{"id":2341,"date":"2012-04-01T20:31:02","date_gmt":"2012-04-01T20:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pagodethienminh.fr\/?page_id=2341"},"modified":"2014-06-20T12:21:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T12:21:37","slug":"buddhas-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pagodethienminh.fr\/?page_id=2341","title":{"rendered":"BUDDHA’S STORY"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written in Vietnamese by C.L., Translated into English by P. Faulkner and illustrated by Quang \u0110\u1eb7ng<\/p>\n

Lesson 1<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Triple Jewel:<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nBuddha, Dharma and Sangha\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nLord Buddha was a truly Holy Man. His personality, his actions and his whole life make him worthy to be an example to each and every one of us.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Dharma is the teaching of Lord Buddha.\u00a0 It explains to us the way to stop doing evil and be kind, how to save people from suffering and be helpful to\u00a0 others.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Sangha is the community of Buddha\u2019s disciples.\u00a0 In other words, it is the order of monks and nuns, people who lead a religious life devoted to the study and practice of Buddhism.\u00a0 Thanks to these people, Buddhism will continue to spread and be passed down from generation to generation.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Buddha, Dharma and Sangha are called the Triple Jewel.\u00a0 People who take refuge in the Triple Jewel are healthy, happy and serene, and their joy continues from this life into the next.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 1<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nTAM B\u1ea2O:<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nPH\u1eacT PH\u00c1P T\u0102NG<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ph\u1eadt b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5ng Th\u00e1nh nh\u00e2n. Nh\u00e2n c\u00e1ch, vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec1u x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00e0m g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eabu cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta. Ph\u00e1p b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi d\u1ea1y b\u1ea3o c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9c Ph\u1eadt. Trong \u0111\u00f3 bao g\u1ed3m nh\u1eefng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p b\u1ecf \u00e1c l\u00e0m l\u00e0nh, c\u1ee9u ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00fap \u0111\u1eddi. T\u0103ng b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e0n th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec7 t\u1eed\u00a0 c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9c Ph\u1eadt. N\u00f3i kh\u00e1c \u0111i, l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ea5t gia\u00a0 chuy\u00ean lo tu h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec1n b\u00e1 Ph\u1eadt Ph\u00e1p \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho Ph\u1eadt Gi\u00e1o c\u00f2n m\u00e3i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y.\u00a0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng Tam B\u1ea3o th\u00ec th\u00e2n t\u00e2m m\u1ea1nh kh\u1ecfe, an vui, \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y v\u00e0 ki\u1ebfp sau \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sung s\u01b0\u1edbng, h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 2<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThe kingdom of Kapilavastu<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nLong, long ago, the continent of India was divided into many small kingdoms.\u00a0 A great river named the Ganges runs through Central India, and over 2,600 years ago, on the banks of the Ganges was a small, prosperous kingdom named Kapilavastu.\u00a0 At the time, the kingdom was ruled by King Suddhodana.\u00a0 He was a very wise and enlightened man.\u00a0 His wife, the good Queen Maya, was as gentle as she was beautiful.<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nKing Suddhodana and Queen Maya both longed to have a son who would someday rule the kingdom in their place.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 2<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nN\u01af\u1edaC CA T\u1ef2 LA V\u1ec6<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

X\u01b0a kia trong x\u1ee9 An \u0110\u1ed9 chia ra nhi\u1ec1u qu\u1ed1c gia nh\u1ecf. Mi\u1ec1n Trung An c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f4ng l\u1edbn t\u00ean s\u00f4ng H\u1eb1ng, tr\u00ean 2600 n\u0103m ttr\u01b0\u1edbc, d\u1ecdc theo s\u00f4ng H\u1eb1ng, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia gi\u00e0u m\u1ea1nh ph\u1ed3n vinh t\u00ean l\u00e0 Ca T\u1ef3 La V\u1ec7.B\u1ea5y gi\u1edd, v\u1ecb vua n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1ea5y t\u00ean Tinh Ph\u1ea1n. Ng\u00e0i l\u00e0\u00a0\u00a0 m\u1ed9t b\u1eadc minh qu\u00e2n.Ho\u00e0ng H\u1eadu l\u00e0 Ma Gia phu nh\u00e2n v\u1eeba hi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ee9c v\u1eeba m\u1ef9 l\u1ec7 (\u0111\u1eb9p).Vua T\u1ecbnh\u00a0 Ph\u1ea1n v\u00e0 Ho\u00e0ng H\u1eadu Ma Gia \u0111\u1ec1u khao kh\u00e1t c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con trai \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ed1i d\u00f5i t\u00f4n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 3<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Birth of Prince Siddhartha<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nJust 2,622 years ago, on a clear, sweet morning on the fifteenth day of the fourth month, Queen Maya was strolling in the gardens of Lumbini.\u00a0 Everything seemed particularly radiant in the gardens that day.\u00a0 The Mandara flowers glowed with vibrant colors and blossomed more profusely than ever before.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Queen Maya felt her whole body suffused with ineffable joy.\u00a0 As she raised her right hand to grasp the branch of a shady tree, a miraculous light shone suddenly all around.\u00a0 It was at once awesome and beautiful, as if a new sun had risen in the sky.\u00a0 At that very moment, Prince Siddhartha was born.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Buddhist scriptures, the newborn Prince stood up at once and walked seven steps, one finger pointing to the sky, the other to the earth, and said: – \u201cI was born for Englightenment, for the good of all that lives\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 3<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nTH\u00c1I T\u1eec T\u1ea4T \u0110\u1ea0T \u0110A GI\u00c1NG SANH<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

