#arahat

[blue-lotus333]

Introduction to Yasodhara, Wife of the Buddha.

Yasodhara was the wife of Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha). She became a Buddhist nun and was considered as an arhat (Buddhist saint)

The meaning of her name is "Bearer of glory". She was also popularly known as Bhaddakaccana, Rahulamata, etc…

Yasodhara has lived with the Buddha in his past lives, being his wife in all of them. In their past lives, she helps the Buddha and always stays devoted to him. In many of her lives, she rarely did bad acts/bad karma, making her one of the most holiest women in Buddhism.

She is an arhat associated with beauty, insight, womanhood, glory & devotion. Called "foremost in great insight"

She, in some unknown stories, was associated with Magic

Her (slightly summarized) life story 👇

Yasodhara was the daughter of King Suppabuddh & Queen Amita, She was born on the same day as prince Siddhartha. She was said to be a very beautiful Princess who was devoted, pleasant & sympathetic.

When Siddhartha was 16, his father wanted him to marry a benevolent & unjealous girl. Later, at a marriage event, Yasodhara was seen as the right person of that, After a series of events, Siddhartha & Yashodhara got married.

Yasodhara gave birth to a son named Rahula when she was 26. 7 days after, Siddhartha left the palace to seek answers, leaving Yasodhara devastated. When he was away, She imitated her husband's lifestyle by wearing simpler clothes, eating only 1 meal a day, & refusing offers of marriage proposals.

After a few years, Buddha later went back to his wife, where she rushed to him and clung to his feet. Eyes full of tears, missing his presence, now Fulfilled to see him again.

Yasodara recited the 'Naraseeha Gatha' to her son Rahula before sending him to join the Buddha. Rahula was joyful in his father’s presence & went with him to the temple. Rahula later became a monk & attained Arhantship. Yasodara's life is marked by sorrow & tears, but she has never shown anger.

Yasodhara joined the order of Monks, became an arhat, & established the first nun Order with 500 women. She dedicated her life to spreading Buddha's teachings & focusing on good karma.

Other stories of Yasodhara:

1. Yasodhara & the shakyan nuns.

When Rahula became a monk, Yasodara asked for permission from King Suddhodana to become ordained. The king advised her to wait for the right time. After his passing, Mother Gotami obtained the higher ordination & started the ‘order of nuns’ in the Buddha’s dispensation. Yasodara eventually renounced her possessions and became a nun, along with a thousand Shākyan ladies, despite the extreme protests from her people.

She, & other Shakyan princesses who became nuns, received immense offerings and attention from devotees. Many royal figures and noble women became nuns under Yasodhara’s guidance. 

2. Yasodhara’s Glory.

(this could possibly be a folk-story)

In order to prove her powers, Yasodara, in her spiritual form, performed numerous miracles, In the miracles, she’s said to have a voice that could be heard by the gods & brahmas who were dwelling in tens of thousands of universes. She transformed into different types of forms, into different elements, the sun, moon, mount Meru, & the god Indra.

She created a gigantic elephant and then plucked a divine tree from the realm Svarga (heaven), offering it to the Buddha like an umbrella.

She then attained nirvana, & was praised for her unwavering devotion and merits accumulated over countless lifetimes, a stupa was built to honor her legacy. 

3. The princess’s love magic.

In one unknown story, when the buddha came back, Yasodhara tries to win back the Buddha by offering him a cake with medicinal herbs to change his feelings, she preformed love magic on the food and had her son offer it to the Buddha. However, the Buddha remain unaffected and tells a story from a past life where Yasodhara, as a seductive courtesan, had led him astray with a similar cake. 

4. Yasodhara’s innocence.

In the Tsa pao tsang king, it states that As a result of Yasodhara’s prolonged pregnancy, she was suspected of adultery by her father-in-law and the Sakyas. They dug a ditch filled with flaming wood and threw Yasodhara into it. She called upon the Buddha, the flaming ditch was instantaneously transformed into a pool of pure water, in the middle of which Yasodhara with Rahula in her arms was sitting on a lotus flower. 

