Maha Buddhavamsa
The Great Chronicle of The Buddhas
by Tipitakadhara Mingun Sayadaw
Helping Tathagata's younger brother, bhikkhu Nanda, Achieve
Arahatta Sanctity
When the Tathagata is settled in vihara Jetavana, after
accept him, (his brother) Bhikkhu Nanda feel unhappy
become Samgha member, told to his colleagues, "Friend,
I do not feel happy living the life as a
bhikkhu in this Sasana, practice three exercises rules
reluctantly; I could not undergo the this noble regulations
regulations. I intend to stop the exercise and back
to go through lay people life. "
When the Tathagata heard this, Bhikkhu Nanda called and
asked, "Did you say to your colleagues fellow
bhikkhu, 'Friends, I do not feel happy living the life
as a monk in this sasana, practicing the three
regulatory practice reluctantly; I could not undergo
this noble regulations. I intend to quit
training and re-live the life of a layman? "Bhikkhu
Nanda confirmed, "Yes, Your Honor."
Tathagata asked again, "My brother Nanda, why do you live
perturan noble-regulation by opposing desires?
Why you can not continue to undergo training regulations
this? Why do you want to stop being a monk and re-
a layman? "
"My brother's honor, when I left the palace carrying
Thy bowl on my shoulder, my fiancee, Princess Sakya Janapada Kalyani
sprinted to the window with her hair half combed, and
said to me, "Your Majesty, you go back." I always
think of words that my fiance since I left
palace, and that's the reason why I had three rules
practice contrary to the wishes and happiness,
and I'm no longer able to undergo regulation. I'll stop
be a monk now and again become a layman. "
Nanda gave a short and honest answer.
Tathagata then go to the Nature Gods Tàvatimsa with
His supernatural power brings with Venerable Nanda, with
hold him. On the way, the Tathagata show
Nanda Bhikkhu a monkey to an old female who was
sitting on a tree stump on fire, with the ear,
nose, tail, and other parts of his body, large and small, burning
and blister. Arriving in Tàvatimsa, Tathagata attention
Nanda Bhikkhu towards five hundred angels, with legs
smooth reddish legs like a dove, which came
to serve Sakka and a standing salute
Tathagata.
"My brother Nanda. What is your answer to the question that will
I ask? Who is more beautiful, your betrothed, Princess
Sakya Janapada Kalyani, compared with five hundred angels
with smooth reddish feet like the feet of pigeons? "asked
Tathagata.
(Legs are smooth, the color red as the feet of pigeons,
belongs to the fairies is the result of smoothing the oil fund
legs to the feet of the monk who is a disciple of the Buddha
Kassapa).
(Will the question arises, why the Tathagata raised
Nanda Bhikkhu sensual lust by showing him
the fairies when his mind is being controlled by lust.
The answer is "Tathagata do so with a purpose
to be more easily remove dirt from the inner bhikkhu
Nanda. "Explanation: A doctor who is experienced and
wise in attempting to cure a patient who
suffering from colds and excessive phlegm will usually
deliver doses of drugs that can improve existing symptoms;
then followed by vomiting to get rid of drugs
sputum easily through the mouth or with laxatives,
to be expelled through the anus. Similarly, the greatest
Among all physicians, unparalleled in expertise
advise the creatures, has shown the fairies
the Venerable Nanda is being overrun by kilesa order
(Inner dirt to grow and reach its peak) and then
eliminate the Ariya Magga that serves as a drug
vomiting that can spew kilesa, or as a laxative
to discard kilesa.)
Furthermore, the Venerable Nanda replied:
"My brother's honor, that thou old female monkeys show
the journey with me in the ear, nose, tail
burning, can not be said to be beautiful. And likewise,
fiancee, Princess Sakya Janapada Kalyani, when compared
with five hundred of this angel, can not be said to be beautiful;
in fact five hundred angels is much more beautiful than
the princess. "
Then the Tathagata guarantees:
"My brother Nanda, blessed are the three rules in training
exercise; blessed are the noble exercise that has been taught.
(If you are truly happy in a noble exercise),
I guarantee you'll get five hundred angels with
shapely legs, smooth legs reddish like a dove. "
When the Tathagata provide such guarantees, Nanda Bhikkhu
answered:
"My brother's Majesty, if you guarantee I'll be
get a five hundred foot angel with a subtle reddish
legs like a dove, I will undergo a three-regulation
noble of the Sasana happily at Thy feet. "
(Will appear more question, why the Tathagata promising
Nanda to five hundred angels to satisfy sensual desires,
which is a way of life that is not holy (abrahmacariyavàsa) whereas
he wanted to undergo training Nanda noble.)
The answer is: Nanda Bhikkhu attachment to the Princess
Janapada Kalyani is physically very strong, and Tathagata
directs its attention to the bidadar i as
Liberation while before he can free themselves
total of the main problems was through the Ariya Magga; because that's
used abrahmacariyavàsa way.
Then the Tathagata vanished along with the bhikkhu of Nanda
Tàvatimsa and soon appeared in Jetavana vihara. When the monk
Nanda leave the Tathagata and went into his room to
He spent his time, the Tathagata explain the whole incident
to the bhikkhu who gathered to hear
His sermon.