C\u00e1ch nay 2622 n\u0103m, s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm ng\u00e0y 15 th\u00e1ng t\u01b0, \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3m v\u1ebd trong l\u00e0nh, Ho\u00e0ng H\u1eadu Ma Gia \u0111ang ung dung \u0111i b\u1ed9 trong v\u01b0\u1eddn L\u00e2m T\u1ef3 Ni. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 phong c\u1ea3nh trong v\u01b0\u1eddn h\u00f4m nay \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 hoa V\u00f4 \u01afu c\u0169ng n\u1edf nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. Ho\u00e0ng H\u1eadu Ma Gia c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m vui kh\u00f4n t\u1ea3 v\u00e0 tong l\u00fac B\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a tay ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean vin m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y, b\u1ed7ng nhj\u00ean b\u1ed1n b\u1ec1 nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng nhi\u1ec7m m\u1ea7u v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd v\u1eeba tang nghi\u00eam, gi\u00f3ng c\u1ea3nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi m\u1edbi m\u1ed9c, bao ph\u1ee7, ch\u00ednh gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat \u1ea5y\u00a0 Th\u00e1i T\u1eed T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a ra \u0111\u1eddi.\u00a0 C\u1ee9 kinh \u0111i\u1ec3n Ph\u1eadt Gi\u00e1o th\u00ec khi m\u1edbi sinh Th\u00e1i T\u1eed \u0111i 7 b\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u1ed9t tay ch\u1ec9 l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, m\u1ed9t tay ch\u1ec9 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: “Thi\u00ean th\u01b0\u1ee3ng thi\u00ean h\u1ea1, duy ng\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed9c t\u00f4n.” (Ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1ng t\u00f4n q\u00fay nh\u1ea5t trong c\u00f5i trtt\u1eddi v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 4<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nAsita\u2019s Predictions<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nOn the day the Prince was born, many good omens and signs of peace were seen throughout the land.\u00a0 King Suddhodana was overjoyed, and named his son \u201cSiddharta\u201d which means \u201cthe one whose aim is accomplished\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

There lived in Kapilavastu at t hat time a venerable sage named Asita.\u00a0 Asita was a hermit who lived in the snowy mountains, and he was known to be a very holy man.\u00a0 When he heard about the wonderful signs, he came to pay his respects to the new-born Prince.When he saw the infant, Asita gazed at him intently.\u00a0 Then he made the following prediction:\u201cIn the future, if Siddhartha succeeds you on the throne, he will become a great emperor.\u00a0 But if he chooses to give up the world and seek enlightenment, he is surely destined to become the Buddha, the Fully Englightenment One.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 4<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nL\u1edcI \u0110O\u00c1N C\u1ee6A TI\u00caN A T\u01af \u0110\u00c0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Trong l\u00fac Th\u00e1i T\u1eed gi\u00e1ng sanh, c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1m l\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n ra, Vua T\u1ecbnh Ph\u1ea1n h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c vui m\u1eebng, n\u00ean \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean Th\u00e1i T\u1eed l\u00e0 T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a, \u00fd ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh t\u1ef1u t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p.B\u1ea5y gi\u1edd \u1edf Ca T\u1ef3 La V\u1ec7 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea1o nh\u00e2n, tu l\u00e2u ng\u00e0y trong n\u00fai tuy\u1ebft, t\u00ean A T\u01b0 \u0110\u00e0, nghe ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3n n\u00ean t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tri\u1ec1u ki\u1ebfn (g\u1eb7p ) Th\u00e1i T\u1eed.Khi \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p, nh\u00ecn\u00a0 k\u1ef9 v\u00e0 A T\u01b0 \u0110\u00e0 d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n:”T\u01b0\u01a1ng lai, n\u1ebfu T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a k\u1ebf v\u1ecb (n\u1ed1i ng\u00f4i) Vua Cha th\u00ec s\u1ebd l\u00e0 b\u1eadt anh qu\u00e2n, n\u1ebfu xu\u1ea5t gia h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1o th\u00ec ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn d\u1ebd th\u00e0nh Ph\u1eadt.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 5<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nGolden Childhood<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nPrince Siddhartha was not only a handsome, graceful child, but he was also remarkably intelligent, kind hearted and courteous.\u00a0 His father, the King, doted on him, and everyone loved and admired the little Prince.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