The Sakyas were convinced of her innocence and Rahula became the favorite of his grandfather.

5. Kama

Prince Siddhartha would have practiced his cult of sexual magic (possibly tantric sex?) with Yasodhara. Both of them would often engage in sexual activities before they were ready to bring a baby.

There is also one story of them having intercourse on a palace roof. They were so into the act that they actually fell off the roof & didn't notice. They somehow managed to fall into a bed of lotus flowers which saved them from any injuries as a result of the fall.

"Sri Yasodara Maha Seya" is a peaceful temple/stupa in Sri Lanka that honors her. Devotees seek the protection & blessings of her which help them overcome obstacles in life. 

Nuns are mostly the ones who take refuge in her, meditating in front of her stupa or making offerings. There are also energetic festivals in honor of her, with dancing, music & chanting. Poojas are also in honor of her.

Namo Sri Yasodhara maa🙏

[hkunlimited]

Buddhism 201: Theravada and Mahayana 

Buddhism in Bhutan The difference between Theravada and Mahayana is the difference between Self and Other, if there is one. If you’re a ‘non-dualist,’ then there is none, though that defies common-sense logic, which seems to show a diversity of disparate objects. So, that is the point of the new religion, I suppose, to unify existence, since you gotta’ have something to believe in for a religion…

[jonathanbowmanus]

[mahayanapilgrim]

Types of Liberation (vimutti) in Theravada Buddhism - 01

According to Buddhist teaching, one who cultivates the Noble Eight-fold Path as described by the Buddha with diligence, will sooner or later attain full enlightenment or Nibbana by passing through four progressive stages of spiritual development, namely:

Stream Enterer (sotapanna)

Once Returner (sakadagami)

Non Returner (anagami)

Arahant (arahat)

Arahant is the final stage of the enlightenment process and one who has attained this stage by eradicating all the mental defilements that caused suffering and re-birth is awakened, fully enlightened and liberated enjoying the bliss of Nibbana. Gautama Buddha has described an Arahant as:

"One whose taints are destroyed, who has lived the spiritual life, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, reached his own goal, utterly destroyed the fetters of existence, one completely liberated through final knowledge"

According to the Theravada Buddhist teaching, there are three levels of individuals who are fully enlightened and liberated.

Samma Sambuddha

Pacceka Buddha (silent or solitary Buddha)

Arahant

Whether one is enlightened as a Samma Sambuddha, Pacceka Buddha or an Ararant, their liberation is identical with no further re-birth, although there may be certain differences in the route that they follow towards liberation.

In the Sambuddha sutta of the Samyutta Nikaya (collection of the Buddha's connected discourses), the Buddha has stated that there is no difference between the liberation of a Samma Sambuddha and an Arahant except the fact that a Samma Sambuddha discovers the path of liberation and an Arahant as a disciple follows that path and attains liberation afterwards.

"A Realised One, a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha gives rise to the un-arisen path, gives birth to the unborn path, and explains the unexplained path. They know the path, understand the path, and are experts in the path. And now the disciples live following the path; they acquire it later"

[nenbutsushuart]

五百羅漢公園 散策　石彫刻

念佛宗総本山 佛教之王堂　仏教美術

兵庫県加東市　The Five Hundred Arahats Park

The Buddhist Art of Nenbutsushu

The Five Hundred Arahats Park　The Buddhist Art of Nenbutsushu　

Life-sized stone statues of 500 arhats, disciples of Lord Buddha, scattered in the vast site named the Five Hundred Arhats Park, were carved by Mr. She Guo Ping, a living national treasure of China.

