One time, disaster struck the city Vesali hunger, beginning with a long dry season and harsh. As a result of drought that almost all the crops failed and many people died of starvation. This was followed by the spread of epidemic diseases. Because the public no longer able to handle the disposal of the corpses, the stench in the air attract the attention of the giants. Population Vesali face disaster damage inflicted by famine, disease, and also the presence of giants. In the grief and anguish, they try to find perlindungan.Mereka think to seek help from various sources, but eventually they decided to invite the Buddha.
A group led by Mahali messenger, a prince of the tribe Licchavi, and the son of Brahmin's head was sent to King Bimbisara to ask the Buddha is
pleased to make a visit to Vesali, and helping those who are in the disaster. The Buddha knew that this visit will bring benefits to many people, so he agreed to go to Vesali.
Hearing the Buddha together with the monks will hold its goodwill to its neighbors, King Bimbisara improve the road from Rajagaha up to the edge of the river Ganges. He also made other preparations and set up a special resting places at certain distances in each Yojana.
When everything was ready, the Buddha went to the Vesali with five hundred bhikkhus. King Bimbisara also accompany the Buddha. On the fifth day they reached the edge of the Ganges and the King Bimbisara sent word to the princes Licchavi.
On the opposite river bank, Licchavi princes had repaired the road from the riverbank to the city Vesali and has built resting places as done by King Bimbisara on the side of the river area. The Buddha went to Vesali princes, accompanied by the King Bimbisara Licchavi but stayed in the riverside area.
Soon after the Buddha reached the opposite bank of the river, heavy rains fell rapidly, so that clean up the city Vesali. Buddha's vacation home are welcome to relax in a specially prepared specifically for He is at the center of town.
Sakka, king of the gods, saluting with his followers came to the Buddha. Seeing the arrival of the gods, the giants fled.
On the same afternoon, the Buddha preached the Sermon Permata (Ratana Sutta) and ask for YES Ananda to walk around the city walls that lined the three with the princes Licchavi while repeating these suttas.
Y.A. Ananda did as he asked. When poets protection (Paritta) is pronounced, many of them are sick are healed and follow YESAnanda went to where the Buddha is located.
Sutta the Buddha expounds the same and repeat it for seven days.At the end of the seventh day in the city Vesali everything becomes normal again. The Princes Licchavi and residents Vesali feel free from accident and very glad. They are also very grateful to the Buddha and make offerings to Him in large numbers and luxurious.They also accompany the Buddha on the way back up the river Ganges at the end of the third day.
On arriving at the river bank, waiting for King Bimbisara Buddha, so did the gods, Brahma, and the king of the dragons with their entourage - each. They all respect and make offerings to the Buddha. The gods and brahma come saluting with umbrellas, flowers, etc.. and intone ode to the Buddha. The dragon comes with a boat made of gold, silver, and rubies invited the Buddha to a place of residence of the dragons. They also sprinkle the surface of the water with five hundred kinds of lotus. This is one of three occasions in the life of the Buddha, when the humans, gods, and brahma come together to do homage to Him.
The first occasion when the Buddha shows the power and majesty He with a double miracle; emit light the fire and remove the water from the body he. Second, when the Buddha returned from the nature god Tavatimsa after Abidhamma He preaches there.
The Buddha wanted to appreciate the dragon, then he visited the residence of the dragon accompanied by the monks. The Buddha and his entourage to go with five hundred boats which brought the dragons. After visiting the residence of the dragons, the Buddha returned to the king accompanied Rajagaha Bimbisara. They arrived in Rajagaha on day five.
Two days after their arrival in Rajagaha, when the monks were talking about the greatness and glory of an amazing journey to and from selamai Vesali, the Buddha approached them.
After learning their subject, the Buddha said, "Bhikkhus, that I have been honored in such high by brahma, god, and humans and that they make offerings to me with such a large number of luxury on this occasion was not caused by forces now I have. It's just because I've done some small good deeds in one life is past, so I am now enjoying the benefits of such magnitude. "Then the Buddha explained the story of one of the past lives he, when he became a Brahmin named Sankha.
Once upon a time there was a Brahmin named Sankha who live in the city of Taxila. He has a son named Susima. When Susima sixteen, he was sent by his father on the other brahmins to study astronomy. His teacher taught all of which should be studied, but Susima not completely satisfied. Therefore, his teacher ordered him to approach the Paccekabuddha who was dwelling in Isipatana. Susima go to Isipatana, but the Paccekabuddha told him that he should become a monk, and given a lesson how to behave as a monk. Susima practice meditation diligently, she immediately understood 'Four Noble Truths', reached Bodhinana, and became a Paccekabuddha. But as a result of past deeds, Susima not live long, he died, reached Parinibbana soon after that.
Sankha, Susima father, came looking for her son, but he only found the stupa where the relics of her son saved. Brahmins became very upset because of losing her son. He went to the stupa, clean yard, clean the weeds, then he closed it with sand and soil memercikinya with water. Then, he went into the woods near the area to look for wildflowers and menancapkannya on the wet ground. That way, he offered the service and pay homage to the first Paccekabuddha was his son. Because of good deeds done in past lives, then the Buddha's benefit, that he was endowed with lavish offerings, he respected so highly, and he received such great service on that particular occasion.
Then the Buddha expounds the following verse 290: If by releasing a smaller happiness people can gain greater happiness, then should the wise releasing the small happiness, in order to gain greater happiness.
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