Meeting King Bimbisāra . For The First Time.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH. THE FIRST TIME MEET KING BIMBISĀRA After leaving home, the Bodhisattva vows to observe the eight pure precepts for the rest of his life: abstaining from killing, abstaining from taking what is not given, abstaining from wrong conduct in sensual pleasures, abstaining from lying, and abstaining from speaking evil. , abstain from divisive speech, abstain from vain talk, and cultivate a pure life. As the Pabbajjāsutta describes it: “Pabbajitvāna kāyena, Pāpakaṃmmaṃ vivajjayi. Vacīduccaritaṃ hitvā, Ājivaṃ parisodhayi” (After leaving the home life, the body does evil, stay away. Evil words have been abandoned; Live fully and cleanly) According to the Buddhist commentary and commentary on the Origin of Birth, the Bodhisatta stayed in the Anupiya mango forest for 7 days to enjoy the taste of monastic life, and then he crossed the 30-day road in just one day. After that, he entered Rajagaha for alms from house to house (thus the Bodhisatta entered Rajagaha on the 9th day after he left home). According to the Suttanipāta Atthakathā, after vowing to uphold the pure eight precepts for the rest of his life, the Bodhisatta traveled from the banks of the Anoma River to the city of Rājagaha, which was 30 days long and took 7 days. On the 8th day he went for alms in Rajagaha. When standing in front of the east gate of Rajagaha, a thought arose in the Bodhisattva's mind: "If I send a message to King Bimbisāra that Prince Siddhatha has ordained, is going for alms in Rajagaha, the king will send high-quality food to make offerings. As a pure Samon should not do such things, Let's go begging from house to house." As in the Sutra quote: “Agamā rājagahaṃ Buddho, magadhānaṃ giribbajaṃ. Piṇḍāya abhihāresi, ākiṇṇa varalakkhaṇo” “Buddha came to Rajagaha; In the land of Magadha, surrounded by mountains, he begged for alms for his life. Bring purity, with good signs shining" (ibid.). The Bodhisattva had that thought because the fathers of the two kings were friends, even the two kings were friends, although they did not know each other's faces, they only communicated through gifts and letters. (King Bimbisāra is 5 years younger than the Bodhisattva) The Bodhisatta put on the Paṅsukūla robe offered by Brahma Ghatikāra, he carried the bowl to the city gate, going from house to house to beg for alms. Seven days ago, the people of Vuong Xa held a festival to have fun, on the eighth day King Bimbisāra beat the drum to signal the "end of the festival", which is also the time when the Bodhisatta entered the city to beg for alms. At that time people were still gathering in the square, where the festival was held in front of the palace. King Bimbisāra opened the door carved with a lion image on the upper floor and stepped out to give instructions to the people, he looked around, suddenly saw the Samon begging from house to house, the rights (indriya) of the people. Samon is very pure and pure. When he saw the beautiful Samon walking for alms, the king was as surprised as if he saw the elephant king Nālāgiri entering the city, or surprised when he saw the lord Atula Vepacitti entering the city of gods in the realm of Dao Loi, causing an uproar. heaven in the city of Sudassana. Bodhisattva with a majestic style like the elephant king Chaddanta walking in the forest, he followed each house, his eyes looked straight ahead with a distance of a plowshare (= 2m). The townspeople in the city of Vuong Xa saw the great beauty and solemn style of the Bodhisattva, they could only watch in silence with their hearts filled with joy. Then one of them said: "This is the "moon" that appeared in the human realm, fleeing the peril of King Atula Rāhu." Another scoffed: “Hey buddy, have you seen the moon come to the human realm? That is not the moon, he is the god Kāma (Kāmadeva), delighted with the Great King and our festival, should bring the fire of peace to light this festival." Another scoffed: “Hey buddy, are you sober? God Kāma has a black body due to being burned by the fire of Siva's wrath, there is no beautiful body like this. That person is the thousand-eyed king of heaven, delighted with our festival, he thought that the city of gods Amarapura was having a festival, so he came here to join us in the festival. Another protested with a mocking smile: “Hey, what are you talking about? You think that God Emperor Thich has a thousand eyes, so where are his thousand eyes? Again, where's his weapon of thunderbolts? Where is your riding elephant Erāvaṇa? Undoubtedly, this is Brahma - the Creator of the world who, knowing well the laziness of brahmins, has come down to encourage brahmins to diligently study the Vedas and Vedanta. Brahmanism's Altar ceremony). And everyone debated and defended their opinions enthusiastically, one wise person in the group said: "This is not the moon, not the god Kāma, not the gods, nor the gods, nor the gods. The Brahma God. He is a recluse, the noblest human being (acchariya manussa)”. While the people of Vuong Xa were passionately discussing the identity of the "wonderful