Chapter 172 Lotus Saeni
I was surprised and said, "Wheel King, tell me this story, is it really the Dharma of Jizo Bodhisattva?" ”
The Wheel King nodded and said, "Yes, Jizo Bodhisattva told me to tell you this, it will help you to become enlightened." King Ming, I just relayed it to you according to the meaning of Jizo Bodhisattva, in fact, I don't understand either, because the cultivation of the little immortal is not enough, and the wisdom root is too shallow. King Ming, when I was telling you the story of His Holiness Mu Jian Lian just now, I mentioned Lotus Senni. Jizo Bodhisattva has instructed to tell you the story of Lotus Senni, so that you can better understand the relationship between karma and supernatural powers. ”
I said in frustration, "Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, if you had karma in your previous life, even if you have cultivated supernatural powers in this life, you will also get karma, which is terrible. ”
The Wheel King said: "King Ming, the following story of Lotus Seni is to give you another revelation. She was too energetic in her previous life, so she received a lot of tragic retribution in this life. Later, she met the Venerable Mujianren and was enlightened. The suffering she has endured in this life is to offset the karma of her previous life. When Lotus Senni understood this, she followed the Buddha and became the most supernatural female disciple among the bhikshunis. ”
The King of the Wheel solemnly told me that once, the Buddha told such a story to the public at the Bamboo Forest Monastery in the royal house.
In the past, there was a businessman with a lot of status and wealth, who married a young and beautiful wife, and lived a happy life.
But a farmer cannot do without farming, an official cannot do his job, a worker cannot do without work, and a merchant as a trader cannot always accompany his wife.
Finally, the business operation forced the newlywed businessman to leave his wife. Although when he was leaving, he repeatedly comforted his wife, saying that he would go early and return early, and the distance was not too far. However, when I went out, due to the inconvenience of transportation, it was like a kite with only a broken string, and I went for a long, long time, and I didn't even bring a trace of news home.
His wife was struggling to guard, look forward to, and endure the loneliness of the boudoir, one day, two days, one month, two months, one year, two years...... It's all spent in a boring and boring time.
A young woman, staying at home alone, is a dangerous thing, not to mention that this young woman is a person who can't stand loneliness, especially when she recalls the life of the couple during the newlywed, that kind of soul and ** joy, her physiology will produce a strong reaction, as if she was pushed into the fire pit, so that her blood vessels are often swollen, meridians contracted, and she is so uncomfortable that she can't breathe! However, apart from resenting her own life, she did not do anything dishonorable.
The worst thing is that near her house, there is a woman who specializes in prostitution for a living, where people come and go, in and out, most of them are young and handsome men, and those laughing voices also spread from the air from time to time, into her ear drums, and beat her lonely heart.
One day, she was at home, wondering, but an old woman came, whom they had known for a long time. When the old woman saw her expression, she knew what was on her mind, so she opened the conversation to comfort her, and she asked, 'Is there anything you need my help with?' ’
'Nothing, thank you! The young woman wanted to express what she was feeling, but she was too shy to say it.
'I think you must be in trouble, you don't have to be polite, just tell me. ’
'There's really nothing. The young woman thought for a moment, and at last she thought of what she had to say: 'I will tell you the truth, I am a woman of misery, and I wish there was some good way in which I might be able to respond to my requests and be satisfied.' ’
I've heard a lot about prayers. The old woman continued: 'Because I am a Buddhist, and there are no Buddhas in this world, but there is a enlightened sage who is constantly incarnating in the world, and if you meet him, give him food and all kinds of things to be respectfully offered, you can ask for whatever you want.' ’
Coincidentally, within a few days, the Enlightened Sage let the young woman see him, and he made all kinds of offerings to the Enlightened Sage in the same way. Therefore, after receiving the offering, he does not say the Dharma, but uses all kinds of supernatural changes to make the donor initiate respect and plant good roots. When he had attained his powers, he asked the young woman, 'Do you want anything?' ’
The young woman immediately threw herself on the ground and pleaded, thinking that she had been abandoned by her husband because she was not beautiful, so her wish was: 'In this way, I wish to provide for the blessings of the enlightened saints, and that in the next life, I will have an upright and solemn body, like a green lotus flower.' Charming and moving, whatever you want, there is no shortage of men; Even like the enlightened saints, they have great magical powers, and can encounter great good knowledge, and the master Buddha personally undertakes to make offerings. When she had finished her prayer and looked up, the One of the Enlightened Sages was gone.
