Showing posts with label Maha Buddhavamsa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maha Buddhavamsa. Show all posts

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Maha Buddhavamsa - Tathagata Settle in Mount Makula

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw


Tathagata Settle in Mount Makula
During the Sixth Vassa


Tathagata dwells in the forest Mahavana, Vesali kingdom during the
fifth Vassa and liberate sentient beings that
should be freed. He left the place after the vassa was over,
and traveled to the kingdom of Savatthi and Rajagaha for
a similar mission.

Maha Buddhavamsa - Expounding Maha Saccaka Sutta

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw



Expounding Maha Saccaka Sutta


Sermon spoken to Saccaka above is Cula
Saccaka Sutta. This is not the only one Sutta that expounded
by the Tathagata; Maha Saccaka Sutta also spoken to him
later. Maha Saccaka Sutta story about two
types of meditation, namely, the contemplation of the physical body and
contemplation of the mind, and two kinds of people, namely, Sammulha
Puggala which means 'confused people' and Asammulha Puggala
which means 'people who do not have any confusion.' Explanation
further can refer to the Pali Canon Mulapànnàsa.

Maha Buddhavamsa - Statement of Prince Licchavi Dummukha

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw



Statement of Prince Licchavi Dummukha


Then a Prince Licchavi, Dummukha, see Saccaka
silent, looking sad, shoulders down and head
bowed in despair, said to the Tathagata, "Tathagata
The Exalted, I am reminded of a parable. "Tathagata replied,
"Dummukha, say it." Prince Dummukha told
Tathagata:

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Maha Buddhavamsa - Story of Nomad Recluse Saccaka

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw





Story of Nomad Recluse Saccaka


As previously described, the four women ascetic
has a brother named Saccaka, a nomad
ascetic, whose a teacher of the Vesali princes.
That time is when the Tathagata was dwelling in the vihara Kutagara
in Mahavana Forest near Vesali, when the wanderer ascetic
Saccaka, son of the leader Nigantha doctrine claims to be
the argue expert, a highly educated, and those
think of him as a saint. He boasted to
Vesali residents.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Maha Buddhavamsa - Victory Over the Nomad Recluse Saccaka

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw





Victory Over the Nomad Recluse Saccaka


Tathagata subjugate nomad Saccaka while being
dwelling at the Vihara Kutagara in the Mahavana forest near Vesali.
Saccaka the wandering ascetic story is excerpted from Catukka
Nipatta, Culalcalinga Jataka Comments and Mulapannàsa, Commentary
of Culasaccaka Sutta.

Maha Buddhavamsa - Tathagata Settled in Vesali

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw



Tathagata Settled in Vesali
During the Fifth Vassa



After completing his duties as a Buddha
by expound Mahàsamaya Sutta, Sammàparibbàjaniya
Sutta, etc. to the five hundred Arahanta descendants of Sakya
and helping seven hundred thousand crore gods and Brahmas reached
Arahatta-Phala, and uncountable amount to reach three
lower level, as described previously,
Tathagata is settled in the Vihara Kutagara which has a terrace
roofed and has a domed roof in the Vesali kingdom to
undergo his fifth vassa.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Maha Buddhavamsa - Venerable Sayadaw U Budh Note

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw





Venerable Sayadaw U Budh Note


When we look at Mahàsamaya Sutta as a whole, we
find that the sermon was delivered with an emphasis
on the nomenclature of the gods and Brahmas, with the name
family and tribe, and the questions asked:
The absence of an explanation of the highest truth, how
the gods and Brahmas can penetrate the Four Noble Truths
and achieve Liberation (attained sanctity level Sotapanna,

Maha Buddhavamsa - Mahasamaya Sutta Exposition

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw





Mahàsamaya Sutta Exposition


Grand meeting of five hundred bhikkhus happened at cold
night on the full moon night in the month of Jetthamasa. As soon as
five hundred Arahanta was sitting in their places,
emerged the moon from behind the summit of Mount Yugandhara in east
part of the earth, free from the five hindrances, i.e. the dew, fog,
clouds, eclipses, and smoke. Full round moon looked like
form of silver mirror plate or as a wheel made
of silver, suspended high above the eastern horizon,
shining brightly as if to say that the world is beautiful and
happy with the appearance of the Perfect Buddha. On
a very happy time, the Tathagata is still silent in
Mahavana Forest near Kapilavatthu, Sakka kingdom, together
with five hundred Arahanta.

