Monday, September 6, 2021
9. Four Heart Touching Scenes That Made The Bodhisattva Leave Home.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.
Reasons for the Bodhisattva-Bodhisattva to Go forth from home
Events occurred in chronological order, causing the Bodhisattva King to decide to go forth.
* For the first time , on the full moon day of June, King-Bodhisattva Siddhattha went to visit the royal garden. On the way, the Bodhisatta King suddenly saw an old man, transformed by the gods, to make the Bodhisatta King arouse his mind (saṃvega).
Indeed, the Bodhisattva King had never seen such an old person before, so the Bodhisattva King reflected:
“Surely I will have such old age, aging is inevitable.”
Worry filled his heart, no longer wanted to go on a tour, King Bodhisattva ordered the charioteer to bring the King back to the palace.
* For the second time , four months later, on the full moon day of October, the King of Bodhisattvas again went to visit the royal garden. On the way, this time the King-Bodhisattva saw a sick person, also transformed by the gods.
As before, the Bodhisatta King reflected:
"Surely I have the same illness, it's inevitable."
In a sad mood, the Bodhisatta King ordered the officer to drive the chariot to bring the King back to the palace.
* The third time , also 4 months later, on the full moon day of February, in order to relieve sadness, the King of Bodhisattvas again went to visit the royal garden. On the way, the Bodhisatta suddenly saw a dead person, also transformed by gods.
Just like the previous two times, the Bodhisatta King reflected:
“Surely I have such a death, death is inevitable.”
Fear arose in his heart, and the Bodhisatta ordered the charioteer to bring the King back to the palace.
Since then, the Bodhisatta King has always thought about aging, sickness, and death. The Bodhisatta asked himself, is there a way to be freed from old age, sickness, and death? The reason there is old age, sickness, and death is because there is rebirth.
"Oh! What a terrifying rebirth!”
* For the fourth time , 4 months later, on the full moon day of June, to relieve the sadness and fear in his heart, once again, the Bodhisattva King went to visit the royal garden.
On the way, the Bodhisattva King saw a monk sitting under a tree, showing his peace and serenity, also transformed by gods, to make the Bodhisattva King think of him. emigration.
Indeed, when the Bodhisatta King saw the renunciation, he immediately let go of all the heavy worries in his heart about old age, sickness, and death. King Bodhisattva decided to leave home that very night, in order to find the way to liberation from rebirth, which is to be freed from old age, sickness, and death.
That day, the Bodhisatta felt extremely happy, so the Bodhisatta continued to visit the royal garden.
When the Bodhisattva King returned to the palace, on that very night the Bodhisattva King heard that Queen Yasodharā had given birth to a prince, and love for you arose in his heart, King Bodhisattva. lament that:
“The Great Binding!”
Therefore, the Prince was named "Rāhula."
Even so, King Bodhisatta's wish to leave home remained unchanged.
That night, the Bodhisatta King came to Channa, his trusted horse-keeper, and said:
- Hey Channa! Tonight, I will leave the palace, go ordained, please prepare me the horse Kaṇḍaka right now, and remember not to let anyone know.
Thus, King Bodhisattva Siddhattha ascended the throne, reigning the country for 13 years.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).BUDDHIST DHARMA WHEEL GOLDEN MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.7/9/2021.
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