VILỊCH SỬ ĐỨC PHẬT BẰNG TRANH CỦA THÁI LAN
T5, 09/05/2019 - 11:39
Xin giới thiệu về cuộc đời đức bổn sư Thích Ca Mâu Ni. Toàn bộ 61 tấm ảnh này sẽ giúp cho tất cả mọi người hiểu biết thêm về cuộc đời hành đạo vĩ đại ấy.
Đấng Pháp Vương vô thượng
Ba cõi chẳng ai bằng
Thầy dạy khắp trời người
Cha lành chung bốn loài.
Quy y tròn một niệm
Dứt sạch nghiệp ba kỳ
Xưng dương cùng tán thán
Ức kiếp không cùng tận
NAMO TASSA BHAGAVATO ARAHATO SAMMASAMBUDDHASSA
Devas and Brahmas requested Bodhisattva Deva to leave Tusitā Heaven to be reborn in human world
Accepting the request, the Lord left the Heaven to be reborn in Sakya royal in the city of Kāpilāvatthu.
At his birth, the Lord took seven steps, on which seven lotus were in blossom.
Seeing his physiognomy, a great hermit named Asita respectfully greeted the Lord.
All of the eight Brahmins requested to name him Siddhartha, which means “the one whose wishes will be fulfilled”.
In his early childhood, the Lord once achieved pathamajhana when he sat the foot of a rose apple tree in a farm work initiation ceremony.
When the Lord demonstrated his skill in archery, the bowstring resounded all over the city.
Thái tử Siddhattha đã làm lễ thành hôn với Công chúa Yasodhara (Da Du Đà La) của kinh thành Devadaha (Đề Bà Đa Ha).
Prince Siddhattha was married to Princess Yasodhāra from the city of Devadaha. She was nominated to be the Queen.
When visiting around the Imperial City, the Lord saw four omens the heavenly messenger wanted express: Lod age, Sickness, Death, and the Samana.
While Siddhartha was bathing in a lotus lake, his orderlies came and said: “The Queen has given birth to a Crown Prince”.
Waking up at midnight, the Lord caught sight of the imperial maids and immediately he became bored.
Trong đêm, Ngài đến thăm Công chúa Da Du Đà La và con trai Rahula (La Hầu La). Ngài quyết định xuất gia.
Going to see the Queen and the Crown Prince Rāhula, who were deep in their sleep, the Lord was determined to leave his home.
Mara Vassavatī came to prevent him and said the Lord was going to rule his country in seven days but Mara failed to persuade him.
Cutting his hair with a sword by Anomā river, he promised himself to become the ordained on the smooth sandbank.
He let Channa, the horse rider, bring the sword and the horse Kaṇṭhaka back to the court to inform the King Śuddhodana of the incident.
Channa asked to renounce together but was refused. Knowing Siddhartha would not get back to the Palace, the horse Kaṇṭhaka was unable to leave, fell down and died out of breath.
Ngài đi qua thành Rajagaha (Vương Xá), dân chúng thấy dáng Đại Nhân tướng bèn bàn tán xôn xao khắp nơi.
The ascetic went through the city of Rājagaha. The people saw his noble figure and buzzed all over the city.
King Bimbisāra paid a visit and asked the Great Being to come back to preach him after achieving enlightenment.
After learning from hermit Āḷara, who taught him with all his ability, the Lord could not find his way to awakening, so the Lord left his teacher.
Ngự đến tu viện của đạo sĩ Udaka Ramaputta (Uất Đầu Lam Phất), Ngài vẫn chưa thấy được ánh sáng giải thoát.
Going to ascetic Udaka Rāmaputta’s monestery, the Bodhisatta did not find the path of enlightenment yet.
He arrived at Uruvelā hamlet, which was peaceful and cool with clear river running through. The five monks Koṇḍañña worked as trusted servants.
Ngài bắt đầu hành pháp khổ hạnh, nhịn ăn, nín thở… Chư Thiên đem vật thực cõi trời đến dâng nhằm bảo toàn tính mạng cho Ngài.
The Great Being began ascetic practice, reduced his food intake, and held his breath… Devas offered celestial foods to save his life.
During his ascetic practice, the five monks Koṇḍañña served him. King of Devas played a three-stringed lute to remind him: “You should not practice extreme dharma”.
On the day of great enlightenment, a generous lady named Sujātā offered Boddhisatta milk rice, thinking that he was a deity.
The Bodhisattva floated the golden tray on the river and made a vow that if he was to attain Buddhahood, the tray would float upstream.
The golden tray floated a short distance, sank into the river and hit the three pervious trays, which made the Naga King and realize that one more Buddha had just achieved enlightenment.
Mara brought his army to start fight. The Mother Earth squeezed her hair, making a great ocean, which swept away Mara’s armies.
The Bodhisattva attained Supreme Enlightenment One (Samma-Sambuddho) on the Full moon day of Lunar April.
Ngự đến cội cây đa, có 3 nàng ma nữ là con gái Ma Vương đến quyến rũ, dụ dỗ nhưng Ngài chẳng ngó ngàng gì.
Sitting in meditation under the Ajapala banyan tree, Mara’s three daughters appeared to seduce the Lord but he did not pay any attention to them.
