Meaning of Buddha's Birthday DAY.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH. There are quite a few followers who know Buddha's Birthday is a traditional day of Buddhism, but few people fully understand the meaning of "Buddha's Birthday" and the cause of birth, we also need to learn through the meaning and origin. this multiply. What was the social situation in India at that time, and what was the dawn of that country a few thousand years ago? India, a polytheistic society, many classes, people cannot avoid the calamities of the ruling class who are in power in society. Bored of life, people step into despair, distrust, extreme depression because there is no other way out. Some left the city in the deep forest, others forced austerities, others kept talking about the cause of the spiritual crisis, but in the end, no one went anywhere. People revolve around all directions such as sacrifices, praying to the gods, but nothing is changed, the scene of mourning still covers all over the land of India. At the Dau Capacity winch, the Bodhisattva is always contemplating about his will of life. Therefore, the gods and the Brahma in 10 thousand world sentence assembly invited the Bodhisattva to descend the mortal world to sacrifice sentient beings. When you see the full predestined relationship, on a full moon day in the fourth lunar month (Visakka month), in 624BC, at the Lumbini garden, the citadel (kapilavatthu), Nepal Now, the great Bodhisattva has descended. This is an important turning point for mankind towards light and happiness The "Birth" , "Christmas" , "Christmas" , "Christmas" , "Birthday" , etc. ... all mean the day. but the appearances of Buddhas and Saints will bring eternal happiness to the human world. In the Buddhavamsa has recorded: According to the custom of the Buddhas, each Bodhisattva when born must observe 5 conditions: 1. Period (Kāla): Life expectancy of living beings at this time is not more than 1000 years old. 100 years old. The reason is, if people live a long life, people will be mistreated, despite the guilt; As for the poor, people are only concerned with seeking fame, material satisfaction, and not enough time to cultivate. Therefore, He appeared in this period and existed until the age of 80 and then in Nirvana. 2. National degree (Desa): He chose Central India, where neither too rich nor too poor, injustice and negativity are always present in life. Moreover, there are many disagreements about class, poverty, and sickness are always a threat to people, so they are easy to be good. 3. Descent (Kula): He chose the Sakya royal family. Because in the 30 customs of the Buddhas, all of the last life enlightened beings are not reborn in a lowly lineage, because if they are reborn there, it will be detrimental to promoting the dharma of life. As for the ordinary descendants of the noble lineage, the propaganda of the dharma will make good deal with it, so there will be good results. 4. Chau (Padìpa): Humans are living and exist in the four regions of the world: East wins the gods of Europe, West of the Western Oxenzhou, North of Europe and South of Europe. He chose Nam Diem Chau district because in this continent, humans are not civilized and arrogant, nor too dull backward. Thus, when they meet the Buddha, they can easily receive teachings, practice and quickly attain enlightenment. 5. Parents (Mātara): The Buddha was the teacher of the three realms, so he had to choose someone with predestined conditions, making great vows with him in countless eons. King Suddhodana and Chief Queen Mahamayadevi, who had been his parents for many thousands of lives, so he chose these two as his relatives. Because of the Brahmin vow that He appeared in eternity, opened, and guided the spiritual life of millions of human beings on earth. Since then, the name of the Capernaum and the Garden of Lin-nuns, present-day Nepal has been forever inscribed in the human mind due to the immortality of the great Bodhisattva. the latter is the Buddha Sakyamuni. On that same day over two thousand years ago There was a slight fragrance in the sky, not only in flowers, but in all of the ten directions . He was born like many other babies, but the unusual thing is that his body is not tarnished, but it is radiant like a shining light. The special point is when His Holiness was born, at that time the world glowed in the aura and fragrant with the rain of the emperors coming to his lower palace, the clouds of heaven and five colors made offerings, the flowers bloomed, the music was calm , birds chirping, mountain tu di seems to bow to welcome the master of the human genius, three thousand worlds resound in six ways (East soars to the West, descends to the West, the South soared, the North went down, the North jumped to the South, went down, the four sides jumped up in the middle, went down, the center jumped up from the four sides). After His Birth, he opened his eyes to the East, seeing countless gods offering flowers to him. Then he turned his face to the North, taking seven steps leisurely, one hand pointing to heaven, one hand pointing to the earth, improvising: Aggohamámi lokámim Settho ettho anuttaro Ayaca antimà jàti Natthidàni punabbhavo. Translation: This is my last life, Duyen is not born, no more In heaven and on earth, I am the one who is noble. In human history, for the first time a rare event happened, a real good news came to man, because as the name of the descendant, Prince Siddatha (siddatha) means is "all over the sand", Prince will be the one who brings peace to all beings writhing in the cycle of samsara. In terms of words, the Buddhist point of view Theraveda does not use the word "Birth of the Buddha" but uses the word "Born Bodhisattva" , because Theravada Buddhism believes that, if it is said that Buddha is born, someone will understand the Buddha. enlightened from many previous lives, this life is just reappearing; But