recluse" who appeared in the city when the festival had just ended, the ruler of Vuong Xa town promptly reported to King Bimbisara that: - Losing King, there is currently a Samon, the people are talking about this man. He could be, Great King, "a god", "a Gandhabba", "a Dragon King" or "a Yakkha" incarnation, going for alms in this Rajagaha. King Bimbisāra stood on the upper floor and saw the Great Being begging from house to house, his heart throbbing with delight and surprise. When he heard the city guard perform like this, the king taught the city guard that: – “Let someone watch that recluse, he is not a yakkha because the yakkha has no shadow. If it is the God of Perfume, when it exits the city gate, it will disappear, if it is Emperor Thich, it will fly into the air, if it is a dragon king, it will go down to the ground. If he were a human, he would find a suitable place to live the food he found.” When he found enough food to feed his life, the Bodhisatta turned his heel to the east gate to find a suitable place to sit and eat. He went to Mount Paṇḍava near Rajagaha, sat on a rock, facing east in the shade of Mount Paṇḍava. The reason he sat facing the East, because the eastern slope of Mount Paṇḍava was the residence of many hermits. The Bodhisattva visualized the food he had just found, they were mixed together, just seeing them made him want to vomit. From childhood to adulthood, he was well nourished, using superior foods. Now, when he looks at foods mixed together, he grows disgusted with the kind of food he has just found. When this kind of food was put into his mouth, the smell and taste of the food made him vomit again. He taught the mind: "Siddhatha, is it because of fear of old age, sickness, and death that when you see a recluse, you decide to retire from kingship, become a monk, wear old clothes, and live off of things? real food found by you for alms, in order to seek the solution of liberation from birth and death. Wish to achieve the monastic level, you have already achieved, do you want to return to the worldly life? The road ahead of you is still difficult, Is this gross and ugly food just a small obstacle that you have dismayed? So how can you realize the fruit of Supreme Enlightenment? How can you become the one who brings happiness to people and gods?" Having taught the mind in this way, he patiently consumed that coarse food with a mighty effort, suppressing the rising nausea, gradually becoming accustomed to it and casually using it. Not really hard at all. King Bimbisāra's scout group saw the Bodhisattva sitting at the foot of Mount Paṇḍava eating food, one returned to inform King Bimbisāra, the others continued to follow the Great Being's travels. - Great King, the monk who begs for alms is sitting peacefully under the Paṇḍava mountain range, at the entrance to the cave, facing the east of the mountain range, as calmly as the lion king in the cave comes out, or like a tiger king or like a mighty "royal cow". Heard that the Sa-Mon in the morning is a human being, not a deity, a yaksha or a dragon king; King Bimbisāra, the wise lord of the prosperous Magadha, and his entourage went to the place where the Bodhisattva lived with a four-horse chariot reserved for the King. When the carriage could no longer go, King Bimbisāra got out of the car and walked to the place where the Bodhisatta was sitting. Arriving at the place where the king sat on a cool rock, his heart was filled with joy when he saw the great monk's face, the king rejoiced and said: - Friend, you are still young, change your color. Beautiful, strong and mighty body, Venerable's style is elegant. I think that "friend of the noble Kshastriya caste", I want to give the kingship to you, you will be the leader of Magadha or Aṅga as you like. But sage, tell me about your family background. The bodhisattva thought, "If I want to be a king, the lords of gods like the Four Great Heavenly Kings or the heavenly king Di Thich will bring me peace. If I continue to live in the palace, I will become the king of Zhuan Falun. Because he did not know these things, King Bimbisāra asked me to be king, and I will let King Bimbisāra know of my family background and aspirations.” He stretched out his right arm pointing in the direction from which he came to the city of Rajasthan, saying in verse: "Ujuṃ janapado raja, himavantassa passato. Dhanavīriyena sampanno, kosalesu niketino. Ādiccā nāma gottena, sākiyā nāma jātiyā. Tamhā kulā pabbajitomhi, na kāme abhipatthayaṃ. Kāmesvādīnavaṃ disvā, nekkhamma daṭṭhu khemato. Padhānāya gamissāmi, ettha me rañjati mano'ti Great king, there is a righteous country, in the snow mountain, full of wealth and strength, in the land of Kosala." I was born from the "Sun" lineage, called Sakya.. Leaving that family, I left home, not wishing for pleasure." Having seen the danger of sensual pleasures, it is safe to let go of them. With effort I go, with pleasure. Upon hearing this, King Bimbisāra thought: “Oh! This is my dear friend, his will is strong." King Bimbisāra said to the Bodhisattva, "Friend, I have heard that King Suddhothana has a son, Prince Siddhatha, who