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.

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