Maha Buddhavamsa - Atthadanda Sutta Sermons

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw





 Atthadanda Sutta Sermons


Tathagata after expounded five Jataka, proceed with
preaches Atthadanda Sutta of the Sutta-Nipata, as a last
sermon.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Maha Buddhavamsa - Duddubha Jataka

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw





Duddubha Jataka


Then the Tathagata continued his counsel to that crowd.
"Your Majesty, my lord, do not believe on what was said
by others without considering it first. All
quadruped in the Himalayan forest which covers three
Yojana, will plunge into the vast ocean for no good reason to believe
the words of a rabbit who ran screaming 'Earth
have been destroyed, the earth has been destroyed. 'You should not be
that's easy to believe in what is said by others
without considering it first. "With these introduction
words, the Buddha preached the sermon on Duddubha
Jataka of Catukka Nipata.

Maha Buddhavamsa - War Between the Sakya Tribe

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw





War Between the Sakya Tribe of Kapilavatthu with Sakya
Tribe from Koliya Because of Fight Over Rohini River Water


There is a small stream named Rohini in between the two kingdoms,
Kapilavatthu and Koliya. Both countries are in harmony take turns
divide the water from the river to irrigate their fields with
method to control the flow of water from a dam.

Maha Buddhavamsa - Uggasena Story, An Acrobat, Son of a Rich

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw





Uggasena Story, An Acrobat, Son of a Rich


At the time of Buddha, a theatrical stunt group consisting
of five hundred players usually hold performances for
entertain the king of Rajagaha for seven days every year or two
times each year, and on this show they will receive
many gifts of gold and silver. Gifts they received
from the audience at each time interval between performing
also uncountable. The people sitting in rows on top
of seat they bring their own, put them on to the back
and reams, the rear is higher than that in
front.
Their performances are usually preceded by the appearance of a
girl on stage, the daughter of the leader of the acrobats. She
will demonstrate her various acrobatic skills on a piece of
rope tied at the end of the bamboo and the height above the ground, she would


Maha Buddhavamsa - Sermon On Acts of Bodhisatta Brahmana Sankha

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw





Sermon On Acts of Bodhisatta Brahmana Sankha


After a two weeks stay in the city of Vesali, Tathagata told
Licchavi princes, 'We will soon go' and say
goodbye. The Licchavi saluted with two times more
than of which are given by King Bimbisara and in three days
 they deliver Tathagata to the banks of the Ganga River.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Maha Buddhavamsa - Giving Instructions To the Venerable Ananda

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw





Tathagata Standing at the City Gate and Giving
Instructions To the Venerable Ananda



"My son Ananda, after studying this Ratana Sutta from me;
you should read it in the area bounded by
three walls of the city as a means of prevention (Paritta), then go
around the city accompanied by Licchavi Princes whom
have been instructed to carry objects offering
to the gods. "

Maha Buddhavamsa - Establishment of Vesali

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw





Establishment of Vesali

At one point, King's Consort of King Bàrànasi pregnant.
The queen told this to the king. And the king
pointed to a number of waiters to serve the queen during the
pregnancy. The queen lives in comfort, with carefully
maintain the fetus in her womb, and as time goes by,
 her pregnancy entering the birth period.
According to custom, high-status women who enjoy
good fruit of the past usually give birth to her son on
early days.
The queen, as a woman who comes from that group
of elite, gave birth early in the morning, gave birth to a piece of
red flesh like a rose. Queen thinks, "The king must
surprised, 'Other Queens gave birth to children like a golden statue;
but my consort bear a piece of meat 'I take
disgrace to the king. "Intends to avoid the disgrace and fall
dignity, he put a lump of meat into a cup
covered the other cup and throw it into the Ganga river.

Magic happens, when the cup containing the lump of meat
separated from the human hand; he was taken by the god with carefully
 lay a gold plate bearing the red words:
'This is the son of the king's consort Bàrànasi.'


Friday, May 4, 2012

Maha Buddhavamsa - Liberation of Naked Ascetic Jambuka

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw





Liberation of Naked Ascetic Jambuka


It is the practice of the Buddha who has attained Perfect
Enlightenment, watched the whole world at early morning to
check out who is ready to be free from the cycle of
suffering. Thus, in an early day, when the Buddha
is watching this world see Jambuka through His inner eyes;
after investigating further, he learned that
Jambuka has accumulated merit that enable him
to achieve Arahatta-Phala complete with four
Analytical Sciences (Patisambhida Nana); he also knew
that he must expound the couplet poem to the Naked Ascetic
Jambuka, and that teaching will also help to eighty
four thousand beings to penetrate the Four Noble Truths
and achieve liberation. "Because of this Jambuka, thousands of people
will obtain happiness. "Thus, after round
Rajagaha to collect alms, he tells
Venerable Ananda, "Ananda my son, I would go see
Jambuka. "

Maha Buddhavamsa - Story of Naked Ascetic Jambuka

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw





Story of Naked Ascetic Jambuka


This sermon that begins with the words "Mase Mase kusaggena"
expounded by the Tathagata as dwelling at the Vihara Veluvana in
Rajagaha in connection with the naked hermit Jambuka.

