FAITH OF BUDDHISTS.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH. Saddhā in Buddhism or belief in the Buddha, in the Dharma, in the Sangha is a powerful force. Saddhā is a small spark that, if we know how to carefully keep it, will one day become a kind of fire that can burn away all the impurities in the mind, all the defilements. The word "Faith" is often used to translate the Sanskrit word "Saddhà". Saddhā is a Sanskrit word that is difficult to translate into another word. The word "Faith" that we often use does not reveal the full meaning of the word "Saddhà". So here let us keep the noun Saddhā intact . What is Saddha? A child stands respectfully to the Buddha through relics such as the Buddha's relics, like the Bodhi tree that in the past protected him from the sun and rain, like stone statues, earthen statues, and paper statues, which the artist used to make use of. I tried to bring my mind to picture the Buddha according to my imagination. It is the simplest form of Saddhā. The trust that the child fully places in the Three Jewels is all the trust that his parents have created in his heart. That trust will lead me through a long journey of life with integrity. That confidence is similar to the "Faith" that people put in things like the North Star, like electron theory, or quantum theory, surely one does not have the opportunity to test quantum theory, or theories. electronics etc.. Saddhā of elderly Buddhists is somewhat more delicate and noble. Saddhā is the main characteristic of Buddhists in the worship of the Buddha. In Buddhist lands, on Buddha's Birthday, Buddhists wholeheartedly go from one temple to another to pay respects to the Blessed One, visitors from far away visiting Lanka on the occasion of Buddha's Birthday may not be surprised. asked "Buddhism has denied that a god creates chemicals and uses for all living things; the Buddha taught to always calmly use reason to speculate and observe things thoroughly. Why do Buddhists also come to the temple to worship venerate the statues as one who worships the gods?" So what does the reverence and devotion to the Buddha's body mean? Surely that devotion arises from Saddhā? Can we analyze the Buddhist saddhā? - Yes. And the most powerful force in Saddhā is the fervent adoration mixed with gratitude that makes the noble Saddhā pure, unselfish, not selfish at all. When bowing down to the World-Honored One, the Buddhists did not ask for anything from him, because they knew for sure that the Buddha had transcended the world and could no longer directly help anyone in this universe. Buddhists also do not make offerings to the Blessed One out of fear like people are afraid of gods, nor do they pray or ask for anything. There is only respect, love, gratitude, fervent love, not self-interest, not selfishness. Respect is an important element of Saddhā. Another major characteristic of Saddhā is trust. Confidence grows more and more each day as Buddhists make daily progress in learning, practicing, and achieving results. In each step, Saddhā grows, until Arahantship is attained Respect and belief in the Three Jewels are the two components of Saddhā. Both are noble and worth cultivating. Saddhā in Buddhism or belief in the Buddha, in the Dharma, in the Sangha is a powerful force. Saddhā is a small spark that, if we know how to carefully keep it, will one day become a kind of fire that can burn away all the impurities in the mind, all the defilements. Saddhā is the trust we place in a person, and in that person's teachings, not in a god. I trust a person, in flesh and bone like us, but a person with immeasurable loving-kindness, immense compassion, covering all suffering beings. That compassion motivates him to always go forward on the road of service, to sacrifice all that we try to hold, to cling to, to sacrifice even our own lives. He practiced life after life, in countless continents, becoming more and more perfect each day, until one day, under the Bodhi tree at Uruvela, with an iron will he resolutely fought to the end: "Even if the blood dries up, the flesh wears away and disintegrates, though only bones and skin remain, I will not leave this seat until I succeed." He won. The light of truth turned on to him the mysteries of life. This glorious victory turned Prince Siddhartha into a Buddha, Gotama Buddha, the Buddha of Perfect Knowledge, the World-Honored One, the All-Powerful, the Unsurpassed. Buddha taught: "Bhikkhus, the Tathagata himself has suffered birth, old age, sickness, death, afflictions and impurity. But the Tathagata soon realized the impermanent nature of all things, and all of them had to endure the same birth. , aging, sickness, death, afflictions, and filth. Because of this, the Tathagata sought out the absolute safety of Nirvana, the state of birthlessness, deathlessness, no sickness, no aging, no afflictions, and no impurity. And the Tathagata has achieved the path and fruition of Nirvana, without birth, without death, without aging, without illness, without afflictions, without impurities. This is the last life of the Tathagata, and when he passes away, the Tathagata will not return." During the forty-five years after attaining enlightenment, with infinite compassion, never tire of, always patient, he traveled to spread the miracles to those who had ears to hear, those who gained faith in him. Him, and in His Dhamma. His ultimate exhortation is: "O Bhikkhus! The Tathagata earnestly reminds you that all things are impermanent. You should strive to practice, strive to be diligent forever, until the day of success." Buddha is the quintessence of Humanity. We