Lord Buddha - buddhist story

                                                                             
       Once in Savatthi, there were five friends who became Bhikkhu at old age. These five Bhikkhus were in the habit of going together to their old homes for almfood. One lady who was former wife of Bhikkhu was a good cook and she looked after them well. Thus ,the five bhikkhu went mostly to her house. But one day she fell ill and died suddenly. The old bhikkhus felt their loss very deeply and they together cried praising her virtues and lamenting their loss.
      The Buddha admonished them, "Bhikkhus! you are all feeling pain and sorrow because you are not free of greed, hatred and ignorance which are like great forest. Cut down this forest and you will be freed from these mental impurities."

Buddha story - Medicine for death

    Gotami was beautiful woman married to a rich man. Together they had a son but her son died one day . Gotami was grief stricken seeing her toddler son die so young. Carrying her dead son, she ran through the streets asking for help and medicine to restore the life in her son. People thought she had gone mad. Seeing her pitiful state villagers decided to send her to Buddha. They advised her, "Buddha is the only person who can help you and provide your son with everything he needs". Thus Gotami went to Buddha and asked him to give her the medicine that would restore the life in her son.

Buddha story

   The Buddha knowing her disturbed mental condition told her to get some mustard seeds from a home where no death has taken place. Overjoyed with the prospect of having her son restored to life, Gotami ran from house to house begging for mustard seeds. Everyone was willing to help but she could not find a single home where death had not occurred. The people were willing to give her the mustard seeds but they could not claim that no one had died in their family. As the day dragged on, she realised that hers was not the family that faced death and that there were more people dead than living. As soon as she realised this, her attitude towards her dead son changed, she no longer attached to the dead body of her son and she realised how simply the Buddha had taught her a most important lesson: that everything that is born must eventually die.
    She buried her dead son and told the Buddha that she could find no family where death had not occurred. Then the Buddha said, "Gotami, you should not think that you are the only one who has lost a son. As you have now realised, death comes to all beings. Before their desires are satiated death takes them away."

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Eight path of Buddha

   Eight path of Buddha

                 
1.Right view        -      Right way to think about life is to see the world through the
                                    eyes of Buddha with wisdom and compassion .Having Buddha
                                    eyes means seeing everybody as self only.
2.Right thought       -     We are what we think. Clear and kind thoughts build good
                                    strong characters .
3. Right speech        -   By speaking kind and helpful words , we are respected and
                                    trusted by everyone.
4. Right conduct       -  No matter what we say, others know us from the way we
                                   behave. Before we criticize anyone , we should first see what
                                   we do ourselves.
5. Right Livelihood    - This means choosing a job that does not hurt anybody. Buddha
                                   said” Do not earn your living by harming others. Do not seek
                                   happiness by making others unhappy,”

6. Right effort            - A worthwhile life means doing our best at all times and having
                                    good will toward others. This also means not wasting effort on
                                    things that harm ourselves and others.

7. Right mindfulness   - This means being aware of our thoughts , words and deeds.
                                         May buddha eyes show us the way to right mindfulness.

8. Right concentration- Focus on one thought or objects at a time. By doing this
                                   we can be quiet and attain true of mind.


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About Buddha

Buddha,The Enlightened One

                                                                                                                                                         

Gautam buddha was born in Lumbini ,presently in Nepal.He was born in royal family to king Suddhodhana,ruler of kapilavastu but He set out for a spiritual journey leaving all the worldly pleasures behind.Inspite of the fact that the father brought him up with luxurious surrounding away from cares and worries of world.Three cruel sites of old age,disease and death convinced him of the futilty of worldly pleasures.He resolved to seek the true knowledge which could end suffering of mankind. At the age of 29 he left behind his home and his family in his quest for salvation and true knowledge.He wandered in search of truth and practiced rigid austerities but nothing could satisfy him.He realised that self mortification was not the means to enlightenment.

buddha idols at birla mandir,delhi

Buddha,Birla Mandir

 Lakshmi Narayan mandir or the Birla mandir was built by a industrialist family in Delhi.The temple is basically devoted to Lord Vishnu who is entrusted to maintain the flow of life.A sub temple is devoted to Lord Buddha in this very complex and houses numerous monks who are taking care of the daily activites at the vihara.

buddha at buddha garden (delhi)

   Buddha Garden becomes a centre of activity on Buddha purnima.Buddhist believers visit this place on that day and become a part of cultural program every year.Buddha Garden or buddha Jayanti park is one of the newly constructed park in Delhi.It marked the attainment of Nirvana by Buddha 2500 years back.The park is lush green with loads of big tree standing in salute to Buddha.This garden is located in the forest area of ridge of south Delhi.The original sapling of Bodhi Tree was transported from Sri Lanka to mark the occasion.The Bodhi tree gave shelter to Lord Buddha when he was meditating for attainment of enlightenment.Kunal,the son of Ashoka took a sapling from Bodhi tree and placed it in Sri Lanka .

Buddha Jayanti Park is also famous among couples who hang around the garden from morning till evening spending time with each other.

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