Scheming of Jambuka In the Past


In the Buddha Kassapa time, a rich man from a village
in the border area build a monastery for a
monks. He regularly gave alms, robes, where
residence, and medicine-four monks requisites to
monks who settled there. The monk was also routinely
visit the homes of the rich to eat every day.
One day, a senior monk who is a Arahanta,
were collecting alms, and arrived at the gate
the rich man's house. The rich man was very impressed with the
attitude of the monk, so he invited him to enter
to his house and offered food to the full
respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, please accept this piece of cloth to
used as a cloak after dyed and sewn; your hair too
long enough and I will bring a barber
and a bed for you to the monastery. "

Maha Buddhavamsa - Eliminate the wrong view of One Thousand ascetics

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw



Eliminate the wrong view of One Thousand ascetics led
By Aggidatta, Former Palace Brahmin of King of Kosala


This sermon is composed of five stanza poem begins with the words
bahum ve Saranam yanti and so on, expounded by the Tathagata,
while dwelling in Jetavana monastery, dedicated to a
hermit named Aggidatta, (a former palace brahmin of the King of
Kosala) who later settled near the dunes.


Thursday, May 3, 2012

Maha Buddhavamsa - Sumana Story

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw


Sumana story,
Florist from Rajagaha



Tathagata preaches the sermon, which begins with the words
Tanca Kammam Katam Sadhu, which describes
advantage 'deeds and virtues services' in connection with
a florist named Sumana of Rajagaha when he
 dwelling at the Veluvana monastery in the town.
Flower seller usually bring eight tie Spanish jasmine
 (Jasminum grandiflorum) to King Bimbisara each
morning, where he will get in return eight pieces money
every day.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Maha Buddhavamsa - Sermons About Kappata Acts

Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw



Sermons About Kappata Acts
Some time later, the bhikkhus gathered in Dhammasala
to discuss the Dhamma and praised the Tathagata:


"My friends, the Buddha is very great and worthy of praise
with the flick of a finger. Even the venerable Nanda almost
lose interest in life as a
bhikkhus have been disciplined with the help of the beautiful nymph
from gods realm as a decoy. "
At that time, the Tathagata enters Dhammasala and said,
"Bhikkhus, what are you discussing as I
entered the hall? "" We are gathered here, to discuss
how wonderful is the way Tathagata to discipline
Bhikkhu Nanda . "
Then the Tathagata said, "bhikkhus, not only on
this life alone I advise this Bhikkhu Nanda with
help of the opposite sex as a decoy; I have also successfully
advised to use the same way in the past, "
and at the request of the bhikkhus, the Tathagata tells the story
Kappata Jataka as follows.
bhikkhus, at one time, there is a merchant named
Kappata City Bàrànasi under the reign of King Bramadatta.
He had a donkey that is able to pull a cart with
Kumbha-pound load and able to walk as far as seven Yojana
a day.
One day he went to the City Takkasila accompanying entourage
trader who brought merchandise. He took off his donkey
in the pasture so that the donkey can graze while he sells
wares.
When the donkey walked to and fro above the meadow in
trench near the palace, he saw a donkey and approached him.
He was conversing with a female donkey and finally
they both fell in love.
(Donkey) Females: Where are you from?
(Donkey) Males: I'm from Bàrànasi.
Females: There are matters what you came?


Males: I came to trade.
Females: How much weight goods that you transport?
Males: I have to transport goods weighing a Kumbha.
Females: How much should you take Yojana with the load
heavy as that?
Males: I have to take a day seven Yojana.
Females: Can anyone take care of you with love everywhere
you go?
Males: No, I do not have.
Females: If so, unfortunately no one to serve you.
You must have suffered terribly.
(The female donkey spoke with seduction, seduction to
get the heart). Hearing of this seduction, seduction of the donkey
females, the male donkey lost interest in his work and
become lethargic.
After selling her goods, the merchant Kappata
donkey came and said, 'Come here, my son, let us
depart. "Beast replied, 'Get thee alone, I
do not want to come. 'The merchant tried many times to persuade
the donkey in order to comply but failed, he finally decided
to use the threat:
(1) Patodam te karissàmi
  soëasangulikandakam
  sa ¤ te chindissàmi Kayam
  evam jànàhi gadrabha
You naughty donkey, I'll hit you with a stick
sixteen inches long and tipped big spikes. I'll
tear up your body until destroyed. Remember that!
When the donkey heard the threat, he replied with
brave, "Then you also have to remember how I
must reply. "
(2) Patodam me karissasi


