Part V: The Dharma Symbol.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

Once, a Brahmin worshiped the Buddha:

- Venerable Buddha, to the Buddha and the Sangha, the disciples once offered offerings, but for the Dharma teachings, the disciples must make a new way of calling the true offering.

The Buddha taught that he should make offerings to the doctrine. And when asked what white position the Buddha taught should ask the monks. All of them honored Venerable Ananda, attendant of the Venerable Master was a doctor of doctrine. Grandparents-la-bèn bèn brought y-sa-offering to Venerable. This event proves that Venerable Ana is a symbol of the Dharma.

In other words, people do not easily underestimate the Dharma, and always keep on serving, called the noble Dharma offering. Because the Buddha himself also adore the Dharma.

In the sutta it is mentioned that: after witnessing the supreme Result of Right Understanding, in the fifth week, while meditating under a tree, where shepherds are meeting places, Buddha thought to himself: life has no object relying on, worshiping is really inconvenient. He did not see any object more noble than Him in terms of gender, concentration, wisdom, liberation, liberation and knowledge. In the end, he decided to choose the right dharma as an object.

In summary, Buddha, Dharma and Sangha differ only in terms of nouns and senses, but the rational side is inseparable. For example, pearl face triangle.

Dharma is truth. Buddha is the enlightened truth. Increase is the inheritance level, tasked with maintaining the truth. One afternoon, Venerable Ananda sat down.

The Venerable once mentioned matters related to the past Buddhas such as parents, longevity, enlightenment, monks, great disciples, attendants, etc. He has not yet taught. To have the ultimate understanding, Venerable went to the White Buddha on this issue.

Note : (1) Uposatha: The day of reading the precepts and the repentance of the monks on the full moon day and 30.

The Buddha taught:

-This Aladana, periodic slaps of the Buddhas are different. Particularly the liberation (Ovàdap-pàtimokkha) is homogeneous:

- Buddha Vi-pá-si (Vipassi) 7-year-slap once.
-The Buddha Sì-Qi (Sikhi) and Vê sá-phu (Vessabhù) every 6 years slapped.
- Buddha Kakusandha (Cùlutôn) and Konàgamana (Cāunahàm) once a year slapped slapped.
- Buddha Kassapa (Ca-lettuce) every 6 months slapped-slapped once.
- As for Tathagata, once a month slap-slap.

Periodically slapped-slapped but different but the outline of liberation is not different.

The first part he taught in general:

Patience to all causes of greed, hatred, ignorance, and defamation of others is the method of burning up defilement. Buddhas call Nirvana the end of virtue. Monks also harm others not worthy of being called Sa Mon.

Part two: He taught the basic doctrine:

Should put away evil, practice virtue, cultivate a clean mind. This teaching aims to point out the crimes of evil, the merit of good karma and the success of the spiritual revolution.

Part Three: He taught the missionary virtues:

- Do not speak ill of others.
- No terrorism or bribery.
- Moderate cuisine.
- Promote the bases.
- Do not please others but forget their morals.
- In a quiet place.
- Quan Yin meditation.

 

Merit merit

The immense compassion and kindness that the Guru has carried through many A-period lifetimes, from the time he took the vow to become the Chief of Samyaksambuddha, is intended to save sentient beings as a constantly promoting spiritual mission.

It is the kindness that justifies sentient beings that: the level of cultivation, though there is upper, middle, lower, but all have the Buddhists and the lotus, though different in time of blooming, but the same in terms of flavor.

Using Buddha's eyes to observe, he realized that sentient beings have the following differences:

- A lot of disturbing emotions, a little discomfort
- Upper apartment, lower apartment.
- Good karma, bad karma.
- Upper position, lower position.

He declared,  "The door to sterile Tathagata has opened, everyone has the right to enter".  That is the original element of the future of Duc Tu. Throughout the history of spreading, Buddha has not shed a drop of pink blood, a hot stream of tears. Because he is the embodiment of great love, the good father of the four types of beings, the master of a lost guest.

His path is a boat of salvation, a torch of wisdom that illuminates the road, a compass of directions, and a fountain in the midst of all deserts.

His virtues are beautiful, fragrant, and absolutely safe. More beautiful than the full moon because of the character friendly, friendly, and friendly. Fragrant than agarwood because of the nature of incense, incense, and lily. Is the absolute point of safety for the results of liberation of knowledge.

Indeed, the full moon is beautiful, but if clouded, eclipsed, or blind, who dislike light, people with sadness, insane people, etc., the full moon is no longer beautiful, attractive and necessary. set. The domination of the exterior made the beauty of the moon no longer unique and effective.

Although agarwood is fragrant, it is only fragrant in the wind and aromatic in a finite distance. Therefore, the effect of the fragrance is minimized. In other cases, such as people who are seriously ill, dying, too hungry, carrying miserable feelings, too sad, or broken sense of smell, the smell for them is completely meaningless. On the contrary, the fragrance of the precepts, samadhi, and wisdom of the enlightened ones is not only human beings that the heavens also smell. The Venerable Anan has once asked the Blessed One about this matter. The Guru taught:

-Andadana, in this world there is no fragrance like the fragrance of the world. People who have the precepts are loved, praised and praised by heavenly beings, people, and virtuous people.

In other words, gender has the ability to wash away all the sins in the mind. Also no other means more effective. River water, sea water only wash out the impurities outside. The constant hot-tempered suffering of the soul cannot be extinguished with ordinary water, but must use the precepts.

People with beautiful world from small to old, live benefit, die leisurely, happy life after life, ecstasy afterlife. Those who have the luxury, cowardly, poor, rich, old, young, male and female, live in the middle of the city or in the wild mountains and forests, still alive or dead, the aroma still flies everywhere.

The beauty of the sexes is the beauty of constant beauty. No cloud of sin can obscure the magical light of the Precepts moon. Only the moral precepts are able to enlighten to the innermost, and the hot heart makes the fresh blood flow in the conditioning of life.

