Buddha A-Di-Da

Amitabha Buddha is a legendary king according to Mahayana Buddhist scriptures who renounced his kingdom to become a Buddhist monk and whose name is Dharmakara, which means "Warehouse" Contains Dharma". Many Buddhists of the Pure Land school often recite "Namo Amitabha Buddha" to lean on Amitabha Buddha so that he can lead them to the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss after death. According to the scriptures, Amitabha Buddha possessed infinite merit arising from good deeds countless previous lives. “Amitabha” can be translated as “Infinite Light” hence Amitabha Buddha is often referred to as “Buddha of Light”.

Inspired by the teachings of the Buddha Lokesvaraja, Amitabha Buddha made 48 wonderful vows to save sentient beings. The 18th vow, which is the foundation of the Pure Land: "If, after attaining Buddhahood, all sentient beings sincerely and by faith aspire to be reborn in my land, recite my name ten times without being born again. out there, then I cannot attain perfect enlightenment. Since then, Amitabha Buddha after 5 years of cultivation, finally attained supreme enlightenment. This means that his vow of compassion and greatness has now come true, the Western Pure Land (Sukhavati) has been established, the sufferings of sentient beings will be liberated if they have faith to call His name.

According to the Bi-Flower Sutra, long ago, in a great kalpa called Thien Tri, in the land of Tan De Lam, there was a Wheel-turning-Saint King, Unavoiding Mindfulness, Dominating the four continents of the world: One is Dong Thang Than Chau, the other is Nam Thien Bo Chau, the third is Tay Nguu Hoa Chau, and the fourth is Northern Cau Lo Chau. like Buddha, using the sage, wisdom, and education to rule the nation. Those who practice the Ten Goods are highly rewarded, those who practice the Ten Evils are punished with thunder like thunder, removing them from the community of life.

Until many people live the ten evils, King. No Avoiding Nen and his courtiers and relatives did not appear anymore, because he did not have the heart to destroy all the bad guys, allowing the law of cause and effect to run and teach them experience. According to the treatise on Cau Xa, volume 12, during the reign of King Unavoiding Mindfulness, a human lifespan of up to eighty thousand years appeared, a pure ecological environment, fertile soil, beautiful plants, and abundant material resources.

In the court of King Vo Nhan Niem, there was a great mandarin Bao Hai, the Pham Chi lineage was very knowledgeable in Astronomy, loved Buddhism (Bao Hai was the forerunner of Buddha Shakyamuni) he had a good son. wise, when he was born, he was given many precious treasures by noble houses, so he named him Bao Tang. Buddhist practice. Not long after practicing diligently, the monk Bao Tang attained unsurpassed enlightenment and became a Buddha with the name Bao Tang Tathagata. The good name and good reputation of the Buddha Bao Tang reached the ears of King No Avoiding Mindfulness, the King also invited the Buddha and monks to the royal palace to make offerings during the three months of summer thoughtfully.

At that time, the great mandarin Bao Hai, After listening to the Dharma attesting to the saintly fruit of Tuda, becoming a lay Bodhisattva, on the occasion of a meeting to discuss the country's affairs, he said to King Unafraid of Mind: "Your Majesty making offerings to seek heavenly and perfect benediction is only in the past. in the sign of impermanence changes like the wind blows the clouds away.

Due to the practice of cultivating good fortune and being smuggled in the past life, the noble fruit has been second to none, convenient to make life wise, full of food, warm clothes; But the depth of psychology of His Majesty and the people is still insecure because of birth, old age, sickness, and death. Only by generating bodhicitta and practicing the Bodhisattva Way of building the Buddha's country, how happy would it be for all the people.”

King No Avoid Nemesis heard it well, arranged government affairs, and went to the Garden of Matches. Buddha altar to increase hearing Dharma. Arriving at the place where he saw the Tathagata's treasure chest entering meditation, he radiated clear light, illuminating the Buddhas' Pure Lands in the ten directions for the assembly to admire. Seeing that his people are not as bright as the people of Buddha, their wisdom is also inferior, and the country's temples and palaces are crudely carved with carved stone. Meanwhile, the palace of Buddha is made of seven treasures of lapis lazuli, mother of pearl, red pearl, agate, coral, amber... Especially, there is no Buddha land with poor people, hospitals, and graveyards.

In the afternoon, when the great mandarin Bao Hai returned to his private residence, King No Avoid recollected the palace all night without sleeping, reminiscing, thinking, and deliberating, drawing the essence of the Buddha countries to make a great vow to build the Buddha's country. for myself. Early in the morning, the King came to worship Baozong Buddha to prove his great vow of Bodhi, even though hundreds of thousands of eons of suffering, it was difficult to fulfill his determination not to give up. He made 48 great vows.

Amitabha Buddha, in his previous life, was the son of the Great Thong Tri Thang Tathagata. Thanks to his merit, he often preached the Lotus Sutra to sentient beings, so he became a Buddha named Amitabha, in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. Wanting to let the sentient beings of this land overcome the sufferings of birth, old age, illness, and death, Buddha Shakyamuni clearly stated the cause and effect of Amitabha Buddha's vows. At the same time, it is very easy to reveal the Pure Land method of practice. From upper-class intellectuals to ordinary people, anyone who specializes in cultivation will be reborn.

The Characteristic Appearance of Amitabha Buddha

Amitabha Buddha on his head there are spirals of hair, eyes looking down, a smile of understanding and salvation in his mouth, wearing a red robe (symbolizing the color of the setting sun in the West).