King Soddhadana and Queen Maya showered him with every toy a child could dream of tiny carriages and horses, ships and boats\u2026 They also built three magnificent palaces for their son, one for winter, one for summer and one for the rainy season.\u00a0 The little Prince Siddhartha spent his childhood in the lap of luxury, with all the pleasures and delights one can possibly imagine.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 5<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nTH\u1edcI TH\u01a0 \u1ea4U<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Th\u00e1i T\u1eed T\u1ea5t\u00a0 \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng t\u01b0\u1edbng m\u1ea1o anh tu\u1ea5n m\u00e0 c\u00f2n th\u00f4ng minh, vui h\u00f2a l\u1ec5 nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng. Do \u0111\u00f3, Th\u00e1i T\u1eed \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Vua Cha y\u00eau m\u1ebfn vv\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng.Vua T\u1ecbnh Ph\u1ea1n v\u00e0 Ho\u00e0ng H\u1eadu Ma Gia s\u1eafm cho Th\u00e1i T\u01b0 \u00fb\u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i c\u1ee7a nhi \u0111\u1ed3ng, nh\u01b0: xe, ng\u01b0a,\u00ef t\u00e0u, thuy\u1ec1n…Ngo\u00e0i ra, c\u00f2n x\u00e2y c\u1ea5t cho Ng\u01b0\u1eddi 3 lo\u1ea1i cung \u0111i\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c nhau: Cung \u0111i\u1ec7n d\u00f9ng v\u1ec1 m\u00f9a l\u1ea1nh, m\u00f9a n\u00f3ng v\u00e0 m\u00f9a m\u00e1t.T\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, trong su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi th\u01a1 \u1ea5u Th\u00e1i T\u1eed T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a \u0111\u00e3 an h\u01b0\u1edfng cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u00f3 th\u1eeba kho\u00e1i l\u1ea1c, v\u00e0 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 6<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nWounded Swan<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nOne day as Siddhartha was walking in the garden, a wounded swam fell out of the sky and landed right at the Prince\u2019s feet.\u00a0 Its wing was pierced by an arrow, and the poor swan trembled with pain.\u00a0 The Prince ran to the wounded swam and gently picked it up.\u00a0 He cleaned its wounds with warm water and made a comfortable nest for the swan to lie in.\u00a0 He even fetched some grains of rice for the swan to eat.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

After he had looked after the swan attentively for several days, it grew str3ong again and its wounds healed.\u00a0 Siddhartha took it out to the garden and set it free, watching as the swan soared away into the vast blue skies.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 6<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nC\u1ee8U CHIM B\u1eca B\u1eaeN<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m Th\u00e1i T\u1eed \u0111ang d\u1ea1o ch\u01a1i ngo\u00e0i v\u01b0\u1eddn hoa, th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con chim tr\u00fang ph\u1ea3i m\u0169i t\u00ean ai b\u1eafn v\u00e0 r\u01a1i ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a. Con chim b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ea5y rung rung \u0111\u00f4i c\u00e1nh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn. Th\u00e1i T\u1eed li\u1ec1n v\u1ed9i\u00a0 v\u00e0ng ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed3ng n\u00f3 l\u00ean, d\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1ea5m r\u1eeda s\u1ea1ch m\u00e1u n\u01a1i v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng, \u0111\u1ec3 chim n\u1eb1m v\u00e0o ch\u1ed5 \u00eam \u00e1i v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y \u00edt l\u00faa cho n\u00f3 \u0103n.Sau nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Th\u00e1i T\u1eed ch\u0103m nom c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, chim kia l\u00e0nh m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 x\u01b0a. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a \u0111em ra v\u01b0\u1eddn v\u00e0 th\u1ea3 chim tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi t\u1ef1 do c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 7<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nSchooldays<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nWhen Siddhartha was seven years old, his father, the King, sent for a teacher to take charge of the Prince\u2019s education.His lesson\u2019s covered a wide range of subjects: literature, mathematics, general knowledge and so on\u2026The Prince also learned many subjects usually meant for grown-ups, such as philosophy, medicine and engineering.He was extremely intelligent and eager to learn, and used to press his teacher with profound and penetrating questions.\u00a0 The Prince thus acquired great knowledge, and progressed rapidly in his studies.\u00a0 Although Siddhartha was still a child, he became widely acclaimed as a brilliant and erudite scholar, and his reputation spread throughout the land.\u00a0 Kind Suddhodana was immensely proud of his son, and the Prince\u2019s teachers were unsparing in their praise of this extraordinary pupil.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 7<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nNH\u1eacP H\u1eccC<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

