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.

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.