup pá-sa-sa's house for 7 days. On the seventh day the Venerable Master said,

-This Soup-pà-va-sa, 7 years, 7 months of heavy pregnancy and during 7 days of labor flowering, extreme pain, fainted every time so she still wants to have more children?

- Venerable Buddha, the disciple wants to have 7 such children.

The Guru taught:

- Hey Sou-pá-va-sa, that's the law. Objects are not satisfied, please contact the person you like. Non-loving things, then contact the person you love. The suffering in the form of fun. Therefore, people are easy to forget, forgetful.

-Dear sage - Venerable Anandan continued - also in this Sahara, there are many events related to the Buddha, but I would like to tell just one more story called fostering faith and threshold I hope. The story like this:

- At the beginning of the period (1) and early time, calculated according to the initiation schedule of Duc The Ton. At that time, it was the golden period of great Dharma, like the sun shining everywhere, causing the public to respect the Dharma like hundreds of rivers to the sea. Even the followers of the denominations also renounced their religion, taking refuge in the Three Jewels, creating an unprecedented conversion movement in Indian history. Therefore, the sects of the denominations unite to find countermeasures.

Note:  (1) The first time is the first 15 years. The median is the middle 15 years. Hau is the last 15 years of the 45 years that the Buddha was initiated.

In the first phase, they launched the propaganda campaign by dividing into many propaganda groups, standing at intersections, crossroads, important traffic axes or in densely populated locations, simultaneously calling for one argument:

- Dear compatriots, if the Venerable Monk is a Buddha, we are also Buddha; if He is the cardinal, we are also the cardinal; the offerings of Sa Mon, how much blessings we have, the offerings we make, the more blessed we will be.

This propaganda campaign completely failed. Their voices were lost like the voice of a desert. Completely opposite results. Disciples of their intellectual components shame, childless should give up. The component who had no sympathy for them then became disgusted.

Failure in terms of propaganda, they meet to discuss plans. One of the people in the group was relatively sharp, witty and said:

- Sirs, there are hundreds of thousands of plans in the world. One plan fails, we apply another plan: publicity is not whispered, courage is not equal. I suggest that we should use the beauty of the beauty, both gentle and effective, if the results are not substantially, we will succeed in the public opinion. I still remember, among our disciples, there was a Chin-cha (Cincà) as beautiful as a fairy. If she did, the plan would surely succeed.

This proposal is unanimous. At that moment, the Chin-cha also arrived. Because of the intention, the cardinals did not say a word nor look at her face. Before that attitude, she was very surprised, annoyed and ashamed. She replied:

- Sirs, the disciple does not know how he has acted inappropriately, making them see the disciple as a stranger? Please kindly teach them to help the disciples prevent later.

Capturing the opportunity, one of the group spoke, his brain voice:

- Believers, believers are inadvertently! Believers do not need to know our suffering. We are being paralyzed by Mr Sa Mon Co Dam, and causing a whole path of misery: material and spiritual. Yet believers have nothing to look forward to.

- Ladies and gentlemen, the poor are new or filial, the new country will know me loyal. I am a disciple, so their suffering is also my suffering. But I am a woman who knows how to help them be effective. Please teach. If possible, I would like to volunteer to do whatever my ability allows.

Seeing that the plan was working, they asked her to carry out a beauty act. She agreed unconditionally. At first, she created confusion and suspicion among the Buddhists in every way, waiting for Buddhists to hear the Dharma, then she went to the temple. If anyone asked where to go, she answered back and forth, saying: "You find out what others do. Or early in the morning, she went to the temple first, waiting for Buddhist time to enter the temple, then she went in the opposite direction. And if anyone asked, she also answered openly answered that: where she ate, where to sleep, what to do with them that reason. This action was continued steadily during the first two months as a true, righteous Buddhist.

In the second phase, she used a more sophisticated, daring spell, which was her semi-official confirmation, whenever asked. She said:

- You as well as King Pa-la-ná-go to the temple early in the day, offering, worshiping the Buddha Sa Mon for a long time, make sure you know his lover.

Some young people heartless, curious to find out, she explained in a very dangerous allegation: "The Buddha was the one who enjoyed all material pleasure, especially pleasure, so why avoid out of weak moments. It was then that I was blessed by Him to love me. My abnormal walking, just to protect that sneaky situation. "

This conclusion is the mulch poured into the fire of public opinion smoldering. The heathen group wants to burn the stage by creating more wind to blow the fire of public opinion, in order to burn down the entire reputation and career of the Buddha.