L\u00fac T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a l\u00ean 7, Vua Cha m\u1eddi m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb th\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ea1y Th\u00e1i T\u1eed.Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh h\u1ecdc g\u1ed3m c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u m\u00f4n: V\u0103n h\u1ecdc, To\u00e1n,Th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ee9c v.v…Ngo\u00e0i ra c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1c m\u00f4n h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn,nh\u01b0: Tri\u1ebft h\u1ecdc, y h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 C\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh h\u1ecdc…Th\u00e1i t\u1eed v\u1eeba th\u00f4ng minh v\u1eeba ham h\u1ecdc, th\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecfi th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea7y \u00fd ngh\u0129a. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Th\u00e1i t\u1eed kh\u00e1 d\u1ed3i d\u00e0o v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7t h\u1ecdc r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfn b\u1ed9.Tuy c\u00f2n th\u01a1 \u1ea5u nh\u01b0ng T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a \u0111\u00e3 vang danh kh\u1eafp n\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft Th\u00e1i t\u1eed l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb b\u00e1c h\u1ecdc \u0111a t\u00e0i(h\u1ecdc r\u1ed9ng nhi\u1ec1u t\u00e0i. Vua T\u1ecbnh Ph\u1ea1n r\u1ea5t h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 con m\u00ecnh, c\u00f2n th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebft l\u1eddi ng\u1ee3i khen v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 8<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nLearning Martial Arts<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nSiddharta was tall and strong, and he loved all kind of sports. So King Suddhodana arranged for a specialist to instruct his son in martial arts. Prince Siddhartha became proficient in horse-riding, archery, wrestling and many other sports thanks to his teacher, Nanda.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

By the time he was twelve, Siddhartha was an accomplished master of all the martial arts and he surpassed his opponents in all the competitions. Everyone in the kingdom admired and revered the valiant young Prince for the exceptional bravery he displayed in all he did.\u00a0 Everyone was convinced\u00a0 that Siddhartha would be a great help to his father in building Kapilavastu into a powerful and prosperous kingdom.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 8<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nB\u00c0I T\u1eacP V\u0168 THU\u1eacT<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 c\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00e1ng, \u01b0a v\u1eadn \u0111\u00f4ng.Vua T\u1ecbnh Ph\u1ea1n m\u1eddi v\u0169 thu\u1eadt chuy\u00ean gia v\u1ec1 cho Th\u00e1i T\u1eed h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp.T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a h\u1ecdc c\u00e1c m\u00f4n: c\u1ee1i ng\u01b0\u1ea1, b\u1eafn cung, c\u1eed t\u1ea1…v\u1edbi v\u0169 s\u01b0 t\u00ean Nh\u1ea9n \u0110\u1ec1 B\u00e0.L\u00fac m\u1edbi 12 tu\u1ed5i T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t v\u1ecf s\u0129 anh D\u0169ng: lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n \u0111\u1ee9ng h\u1ea1ng nh\u1ea5t trong c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c thi \u0111\u1ea5u.\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n c\u1ea3 n\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9, s\u00f9ng b\u00e1i, v\u00ec Th\u00e1i T\u1eed \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ecf ra d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m phi th\u01b0\u1eddng qua nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c. Do \u0111\u00f3, ai n\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1u tin r\u1eb1ng T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a s\u1ebd\u00a0 gi\u00fap\u00a0 \u0111\u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1c l\u1ef1c cho Vua Cha trong vi\u1ec7c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 Ca T\u1ef3 La V\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u00e0u m\u1ea1nh.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 9<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Great Sports Contest<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nThe Great Sports Contest had begun.\u00a0 Princes and young noblemen came from all over the kingdom to take part in the contest and measure their strength. In the archery event, Prince Siddhartha used a blow bequeathed to him by his forefathers.\u00a0 The bow was so heavy that not one of the competitors could\u00a0 even pull back the string.\u00a0 Yet Siddhartha not only bent the bow with ease, but he shot the arrow with such strength that it continued to fly until it disappeared into space! By the end of the contest, Prince Siddhartha had outstripped all the other contestants and carried off the championship with ease.\u00a0 King Suprabuddha, the ruler of a neighboring kingdom, was so impressed by Siddhartha\u2019s outstanding abilities that he agreed to let his daughter Yashodhara become the Prince\u2019s bride.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 9<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nV\u1eacN \u0110\u1ed8NG H\u1ed8I<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