People without gender are those who like to live a life of lavish frivolousness, desire for fame and enjoyment. These worldly pleasures are scum that obscure conscience and delay the path of liberation.

Ethics is an effective security agency for society and humanity. But people who are aware and actively practice morality are few. Therefore, humans make themselves miserable, full of exile, cruelty of themselves and others. Purpose of peace, peace was strangled. Unethical people are a disaster to the family, society, and humanity. A moral person is great happiness for all.

The Venerable Ananda is the type of aforementioned person who cares and cares about the well-being and benefits of the community. Typical stories like this:

In the early days, the Buddha only allowed the monks to use the three types of medicine: Y increase the old age to two or three layers to cover the cold. Y-da-la-la-increase to cover, and an-da-da to wear inside. In addition there is no right to keep medicine. One day, Venerable Anadana had some spare medical wishing to make offerings to Venerable Xa Loi, who was staying in the town of Saddam, but did not know what to do, so he requested the Buddha's will. The Guru asked:

- How long will Sariputra return?
- Bach Duc The Ton, about ten days away.
- If so, Anazda temporarily put aside watching.

By this story, Venerable Lawyer:

- Bhikkhus, Tathagata allows teachers to keep y up to 10 days. Past the prescribed time limit, the offender was discovered and the medical assistant had to be satisfied by the commune.

Venerable Ananda is satisfied. Because Venerable Xa-profit-waving in term.

In this regard, the Buddha instituted a more flexible principle, the technical term called Vi-pap-pá meaning turned into community. Method like this:

- Bhikkhu has medicine to bring directly to another Bhikkhu that he is willing to give up, any need is allowed to use. The latter may ask the previous use of general storage.

The Venerable Albanian contributed a great deal to this problem, effectively helping the present money increase. This merit is always renunciation and laity. Because the renunciation is fully spacious costume, while the laity has the opportunity to freely offer.

Venerable also used to think that: being good is half of virtue. But the Guru taught, "Good friends are all part of virtue."

Venerable was praised by the Guru and the entire dharma praised through 5 virtues:

1- Tier intelligent, memorized and remember many Buddha language.
2-class magician eminent, listeners are not bored.
3- Have a special memory and adapt to every situation.
4- effort is not backing up.
5- Serving the Venerable Master very thoughtfully.

When given the opportunity, Venerable often talks with Venerable Xa Loi. In the Sangha has mentioned the dialogue of the two. Such as the issue of nirvana and meditation. The problem of the unwise and intelligent monks etc.

In the field of ethical discourse, Venerable Xa Loi professes that Venerable Anan has many good qualities to be praised:

1- Listen to a wide variety of studies.
2. There is a gift of a person who claims to be complete and accurate.
3- Able to solve confusing things.
4- likes to be quiet
5- Like to travel, close to the level of economic law.
6- Actively learn to be more fluent.

Truly the Venerable Ananda deserves the gratitude, offerings and contemplation of Buddhist monks at home and at home.

 

The last meeting was

The Venerable Anadha served the Venerable Master very carefully, thoughtfully, despite the rain and the sun, day and night of hardship and dedication of his life to Buddha. Virtuous soul always gentle but resolute, ready to sacrifice but not presumptuous, thorough but not arrogant.

The work of serving the Venerable of Venerable Ananda is truly unique, as bright as the sun, as cool as the moon and as beautiful as spring flowers in full bloom.

At the age of 79, Guru was old, like a twilight sunset and then completely into the night. At that time, the Venerable resided at the mountain of Ky Xa excavation (Gijjhakùta) near the royal capital (Rajagaha). At that time, the king of Ashoka (Ajàtasatu) was preparing to take troops to conquer the land of Vach-chi. The king sent the great god Patch-sá-ca-rá to worship and consult the Venerable Master. Obey the commandments, ambassadors came to the mountain to worship the Buddha.

- Venerable King Arahant, the King of Ages is preparing to take the army to conquer the land of Vach-chi (Vajji). .

The Guru did not answer Vassakàra (Vassakàra), but only asked Venerable Anani, did the people of Vajji still actively practice indestructible law?

- Bach The Ton still.

- Hey Ananda, there are 7 elements:

1- Regularly having large meetings.
2- Unite in meetings, meetings and missions.
3. The rule of law. Do not abolish the old humanitarian laws, do not enact new laws, too strict.
4- Respect and lead the elders.
5. Consolidating the most traditional morals is not forcing women and girls to live with foreign people.
6. Maintaining the ancient culture, such as famous temples, worshiping shrines for heroes, martyrs and gods.
7- The treatment of worthy talents, feet of practice to be collaborated or supported.

Ananda, as long as the people of Vach-chi still actively practice these seven indestructible measures, they will not only be destroyed but also prosperous and mighty.

The Buddha said to the high priest:

-This Vás-sa-ka-rá, a Tathagata once lived in the tower of Stone (Sàranda) near the town of Vesali, have taught these seven indestructible methods for the people of Vajji and Tathagata believe that they will not to be destroyed if still actively practicing the seven measures.

- Bach Duc The Ton, according to the fool's disciple, the people of Vach-chi, even if they only practice one dharma, will be victorious, prosperous and mighty, and will never be destroyed.

After the great god Vás-sá-ka-rá said goodbye, the Guru taught Venerable Anani to summon the monks and he said:

- Bhikkhus, the monks will be promoted, the benefits will not be destroyed, if the teachers regularly meet, unite glue, strictly observe the precepts, respect growth, do not abstain from craving, like The place is quiet and looking forward to meeting with the steps.

- Again, monks, the masters will be absolutely evolved, not perished

If the teachers are not too busy working, do not like to talk crap, do not like to sleep much, do not like living in a pub, do not want despicable, not close to evil friends and actively work diligently to realize .