  soëasangulikandakam
  purato patitthahitvàna
  uddharitvàna pacchato
  te dantam pàtayissàmi
  evam jànàhi Kappata.
O Kappata trader, if you hit me with sticks
culminate during the sixteen-inch spikes, I'll stand up straight
with both my legs and lifted his feet behind me and
quiet as strong as all of your teeth kicked and knocked to the ground.
You also have to remember that.
When the merchant heard the words Kappata firm and
threat of the donkey, he looked around, and he saw a
female donkey nearby. Then he thought, "Donkey females
This must be taught to say this: I will be with
wise charmed her by saying, 'Son, I will
brought female donkey like that for you. "
(3) Catuppadim sankhamukhim
  nàrim sabbangasobhinim
  te bhariyam ànayissàmi
  evam jànàhi gadrabha
My son, I would look for a young female donkey, beautiful, and
perfect-bodied with a beautiful face shell for
be your wife as soon as we return to Bàrànasi. My son,
I promise.
Donkey was very pleased with words of persuasion from his master
and answered:
(4) Catuppadim sankhamukhim
  nàrim sabbangasobhinim
  bhariyam me ànayissasi
  evam jànàhi Kappata
  Kappata bhiyyo gamissàmi
  yojanàni catuddasa


Kappata my protector and my lord ... If it is true that a donkey
young females are beautiful and perfect stature with a face
as beautiful as the shells will be given to me as soon as we
arrived in Bàranasi, I, your son is good, ready to work two
times harder, traveled fourteen yojana day.
I promise.
The merchant Kappata then brought his donkey to go
Bàrànasi. A few days after they arrived in Bàrànasi, the donkey
Kappata come and collect his promise, "my protector and
my lord, Kappata, do you promise me a
beautiful young female donkey to be my wife? "Then
Kappata the merchant replied, "Yes, I have to say
so: I will not be broken a promise. I will find you
a beautiful young female donkey, but I can only
provide food for you only (not for your wife). It's up to
you to think about whether the food that I gave
to you will suffice for both of you or not. And
something else, as time passes, you will have
child, and once again, it's up to you to consider
if the food can be sufficient to give
that your family is growing. (It is not
my business). Think of my son. "
Even as the merchant Kappata was giving advice,
attachment on the donkey jennet to be reduced.
Kappata Jataka tells the story in his sermon, Tathagata
said, "bhikkhus, Princess Sakya Janapada Kalyani is the
jennet, Nanda Bhikkhu is the jackass, and I
is the merchant Kappata. Thus in the past I
Nanda Bhikkhu also disciplined by exploiting the opponent
type, "and ended his sermon.
(Note: Due to the vassa second, third and fourth
which is run by the Tathagata in Rajagaha, the ancient archives
'Wasocan' (for a list of vassa run by the Tathagata),


just mention the three stories described below):
(1) The story of a friend of Venerable Sariputta, which is
a Brahmin (as found in Comment
Dhammapada, vol. 1)
(2) Acts Cunda, traders pork (as found
Comments in the Dhammapada, vol. 1)
(3) Story of Thera Kassapa (as found in Comment
Dhammapada, vol. 1)
Wasocan Archive ending story vassa of second, third and fourth
with the words, "Thus the Tathagata fulfill his promises
to King Bimbisara, underwent vassa of second, third and fourth
in Rajagaha, and preached the sermon and led countless
multitude of men and gods to Nibbana.
Sayagyi Saya Lin, the first commissioned work
this, 'Maha Buddhavamsa', writes on the 'content', the following
story, in connection with the vassa of second, third and fourth
run by the Tathagata in Rajagaha:
(1) The story of a rich man named Jotika.
(2) The story of a rich man named Jotila.
(3) The story of a rich man named Mendaka.
(4) The story of a rich man named Kàkavaliya.
(5) The story of a rich man named Punna.
(6) Story of Sumana, the florist.
(7) Acts of Aggidatta and a thousand ascetics.
(8) Acts of Jambuka.
We will discuss the story of five of the rich above in section
'Samgha Jewel.' The story of Sumana, Aggidatta, and Jambuka will
discussed in subsequent chapters.