V\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u1ed9i qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf \u0111\u00e3 khai m\u1ea1c, con vua c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 c\u00e1c qu\u00fd t\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ec1u tham gia.Trong m\u1ee5c thi b\u1eafn cung, Th\u00e1i T\u1eed T\u1ea5t \u0110a \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc cung do T\u1ed5 ph\u1ee5 (\u00f4ng n\u1ed9i) truy\u1ec1n l\u1ea1i. V\u00e0, b\u1ea5y gi\u1edd t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c tuy\u1ec3n th\u1ee7 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u00e9o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00e2y cung, v\u00ec qu\u00e1 c\u1ee9ng, nh\u01b0ng ri\u00eang T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng k\u00e9o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng m\u00e0 b\u1eafn m\u1ed9t m\u0169i t\u00ean m\u1ea5t h\u00fat v\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng trung n\u1eefa.K\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a t\u00e0i ngh\u1ec7 h\u01a1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi (xu\u1ea5t ch\u00fang) v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i qu\u00e1n qu\u00e2n (nh\u1ea5t).Vua Thi\u1ec7n Gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t n\u01b0\u1edbc g\u1ea7n Ca T\u1ef3 La V\u1ec7 r\u1ea5t m\u1ebfn ph\u1ee5c t\u00e0i n\u0103ng T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a, n\u00ean b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng cho con g\u00e1i m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 Gia Du \u0110\u00e0 La l\u00e0m v\u1ee3 Th\u00e1i T\u1eed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 10<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Farmlands<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nIn the sweltering heat, with the sun beating down on his bare back, the farmer toiled in the fields with the ox and plough, his body running with sweat. The ox labored to drag the blade of the heavy plough through the hard, arid earth. Although the beast pulled and strained to his utmost, tears and sweat mingling with his puffing and panting breath, the farmer kept on lashing him with his whip, pressing the ox to work faster. Both man and beast worked hard, each toiling as painfully as the other.\u00a0 They had no choice, for both had to work to have enough to eat. Birds swooped down in search of food, squabbling and fighting with each other to snatch up the worms, grasshoppers and other insects churned up in the\u00a0 wake of the plough.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 10<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nN\u00d4NG TH\u00d4N<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

D\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1eafng chang chang, khi tr\u1eddi n\u00f3ng b\u1ee9c, b\u00e1c n\u00f4ng phu m\u00ecnh tr\u1ea7n, m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i nhu\u1ec5 nh\u1ea1i, o\u1eb1n l\u01b0ng \u0111i theo sau con tr\u00e2u \u0111ang k\u00e9o c\u00e0y.Tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e1m ru\u00f4ng kh\u00f4 c\u1ee9ng, con tr\u00e2u \u0111ang c\u1ed1 s\u1ee9c k\u00e9o l\u00ea l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e0y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u1eb7ng nh\u1ecdc.M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft l\u00f2ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, h\u01a1i th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 ttr\u1ed9n l\u1eabn v\u00e0o nhau, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn b\u1ecb b\u00e1c n\u00f4ng phu \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0 th\u00fac h\u1ed1i \u0111i nhanh l\u00ean. Kh\u00f4ng ri\u00eang g\u00ec tr\u00e2u m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng kh\u1ed5 nh\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m, song v\u00ec s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng, h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n.T\u1eebng \u0111\u00e0n chim tranh gi\u00e0nh, r\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111u\u1ed5i, \u0103n nu\u1ed1t nh\u1eefng tr\u00f9n, d\u1ebf, c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng tr\u00ean c\u00e1c lu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e0y x\u1edbi.T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a th\u1ea5y t\u1eadn m\u1eaft c\u00e1i c\u1ea3nh m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u1ebfu thua, ch\u00fang sinh \u0103n nu\u1ed1t l\u1ea9n nhau \u1ea5y, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u00f3t xa kh\u00f4n t\u1ea3, v\u00e0 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n\u00a0 suy ngh\u0129 t\u00ecm t\u00f2i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u kh\u1ed5 n\u1ea1n cho th\u1ebf gian.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 11<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nA Visit to the People<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nSiddhartha sat watching this ruthless struggle for survival and observed how all living beings hurt and kill each other.\u00a0 Pity welled up in his heart, and he fell\u00a0 into deep thought, looking for a way to end all sufferings on the earth.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Siddhartha was keenly interested in the daily lives of his people, so one day he went on a visit around the city.\u00a0 All the people came out excitedly to greet him.\u00a0 Some shouted out joyously and others, joining their hands and bowing low, wished the Prince happiness and good fortune.\u00a0 The little children clapped gleefully and cried:\u00a0 \u201cLook, the Prince is here!\u00a0 The Prince is here at last!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Siddhartha was deeply moved by his people\u2019s welcome, and thought to himself: \u201cI must seek every means to improve each person\u2019s life, create a peaceful society and make sure that my people are always happy and well-fed.\u201d But the Prince wanted to know even more about his people\u2019s daily lives, so he asked his charioteer to drive him outside the citadel\u2019s East Gate.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 11<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n\u0110I TH\u0102M D\u00c2N<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