概略

中華人民共和国、工芸美術大師製作、等身大オリジナルの五百人の石像羅漢（佛弟子）が配された広大な庭園。

五百羅漢とは、本来、二千五百年前、釈尊御入滅直後に開かれた、第一回結集（経典編纂会議）に参集した五百人の佛弟子をいう。

五百人の羅漢が問答し、瞑想にふけり、楽器を奏でる等々、各人各様の自然な姿の独創的芸術表現は、釈尊御在世の当時を彷彿とさせる。

なだらかな緑の起伏の中、五百羅漢像の間を遊歩道が縫うように走り、佛教が天竺（インド）から唐土（中国）を経て東方東漸、日本に渡った、シルクロードの終着駅「奈良」の若草山を想起させる。

南門をくぐり、湖畔をあるけば、ほどなく、緑の芝生に木漏れ日がきらめく、美しい公園が見えてくる。

石畳の散策道と点在する木立に、演出された、なだらかな丘陵の中に、絶妙のバランスで配された数々の石像は、中国人間国宝　佘國平佛師制作制作による五百羅漢像であり、二千五百年前、天竺にて釈尊の薫陶を受け、悟りを開いた五百人の弟子たちの様子が、鮮やかに描き出されている。

どれ一つとして同じ顔はなく、口角泡を飛ばし、議論に熱中する者、じっと目を閉じ、沈思黙考する者、あるいは楽器を奏で、余興を演じる者など、まさに、息づかいが聞こえてきそうな臨場感は、訪れる者に、その場の一員になったような錯覚をもたらす。

釈尊のご入滅後、十大弟子の筆頭であった摩訶迦葉尊者（まかかしょうそんじゃ）は、それまで各人の記憶の中にしかなかった釈尊の教えを、後世にまで伝え残す必要があると考えられた。

そこで、インド各地に散らばっていた釈尊の弟子たちを、王舎城（おうしゃじょう）郊外に招集し、佛典編集会議を行った。出席者は、選りすぐられた五百人。

そこでは、真の友たちが在りし日の釈尊を偲び、ある者は笑い、ある者は泣き、悲喜こもごもの思い出に耽りながら、昼夜を忘れて語り合ったはず。

この世に平和と安寧をもたらすために、珠玉の教えを伝えんとした往時の五百人の熱意は、二千五百年の時空を超えて、シルクロードの終着駅、ここ大和の地において結集し、世界の佛教徒の参詣を、今や遅しと待ち受けている。

[dieletztepanzerhexe]

me when

Nicodemus awaits in vigil weeping The Arahat rising and the healing ghost descends Lamentations cease enter rarefied light prevails Devekut gleams sing freedom from tamasic field

And Ezekiel saw the wheel Prana exits toward the azure locus On vrittiless path he walks Contemplative ascends Temple-cave of the heart shrine Vigil on the mountain

Toward the hill of the purifier Dross burns the offering Soul merge with the ocean - attains refuge

To the eighth state of absorption By degrees of the ascent now rise The faqir takes the narrow road

As the opal blue globe is burning At the shore of the inward light Life-force transits through the gate

Point centralized will emerging On approach of the sovereign ground From the karmic tombs awaken

Lanterns of the quadrant guardians From the triune sheaths emerge Through innerspace accedes Shekhina

And the phoenix has ascended Gildes upon the divine wind Liberates from the world sojourn

[d-razvan]

Yusuke Honma - Yusuke Power Up (1992)

Marcel Ciolacu, Cătălin Predoiu și Raed Arahat l-au așteptat azi-noapte pe un pompier – parte din beleaua Crevedia – care s-a întors din străinătate după tratamentul de care s-a bucurat (pe banii noștri). Întrebare: pe mine de ce nu mă așteaptă nicăieri Ciolacu, Predoiu și/sau Arahat? Că și eu m-am pus de atâtea ori în fața focului, chiar dacă el s-a întâmplat să nu fie televizat. Și eu,…

[ahmuseme]

As Dorian's gentle hand came to rest on the nape of her neck, her long lashes lowered, and her brown eyes closed. The tension she felt was slowly melting away as her mind slipped into a deeper state of relaxation.

Safety was only one of the few things Dorian meant to her. He was comfort; he was stability. The warlord was not only a pillar of strength but also one of the last links to her memories of Bijou. He was one of the few remaining individuals who shared recollections of the idyllic tropical beaches and her family, who knew her values. Dorian was possibly the only person who wasn't a stranger to her in the ever-changing world, and in the chaotic mess, if someone was going to kill her, she prayed it would be by the hands of someone she knew.