are volunteers to follow in His footsteps. Before His body, we respectfully bow our heads. It is a form of Buddhist worship. It is certainly not "Faith", as blind faith that ordinary people understand, nor is it a faith that is not based on inference, on the facts of life. Saddhā, on the contrary, is love, and trust, is a sincere reverence, arising from the heart through the intellect, when we understand to some extent the value of self-control, self-control, of hope. noble birth, when we get a glimpse of the loving-kindness that the Buddha radiates to all sentient beings and when we realize the true value of the precious legacy that the Buddha left us, an immeasurable treasure. price, His Dhamma. So we collect flowers of all colors, flavors, candles of all kinds, then kneel at His feet, and try to focus our attention on the verse we recite: " Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Sambuddhassa " (I am) directing the mind - Tassa, prostrating - Namo, Bhagava - the one who transcended the three worlds, Araham - the Perfect One, the Self-Enlightened One - Samma Sambuddho) or: "I turn my mind to pay homage to the Blessed One, the Buddha Homage, Righteous All-Knowing". As long as "I" reigns in the mind, it is difficult for us to respect a person, even though that person is the greatest person in this world and in the heavens. As long as we can still see the big, important "I", even if someone has sacrificed their whole life, all their lives, to help us find the realm of absolute safety, we still despise. But we are taught that lust is the source of afflictions arising from the notions of "I" and "mine", we have also learned that how hard it is to give up everything, we have begun beginning to understand somewhat the value of the Buddha. Having received so much effort in collecting and practicing to find a permanent and lasting Dharma of a completely great person in the world, I have stood in my actual position with respect to the example of great virtue, altruism, and virtuousness achieved by the Buddha. Respect and affection begin to flood our hearts. And spontaneously, from the bottom of my heart, I generate thoughts of revering all the buddhas of the three worlds, and then reciting with delight: "I have wholeheartedly devoted to the Buddhas of the past. I have devoted all my heart to the Buddhas of the future. I have devoted all my heart to the Buddhas of the present." Or: "The Buddhas who have attained Perfect Enlightenment in the past life, the Buddhas who will become Perfect Enlightenment in the future life, the Buddhas who are attaining Perfect Enlightenment in this present life, I respectfully bow to the Buddha in the Three Buddhas. That's it" . That is Saddha. One respect, one love and one trust. Without Saddhā, one would not have enthusiasm, energy, and spirit, the three essentials for achieving the goal. The "I" gradually leaves me and the Light of Truth gradually comes to me. "When a bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, his brilliant and glorious light breaks through the obscurity that pervades the tumultuous seas of life, and outlines a 'path' for each strong person to reach the state of enlightenment. peace and happiness". Once we have thoroughly understood the Dhamma of the Buddha, we can immediately steer our boat in a straight line to the other side. But the original driving force behind the boat was arising from Saddhā. Thus, it is not only children who need to bow before the Buddha's body to offer him bouquets of flowers or incense sticks, but we all have to make offerings to the Buddha, because only spiritual energy can can help us, because we have not yet destroyed our ego, and Saddhā is the elixir to eliminate the poisons of the "I". We must also pay homage... even though we don't revere a person, for every character is really just a combination of ever-changing phenomena... we just direct devotion to an ideal. When we pay respects to the Buddha, we find in the Buddha's body an abundant source of energy, we build in our hearts a dignified place of worship, we try to clear our hearts to deserve it, receive His image and respect it. place that image in the inner temple full of reverence, latent in our hearts. In front of that altar, we daily offer to the Blessed One offerings... not candles that have to burn out, or flowers to wither, but acts of kindness, attitudes of sacrifice. sublime, completely selfless service works. It is an offering that Buddhists must offer to the Buddha every day. Let us strive to be worthy followers of the Buddha's footsteps, not for the sake of mere name. We must demonstrate by heart and by daily living that our ideals are still valid to call and guide us. The power of pure faith (Saddhà) in the Three Jewels will certainly bring us to the goal the Buddha demonstrated. During a time when the Dharma was being preached at Jetavana in Sava, before the bhikkhus, the Buddha taught: "Bhikkhus, in the Dhamma that the Tathagata has taught, expounded, and pointed out, you have fully understood, there is no ambiguity, which bhikkhu practices in accordance with that Dhamma with one faith (Saddhà) firmly, he will become fully Enlightened..." And the Buddha next taught: "Bhikkhus, in the Dhamma that the Tathagata has taught, explained, and pointed out, you have fully understood, there is no ambiguity, any bhikkhu simply remembers the Tathagata with faith. With thought and devotion, he will be reborn in the heavenly realm."END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=BUDDHIST DHARMA WHEEL GOLDEN MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.7/12/2021.