V\u00ec r\u1ea5t quan t\u00e2m t\u1edbi \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng nh\u00e2n d\u00e2n, n\u00ean T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e2n h\u00e0nh \u0111i th\u0103m vi\u1ebfng d\u00e2n gian v\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3n r\u01b0\u1edbc: nh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ea7y r\u1ea3i hoa, nh\u00f3m kia cung k\u00ednh hoan h\u00f4, nh\u00f3m n\u1ecd ch\u1ea5p tay, c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fac ph\u00fac l\u00e0nh. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3, nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1m tr\u1ebb con th\u00ec v\u1eeba v\u1ed7 tay v\u1eeba la l\u1edbn: “Th\u00e1i t\u1eed \u0111\u1ebfn, Th\u00e1i t\u1eed \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i!”T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u1eaby tay ch\u00e0o nh\u00e2n d\u00e2n v\u00e0 th\u1ea7m nguy\u1ec7n: “B\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch ta ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i th\u00e1i b\u00ecnh, \u0111\u1ec3\u00fb nh\u00e2n d\u00e2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ea5m no h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac.”V\u00ec mu\u1ed1n hi\u1ec3u h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng nh\u00e2n gian n\u00ean Th\u00e1i t\u1eed \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh xe \u0111\u01b0a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra d\u1ea1o c\u1eeda th\u00e0nh ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 12<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Prince Visits the Four City Gates<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nAs the prince drove out of the East Gate, he met and old man.\u00a0 The man\u2019s hair was completely white.\u00a0 He had hardly an teeth and his face was covered with wrinkles.\u00a0 Eh leaned on a stick and his bent body trembled as he walked slowly along. The charioteer told Siddhartha:\u00a0 \u201cThis is an old man.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

At the South Gate, the Prince saw a sick person lying by the side of the road, moaning as if on the point of death. His servant said: \u201cThis is a sick man.\u00a0 Any one of us could fall sick like him at any moment.\u00a0 It can happen to anyone.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

At the West gate, Siddhartha saw a funeral procession.\u00a0 The death person\u2019s relatives were weeping and lamenting piteously. His servant said:\u00a0 \u201cDeath is end of life.\u00a0 There is nothing anyone can do to avoid this.\u201d Siddhartha was plunged in sadness.\u00a0 He realized that birth, old age, sickness and death were part of a natural law.\u00a0 All living beings were subjected to this\u00a0 law, and no-one had ever been able to change it.\u00a0 No-one, not even the king, could escape or save others from these four terrible misfortunes.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 12<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nTH\u00c1I T\u1eec RA \u0110\u1ea0O B\u1ed0N C\u1eecA TH\u00c0NH<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ngo\u00e0i th\u00e0nh, \u1edf c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f4ng, Th\u00e1i t\u1eed b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5 g\u00eca, \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f3c b\u1ea1c ph\u01a1, r\u0103ng r\u1ee5ng g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebft nh\u0103n, tay ch\u1ed1ng g\u1eady, v\u01b0\u00e0 \u0111i v\u1eeba run.Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh xe th\u01b0a v\u1edbi T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a:”\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00eca.”\u1ede c\u1eeda nam, Th\u00e1i t\u1eed tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ed1m y\u1ebfu, r\u00ean r\u1ec9, n\u1eb1m th\u1edf thoi b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.Ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u th\u01b0a: “\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ec7nh v\u00e0 ai c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ec7nh, b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o, ch\u1eb3ng ai bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”Ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda t\u00e2y, T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ma, th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft g\u00e0o kh\u00f3c h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c th\u00ea th\u1ea3m.Ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u th\u01b0a: “Ch\u1ebft l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 k\u1ebft th\u00fac sau c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai tr\u00e1nh tho\u00e1t.”T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 khi nh\u1eadn r\u00f5 r\u1eb1ng: sanh, l\u00e3o, b\u1ec7nh v\u00e0 t\u1eed l\u00e0 (m\u1ed9t) \u0111\u1ecbnh lu\u1eadt t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t lo\u00e0i m\u00e0 x\u01b0a naykh\u00f4ng ai thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, d\u00f9 ta c\u00f3 l\u00e0m vua \u0111i n\u1eefa c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng sao c\u1ee9u m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra kh\u1ecfi 4 kh\u1ed5 n\u1ea1n \u1ea5y!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 13<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Prince Visits the Four City Gates<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n(continue)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nLast of all, Siddhartha went to the city\u2019s North Gate.\u00a0 As he was resting in the shade of a tree, a holy man dressed in simple robes, with a solemn and serene appearance came up to the Prince and said: \u201cI am someone who is seeking the truth.\u00a0 I try to live a pure, good life and commit no evil deeds.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