"I don't recall expressing a desire for you to issue me orders on my list of requests, Your Majesty," she quipped, her closed eyes squinting slightly with mirth.

There was a significant amount of work to be done during the winter season. On top of resupplying and reinvigorating the troops, she needed to conduct thorough research on Arahat's Lady Hati and seek out allies for Dorian's upcoming conquest. All tasks required to be completed before the last snow melted so she could present her findings and recommendations. "I will rest when the time is right. Until then, what the King dreams, the Hand will build."

No, Dorian had barely spoken to her then.

He'd been a teenager in many ways - easy to provoke into feats of foolish bravado, prone to getting into fights, quick to anger - but also very much himself. Shy, if we're being truthful; reserved to the point of barely being able to speak a single sentence. That had changed with time and experience, but every word was hard won. At the time, all he'd done was watch, listen and occasionally wrestle her cousins into the ground. "..." He glanced down at her, as her head tipped against him, droplets shining like diamonds in her hair, and wondered what he symbolised for her. Safety, he imagined. Well, it wasn't the worst role. What she was saying was she needed refuge, and rest, and to be allowed to return to someone closer to the girl she was. "Nothing much can be done during winter," he said, quietly. Raised a hand, carefully placing it in the nap of her neck. Thumb giving it a little stroke. "If I am to recuperate, I demand you do the same." It wasn't entirely what was going to happen, of course. It was a gentle little fantasy. They still had a city in much unrest, and a fair deal of politics that needed to happen to settle it. But snow and cold had a way of settling unrest, as long as there was enough food. And Dorian had every intention of letting her curl up in bed for days on end, if she needed to - he could handle the bickering and calls for justice that would ensue.

@ahmuseme

[nishitha-mga2021mi6021]

History, origin and proof of the Naga part 4

With the journey of studying more about these Nagas as we were 1st focussing on Buddhism, we can also understand a few mainly important places in Sri Lanka,

In The book Deepavamsa we found out the buddha visited the island of Ceylon and preached damma settling the dispute between Chulodra Naga and Mahaudara Naga, that with proof was mentioned before another interesting fact is that in the same book, it refers to a place as Nagadeepa

This location is found as an island in the north of Sri Lanka and is still an existing site this place is also said to be the place where the Buddha solved the dispute mentioned above,

The importance is that its location dates to the clans of the Nagas and still exists

Further doing research on the place I was also able to understand that another Nagadepa existed in the Mahiyanganaya central part of the country and also poses historic archaeological sittings

the chief monk of both these temples claims that Cobras visit this temple more often

Nagadeepa temple in Jaffna peninsula

Nagadeepa in Mahiynganaya

This location truly dates back more than the Jaffna nagadeepa and also claims to be the real Nagadeepaya

This vedio is in Sinhala but it contains both information on both Nagadeepas

Further another important location is the Kalaniya temple in here we can also encounter few important information regarding the Nagas

Kalayniya relates in many ways the 1st is that as mentioned in Deepavamasa it is the place where a king named MANIYAKKITHA a naga king invited the budhha to preach a sermon further

Buddhists believe the temple to have been hallowed during the third and final visit of the Buddha to Sri Lanka, eight years after gaining enlightenment.[3] Its history would thus go back to before 500 BCE. The Mahawansa records that the original Stupa at Kelaniya enshrined a gem-studded throne on which the Buddha sat and preached. The temple flourished during the Kotte era but much of its land was confiscated during the Portuguese empire. Under the Dutch empire, however, there were new gifts of land and under the patronage of King Kirthi Sri Rajasingha the temple was rebuilt. It was refurbished in the first half of the 20th century with the help of Helena Wijewardene.