The Venerable temporarily stayed at Ky Ky mountain, for a while, and Venerable Ananad pointed out the kingdom of Veseli, through many villages such as Amphoe-la-thi-ka, Na-roller-da, and Pataligama. are tactical bases established by the king of Achisham to besiege and isolate the land of Vách-chi.

In this town of Nà Lan-da, Venerable Shariputra has expressed absolute admiration at the Guru that in the past, present and future there is no sa, Brahmin more. Buddha on the chief justice district awareness.

When coming to the town of Pá-dozen-ly-ga-cheek, in front of a large number of Buddhist worshipers, the Guru taught about five crimes of breaking the precepts:

1. The person who broke the world will be bankrupt.
2- The bad reputation spread.
3- Unnaturally paranoid between masses.
4 - The general network is about to be mentally disturbed,
5 - After the public life is in trouble .

And those who have moral virtue enjoy 5 blessings in a contrasting sense.

All the way from PA-galilu to Vilalia he preached to the monastic community, at home and especially to Venerable Anadadha. The problem of the four noble truths, the matter of the dharma is the shining example, etc., all taught by him to the wall. Arriving in Vaili, he dwelt in the garden of the prostitute, the son of Apostasy. King Lic-chá-vi also asked him to live in the city but he refused.

This rejection carries a sense of compassion and equality, avoiding the political conflict between the two hostile kingdoms. Because King Aga of the Kingdom of Ra-jágá-há wanted to conquer the land of Vách-chi Vê-li-li ruled by King Páshehana-king. Therefore, if he accepted the invitation to dwell in the inner city, he would lose the heart of King Agagasy and the king might think that he was harassing that he was on his side or supporting King Pelesia.

To continue to the people of Vach-chi and to stop the conquest of A-ra-king, nearly all that year, He did not go far but around Vach-chi. It was not until the rainy season that he settled down in Vedu Pagoda. Truly the compassion and the presence of the Guru made King Ashishu not willing to take the conquest. So millions of people from unjust sacrifice. This action proves that the Guru is not only morally successful but also on the political level.

This summer is the last season. The Venerable Master has serious dysentery. But he knew that it was not yet time for his death, so he used the power of samadhi to eliminate sickness by means of Asia-of-the-sa-ná-khan-ti (1). Venerable Ananda, a cool afternoon in the Buddha:

- Blessed One, the disciple has witnessed the patience of the Blessed One. The Blessed One not only taught patiently but also set an example and gave a witness. Exactly as the public has praised that the Buddha said so, how to say it. But the White World Religion, during the time of World Religion crouching sick, disciple worried, anxious too much. Disciple as if lifting and spinning, heaven and earth spinning dark. The feeling of the disciple is like a young bird on a stormy branch. Looking at World Religion hurts and his stomach is tight. The disciple feels more painful than the Blessed One. However, the disciple did not come to despair because the Blessed One had not yet summoned the old monk, not yet let the final evangelization. Therefore, the disciple believes That The Sun has not entered Nirvana yet.

- Aladdin, you and the monks still expect nothing from the Tathagata. Things said, Tathagata has said it all, Tathagata does not hide anything. The excellent legal heritage of the Buddhas, the Tathagata has completely transferred to you and the church.

- Aladdin, look at Tathagata, looking at Tathagata. Tathagata is old, teeth fall, gray hair, cheeks, wrinkled skin, frail body, like old cars repaired and then repaired, the period of complete impotence is only a matter of time. Time to brutally destroy all existence. No power or miracle could stop the flow of time. You should rely on the Dharma because only the Dharma island is not submerged in reincarnation.

Comment:  (1) Adhìvasanakhanti suffered all the pain of the body. Dhitikhanti suffered from extreme heat. Tìtikhàkhanti endures all phenomena that arouse craving.

Veeru-ga-mum of the land of Vá-ji-chi until the end of winter, the Guru knew in his true weakness and life was only a lamp before the wind. However, he kept silent, not letting Venerable Ananda know. 3 months before Nirvana, at that time, the Guru almost lost his health, constantly sick. Even so, the Guru because of great compassion for all sentient beings, so He had to accept the extremely hard journey.

Leaving Vúlú-ga-má Đức Tôn came to Ku-ta-ga-rá-sa-la in the forest of Great Forest (Mahàvana) created by the king of Lich-am-vi. When the place was not exhausted, the Venerable Anan taught Venerable Anan to summon them around Vesali. He taught the method of willow enlightenment as the passage of defilement, including: The four foundations of mindfulness, the four principalities of enlightenment, the four gods of enlightenment, the five faculties, the five faculties, the five factors of enlightenment, and the Noble Eightfold Path.

The next morning, he entered the city of Vesali alms. The people were extremely happy to see how much the Guru offered to the Guru, so their instincts also informed them that this was the last meeting. Therefore, they suffer so much.

The Venerable Master consoled and reminded:

-The Buddhists, the owner of the French are impermanent, there is birth to kill, that is the general law for the world of beings. Sadness does not last spring when autumn leaves fall.

Then the Guru went straight to the suburbs. Just outside the gate, the Guru turned to Vesali for the last time, like a statue of the Lord facing away from the mountains and forests before being led to the palace as a statue. Moment of silence, sacred passing. The Venerable Master said to the Venerable Ananda:

- Hey Ananda, this is the last time Tathagata to see Vesali. Aladda, all beings have arising and falling away. No one can avoid that law of flatness. Going to Albania, we go to the tower of Pa-la.

Venerable Anandan followed the Buddha and his heart broke with sorrow.

 

The decisive moment

When coming to the tower of Pa-la, the Venerable resided under the life expectancy and taught Venerable Ananda:

Hey Anadha, who mastered four divine powers like Tathagata, if desired, can live to be 120 years old.