is a friend of mine, and now I can see him in person. Then King Bimbisāra tried to ask the Bodhisatta to stay and rule with the king over the mighty Magadha. Bodhisattva firmly refused that; “Your Majesty, I do not wish to be crowned, even if it is a reincarnation king. I left home to seek the solution of liberation from "aging, sickness, and death", I just hope to achieve Supreme Enlightenment. – The will of the Friend is so steadfast and courageous, his wish will surely come true. I ask you, when you are enlightened, come back to this royal city to save me. The bodhisattva silently accepted, after saying goodbye to the bodhisattva, King Bimbisāra got in the car and returned to the palace. Magadha Country This is a very important area of ​​Buddhism, the rise or fall of Buddhism is associated with the rise or fall of the kings of Magadha. During the Buddha's time there were 16 countries: 1'- Aṅga had its capital Campā, in the East of Magadha. 2'- Magadha has its capital as Vuong Sa, the capital of Vuong Sa is also called Giribbaja (The Surrounding Mountain). 3'- Kāsī, the capital is Bārāṇasī. 4'- Kosala, the capital is Sāvatthī. 5'- Vajjī, the capital is Vesāli, Vajjī is the Republic of 8 tribes, of which there are two main tribes, Licchavī and Videhā. The Licchavī tribe is strong, when it comes to Vajjī people often refer to Licchavī. Vesāli is located in Licchavī, the capital of Videhā is Mitthilā. 6'- Mallā, the kingdom of Mallā was split into two, so there were two capitals, Pāvā and Kusinārā. People in Pāvā are called Pāveyyaka; people in Kusinārā are called Kosināraka. Therefore, when the Buddha passed away the king of Pāvā came to Kusinārā to share the relics. 7'- Cetī also known as Cetiya, whose capital is Sotthivati. 8'- Vaṅgā (also known as Vaṃsā or Vacchā), is located south of Kosala, the capital is Kosambī on the banks of the Yamunā river. South of Vaṃsā was the kingdom of Avantī. 9'- Kuru's capital is Nidapatta. 1o'- Pañcālā in the eastern part of Kuru, has two capitals, Dakkhinā Pañcālā (Southern Pañcālā) and Uttarā Pañcālā (Northern Pañcālā) separated by the Bhāgīrathi river. 11'- Maccha is in the southern part of Kuru, the capital is Virāṭanagara. 12'- Surasenā is in the southwest of Maccha, the capital is Mathurā. 13'- Assaka lies along the banks of the river Godhāvarī, between the lands of Avantī and Surasenā. The capital is Potana. 14'- Avantī's capital is Ujjenī. 15'- Gandhārā the capital is Takkasilā 16'- Kambojā. Magadha was one of the four most powerful kingdoms at that time, the other three were: Kosala, Vsa and Avanti. Mr. Buddhaghosa said: "The word Magadha has many interpretations, mythical (bahudhā papañcanti) such as: * When King Cetiya was about to be withdrawn from the earth, he was reprimanded by people standing around: "Mā gadhaṃ pavisa" (don't) tight). * Another story: There was a group of digging earth saw King Cetiya being withdrawn and King Cetiya said to them: "Mā gadhaṃ karotha" (don't cause bondage). The explanation accepted by Buddhaghosa is: "The residence of the "field owners" Madagha (Madaghakhettiyā). Madagha is the "birthplace" of a tribe of Kshastriya, so it is called Magadha". Magadha is an abbreviation of Magadhakhetta, the field in Magadha is very large, again "terraced fields". From the Indasāla cave in the city of Rajasthan can be seen these fields. Seeing the fields of Magadha, the Buddha taught Ānanda according to this image, to sew the robes of the monks, and Ānanda sewed the robe with the fields in accordance with the Buddha's wishes. In the Suvaṇṇakakkata Jātaka it is mentioned that a field of one thousand karīsa (equivalent to 800 acres) in the Brahmin village Sālindiya is located to the east of the city of Rajasthan During the Buddha's time, the land of Aṅga was annexed by King Bimbisāra, so King Bimbisāra ruled the whole country. 2 kingdoms Magadha and Aṅga. The country of Magadha (including Aṅga) has 8o villages, with a circumference of about 300 doweeks, with the capital being Vuong Xa. During the Buddha's time, the Magadha kingdom was bordered by the Campā River in the East, the Vindhyā Mountains in the South, the Soṇa River in the West, and the Ganges River in the North. Across the Ganges is the land of the Licchavī people; Both sides share the rights of this river. The Campā River flows between the two countries of Aṅga and Magadha, which is considered the natural boundary between the two countries. In the reign of King Ajātasattu, Magadha was expanded, Kosala was merged into Magadha, Vajjī was annexed by King Ajātasattu. The city of Rajasthan was no longer the capital of Magadha, the capital of Magadha was moved to Pātaliputta, later the capital of India during the reign of King Asoka. The people of Aṅga and Magadha have the custom of organizing a solemn annual ceremony of the Great Brahma altar; In this sacrifice they light a blazing fire with sixty chariots of firewood, believing that what is offered to the fire (thrown into the fire) will bring benefits a thousandfold. Magadha is identified as present-day Southern Behar.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.14/9/2021.