The Kelaniya Stupa enshrined a gem-studded throne on which the Buddha sat and preached. Buddha's second visit to Nagadeepaya, Sri Lanka was in the fifth year of enlightenment to settle a dispute between two Naga Kings, Chulodara and Mahodara over the possession of a Gem Studded throne. After having listened to the Dhamma sermons by Buddha the Naga kings paid homage to Buddha with overwhelming faith and the throne was offered to Buddha by two Naga kings.

The Naga King Maniakkika- Ruler of Kelaniya who also listened to Buddha's Dharma sermons pleaded for a souvenir to worship. So the throne was gifted to him by Buddha. King Maniakkika in turn constructed a Cetiya (Stupa) covering the Gem studded Throne in Kelaniya for thousands of devotees to worship and invited Buddha to visit the holy site.

Buddha together with 500 Arahats (Supremely enlightened beings) visited Kelaniya and preached Dhamma, on Wesak Poya Day, after eighth year of enlightenment as Buddha (in 580 BC which is approx. 2600 years back). It was Buddha's third and final visit to Sri Lanka.

The temple is also famous for its image of the reclining Gautama Buddha and paintings by the native artist Solias Mendis which depict important events in the life of the Buddha, in the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, also incidents from the Jataka tales. It is the venue for the Duruthu Maha Perahera procession each January.[4] An 5.5 m (18 ft) stone statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara has been erected at the temple. wiki

A Painting by native and legendary artist Solies Mendis with the theam with conquering the Nagas

[blue-lotus333]

Websites to learn more of Yasodhara.

https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/week_3_obeyesekere_2009_yasodhara_the_wife_of_the_bodhisattva.pdf

https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/buddhistdoor-view-reawakening-awareness-commemorating-a-supreme-woman-arahant-ven-yasodhara-bhaddakaccana-theri/

https://siriyasodaraseya.com/english/

https://www.burmese-buddhas.com/blog/yasodhara/

https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/article/the-best-buddhist-story-yasodharas-love-and-loss/

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"The wise one dispels negligence by means of mindfulness; he ascends the tower of wisdom and being free from sorrow looks at the sorrowing beings.

Just as one on the mountain top looks at those on the plain below, so also, the wise one (the arahat) looks at the foolish and the ignorant (worldlings)"

Dhammapada Verse 28

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五百羅漢　石彫刻 念佛宗無量壽寺総本山「佛教之王堂」仏教美術　兵庫県加東市 The Five Hundred Arahats Park　The Buddhist Art of Nenbutsushu　 Life-sized stone statues of 500 arhats, disciples of Lord Buddha, scattered in the vast site named the Five Hundred Arhats Park, were carved by Mr. She Guo Ping, a living national treasure of China. 概略 中華人民共和国、工芸美術大師・の等身大オリジナルの五百人の石像羅漢（佛弟子）が配された広大な庭園。 五百羅漢とは、本来、二千五百年前、釈尊御入滅直後に開かれた、第一回結集（経典編纂会議）に参集した五百人の佛弟子をいう。 五百人の羅漢が問答し、瞑想にふけり、楽器を奏でる等々、各人各様の自然な姿の独創的芸術表現は、釈尊御在世の当時を彷彿とさせる。 なだらかな緑の起伏の中、五百羅漢像の間を遊歩道が縫うように走り、佛教が天竺（インド）から唐土（中国）を経て東方東漸、日本に渡った、シルクロードの終着駅「奈良」の若草山を想起させる。 南門をくぐり、湖畔をあるけば、ほどなく、緑の芝生に木漏れ日がきらめく、美しい公園が見えてくる。 石畳の散策道と点在する木立に、演出された、なだらかな丘陵の中に、絶妙のバランスで配された数々の石像は、中国人間国宝　佘國平佛師制作制作による五百羅漢像であり、二千五百年前、天竺にて釈尊の薫陶を受け、悟りを開いた五百人の弟子たちの様子が、鮮やかに描き出されている。 どれ一つとして同じ顔はなく、口角泡を飛ばし、議論に熱中する者、じっと目を閉じ、沈思黙考する者、あるいは楽器を奏で、余興を演じる者など、まさに、息づかいが聞こえてきそうな臨場感は、訪れる者に、その場の一員になったような錯覚をもたらす。 釈尊のご入滅後、十大弟子の筆頭であった摩訶迦葉尊者（まかかしょうそんじゃ）は、それまで各人の記憶の中にしかなかった釈尊の教えを、後世にまで伝え残す必要があると考えられた。 そこで、インド各地に散らばっていた釈尊の弟子たちを、王舎城（おうしゃじょう）郊外に招集し、佛典編集会議を行った。出席者は、選りすぐられた五百人。 そこでは、真の友たちが在りし日の釈尊を偲び、ある者は笑い、ある者は泣き、悲喜こもごもの思い出に耽りながら、昼夜を忘れて語り合ったはず。 この世に平和と安寧をもたらすために、珠玉の教えを伝えんとした往時の五百人の熱意は、二千五百年の時空を超えて、シルクロードの終着駅、ここ大和の地において結集し、世界の佛教徒の参詣を、今や遅しと待ち受けている。