The Venerable said so three times, but Venerable Ananda did not have any reaction because of the intense emotion that caused the Venerable to lose his inherent wisdom and unpredictability. Indeed, Virtue has missed the golden opportunity. Seeing the Venerable Anan as a lost soul, the Venerable taught:

Hey, Aladdin, you look so tired, you should think for a moment. Tathagata also need to rest a little bit.

Venerable went to find a tree not far from sitting nourishing. At that moment, the Reverend recalled the process of evangelization for 45 years long from the date of his righteous attainment. Any fear that beings do not receive the teachings of liberation, that they are afraid of not being predestined to establish the ashram church, that they are afraid of renunciation and home-stay disciples can not afford to talk with the opposite pagan doctrines, He has not rushed to Nirvana. But now the majority of sentient beings have received the doctrine of liberation, the church, the ashram have been formed, the four of them: bhikkhus, bhikkhunis, good men and women have enough ability to talk with masters pagan doctrine and enough inheritance career to lead the Dharma. Therefore, He can Nirvana because the work of life is full.

After a moment of recollection, the Venerable Master came to the decision to choose the full moon day of April to pass away. This ultimate decision caused the earth to tremble, the earth to rise, the trees to bow, the ocean to scream, the sky to turn red, the birds to fly in disarray, to scream, the intestinal brains of the mountain. Forest. The Venerable Ananda saw a strange phenomenon and immediately went to almost Venerable Guru:

- White World Religion, the planet has happened any wall phenomenon that makes disciples worry too. May the Buddha, mercifully let his disciples know the cause.

His Holiness said:

-Dadana, the following circumstances cause the earth to shake, that is: Buddha's birth, Buddha's enlightenment, Buddha turning Falun, and Buddha's decision to Nirvana.

Just heard, Venerable Ananda no longer calm down, immediately hugged the feet of the Buddha, and his tears flowed from his eyes. Through the sound of hiccup ad, Virtue choked and forced:

- Venerable Sir, please be merciful to the disciples and sentient beings and continue to maintain the network, not to rush to Nirvana.

The excruciating pain has caused the Venerable No more words.

With his inherent calm face and eyes, the Venerable Master said:

- Aladdin, it's late. The Tathagata never acts contrary to the promise. Tathagata will enter Nirvana on the full moon day of April, which means there are still three more months left. Aladdin, Tathagata has suggested to you at least 16 times that: people with four divine power, if desired, can maintain the life to 120 years old, but you silent no response. Tathagata also determined that, in those times if you ask, Tathagata will refuse a maximum of two turns and the third Tathagata will accept. But now everything is arranged. Tathagata can no longer change his mind.

Silence for a while the Guru continued:

- Aladdin, remember? At the mountains of Ky Qatang (Gijjhakùta), at the Sú-ká-rí-kha-ta caves, and other times: at Gogjiu-mi-ní-grô-dhí, at Sit-dozen-peb-lake ná Vê Phà Rá, at the black rock of Mount Si-si-li-ly, at the mountain of Cyprus-p-pak-co-ka cold forest, at Ta-co-da-ra-cheek pagoda, at the pagoda Truc lam (Veluvana), in the mango garden of the famous Kô-rá-phắc-chá, and in the Eye-dozen-kút-chi-mí-gá-da-dá forest. It is at these 10 locations in Rà-já-gá-há, Tathagata also suggests the same and you are also silent.

After that, when he came to Vesali, Tathagata also suggested at 6 more places: at U-le-Na tower, Săt-tam-bá tower, Gô-dozen-cheek-ká, Bá-hú-pút tower -tá, the tower of Ravanath and the tower of Pàvà but you continue to be silent. That's your omission, so stop crying.

My Ananda, the five aggregates of Tathagata are like old wagons, like a bottomed boat, Tathagata has decided to give up. The problem could not be pulled back. As usual, the Buddhas do not say two words, do not decide twice.

Aladdin, Tathagata will not spare you. You do not worry, do not pity yourself anymore. You have fulfilled your duty well. So you have the right to rejoice and your pride will comfort you.

Aladdin, Tathagata once told you that people must be separated from all their beloved characters forever. The separation is the level of human existence.

Continuing the journey, the Venerable went to the village of Banhdúgassa (Bhandugàma) and from there he went directly to the country of Potpah. At the shelters, the Guru spent the golden hour teaching the monks on the Dharma exportation: precepts, concentration, wisdom, liberation, and liberation of knowledge.

The Buddha further explained:

Hey Bhikkhus, the precepts are the basis for happiness, as the earth is the home of animals and plants. People have a leisurely and comfortable life like a house that has cleaned and decorated art, avoiding the hassle of rubbish and unclean things.

Thanks to about birth. He is destined to live peacefully, quietly and calmly before all obstacles and adversities caused by the eight worldly dharmas (1). Burning fire, no matter how hot, does not burn the mind. Like solid houses, solid walls, private roofs are not afraid of sunlight, beams, or strong winds.

Thanks to play hue. A wise person is one who realizes the truth of all things thoroughly, without mistake. That truth is the three theorems of opinionlessness: the acts of impermanence, the method of non-self, and passing away Nirvana. The wisdom of realizing the legs is an incomparable sharp sword that can leave the root of afflictions as craving, anger and delusion. The true mind has been established by precepts, concentration, wisdom, and the result is total liberation, non-structural, immaculate, able to enter into Buddhahood: ordinary, bliss, self, self.

Note:  (1) Benefiting, losing benefits, gaining fame, losing names, being praised, being criticized, having fun and suffering. Also called Bat phong.

Bhikkhus, those who liberate will enjoy the wonderful fruits of liberation on their own. They have the feeling of a treasure seeker or a long-term patient who has recovered. He learned that the subtle subtle afflictions were completely annihilated, the condition of arising, the birth was finished and the burden of reincarnation was cast down.

Thanks to instilling the Dharma rain, a large number of monks were attained enlightenment.

The news of the Guru is about to pass away, causing intense emotion in the monks in and out of home. They gathered five gossip, lamented, sighed, lamented. Particularly the saints smuggled, deeply feel the law of impermanence of thousands of people.