- Hey sage, I'm personally anxious and bitter. Seeing me troubled, the Buddha taught:

Hey, Aladdin, the one who peeled off the moon and tainted the moon will suffer two consequences: one is their hands got dirty, the other is a dreadful failure when they get that part on the head and neck, the malice wants to stop. Tathagata harm will also bring serious consequences like that.

At the beginning of the fourth month, she took the old cloth and tied it up every month, so her belly kept getting bigger and bigger. By the eighth and ninth months, she gradually swelled her hands and feet and filled her belly with a round log as if it were about to bloom.

 

Good people, evil people

Then the decision day came. This is also the survival decision of Buddhism. If Chin-cha wins, Buddhism will be destroyed, otherwise Buddhism will be very prosperous and glorious.

That day, the Guru was sitting on the Dharma lecture. Solemn attitude like a lion, gentle as the full moon. At that moment, the Chin-cha appeared, one hand on her hips and one hand pointed to the Venerable Master.

- Yes, you're a great theory! His voice attracted the masses as if hypnotized. His teeth were stray, regular and clear. Opening his mouth, he called for everyone to divorce, but has he separated yet? His verses are sweet and attractive like love songs, like love voices in bed.

The guru is silent. Buddhists are confused. The atmosphere is stifling. The universe stopped spinning. She continued to attack:

- Hey, you look at me closely. My pregnancy is over nine months old. During that time he was too accidentally, wandering. When he first fell in love, he promised everything, now he turned away like a futile. However, out of sympathy, I suggested that he should ask his loyal disciples, such as Visàkhà, Mr. Cap lon, or King Pa-la-nád to take care of him. You should remember, this is not your duty to me but the sacred duty of fatherhood.

After saying that, she looked around the lecture hallway as if he were provocative.

With a gentle, calm voice, the Guru said:

Hey Chin-cha, this event is only for you and Tathagata.

After saying that, the Guru continued to be silent. Do not understand how this short sentence miraculously how, which made her Chin-cha horrible cold sweat. Hands, feet and lips trembling like a poison. Trying to calm down, she retorted:

- That's right, that's right. In the house, in the middle of the night, no one knows, if not the two of us. I didn't expect him to be brave enough to say that here, without being embarrassed.

His Holiness said:

Hey Chin-cha, Tathagata confirms Tathagata's sentence has not changed.

Do not know if this is a coincidence or Buddha force, while the Chin-cha slipped and sneered at the neck, humiliating the Guru, the cloth forced the tree to be broken, the baby was not born with flesh and blood but a round log.

She was as blind as a laying chicken, her face was blue as an indigo and stood motionless as if it were planted. Buddhists see the brazen, disgruntled, no one told anyone, they stand up to chase her out of the lecture hall and push away from the gate of Vihara members. When her figure just disappeared from the eyes of the Buddha, she was withdrawn by the ground. She died extremely miserable death in horror and humiliation.

The next day, the monks talked about this story. The Guru taught:

- Bhikkhus, the teacher should not condemn anyone if not tried to judge, not grasp the guilty sure. People who like to do evil are people who lie, be dishonest, and ignore the consequences.

This great event is a lesson for those who conspire to harm Buddha and destroy Buddhism.

All opposition, every destructive scheme automatically calms down and goes away for a while. But on the sinking side, the group of pagan monks still lurked for opportunities to excavate. The reason they wear hated envy because since the day the Buddha was born and Buddhism is popular, the masses are directed to the Dharma. Disciples of the children also turned away. As a result, their reputation was chipped, their disciples fell, their profits were not, their fame vanished.

The plan to use beauty beauty failed, they turned to using the corpse of beauty to destroy the credibility of the guru. They hired someone to kill a beautiful young woman named Sunri-ri buried under the old flower pile behind the incense. After completing the trick, they shouted that Sun-ri-ri went missing and frantically searched. Finally, at the burial place, they dig up her body and condemn the Guru to secretly have sex with Sunri-ri and kill her to kill the password. This story is also causing confusion among the public. The weak heart listened to rumors, criticized the Buddha even worse. But just a few days later, the murderer was arrested and told everything.

 

An extremely moving gesture

A morning. Misty breeze. The air is cool. Circumference States members themselves meditate idle. The u of the external scene also somewhat affects the inner peace of the Sa Mon religious life.

