World Honored One's Birth - A rare event in the world.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH. 2645 years ago, Bodhisattva Ho Minh appeared from the Tusat heaven to earth through the appearance of Prince Siddhartha, son of King Tinh San and Queen Maya. At the age of 29, the Crown Prince left home, and at the age of 35 he became a monk with the title of Sakyamuni. After 45 years of teaching and saving birth, at the age of 80 he entered Nirvana without remainder. The existence of the Buddha in the world has opened a new era, the era of humanity towards freedom, equality and true compassion for people and all species. This is considered a rare event of the world that the scriptures record as "A saint appeared in the world, for the happiness and peace of the many, for the benefit, for the happiness, for the welfare of the gods. and mankind” (Angzhi I, chapter 1, chapter One). 2645 years ago, Bodhisattva Ho Minh appeared from the Tusat heaven to earth through the appearance of Prince Siddhartha, son of King Tinh San and Queen Maya. Blessed with boundless compassion During a ceremony to lower the fields at the beginning of the year, both the King and the royal family were focused on the plowing ritual when Prince Siddhartha saw painful insects writhing by the furrows, the the sparrow swooped down to pick it up. He went to the stump of an apple tree to meditate and meditate on life and death. A prince just seven years old, instead of playing, having fun with festivals, carefree with the first spring crop, here he saw the root of life's suffering. The suffering of the struggle, the strong and the weak lose to even the smallest insects. Through the light of dependent origination, humanity gradually realizes that human life is inseparable from the life of all species, from birds and animals to plants and flowers. The environment has a magical interaction with humans. A good environment will lead to a good life. If rivers, seas, mountains, trees, birds, and wild animals are protected, people will be healthy, less sick, live longer, and less prone to disasters . If the environment is destroyed, animals are killed, human life will fall into crisis and difficulty. And the Covid-19 pandemic is a proof of that. It is an inevitable consequence of the destruction of the environment, the killing of animals created by humans that humanity is facing. When he grew up, during a walk through the four gates of the city, instead of enjoying and having fun, the Prince expressed concern when he saw the four generals of impermanence - birth, old age, illness, and death - which made him deeply moved . At that moment, He thought that I would grow old, get sick, and die like everyone else. From then on, he focused on finding the way to save lives. If you have a wrong view, you see that there is an object outside of you who arranges and determines your fate. Right view will see that it is none other than ourselves who decide for us this life and the future. Rare with great renunciation As a crown prince on a high position, in a golden palace surrounded by beautiful women, he refused all power, fame, and happiness in the world, said goodbye to his parents, goodbye to the king The tide goes straight to the forest to find a way to save his life. Fame, status, power, property, family happiness ... are things that the world aspires to seek, human history has proven how many wars, how many deadly struggles, mourning is nothing but these greed. Yet He gently shook it off like dust from a garment, like wind through a dry branch. A great renunciation that few people can do! Hilarious with an equal mind Ancient Indian society at that time, people were divided into four distinct classes. But the World-Honored One established a new way of life, a way of life based on equality between man and woman, equality between men and women, no class in the same red blood and salty tears. Human dignity does not lie in ethnicity, skin color, ideology, male or female form, it lies in moral personality and good lifestyle. Venerable Mahakassapa is the leader of a fire-worshiping religion, Angulimala is a murderer, Upali is a dung bearer, Ambapālī is a famous prostitute. Poison (Anāthapiṇḍika) is a billionaire, Ky Ba (Jīvaka) is a famous physician… Although each person with different status and social status, when he joined the Buddha's assembly, it was like a hundred rivers. into the sea, the waters become one, does not keep the name of each river. “Monks, whatever great rivers, such as the Ganges, Yamunà, Aciravati, and Mahi, when they reach the sea, they drop their old names and become the great ocean. This, bhikkhus, is an unprecedented miracle." (Sub-series 1, Autobiography of the Buddha, Chapter Four - Meghiya Chapter) Living people must have faith, but not blind faith, but intellectual faith, with judgment in ourselves. From existence to birth Hilarious with humanity India is one of the civilized cradles of mankind with hundreds of doctrines, ideologies and religions all taking Brahma as the object of reverence and the center of reason for life. Shakyamuni Buddha again took the human object as the center (the ultimate human virtue). The Buddha taught that each person decides for himself to choose his own path and receive the results of good and evil, good and bad created by himself. “In all dharmas, the mind dominates the mind that creates all” (Dharma Rule 1-2). "Mind to master, mind to create" here is understood that we decide for our own happiness, sadness, and joy without anyone else. If there is any liberation or bondage, that liberation or bondage is created by us. If you have a wrong view, you see that there is an object outside of you who arranges and determines your fate. Right view will see that it is none other than ourselves who decide for us this life and the future. In other words, we live in accordance with the objective law (cause and effect), we have the wisdom to choose our future good and bad right in our thoughts, words and actions. I am the master he created karma and I inherited that karma. It is karma that is our refuge, leading us to rebirth. “Humans are the owners of karma, the heirs of karma. Karma is the womb, karma is the relative, karma is the fulcrum, karma is the division of sentient beings; it means there is paralysis, there is advantage (Central Bo Kinh, Small Business distinguishes number 135). Great for freedom of thought Living people must have faith, but not blind faith, but intellectual faith, with judgment in ourselves. Faith without wisdom will easily fall into fanaticism and wrong views. The Dharma preached by the World-Honored One has the following characteristics: "Really present, transcending time, coming to see, only the wise can understand, have the ability to move upwards and lead cultivators to Sainthood. ". With these 6 characteristics, we have a thorough view of the dharma with wisdom without unfounded beliefs. From there, knowing the right and wrong path, good and bad results, and practicing: "Hey Kālāmas, don't believe because you've heard it said, don't believe because of custom, don't believe because of hearsay, don't believe because the scriptures are transmitted by tradition. don't believe because of reason, don't believe because of formula, don't believe because of enough reflection on the facts, don't believe because of investigation and acceptance of theory, do not believe because it is appropriate, do not believe because ascetic is your teacher. But when, Kālamas, you know for yourselves: These dhammas are wholesome, these dhammas are blameless, these dhammas are praised by the wise, these dhammas, if implemented and accepted, lead to happiness. peace and happiness, this time, the Kālās, please come and stay. (Sutra of Sangha Branch I) Every monk, nun, and Buddhist, let's never stop bringing the Way of Compassion to shine everywhere Symbolic meaning of Buddha's birthday Towards the Great Vesak PL. 2565 with three major events commemorating the Buddha's birth, Enlightenment and Nirvana, review some of the highlights in his life and career to remind us that the Guru's shining wisdom is still there. that's for us. Let's each practice the Dharma and bring it to life, helping to transform our lives to bring happiness, peace and benefit to gods and humans that the Blessed One constantly reminds us. This year's Buddha's Birthday celebration coincides with the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha (1981-2021). This is an important event of Buddhism with more than two thousand years of history, is the crystallization of the process of cultivation and religious practice of nine Buddhist churches and sects. It can be said that this is a great Buddhist unification on a par with the unification under the Tran dynasty, because Truc Lam was the first to unite the three Zen sects of Bhikkhuni Da Luu Chi, Vo Ngon Thong and Thao Duong into one Church only. Therefore, each of us monks, nuns, and Buddhists, let us constantly bring the Way of Compassion to shine everywhere as instructed by the Blessed One: "Bhikkhus, let's set out to preach the Dharma for happiness, for peace of mind. for sentient beings, out of compassion for the world, for happiness, and for the welfare of gods and humans." (The Great Bodhisattva Sutra, School of Law 1),END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.17/5/2021.