What is so good about seeking the truth?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Siddhartha asked the holy man.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are successful in seeking the truth, you can destroy all sufferings such as birth, old age, sickness and death, and attain happiness and freedom forever,\u201d replied the holy man. Siddhartha was overjoyed by these words, and swiftly bowed down in thanks to the holy man.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 13<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nTH\u00c1I T\u1eec D\u1ea0O B\u1ed0N C\u1eecA TH\u00c0NH\u00a0<\/strong>( Ti\u1ebfp)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sau h\u1ebft T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a ra d\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh phi\u00e1 b\u1eafc. Trong l\u00fac Th\u00e1i t\u1eed \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i h\u1ee9ng m\u00e1t d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y th\u00ec m\u1ed9t \u0111ao s\u0129 \u0103n m\u1eb7c gi\u1ea3n \u0111\u01a1n, th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 trang nghi\u00eam, nh\u00e3 nh\u1eb7n \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t Th\u00e1i t\u1eed v\u00e0 n\u00f3i:<\/span><\/span>
\n“T\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1o, \u0111ang t\u1eadp l\u00e0m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0nh, b\u1ecf h\u1ebft th\u1ea3y vi\u1ec7c \u00e1c.””H\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1o c\u00f3 g\u00ec hay?” T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a h\u1ecfi v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea1o s\u0129.”N\u1ebfu h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111o\u1ea1n tr\u1eeb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c kh\u1ed5 n\u00e3o: Sanh, g\u00eca, b\u1ec7nh v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 \u0111i t\u1edbi c\u1ea3nh an vui, t\u1ef1 do \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u1eddi,” v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea1o s\u0129 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.Nghe v\u1eady, T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c vui m\u1eebng v\u00e0 li\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1o s\u0129 cung k\u00ednh b\u00e1i t\u1ea1.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 14<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Prince\u2019s Vow<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nWhen he returned from his journey to the city gates, Siddhartha began seeking out quiet places in the palace or park to meditate alone and think of ways to search for anend to all suffering.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

One day, the Prince went to his father, the King, and asked permission to leave the palace and become a holy man.\u00a0 King Suddhodana refused. Siddhartha pleaded with him: \u201cO father, can you save me from the sufferings of birth, old age, sickness and death? If not, please let me leave home and seek deliverance from\u00a0 suffering!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fearing that the Prince would try to escape from the palace to carry out his vow, King Siddhodana summoned five hundred extra guards to keep watch day and night, and began preparations fro Siddhartha to succeed him on the throne within the next seven days.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 14<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nCH\u00cd NGUY\u1ec6N C\u1ee6A TH\u00c1I T\u1eec<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sau khi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i d\u1ea1o b\u1ed1n c\u1eeda\u00a0 th\u00e0nh, trong v\u01b0\u01a1ng cung, ngo\u00e0i th\u01b0\u1ee3ng uy\u1ec3n, T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i th\u1eadt v\u1eafng v\u1ebb trong \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u0129nh t\u1ecda v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1o.M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m, Th\u00e1i t\u1eed t\u00e2u xin ph\u1ee5 v\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111i xu\u1ea5t gia h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1o. Vua T\u1ecbnh Ph\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng cho.T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea7u:”K\u00ednh th\u01b0a ph\u1ee5 v\u01b0\u01a1ng, ph\u1ee5 v\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho con tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1c n\u1ed7i kh\u1ed5 tri\u1ec1n mi\u00ean l\u00e0 sanh, g\u00eca v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng? N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec xin cha vui l\u00f2ng cho con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i xu\u1ea5t gia h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1o!”Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i, v\u00ec s\u1ee3 Th\u00e1i t\u1eed tr\u1ed1n \u0111i theo ch\u00ed nguy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, n\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u1eb7t vua T\u1ecbnh Ph\u1ea1n cho t\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00eam 500 binh s\u0129 ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00eam canh g\u00e1c trong cung, m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb, trong v\u00f2ng 7 ng\u00e0y s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a Th\u00e1i t\u1eed T\u1ea5t\u00a0 \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a l\u00ean ng\u00f4i vua.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 15<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Prince becomes a Monk<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nSiddhartha began to see that the world was like a burning house, consumed by the flames of birth, old age, sickness and death.\u00a0 Everyone, whatever their rank or birth, could fall victim to these afflictions at any moment.\u00a0 The Prince decided that he must give up his princely life and leave home to search for a way to conquer all suffering and discover the means of salvation for himself and for the world.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

So one night, when the whole palace was plunged in a deep sleep, Siddhartha summoned Channa, his companion, and Kanthaka, his faithful horse, and\u00a0 slipped silently out of the citadel\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Before he rode off into the night, the Prince wished all his loved ones happiness and made this vow.\u00a0 \u201cUntil I discover the way to overcome all suffering, I shall not return to this fair palace.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