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The Quest for Buddhism (43)

Early Buddhism and the disciples

Ten Principal Disciples No. 3: Mahakasyapa who was the Foremost in Buddhist Practice.

Mahakasyapa was one of the principal disciples of the Buddha. He is regarded in Buddhism as an enlightened disciple. He was praised by the Buddha as foremost in ascetic practices and a foremost forest dweller.

There are many legends and theories about his life, including his upbringing. Regardless, it is clear that Mahakasyapa assumed leadership of the monastic community following the parinirvana (death) of the Buddha.

Mahakasyapa presided over the First Buddhist Council. In Buddhist texts, he assumed many identities, that of a renunciant saint, a lawgiver, an anti-establishment figure, but also a "guarantor of future justice" in the time of Maitreya, the future Buddha—he has been described as "both the anchorite and the friend of mankind, even of the outcast".

Mahakasyapa was born in a wealthy brahmin family in a village called Mahātittha, in the kingdom of Magadha, present-day India. He was born under the Pippala tree (Pippala = Bodhi tree), hence his childhood name Pippali. His body had some of the 32 characteristics of a Great Man (Ref), which in Buddhism are seen as the basis for early representations of the Buddha.

From his youth onward, he was inclined toward living a spiritual life rather than marrying, but his father who was fearing the end of the family line, wanted him to wed. In canonical Buddhist texts in several traditions, Mahakasyapa was entered an arranged marriage with a woman named Bhadra-Kapilani. Both of them aspired to lead a celibate life, however, and they decided not to consummate their marriage.　

Shortly after that, Mahakasyapa met the Buddha, was struck with devotion when seeing him, and asked to be ordained under him. Mahakasyapa took upon him the thirteen ascetic practices (including living in the wilderness, living only from alms and wearing rag-robes)and became an enlightened disciple (arahat) in nine days. He excelled in supernatural powers (rddhi: Ref2) and was equal to the Buddha in meditative absorption (Skt: dyāna).

In many post-canonical texts, Mahakasyapa decided at the end of his life to enter a state of meditation and suspended animation, which was believed to cause his physical remains to stay intact in a cave under a mountain called Kukkuṭapāda, until the coming of Maitreya Buddha. This story has led to several cults and practices, and affected some Buddhist countries up until early modern times.

[Photo above: Gurpa hill which is located 34km from Gaya district in Bihar. It is believed that Mahakasyapa resides on the hill until the present day.]

仏教の探求 (43)

初期仏教と弟子たち

十大弟子その三: 摩訶迦葉( まかかしょう、梵: マハーカーシャパ、別称: 大迦葉・だいかしょう) 〜頭陀第一(ずだだいいち)

マハーカーシヤパは、ブッダの主要な弟子の一人である。仏教では悟りを開いた弟子とされ、禁欲的な修行の第一人者であった。ブッダは、彼を修行の第一人者、森の住人の第一人者として賞賛している。