Having told the bhikkhu about what
occurs, Tathagata gave the following instructions to them,
"Go now, bhikkhu, Venerable Nanda cemoohlah
with him, "O servant of (a
ing plays to pay for his services); "" O monk
pay (a monk who train themselves to acquire
reward). "
By giving this instruction Tathagata method
frequently used in practical worldliness. A person who
expert, revoke an old nail embedded in a robust pole
board with a nail or tack to a new smaller
old spikes vibrate and become loose as to be revoked
by hand. Similarly, a strong attachment Bhikkhu
Nanda is rooted in self Princess Janapada Kalyani, first
given a jolt, then removed with the transfer
while the angels are more beautiful. Then for
get rid of the new object and returns the Bhikkhu
Nanda to the noble exercise, Tathagata gave earlier instuksi
to the bhikkhu.
Comply with instructions Tathagata, bhikkhu traveled to spread
news that the son's stepmother and sister Maha Pajapati Gotami of
Tathagata, Nanda Bhikkhu noble undergo regulation because
wanted five hundred angels, and that the Tathagata is also
guarantee that he will get a five hundred-footed nymphs
smooth reddish legs like a dove. Hearing the news
This, Venerable Nanda friend came and denounced him.
"It is said by the people" is a servant Nanda Bhikkhu
large, Nanda Bhikkhu is a 'monk paid.' "He underwent
regulations for the want of five hundred noble angels, and
that the Tathagata also guarantees that he will get five
smooth red-legged nymph hundred feet like a bird
pigeon. "
Called as the 'great servant', buyers 'expert', by
monk who became his friend, Venerable Nanda felt very
shame and disgust. He went to a deserted place and trying to
attentive and earnest in carrying out regulatory
exercises for the bhikkhu with the mind centered on Nibbana
and promptly, drain all àsava, reaching full Arahatta. He
known as one of eighty Asiti Supreme Sàvaka.
Next Brahma approached Arahanta Tathagata in the middle
night and stood in the proper place and happily
Tathagata tells about the achievement of Nanda Bhikkhu.
Immediately after hearing this, the Tathagata, by contemplating,
"How did it happen?" Knowing achievement Nanda Bhikkhu
become Arahanta through His Omniscience.
Petition To the Tathagata Nanda Bhikkhu
As mentioned earlier, because heckled and mocked by
his fellow bhikkhu, Venerable Nanda develop
deep religious feeling through shame and regret,
"After becoming a monk with a doctrine that has been described
well and the rules of discipline, the Dhamma-Vinaya, I have
let Tathagata gives assurance to bag iku
getting five hundred angels; I really did
bad behavior. "Then he tried hard and
hurry until he reached the sanctity Arahatta. Then he
considering, would be best if he went to the Tathagata
and frees him from responsibility, and promise it. By
So he approached the Tathagata the next morning and said:
"My brother's honor, Thou hast promised five hundred angels
with smooth reddish legs like legs of pigeons.
My brother His Majesty, I now release you from
that responsibility. "
Tathagata replied:
"My brother Nanda, I have learned to assess the condition
psychic analytically that you have reached the sanctity
Arahatta. Arahanta Brahma also had told me
pencapaianmu at the highest level of a Arahanta.
I have been absolved of responsibility since the inner man freed
of àsava. "
Tathagata feel happy and say the following poem in
joy overflowed:
Yassa nittiõõo païko
maddito kàmakaõóako
mohakkhayam anuppatto
sukhadukkhesu vedhati na sa bhikkhu
A Noble who had crossed the field woes
because of wrong views, in other words, the fields of samsara, with
through the bridge Noble shoreward Nibbana. Duri lust
senses a puncture (liver) all creatures have been destroyed
into dust by using the hammer of wisdom. Ariya
Such has crossed the four paths of Magga and achieve
Nibbana, holiness Arahatta, the end point of stupidity,
moha. Arahanta bhikkhu, which has destroyed
darkness of the defilements, is no longer affected by the excitement
or suffering, he was not deterred and no interest will
temporal changes.
Soon afterwards, a number of bhikkhu asked the monk
Nanda, "Friend! Nanda, first you say that you
unhappy at the sasana and become a monk; how
doin now? "Venerable Nanda replied," My friends,
now, I do not think to return to life
as a layman. "
Hearing the words of Nanda, the bhikkhu denounce, with
said,
"Venerable Nanda lied, he was told that he had
achieve Arahatta-Phala. Recently he said that he did not
happy in the sasana, and now he says that he
do not want to live the life as a layman. "
Then they report this to the Tathagata. Tathagata
said:
"Bhikkhus, some time ago, Nanda was like a
roofed houses were damaged; now he is like a well-roofed house.
True, Venerable Nanda trying to reach the highest level for
a monk after he saw the fairies beautiful in nature
gods, and consequently he now reached the highest level
(Arahanta). "
Tathagata then preaches a sermon by saying
two stanza poem follows:
(1) Yathà agàram ducchannam
vutthi samativijjhati
evam abhàvitam cittam
ràgo samativijjhati
bhikkhu, like rain water that penetrates the house
damaged roofs, as well as the mind that is not trained through
Clear view of tranquility and meditation will be easily overwhelmed
by impurities, ie, flooded by rainwater lust, hatred,
ignorance, and arrogance, and others.
(2) Yathà agàram succhannam
vutthi samativijjhati
evam subhàvitam cittam
na ràgo samativijjhati
bhikkhu, like rain water can not penetrate
well-roofed house, so the inner trained through
Clear view of tranquility and meditation, can not be flooded
by impurities, ie, can not be flooded by rain water lust,
hatred, ignorance, and arrogance, and others.
At the end of the sermon, a large number of bhikkhu reached
Fruition Fruits-Magga; so this sermon is very useful
for many people.
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