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Buddhism
The life of Buddha
About the year 623 B.C., the Buddha was
born in Northern India which is now
the territory of Nepal close to the Indian
border. His father was King Suddhodana,
King of the Sakya clansman of KapilavastuCity. His mother was Queen Maha maya.
She was daughter of King Suddhodana’s uncle,
who was also king of neighboring district of
the same clan.
When Queen Maha Maya was
pregnant, according to the ancient
Indian customs, she returned to her
parents’s home for birth. On her way,
she took a rest under an Asoka tree in
the Lumpini Park. She reached out her
right arm to pluck a branch. There the
prince was born. He was named
Siddharta, which means “Every wish
fulfilled
Seven days after the birth of the
prince, Queen Maha Maya died.
The prince was then brought up by
his aunt Maha Pajapati. After that
an ascetic named Asita saluted him
and predicted that he would become
a Buddha. His father was very
worried about the possibility of the
only son leaving the palace and
becoming a homeless recluse.
He tried every possible way to
make the son happy with the court
life. His father arranged for him to
marry with Princess Yasodhara.
He led a luxurious life, unaware
of the reality outside the palace
gate. One day, he went out of the palace to see the world side.
On his way, he met a frail old man, a diseased person, a corpse
and a dignified ascetic.
Since then, Siddharta became more
and more dissatisfied with the worldly
luxurious life in the palace. When he
was twenty-nine, he had a son name
Rahula, which means an impediment.
When the news of the birth of his son
was conveyed to him, he exclaimed,
“An impediment has been born.
A fetter has arisen.” Prince Siddharta
decided to leave the palace in order to find the
truth of life and way to end human sufferings.
He spent six years learning from various
teachers as well as meditating by himself.
Eventually, at the age of thirty-five, when he
was meditating by himself under a Bodhi tree
on the full moon night of the sixth lunar month,
he found the path to Enlightenment and became the Buddha, or
the Enlightened one. After that he traveled all over the country
to preach his doctrine. Many people followed his way of life.
The Buddha passed into Parinibbana on the Full Moon of May
at the age of 80 in Upawattana Sall Park in Kusinara. He was
cremated and his relics have been divided and enshrined in
Buddhist temples around the globe , leaving behind Buddhism
as one of the greatest religion of the world.
Dhamma
The main teaching of the Buddha is the Fourfold Noble
Truth, which consists of the following:
1. Dukkha, The Truth of Suffering : the world is full of
suffering. Birth is suffering, old age is suffering, sickness and
death are sufferings, To meet a man whom one hates is
suffering, to be separated from a beloved one is suffering, to
be vainly struggling to satisfy one's needs is suffering. In fact,
life that is not free from desire and passion is always involved
with distress.
2. Dukkha Samudaya, The Truth of the Cause of Suffering :
the cause of human suffering is undoubtedly found in the
thirsts of the physical body and in the illusions of worldly
passion. If these thirsts and illusions are traced to their source,
they are found to be rooted in the intense desires of physical
instincts. Thus, desire, having a strong will-to-live as its basis,
seeks that which it feels desirable, even if it is sometimes
death.
3.Dukkha Nirodha, The Truth of the Cessation of Suffering :
if desire, which lies at the root of all human passion, can be
removed, then passion will die out and all human suffering
will be ended.
4.Dukkha Nirodha Gaminipatipada, The Truth of the Path
Leading to the cessation of Suffering: in order to enter the
state where there is no suffering, one must follow the right
path. The path that leads to the cessation of suffering is the
Eightflod Noble Right, which is composed of Right View,
Right Thought,
Right Speech, Right Behavior, Right Livelihood, Right Effort,
Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.
Those who choose the path leading to Enlightenment
should take the Middle Way, which promotes sight, knowledge,
peace, wisdom, enlightenment, and eventually, Nibbana. To take
the Middle Way, one must avoid the two extremes which are the
constant attachment to sensual pleasures and the constant
addiction of self-mortification. In other words, by taking the
Middle Way, one has to follow the Eightfold Noble Path.
Buddhism in Thailand
Historical finding show that Buddhism came into Thailand at
four different periods, namely,
1. Theravada or Southern Buddhism. This from of Buddhism
came to Thailand around the third century B.C. during the reign
of King Asoka, the great Indian emperor who sent missionaries
to various parts of the then known world.
2. Mahayana or Northern Buddhism. Around the second century
A.D.Buddhism was revised and the Mahayana Buddhism started.
This form of Buddhism spread into South east Asia no later than
the fifth century A.D.
3. Burma Buddhism. In 1057 A.D., King Anurudda of Burma
extended his kingdom to Thailand. Thus the Burmese version of
Theravada Buddhism came to this country.
4. Ceylon century A.D. A monk from Nakorn Srithammarat, and
important Southern province, went to Ceylon and brought back
this version of Buddhism. He was invited by King Ramkamhaeng
of the Sukhothai Kingdom to preach to this people. The Ceylon
Buddhism there fore, was established in Thailand during the
the Sukhothai period and has remained dominant ever since.
The Laity
The Thai people are free to follow any religion. However,
the constitution specifies that the king of the country must be a
Buddhist and the upholder of Buddhism.
One basic point in teaching Buddhism to laymen is the five
moral precepts, which all Buddhists know by heart.
These five precepts are:
1. not to kill.
2. not to steal.
3. not to commit adultery.
4. not to lie.
5. not to take intoxicants of any kind.
The eight-spoked Dharmacakra. The eight
spokes represent the Noble Eightfold Path
of Buddhism.
The international Buddhist flag.
The Buddhist flag, first hoisted in 1885 in
Sri Lanka, is a symbol of faith and peace
used throughout the world to represent the
Buddhist faith.
The six colors; Blue (nila), Yellow (pita), Red (lohita),
White (odata), Scarlet (manjestha), and the mixture of these six
colors (prabaswara) of the flag represent the colors of the aura
that emanated from the body of the Buddha when He attained
Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree. The Horizontal Stripes
represent the races of the world living in harmony and the
Vertical Stripes represent eternal world peace. The colors
symbolize the perfection of Buddhahood and the Dharma.
The Buddha’s sayings
- Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
- Leave the past alone, do not worry about the future, do not
cling to the present and you will achieve calm.
- Being neither jealous nor greedy, being without desires, and
remaining the same ddunder all circumstances, this is nobility.
- Do not overestimate what you have received, nor ever envy
others. He who ddenvies others does not obtain peace of mind.
- A good path is free from torture and groaning and suffering.