Saturday, May 26, 2012

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.