A bhikkhu named Thammara thought to himself: Only three short months, the Guru will enter Nirvana. We are ordained as a Dharma but our afflictions remain. So let us actively practice the religion and by all means must attain the fruit of Han dynasty in time when the Guru is still alive. Deciding to finish, Virtue separates the ranks of the monks, finds a lonely place, and practices religion alone.

Seeing that Venerable had a strange gesture, the monks said that Venerable unknowingly dislikes the Buddha, he brought the story of White Buddha. The Venerable Master called Venerable come and said:

- Tathagata heard that you have such actions right?
- Bach Duc The Ton, right.
- Why are you acting like that?
- Bach Duc The Ton, the disciple thought that the disciple was ordained as a Dharma but the affliction still remained. So the disciple must try to practice the religion so that he can attain the effect while the Blessed One is still alive. And the disciple said that only this way of offering was called the noble offering.

The Guru gave a reward in "good instead" three times. At the same time, he advised the monks:

Hey Bhikkhus, whoever loves the Tathagata truly loves him, then he must follow the example of the visiting teacher Samma Ra-cheek. The action was worthy of being called the noble worship of the Tathagata. Bhikkhus, who like, remember and practice the Dharma will reach the end of Nirvana.

Despite this, the monks still surrounded the Buddha during the journey. Seeing that, the Venerable advised that you should find a secluded place to practice for quick release. He emphasized:

Hey Bhikkhus, in the direction only the eightfold path is the most precious; of the four noble truths is the most noble; Among the dhammas, there is only the most legal of sex; among humans, only the Tathagata is the most precious. Please follow the eightfold path because only this unique path will distract the Maou's eyes. Please actively practice to eliminate suffering. The effort is the duty of the teachers, while the Tathagata is only a teacher.

The Venerable called to Venerable Ananda:

-Andadana, we go to Kú-sí-na-ra.

Venerable declared to the monks and together continue the journey. Along the way, the Venerable Master was tired, so he taught Venerable Anadana to spread the Sangha into four classes for him to rest.

-This Anan-Germany Guru said small because tired- Tathagata feel exhausted. Severe recurrence of tuberculosis, Tathagata is thirsty too. Anadda finds water for Tathagata to drink to quench thirst.

Heart numbness, Venerable said like crying:

- Bach Duc The Ton, 500 chariots of oxen had just passed by, the river water was dusty and too dirty. Please Blessed try a little more to come Ca-ow-tha river (Kakudha) water is both clear and sweet.

- No. Aladdin is not. Tathagata is thirsty. In hot flashes, dry throat. Anadda goes quickly, do not wait any longer.

Venerable Ananda loves Buddha immensely, having to embrace a bowl to scoop dirty water. But the Buddha force is truly extraordinary. Opaque water, mixed dirty mud turned into pure and sweet.

The reason for the serious recurrence is because when he was staying in Pàvà, he was temporarily staying in the mango garden of the silversmith named Chun-stone (Cunda), invited by the garden owner to take his son's life and after this meal, Duc Ton monk dysentery. The cause of his illness is due to his compassion for the monks. He taught the benefactors to make offerings only to him, and leftovers to bury them because the food was relatively indigestible. This action speaks of absolute sacrifice: it is better to lose yourself but to benefit others. Such a soul can only be found in Buddha or in the mother.

 

The Venerable Ananda cried

Food has caused the dysentery relapse ominously. Although exhausted and in pain like someone with a bowel and a liver cut, the Guru decided to endure without a groan. His face was still like a jelly table and he continued his journey barefoot.

On the way, the Guru had to stop many times. At one location, under the old life expectancy, the Guru stopped to rest, then there was a young man named Búc-owl-sá who used to be a disciple of Arahant (1) in the opposite direction. Meeting the Buddha, he approached, expressing admiration and admiration for his extraordinary silence. After listening to the Buddha's teachings on tranquility, unrest and silence, he sent his mind to offer him two beautiful yellow robes.

Note:  (1) In the early days of seeking religion, the Guru has also studied with him.

According to the Buddha's teaching, he offered a robe to Him and a set to Venerable Ananda. But Venerable brought his robes always to the Buddha. The Venerable Anadha was surprised to see that the Buddha's skin shone with a phenomenal light that made his yellow color completely blurred. See strange story, Venerable white asked. The Buddha taught: there are two cases where the Tathagata skin glows abnormally, that is the night of enlightenment and the night of Nirvana.

Always good, the guru announced that night at the time of his father will pass away between longevity (Sàlà) in the garden of the emirate Malla of Kusinara. After announcing it, he along with Venerable Anadas came to Ca-owl-tha river. After taking a shower, he dwells in the mango garden and teaches Mr. Chunda, the Venerable Duc Xa wards spread the Sangha in half in four classes so that he can take a break and then continue on.

At the time, the Reverend thought of a silversmith named Cunda, a devout heart, goodwill, a historic offering, but the consequences could be contrary. Tathagata must clarify this matter. Thinking so, the Venerable Master taught Venerable Ananda:

Hey Ananda, Tathagata is afraid that, after Tathagata Nirvana, public opinion can blame Cunda, making candidates regret unhelpful. Ananda, there are two cases where the host offers food to the Tathagata will be blessed immeasurably: the Tathagata Day of enlightenment and the day of Tathagata passing away. The case before, after the real life of her Sujàtà, Tathagata proved to be afflicted in Nirvana; The latter case, when the real life of Cunda is completed, the Tathagata attains the five aggregates of Nirvana. If there is any negative opinion going on in the future for Cunda, then you must release it. And if Cunda himself regrets because of that, you must also declare the Tathagata's teaching truthfully in this regard so that the benefactor can rest assured. Because Cunda's food is the last dish of Tathagata's life, a destiny dish.