The chanting of new monks and nuns is slightly echoing. Some are traveling, some are washing clothes, while others are cleaning the retreat. In addition to learning sutra, all are silent.

The Reverend Buddha came over, all bowed respectfully. The position is going, then standing, sitting, then stand up, working is suspended to pay homage.

The Guru left a few greetings or reminded a few sentences and then he continued to dwell. Arriving at a retreat, he stopped and asked Venerable Ananda:

- Which one is in this retreat?
- Bach Duc The Ton, teacher Ti-sá.
- He appears or goes away.
- Perhaps the teacher is inside.

The Blessed One came in. Inside a very pitiful scene appeared before the sub-Duc Duc. It was the image of a staunch monk, lying on a small unit, his body was half-naked, pus of blood and gold flowed out extremely foul. There are places where blood pus has dried up; some places are still wet; Some places have maggots. He lay motionless like a corpse.

Hearing the sound, the teacher lifted his eyes to look at the Buddha. He was so happy, intending to be polite but helpless.

The Guru is silent. Venerable Albanian quiet. Ti-sá is also silent. However, through the compassionate gaze of the Venerable Master, Teacher Ti-s was immensely touched. Tears of happiness, hesitation, slowly flowed down to the cheeks.

- Hey Ti-sá, teacher really hurt?
- Bach Duc The Ton, it hurts. The sentient feeling is lying on the thorns.
- Do you not have legal practitioners, fellow practitioners or disciples take care of?
- Venerable Buddha, there was before, but now they have left the disciple.
- Why so?
- Venerable Buddha, because they are bored with long-suffering disciples. Moreover, the disciple is filthy stinking. Therefore, they left the disciple alone.

Speaking of this, he was exhausted, unable to speak.

The Venerable Guru descended directly to the house and took a pot to draw water. Venerable Ananda pinned fire. When the water boiled, the Venerable and Venerable Anadan carried Teacher Ti-sá out of the bed and began to wash. A number of monks passing by saw it, and went on to replace him. Venerable Guru gently washed scabies across Europe's body. Realizing that the body is relatively clean and the teacher's life cannot exist. The Buddha said,

-Si-sá dear, this body is not much longer, when the mind has left and then lie motionless on the ground as a pile of useless ashes. Ti-sá look at this foul body, it is very filthy, dirty things flow out constantly. Yet the unenlightened truth is still fond and enchanting.

Association was directed ethics, teacher Ti-sá evidence of Alahán. But because the disease was too serious, the teacher passed away. The Guru taught cremation and making towers to worship relics. There are many similar cases, the Guru also hand-wash, carry, or move the patient, or manually give medicine. In order to have conditions to serve and help patients, the Venerable Master met and increased the observance of the precepts:

Hey monks, teachers without parents, brothers. Therefore, the teachers have to help each other like siblings. The care of monks is synonymous with the service of Tathagata. If the teacher hurts, students take care. Painful, caring teacher. The position does not serve, he committed evil deeds. In case there is no private game, the pupil and the student must be replaced; If there is no student council, the monk must take responsibility.

Venerable Ananda has many noble qualities, especially to monks and followers when they are sick. For example, when he heard the news, Venerable Phraku-ná, Venerable Gri-ma-nan-stone, the patron of A-ná-bin-puddle-fish, and the superman of Mānadin- ná etc .. sick, the Venerable immediately go to the White Buddha for the Guru to visit, comfort or remind.

Helping to take care of a sick person is a gesture, an unforgettable gift between the sick and the sick. Disease is the enemy of life. The care of the patients to recover quickly means saving lives. The Venerable and the Venerable Anan are good friends and refuge for everyone.

 

A heart

A sunny sunrise. The Venerable Anadha enters Sà-văt-thi alms. On the way, Venerable caught sight of the Brahmin hunting three times a day: morning, noon, and afternoon in the Ganh ga river because he believed that this river water originated from heaven. , flows through the top of the god Siva, so he can wash away all sins.

Venerable really wanted to continue him, but he saw that his abilities and deeds were not yet won, so Buddha said:

-Buddha World Religion, grandparents-la-hunting-garage is an elderly, good personality, can be dialogue. But because of traditional beliefs, so there is no right faith. May the Buddha be merciful to the next level.