if he was Buddha and then born again, why did he still have to conquer the Maou and become enlightened under the Bodhi tree at the age of 35? As for Mahayana Buddhism, the reason for the appearance of a Buddha is not an accidental event but the result of being achieved from so many burning aspirations in the past. Before becoming the crown prince, he lived a luxurious life happily with his beautiful wife and children, then awakened and severed the ties of love to live the homeless ascetic life of the monk, and finally attained the enlightenment. Buddha Shakyamuni in his previous life was a Bodhisattva practicing Bodhisattva through hundreds of thousands of lives without fatigue. The Bodhisattva's actions were only for a profound cause, a "great cause and condition" as in the Suttas, the Means, described: "The Buddha of the Blessed One wanted to let sentient beings see the Buddha. to be pure, to appear in eternity; because you want to only perceive the Buddha for sentient beings, but appear in the world; because we want to let sentient beings show realization of the Buddha's knowledge that appears in this world; because we want to let sentient beings witness to the Buddha's knowledge that appears in life. "(The Buddhas of World Religion, the sensuality of living beings opens the Buddha's knowledge of attaining pure attitudes, appears like that. Sexuality of sentient beings enter the tri-vision path, appearing like that). The appearance of Prince Siddhartha is "inner secret appearance" . All of these are intended to show "Buddha's knowledge" in each person. Knowledge of the Buddha is the ultimate end of all the efforts of Buddhists, whether in the home or renunciation. That knowledge is the result obtained during the Bodhisattva practice of Shakyamuni Buddha and also the Buddhas of the past. That vision is a deep, deep insight into the essence of the human worldview and cosmology, which the Buddhist term calls "real knowledge" . Those who achieve such a view of the universe and people, that person has realized the ideal of liberation. He is absolutely not affected by any psychological, physical or social circumstances. It is precisely because of that, ultimately, the appearance of all beings and human beings, that he declares that all people, regardless of being cowardly, mean, or noble, have Buddha nature and are equally capable of becoming a Buddha. The realization of Buddhahood depends on the individual's own efforts, not the grace of any god or god. For the first time man hears such an eloquent confirmation, an ultimate power in the work of self-liberation. Until now, sentient beings have entered into endless morality over time, through many different lifetimes, but they still see them as a natural phenomenon, a predestined destiny. humans have no way of converting. Therefore, the event of the Birth of Lord Tu Fathers shined a new light, as in the kutadanta sutta, proclaimed: “How wonderful! Religious imitation of Co Dam! Like a man upright what is tossed down, exposing what is hidden, pointing the way to the lost, bringing a light into the darkness so that those with eyes can see sharp. ” Birth is a concrete proof of the affirmation: although floating in the cycle of samsara, man is an entity capable of "transforming delusion into enlightenment, renunciation of suffering."by the effort of individual practice. Suffering or samsara is not the inevitable theorem, a grim destiny, but actually just the result of delusion, delusion. The radiant aura on the day of his birth is a sign of the day when he will dispel the darkness of ignorance that envelops people's minds, bringing people to the ultimate noble position. The era of the Buddha's arrival was an era of extreme decadence and chaos of Indian society that we can see through the scriptures. Fierce wars between kingdoms, big and small, power struggles among rulers, famine wars, diseases that give rise to scenes of looting for survival have occurred throughout the commune. Indian Association at that time. The power struggle leads to tragedy that I kill my father, I kill him to take the throne. All Indian society is a huge whirlwind of riot, added to the mental chaos of 62 theories affecting the human mind. By willpower, Bodhisattva has descended into such a society. For more than anyone, he clearly sees that only in extreme pain can man rise up with his own ability, that rise is a rising up confirming the potential liberation potential in himself. yourself, confirm your precious value. The reason we do not understand should assume that we are quite far from the Buddha, but in fact, very close, narrowly close. In the spiritual realm, Buddha has pure wisdom, vast compassion, and indefinite freedom; But physically, through the phenomenon of human Birth, He is like us. However, his will was sublime, so he reached the ultimate attainment of the end of all suffering. That also implies the meaning that all mankind is capable of ending suffering and accomplishing Buddhahood. The incarnation of the Buddha is a turning point to mark a new birth for Indian society in general and all humanity in particular. He does not force anyone to respect Him, nor does he force anyone to believe in Him, but only expects everyone to believe, understand and practice according to their wishes to bring him the birth and death. However, the Buddha fought against his own attachments, against his small ego, so he accomplished as he wished. Today, the celebration of the Buddha's Birth Day commemorates him, who initiated, directed and directed. A perfect master in all fields, for everyone to see it with determination to follow the path of the Buddha, to achieve the goal of the Buddha, the Hail Mary's banner is hung in every monastery from North to South. carries a high and beautiful meaning that deserves to be maintained. That is the meaning of " VESAK DAY.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.9/5/2021.