After that, the Venerable, along with the Venerable Anadana, and a large number of monks on the River of Hiddhajar-ti-ti (Hirannavati), just arrived in Kúsinara. He dwells in the garden of Sala of Malla emirate, teaching Venerable Anadan to spread the monk pear on the rock between the two longevity trees, delivering branches and leaves. He lay on his right hand, head north, face west.

At that time, people from four crowded directions crowded with countless people, making a wide circumference out of sight without enough space to accommodate. Before that view, the Venerable Master let the words form Venerable Ananda:

- Hey Ananda, the four Buddhist monks make offerings to the Tathagata in the form of offerings not called noble offerings. On the contrary, someone who actively works on the Dharma, he or she is called the noble Tathagata offering.

Venerable Ananda Bach Buddha:

-Buddha World, before, each complacent summer, the monks from the four directions are about to worship and sometimes the Buddha, but now World Religion nirvana, the monks should go to where to worship?

Hey Anadana, the places that you can worship and admire to remember Tathagata are:

1- Lumbini, where the Tathagata is born.
2- Bodhimandala, where the Tathagata becomes enlightened.
3- Isipatanamigadàya, where the Tathagata turns Falun.
4- Kusinàrà, where Tathagata nirvana.

- White Buddha, in the ashram, female Buddhists account for the majority. So, how should the disciples behave properly?
-Andadana, do not look, do not look is the upper book.
- If you must look, must you look?
- Then don't talk.
- If forced to dialogue?
- So should be highly alert, should not be easy to let go, let the mind distinguish reign. Ananda, the intimate contact with women is the taboo of virtue.
- But if intimate contact without attention to distinguish it is taboo or not?
- No, Ananda, do you still remember, Tathagata once taught that beautiful and bad surroundings are not pollution but it is the mind that distinguishes them from being polluted.

Venerable Ananda asked:

- Venerable Sir, after the Venerable passed away, the funeral procession of the Blessed Sacrament, the disciples must do, please Respect the compassion.

The Buddha prevented:

- Aladdin, do not be too preoccupied with unnecessary forms of ritual, make an effort to burn the afflictions in each posture to enlighten quickly. And the issue of funerals is the duty of every Buddhist at home.
-World Religion, had it, but if they ask the disciple how to answer?
Hey Ananda, funerals for the German King transferred, the funeral for Tathagata too.
- World Religion, how ritual?
- Hey Anadda, usual like this: Take a white cloth with many layers, sprinkle perfume, shroud into a metal body of iron, build a fire fortress by kinds of agarwood and cremation. The remaining relics, then enter the tower to worship worship.

By the way, the Guru mentions four classes of people who deserve to build the tower to worship and contemplate: the Buddha, the Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, and Buddha.

After saying, the Buddha was quiet, Venerable Ananda could no longer hold his heart, and retreated to a nearby tree and cried bitterly. Tears flowed down his chin and trickled down. Ysa leaves vibrate each time with hiccups. Virtuous body is soft, no longer self-sufficient without thanks to the trunk. Although he tried to calm down, but was powerless, because of the intense pain that had forced a 80-year-old elder to become a vile, to mourn. This event proves the devotion to the Buddha of Venerable is absolute. In a moment, wonderful images, beautiful memories in the past that the Buddha and Venerable have worked and worked together for 25 years and long, are clearly displayed in the memory of Virtue. The process forced the lives of Buddha and Venerable samsara to have each other. But the harsh destiny permanently robs a precious teacher, a compassionate father, a wise friend, a perfect virtue, a holy Taoist master from the Virtue life, an unfulfilled career, a elaborately not satisfied then said why Venerable does not numb the realms of heart, not shattered all labor. Through choked sobs, Venerable recounts:

- World Religion, any bloom left the disciple did not even look a bit skeptical. From here, the disciple could no longer see the Blessed One. Well had to say goodbye to the thousands of revenue. The soul of the disciple also filled with afflictions. Then here, on the road willow evidence, who is the guide. As for the Blessed One, the disciple is so small and new to toddlers. World Religion would leave any disciple to give.

Seeing the absence of Venerable Anadda for a long time, the Venerable said. When the Venerable learned that the Venerable cried miserably, His Holiness let him in. Virtue in almost that your face listless, eyes still blurred. The Venerable Master said:

- Aladdin, don't cry too much about it. Tathagata has never told you then, that the world must be separated from all beloved characters and gone forever. In this world, there is no law of immutability. The passing away is the continual rotation of the stream of life flowing in the autumn.

-World Religion, the disciple thought for years following the Blessed One as shown with the ball, but from here on the disciple will follow almost anyone, the disciple will live alone the shadow. Thinking about it was the disciple who could not hold back his tears.

The Blessed One encouraged:

-Andadana, you have worked hard to maintain the three la security, has done its duty to Tathagata in a good way. Body, speech, and perfect ideas. Do not be sad. Be active and meticulous. After the Tathagata passed away not long, you will attain immaculate holy results.

In this priceless moment, the Venerable Master praised the German Venerable Ananda. He said:

-The Bhikkhu, Ananda multi-level intellectual, smooth and thorough, service Tathagata extremely careful, thoughtful. The attendants of the past Buddhas are no more. David ran the Buddhism with results, knew the opportunity, adapted to every class, every circumstance, lovable, worthy of everyone close. As for the sermon, the listener will not be bored. Bhikkhus, Ananda is truly a perfect man.

Venerable Ananda suppressed emotions, his voice trembled:

- White Blessed One, The Blessed One is a dharma king, has established a mission, is the dharma king of the monarchs on the globe, so Kusinara's choice to enter Nirvana is afraid of being inadequate. worthy, please Respectfully welcome the other locations like: Ra-já-gá-ha, Sa-vat-thi. Prokah, Sákelsk, Kôkâm-bi, or Baba-si-si. Because in those places, kings, mandarins, patrons, merchants, relatives, and dignitaries, most of them are disciples of the Blessed One, they will perform a more solemn and solemn funeral.