When he was sitting under the Mucalinda tree, there was a heavy rain and the King Snake came rolling up and spreading its gills to protect the Lord.
The two merchants offered foods (alms food) to the Buddha and they took the Two Fold Refuge in the Buddha and Dhamma. They became the first Upāsaka (male disciples) of the Buddha.
The Buddha was discouraged from preaching his Dhamma, yet Brahma Sahampatti appeared and invited Him to preach the Dhamma to help people.
The Bless One considered all Sattas as four kinds of lotuses.
On the way the Buddha went to preach to the five brother monks Koṇḍañña, he met the heterodox Upakājīvaka.
The first preaching on the Wheel of the Law sutra helped Koṇḍañña attain enlightenment as Sotapanna.
Aristocrat Yasa was bored with his family life, went to the forest, met the Buddha, had a chance to listen to his Dhamma, attained Arahat and became an Arahat Monk.
By the Nerañjarā river, the Buddha met Uruvelākassapa with disciples, who were Fire-worshippers.
Great flood arose high water flooded out but it could not reach the place of the Buddha. The ascetics who plaited their hair were amazed and asked to follow him.
King Bimbisāra performed merit in the name of his ancestors reborn as petas (hungry ghost). Those petas rejoiced to receive their merit.
Venerable Moggallāna and Sārīputta asked to renounce and they became Arahants afterwards. Venerable Sariputta became His First Chief Disciple (right hand) and Venerable Moggalana his Second Chief Disciple (left hand).
The Buddha preached Ovādapāṭimokkha to 1,250 Arahat monks on the full moon night of January.
Vua cha hay tin, đến trách cứ rằng điều đó trái với truyền thống của dòng dõi vua chúa, và cung thỉnh Ngài trở về triều hưởng lạc.
On hearing the Buddha’s arrival, the Father King went to the Buddha and said to Him that It was against royal customs and then respectfully invited the Buddha to enjoy life at the palace.
The Queen Yasodhārā moaned when He visited her in the palace.
Đức Phật giao cho Xá Lợi Phất làm thầy tế độ cho hoàng nhi La Hầu La xuất gia làm vị Sa-di đầu tiên trong Giáo đoàn.
Assigning Sārīputta to be the young prince Rahula’s preceptor to make him the first Buddhist novice.
With his wisdom, He had an insight into human beings and saw that Aṅgulīmāla would kill his mother and then fall into Aveci Hell.
Aṅgulīmāla chased the Buddha but he did not catch him so he had ask him to stop. The Buddha calmly said “I have stopped but you haven’t”.
Devadatta performed miracles to the Crown Prince Ājātasattu, King Bimbisāra’s son, in order to make him believe with the hope to trick him into his evil plan.
Devadatta sent the hunters to kill the Buddha. But when they met the Great Being, the pure belief arose in them, so they all laid down their bows, listened to his lecture, and attained enlightenment.
Devadatta repented his wrongdoing, was filled with sorrow and vomited blood. He wanted to perform penitence, but he was swallowed into the fire hell before having a chance to meet the Buddha.
Miraculous doctor Jīvaka Komārabhacca, the Buddha’s permanent doctor, compounded medicine to treat his illness.
The Buddha allowed monks to wear clothes offered by donors, not necessarily having to wear only paṃsukula clothes according to miraculous doctor Jīvaka’s requirement.
The Buddha prevented his paternal and maternal relatives from conflict in sharing the water of Rohini river.
Going to visit his father King who seriously ill, The Buddha gave him a teaching. At last the King attained Arahatship and passed away.
Biểu thị song thần thông, uy hiếp chúng ngoại đạo bằng cách trồng hạt xoài và tưới bằng nước rửa tay, chốc lát cây xoài mọc lên rất nhanh.
The Buddha performed the Twin Miracles to subdue ascetics of other sects by seeding mango trees, using water to wash hands for the trees. The mango trees grew very quickly.
The Buddha went to Tavatimsa Heaven to spend the three rainy months, preaching to Abhidhamma to His former mother, Queen Māyā.
Ngài Ananda (A Nan) cầu thỉnh Đức Phật tiếp tục trụ thế độ sinh, nhưng ngài dạy rằng đã quyết rồi, ba tháng nữa sẽ nhập Đại Niết Bàn.
Venerable Ānanda entreated Buddha to continue to stay in the world to help human beings by his teaching but He concluded that he would enter the final nirvana after three months.
The Buddha took the last meal of wild mushroom from Cunda, advising Cunda to bury the leftover.
Traveling to Kusinārā, the Buddha came down heavily with th illness, and asked Ānanda to fetch water for him to quench his thirst.
Truyền cho ngài Ananda chuẩn bị chỗ nghỉ dưới hai cội cây sala đang trổ hoa thơm ngào ngạt. Ngài nằm nghiêng xuống, quyết không dậy nữa.
The Budhha asked Ānanda to prepare a place under the shade of two sala trees in blossom with fragrance. He lied down on his side, determined not to get up again.
Not being able to contain himself, Venerable Ānanda cried and moaned outside.
Advising the monks to consider his Dhamma and Vinaya as their instructor, the Buddha passed away by attaining parinibbāna on the full moon night of Lunar April.
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