The next morning, Buddha passed away his grandparents-la-Mon home. After the courtesy greetings, the Buddha evoked:

- Do you still shower three times a day now as usual?
- Yes, sir.
- Could you please tell us the benefits of taking a bath and immersing yourself in the Grang-river. Do the other rivers have the same beneficial results as the Ganges?
- Sir Co Dam, it is said that the water of the Gan River is very sacred, able to wash away the sins, because it originates from heaven and flows through the top of the god Siva. Therefore, I trust and continue to practice to this day.
- Tathagata wants to know more clearly and expect him to sympathize: this dialogue is only for the purpose of clarifying the problem and makeup for knowledge. So, in your opinion, is sin inside or outside the body?
- Sir, in the heart.
-If the crime is in the mind, then when showering, can water flow through the mind?
- Water does not flow through the mind, but do not forget that this is a holy water capable of washing away the sins in the mind.
- Do you think faith can transform and hide the truth?
- Sir Con Dam, it can't be.
- Hey, if faith cannot hide and convert the truth, is the belief that the water of the Gondar river can wash away the sins in the mind? A lost man, facing away to the west, believed he was heading east. So does that belief change direction?
- No.
- So is this story, so do those who believe in the Gan-ga river. Or the other has a gold pot but is covered in all feces. He just cleans the outside, trusting that the inside is also clean. So, in your opinion, is that faith true?
- Sir Co Dam, that faith is completely false.
This She-la-Mon, Tathagata said, the evil body, the evil career, the evil idea is that the impurities can only be washed with the Chief Justice of France, but can not wash with normal water.

Tathagata called friendly karma, good karma, and kusala karma to be pure, miraculous water capable of cleansing evil in the mind. Brahmin, come here, take a bath in the Tathagata's water, both deep and clean, unclean, without scum, with jasmine, flat and beautiful, where the wise , wash, bathe finished shore happily, freely.

After the Buddha separated the moral path, the Brahmins-grandparents extremely rejoice:

- Venerable Buddha, it is clear as if he was turning his hands up, like opening a closed door, like pointing the way astray, as lighting up the dark place so that people with eyes can see. The disciple would like to take a vow for a lifetime to take refuge in Buddha, take refuge in the Dharma, and take refuge in the Sangha. May the Blessed One know for his disciples from now on that the south has taken refuge in the Three Jewels.

The Venerable Ananda is a generous person, a co-benefit of all. There are many other noble qualities, but the most outstanding is the humility. For the arhat elders who are praised by the Buddha as the first, such as the Venerable Ma-lettuce (Mahà Kassapa) for example, the Venerable Anaadha absolutely respects, doesn't even dare to call him by the dharma name.

Once, Venerable Ca-lettuce became a priest for the monks and nuns. During this ceremony, Venerable Ananda was invited as a teacher. According to the tradition of increasing monks, teachers must read the declaration related to the name of the Priest. Therefore, Venerable Anan refused because he did not dare to pronounce the name of Elder Ma-ha Ca-lettuce. The Guru knew this very well, so he allowed it to be read in place of the dharma name.

Another time, Venerable Anan also invited Venerable Ca-lettuce happily to the nunnery to teach, because that Venerable Ca-lettuce is very famous for virtue, his teachings will be extremely beneficial to them. Venerable Ca-lettuce happily accepted but because he is the first disciple of Ðààà and, often living in seclusion, does not pay attention to social matters but only teaches. When teaching is finished, you will say goodbye immediately. A nun commented that he should not have taught the dharma before a distinguished shaman like the Venerable Ana. Such an action is like a retail salt seller selling to a salt driver.

Venerable Ca-lettuce, one day met Venerable Ananda and said:

- Hey sage, who is the salt seller between me and me. Has the Blessed One praised you as a religious person like him? As for me, I have been blessed by the Blessed One publicly among monks who are as virtuous as Him, as well as the Blessed One who is capable of preaching like Him.

- White Venerable - Venerable Ananda said with absolute respect - please Venerable do not mind what to do. Children are mostly short-sighted, effeminate, and superficial.

The reason Venerable Ca-lettuce recounts the story of the salt seller and the praise of the Blessed One is not because of the attachment of the thoughtless nun, but he uses the mind through the acquaintance and responsibility of the nuns. The Venerable Ananda will have the opportunity to help her recover. This is an indirect way of salvation. Otherwise she will bear the heavy sin of that blasphemous attitude. Besides, the love between the two was really dearly. Venerable Ca-lettuce often calls Venerable Anadadha with the noun "Little uncle", even though the Venerable Ananda's hair is silver. And Venerable Anadha also rejoice at this intimate way of calling.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.23/5/2020.