- Hey David, don't worry too much. Tathagata life is an exemplary life. The five aggregates, although having entered Nirvana, virtue and the Tathagata career are still alive with time. Aladdin, the purpose of the Tathagata is to provide bliss to all the dharmas of beings. The following facts you should know. That is, the Tathagata was born in the garden of Lumbini, enlightened in the Uruvelà forest, established the ashram church in Is-s-pá-dozen-ná-mí-stone-ya, and the final resting place of Tathagata is this longevity garden. All are open places. Moreover, in the past, Kú-sí-ná-rá was once a superpower ruled by the emperor to turn over Má-ha-su-rocks-sá-ná, and the Sutta was Kú-sa-pa-ti. . Rich countries, strong people, career, great careers, talented men and women to be beaten up and down, gentle parents, filial children, moral society, cultural clarity, prosperous economy, perfect politics. Emperor Má-ha-su-rocks-sá-ná conquered the colony not by force, but by morality and human love.

Ananda, the golden age of Emperor Má-ha-su-rocks-sá-ná is nowhere. It was all smog. What appears and dissipates is only a constant change of endless predestined relationships, and that impermanent law now comes to the Tathagata also must share the same fate.

The Venerable Ananda taught Venerable Anan to announce the time and place of Nirvana to the emirate Mallá. This news touched the king and his country, the mandarin and the martial minister were deeply moved. They cry like the dearest person in the world is about to say goodbye. The wife of the wife, she let loose hair crying bitterly. They all raised their hands to the sky screaming:

- Blessed One go quickly! A bright star is about to leave the throne. The human pair will permanently close.

They dragged along the foot of Venerable Anadadha, walking and crying. Venerable Aladdin arranged for them to be given priority to the last Venerable, and then they were guided to the reception camp. They kept crying all night, not sleeping. What an endless night, the biggest event in human history.

 

At Long Tho garden

Full moon shines ivory light down on earth. A soft light, silver eagle and vague. Dragon Tree garden is also covered by moonlight. The moonlight was dyed unevenly in some places ivory, some in black made the patchy.

The night breeze blew gently, like a caress. Longevity leaves of rhythmic rhythmic movement look very beautiful. The scene was unusually silent despite the thousands of people present all around. Did you hear the sobbing and sobbing sobbing loudly, far and near, in the middle of the solitary school night? At that moment, a young guy suddenly appeared from outside. When he approached, he said he wished to see the Buddha. Venerable Anandan continued and advised not to disturb the Venerable Master.

The young man begged:

- Venerable Venerable, please Venerable rejoice for his disciples in the audience to be asked a few questions.

-Driving friends, please don't disturb the Blessed One because he is tired and about to die at the end of this watch.

- Venerable, the opportunity of the disciple only has this moment. Please Virtue and compassion for the disciples to enter the audience last time.

Venerable Anan refused. The young man insisted. The Venerable heard that he taught Venerable Aladdin to allow him to come in. With a very modest gesture of Su-Phat-stone kneeling and leaning near the meditation ready, cautious:

- Bach Duc The Ton, a disciple named Su-Phat-Da, a novice novice of religious practice, has heard the noble name of Ton Ton for a long time, but has not had the opportunity to worship. Today this golden opportunity, would you please allow the disciples to ask some questions.

- Yes. Sam-stone-ask.

- The White World Religion, the cardinals of the Lu Professor group are: Bu-rá-ná-ca-sá-pá, Mă-quite-ly-gô-sa-lá, Á-Chí-dozen-Statistics-sá-spokes. -bá-lá, Bá-cut-thá-cach-dá-ná-ná, Sanh-cha-dá-vê-lăt-tá-págh-dozen, and Nân-gaph-na-multi-puzz-dozen The majority of the people worship the offerings, so are they all Alahán in their afflictions?

- Is this the main issue motivating you to meet Tathagata?

- Bach Duc The Ton, that's right.

Venerable Anan was deeply disturbed because the question of Su-stone-kick was completely pointless. Anadda was just about to invite Su-Phat-kick out, when the Guru taught:

-Sugar-kick, you should not care about this issue. Tathagata's time just like you is too little. You should ask things that are useful to you.

- So the disciple asks 3 things:

1- Are there any footprints in the air?
2- In addition to the Dharma is sa or not?
3- The practice often or not?

The Venerable replied:

- There are no footprints in the air; outside the Dharma there is no disciple; the acts are impermanent.

With Buddha's eyes, the Master realized the holy root of Sú-Phat-Stone, and taught:

-This Sú-phat-stone, holy path of eight branches is the noble path, capable of bringing practitioners to Nirvana. Ever longer, the person who practices the eightfold path then will see the result of the La-Han result.

Following the basic doctrine of the Buddhist monk, Su-Phat-stone, the Guru said, the tradition of the church has been prescribed: pagan wives who want to become monks must show goodwill and determination. by using a ban prohibition means that you must live separately for at least four months before you can become a renunciate.

Sebarker showed great joy and said: I am willing to obey this rule for four years. The Venerable saw that the mind of the fortified mind and the fortunate condition then taught Venerable Anadana to make ordination and teach the subject of meditation for Su-Phat-stone.

The new bhikkhu ordained actively reciting the sutta through the second chapter with the determination to attain enlightenment before the passing away of the Guru. So even though extremely tired, he still does not suspend his experience. At the beginning of the third watch, he looked up at the moonlight, suddenly he saw a cloud cover, causing the moonlight to darken, but soon the cloud passed, and the moon returned to the strange and beautiful light. This fact helped him realize the principle of all things; the mind is bright but because of the clouds of disturbing clouds If defilements no longer exist, then mind-nature naturally manifests and will realize the three immutable theorems: the impermanent actions, the non-self-phenomena and the passing of Nirvana. Thanks to Hue insight, master attained La-Han always record in that moment.