彼の生涯については、生い立ち等、伝説が多く、諸説あるが、ブッダのパラニルバーナ（死）の後、マハーカーシャパが僧院の指導者となったことは確かである。

マハーカーシヤパは、第1回仏教会を主宰した。仏典の中では、出家の聖人、法学者、反体制者であると同時に、未来のブッダである弥���菩薩 (みろくぼさつ、梵:マイトレーヤ)時代の「未来の正義の保証人」であり、「隠遁の世捨て人」であると同時に「追放された者までも含めた、人類の友」と表現されるなど、多くのアイデンティティを持った人物であった。

マハーカーシャパは、現在のインド、マガダ王国のマハーティッタという村の裕福なブラフミンの家に生まれた。ピッパラ樹（ピッパラ＝菩提樹）の下で生まれたので、幼名をピッパリといった。彼の身体には、初期仏教においてブッダの表現の基礎とされる、三十二相（参照）の特徴のいくつかがあった。

彼は若い頃から結婚よりも精神的な生活に傾倒していたが、家系の存亡を危惧した父親が彼の結婚を望んだ。いくつかの伝統的な仏教正典では、マハーカーシャパはバドラー・カピラーニーという女性とお見合い結婚をしたことになっている。しかし、二人とも禁欲的な生活を望んでいたため、結婚を成立させることはなかった。

その直後、マハーカーシャパはブッダに出会い、その姿を見て心を撃たれ、彼の下で出家することを願い出た。マハーカーシャパは、荒野に住み、托鉢で生活し、ぼろ衣を着るなど13の修行を行い、9日間で悟りを開いた弟子（阿羅漢）となった。彼は超能力 (リッディ: 参照2) に優れ、瞑想的吸収 (禅定) においてはブッダと同等だった。

多くの後代教典では、マハーカーシヤパは人生の終わりに瞑想と仮死状態に入ることを決意し、その結果、弥勒菩薩の到来まで肉体はそのままククータパーダという山の下の洞窟にとどまると信じられている。この物語は、いくつかのカルトや修行を生み出し、近世に至るまで一部の仏教国に影響を与えた。

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Great Compassion Mantra

1. Namo Ratna Trayaya,

2. Namo Arya Jnana

3. Sagara, Vairochana,

4. Byuhara Jara Tathagataya,

5. Arahat e , Samyaksam Buddhaya,

6. Namo Sarwa Tathagate Bhyay,

7. Arhata Bhyah,

8. Samyaksam Buddhe Bhyah,

9. Namo Arya Avalokite

10. shoraya Bodhisattvaya,

11. Maha Sattvaya,

12. Maha Karunikaya,

13. Tadyata , Om Dara Dara,

14. Diri Diri, Duru Duru

15. Itte We, Itte Chale Chale,

16. Purachale Purachale,

17. Kusume Kusuma Wa Re,

18. Ili Milli, Chiti Jvalam, Apanaye Shoha

The Great Compassion Mantra Benefits: Enjoy 15 good things and not die in these 15 situations!

Thursday, February 20, 2020 13:47 (GMT + 07)

(Lichngaytot.com) Chanting the Great Compassion mantra of this product brings many good benefits. The chanter enjoys 15 good things, does not have to die in 15 difficult situations.

1. The Great Compassion Mantra Benefits

To this day, no one can discuss the miracle and efficacy of the Great Compassion mantra.

Many people believe that this mantra is used to protect, purify and also cure all kinds of ailments, especially mental afflictions.

Below are the benefits of the Mantra Mahāvāna brought to the listener, reader, and recite.

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- Those who recite the Great Compassion Mantra will never encounter these 15 forms of death:

- Will not starve or be deprived.

- Will not commit suicide (suicide)

- Will not die under the adversary.

- Will not die from oppression, imprisonment, beatings.

- Will not be killed in a military battle.

- Won't die of madness.

- Will not be killed by tigers, wolves, or ferocious beasts.

- Will not die from venom or scorpion.

- Will not be poisoned to death.

- Will not drown or be burned to death.

- Will not die of magic.

- Will not be killed by demons or demons.

- Will not be killed by landslides or fallen trees.