From then on, Siddhartha began his life as wandering ascetic.\u00a0 He was then twenty nine years old.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bai 15<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nTH\u00c1I T\u1eec XU\u1ea4T GIA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf gian gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 \u0111ang ch\u00e1y m\u00e0 c\u00e1c n\u1ed7i kh\u1ed5 sanh, gi\u00e0, b\u1ec7nh v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ed1t thi\u00eau. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eddi, b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai, l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 kh\u1ed5 \u1ea5y b\u1ee9c b\u00e1ch, n\u00e3o h\u1ea1i. Do \u0111\u00f3, Th\u00e1i t\u1eed quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh xu\u1ea5t gia t\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea1o, h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p tho\u00e1t kh\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u m\u00ecnh c\u1ee9u ng\u01b0\u1eddi.Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i, m\u1ed9t h\u00f4m ho\u00e0ng cung \u0111ang ch\u00ecm trong \u0111\u00eam v\u1eafng, T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u c\u1eadn l\u00e0 Xa-N\u1eb7c v\u00e0 con ng\u1ef1a ki\u1ec1n- tr\u1eafc l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd v\u01b0\u1ee3t ho\u00e0ng th\u00e0nh ra \u0111i…Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, Th\u00e1i t\u1eed th\u00e0nh kh\u1ea9n ch\u00fac ph\u00fac cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n v\u00e0 th\u1ec1 r\u1eb1ng:N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh \u0110\u1ea1o, ta kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ho\u00e0ng cung.”T\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a d\u1ea5n th\u00e2n v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi kh\u1ed5 h\u1ea1nh. B\u1ea5y gi\u1edd Ng\u00e0i 29 tu\u1ed5i.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Lesson 16<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nVery Strange Hermits<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nThe Ascetics\u2019 Forest was a spacious, wooded area where many hermits and holy men lived.\u00a0 They practiced many different spiritual disciplines, all of which were very strange indeed.\u00a0 Some worshipped the sun, others venerated water or fire.\u00a0 Some dressed themselves only in leaves and slep on a bed of thorns, others keep silent for days on end\u2026These hermits believed that by punishing their bodies in this life, after death they would be reborn into a world of bliss and be happy forever\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Although Siddhartha was a newcomer to the Forest, he did not hesitate to show these strange hermits that their aims and harsh practices were mistaken.\u00a0 They might attain paradise and find happiness during the period of one life-span, but they would inevitably fall back into the infinite cycle of birth and rebirth.\u00a0 When their happiness in paradise was spent, they would continue on the never-ending path of birth and death.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

To escape from the cycle of rebirth and attain happiness forever, the only way is to purify oneself and eliminate all greed, hatred and lust.\u00a0 This is the fundamental objective of Buddhism.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00c0I 16<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nNH\u1eeeNG NG\u01af\u1edcI TU \u0110\u1ea0O K\u1ef2 QU\u00c1I<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kh\u1ed5 h\u1ea1nh l\u00e2m l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khu r\u1eebng l\u1edbn r\u1ed9ng,trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi tu \u0111\u1ea1o kh\u00e1c nhau, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec1u\u00a0 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1ch tu kh\u1ed5 h\u1ea1nh k\u1ef3 qu\u00e1i: ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec l\u1ea1y m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi, l\u1ea1y n\u01b0\u1edbc, l\u1ea1y l\u1eeda, c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec m\u1eb7c \u00e1o b\u1eb1ng l\u00e1 c\u00e2y v\u00e0 n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean ch\u00f4ng gai, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi … H\u1ecd cho r\u1eb1ng h\u00f4m nay h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 th\u00e2n x\u00e1c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ng\u00e0y sau, khi ch\u1ebft s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sanh l\u00ean Thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u00f2ng sung s\u01b0\u1edbng m\u00e3i m\u00e3i.Tuy m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn, nh\u01b0ng T\u1ea5t \u0110\u1ea1t \u0110a kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea7n ng\u1ea1i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tu kh\u1ed5 h\u1ea1nh \u1ea5y v\u1ec1 m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch v\u00e0 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p tu sai l\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. V\u00ec l\u1ebd, d\u00f9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean Thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1eb3ng qua c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 h\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee5 kho\u00e1i l\u1ea1c m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eddi, m\u1ed9t giai \u0111o\u1ea1n, nh\u01b0ng v\u00f2ng lu\u00e2n h\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a sanh m\u1ea1ng th\u00ec v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng, n\u00ean khi h\u1ebft ph\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00e1o \u1edf c\u00f5i tr\u1eddi l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng sinh t\u1eed v\u00f4 t\u1eadn.Mu\u1ed1n ra kh\u1ecfi lu\u00e2n h\u1ed3i, an vui v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n th\u00ec\u00a0 ph\u1ea3i tu h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111o\u1ea1n tr\u1eeb s\u1ea1ch tham lam, s\u00e2n h\u1eadn v\u00e0 si m\u00ea. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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