Then he stopped his business, came to pay homage to the Buddha and sat silently.

At that moment, the Blessed One said more to the Venerable Ananda:

-Andadana, after the Tathagata passed away, you may think: there will be no object of your guidance and education. Aladdin, tell each other that the law that the Tathagata has explained will be the object of your guidance and education, and rely on the Dharma.

Second, when the Tathagata in the world, the monks and nuns address each other by the noun sage (Avuso) in an homogeneous way. But after the Tathagata passed away, you must apply this style of address:

-The high emperor calls the low emperor Avuso (sage).
- The lower servant has to call it Bhante or Avasnà (White Master or White Venerable)

The third thing: Channa bhikkhu falls side by side, hard to teach because she used to be a former death spirit who tried to approach the Tathagata. After the Tathagata passed away, the church should punish the author (Brahmadanta) which means the monks have no reason to speak to his language, behavior and thoughts. This penalty means no cooperation. This is a heavy but harmless punishment.

The fourth thing: the rules that Tathagata has instituted are many. But after the Tathagata passed away, because of adapting to the social situation, if the monk agrees, he can remove the relatively unimportant laws to adapt to the evolutionary trend.

The Buddha continued:

Hey Bhikkhus, the monks have something unsatisfied about the Buddha, the Dharma, the Sangha, the dharma, the fruit or the dharma-cultivation practice, so they should ask to avoid regrets and regret later: , in front of the Blessed One that I refused to ask.

All were silent. Because actually you just expect and wait to hear the last teaching of the Buddha. The Venerable Master tried to gather all the energy to his decay.

Hey monks, this is the last hour of the Tathagata. Tathagata reminds the masters that the acts are impermanent, the arising and falling away are the theorems. Teachers should not be easy to let go.

The sacred moment has points. In the sky, the stars are bright, there is no cloud. The scene looks so charming. It seems that the moon and moon intentionally let go of the ivory light on the Longevity garden to reveal the final Blessed Sacrament.

The Blessed One lay still with his eyes closed. Venerable Anuruddha (A nau da la) is a respected elder who has been praised by the Buddha as the First God of Heavenly Eye, who is responsible for monitoring the Buddha's death plan. Venerable see clearly like this:

- At first, Venerable Guru entered the first meditation, the first meditation entered the second meditation, puppet continues to import and export from the third meditation, four meditation, no boundless origin, infinite origin, infinite property, non-ideal non-perception of origin, come to kill the idea of ​​life and then come away, the life of perception to enter the non-ideal of non-idealistic origin and import the opposite direction from the non-perception of non-perception of non-possessive, non-possessive, non-infinite form of origin, non-infinite origin, Fourth meditation, third meditation, second meditation to first meditation and then from the basic meditation, he entered the second meditation, the second meditation entered the third meditation, the third meditation entered the fourth meditation. At this point, instead of leaving the boundless meditation field, the Venerable Master passed away in the middle of that interval.

As soon as the Guru passed away there were extraordinary phenomena: the earth shook like there was going to be a earthquake, the ocean was screaming violently, the tide was rushing up like a tsunami, Tu Di mountain was like turning back. I bowed my farewell, birds of the jungle flew, cried out with anguish and anguish in the sky, thunder and lightning, gray clouds turned into blood.

At the same time, the husky, choked and emotional sound of the Venerable Ananada informed that the Guru had completely passed away.

Millions of people, both renunciants and at home, cried out. The sobbing and the tingling sound form a ragged sound. They screamed loudly, they let go of their hair, they pulled their heads, pulled their necks, they laid face down on the ground. A great loss, a deep grief, a permanent separation.

As for the saints who are smuggled, the profound theorem of impermanence is profound. They went to comfort each other and advised Buddhists at home.

The life of the Buddha is a wonderful example.

During 45 years of serving the common good, the Guru only uses one day, no matter how hard the Buddha's work. The two great disciples of Xa Loi, Maudgalyāyana, the cardinals of the Lu Professor group, Mr. Lone, the great benefactor and the characters or friends or enemies all preceded him.

Recalling 45 years ago, the Buddha alone the shadow at the Bodhi root, the wonderful light of truth illuminated at the same time with the brilliant light of the sun. Then 49 days later, the Venerable also went alone to Bà-la-na-si for 10 days to find his five old friends. Now His disciples have reached many places. Every Buddhist at home accounts for a huge number of tens of millions.

Forty-five years ago, his base was the root of bodhichitta and little bundle of dry straw, but now temples, monasteries, lecture halls and monasteries sprout like mushrooms. Kings, mandarins, trenches, dignitaries, patrons, businessmen compete to make offerings.

At that time, at the root of the great bodhicitta near the Ni River, meditating on the Neranjarà under the full moon of the night of the full moon of the fourth lunar month of the lunar month, he attained supreme attainment of righteous awareness, that is, obtaining nirvana in Nirvana. powerful, now, in Long Tho garden (Sàlà) under a couple of trees, branches, blooms, leaves, also the cool air of the full moon night, He left forever, after sending a heartfelt message .

The news of the Buddha passed away passed unimaginably quickly, all the way from the south to the south, from the cities to the countryside. They cried telling the sky almost penetrating to nine clouds.

According to the general decision, the Blessed Sacrament is allowed to spend 7 days for Buddhists from all directions to worship. The scene around Long Tho garden is all white, great tang.

On the seventh day, the mandarins were escorted to the east fortress named Má-kú-tá-Bel-a-yá for the cremation ceremony. The ritual at the fire fort was held solemnly. When the fire ceremony is about to begin, there is news of Venerable Ca-lettuce (Kassapa), an elder religious respect that the Guru praises as the First of the well-being on the way to come. Emirate Mam and the group of princes as well as Venerable Ananda have agreed to postpone the cremation ceremony waiting for Venerable Ca-lettuce to take over the ceremony.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI  BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.23/5/2020.