- Will not die of nightmares caused by bad people.

- Will not die of serious diseases.

You may be interested in: The instructions for the steps to recite the Great Compassion Mantra for a calm and peaceful mind

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- Those who recite the Great Compassion Sutras will receive these 15 good things:

When reciting this mantra daily, the reciting person will enjoy the following 15 good things:

- They will always have wealth and happiness.

- They will always receive respect and help from others.

- They will always be born at a good time.

- They will always meet good friends.

- Their families will be kind and harmonious.

- Their wealth will not be plundered.

- They get everything they look for.

- They are protected by dragons, spirits, and spirits.

- Their birthplace will always have a good king.

- They will always be born in a good country.

They will have a healthy body.

- They have pure and full hearts.

- They will not violate prohibitions.

- They will see the Buddha and hear the Dhamma where they were born

- They will awaken to the profound meaning of the Buddha Dharma appropriate that they hear.

2. Various other benefits come from chanting the Great Compassion mantra daily

Good conditions

Reading the Great Compassion Mantra to the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara brings extremely good conditions, including:

Beings are peaceful and happy; Except for all diseases; Long and healthy life; Reduce accidents; Eliminate evil karma; Away from obstacles; Strengthen merit; Consolidate the good base; Stay away from impurity; Satisfy your desires.

Eliminate evil karma

Reciting the Great Compassion Mantra eliminates negative karma, brings boundless merit, should be done in the following cases: before death; expanding the land to worship Buddha; encounter evil virtue; chemistry of sentient beings; actively practice; penitent; in extreme danger.

There are also cases where even praying for a hundred thousand times the Mantra is not helpful, for example, the mind is not satisfied, so the wish is not as a wish; pray for your own happiness the misfortune of others; hurt others to benefit you.

Chanting the Mantra of Dai Bi karma, can testify, eliminate all evil crimes, all the evil, the five evil, harm people, harm the law, destroy the world, destroy the tower, destroy the pagoda, theft, defilement. Sincere thoughts that the concept will eradicate great evil, all dissipate.

Peaceful life

Chanting the Mantra of Great Compassion, pray to the door of the Bodhisattva Quan Am Bodhisattva, your heart will be immense and open, your generosity will become a good person, towards goodness, keep yourself humble, know the right and left.

The male and female believers recite mantras to clear bodhicitta, spectrum sentient beings, eliminate evil karma. Purify the soul, purify thoughts, a Buddha-direction, life will be peaceful.

3. The miraculous inspiration from the benefits of uncle Dai Bi

Sincerely reciting the Great Compassion mantra has helped a woman after so many years of infertility to have a baby.

The story goes that: “A woman has been married for several years and has gone through many hardships to settle down with karma and start planning to have a baby, but after a few months she is not pregnant.

When going for a detailed examination at a specialist hospital, but all are normal! The doctor also prescribed a few oral medications, but over the months there was no result. Friends and family members feel like this and advise asking the spirit.

In that situation, this woman decided to use one of the methods practiced for many years, which is a popular practice among Buddhists, that is to recite the Great Compassion Mantra and the title Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva with words. pray:

"The disciple's name is ..., may the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara be compassionate, bestow his son to be pious, the disciple wishes to recite the Great Compassion Mantra 20 times a day, rain or wind, the deadline is One year, trying to keep the Buddha's five precepts, today vows to practice longevity, uphold the Buddha Dharma (liberation, giving, supporting the Dharma and printing scriptures), do not dare to violate.

After a while, the body showed unusual signs immediately to see a doctor. After the doctor examined, the conclusion was good news. Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is indeed a blessing for a son as he wishes.

Anyone who recites this mantra with all sincerity is capable of achieving all wishes because the power of the Mantra is far-reaching, boundless, and impossible. preventable function ..

In this realm of sex, people have no wishes for anything but happiness, happiness and long life. The Mantra of Great Compassion will help people achieve these desires as promised by the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. However, it also depends on predestined conditions.

Pray sincerely to get what you want!

Author: Nhat Son