Because what she asked for was in the next life, because of her karma, her merchant husband never returned. So, although she adhered to her chastity and did not remarry, her heart tended to be abnormal. Because she herself could not live a happy married life, she specially acted as a matchmaker for others, and even made others not distinguish between father and daughter, mother and son, brother and sister, sister and brother, etc., and could also achieve the purpose of adultery.
When Shakyamuni said this, he clearly told the people: 'This is the Lotus Bhikshuni in the past life, and she has felt the reward she deserves in this life for all her wishes, desires, and actions. ’
In the time of Shakyamuni, there was a famous elder (gentleman) in the city called Decha Shura, and his wife gave birth to a girl for him less than a year after he was married.
This girl is different, her appearance is not found in ordinary girls: after birth, you can see that her skin is delicate and smooth like a newly bloomed lotus petal, and her complexion is transparent and clear like a film covering her pink and ruddy body. Her body, in the ice and jade, also shot out a golden brilliance; Her eyes were blue; The most rare thing is that after she was born, she can naturally exude a strange fragrance on her body, fragrant and fragrant, like a lotus flower.
This kind of miracle, although it was rare in India at that time, was also unheard of. Therefore, in a few days, there were many people who came to visit by rumors. In particular, her relatives and friends also shared a special glory because of the miracle of her appearance.
At that time in India, all newborn children, after 3721 days, had to invite relatives, friends and neighbors to gather to celebrate, that was a very grand naming ceremony. Naturally, because of this girl's appearance, the golden brilliance is like a lotus flower, the blue eyes are like lotus leaves, the white and translucent skin is like lotus petals, and the fragrance is like a lotus flower. So her name was decided by everyone and called it 'Lotus Color'.
Gradually, Lianhuase has grown up. Indian women develop very early, and girls around the age of ten are already very mature. The reputation of Lianhua has been spread all over the world, and of course there are many people who have come to propose, and finally she married the son of another elder in the city under the arrangement of various karma. This is a family affair that is right for everyone.
Soon, Lian Huase's father died of illness, leaving her mother alone and widowed at home. Coincidentally, since Lian Huase got married, she has been pregnant and is about to give birth; The custom in India, when a woman gives birth, must return to her mother's home to give birth. So she and her husband returned to her mother's home, accompanying the newly widowed and young mother, waiting for the birth of the baby.
Soon, Lian Huase was born, and it was a girl who looked a little like Lian Huase, so she was very happy.
However, the unfortunate ugly thing was bumped into by Lian Huase by chance; She saw her husband sleeping affectionately with her widowed mother. Obviously, it was no longer like a mother-in-law and son-in-law, her mother had shared her husband, and her husband had taken possession of her mother.
At this time, Lianhuase's heart was full of hatred, anger, resentment, sorrow, gratitude, and pain, with mixed feelings. She loved her mother and her husband, but the people she loved were doing ugly things behind her backs that made her unbearable. With her mind, she really wanted to break into her mother's room and catch the shameless man and woman;
However, she was able to understand her mother's widowhood and was very sympathetic to her young widow. She can also understand her husband's needs when she fails to fulfill her duties as a wife during the period of time before and after childbirth. Therefore, she felt extremely disgusted by the temptation of her mother and her husband, but also felt that it was a pair worthy of sympathy, so she made the decision of self-sacrifice, and in order to fulfill her mother, she had to abandon the family and run away.
However, she still hopes that her husband will understand her motive for leaving. When her husband had come out of her mother's room, she took up the newborn baby girl in her rage, threw it to her husband, and taught him: 'You brute, since you have no superiority, let your daughter give vent to your beastly desires now!' ’
The person who did the wrong thing is always flustered, and her husband, in a panic, did not catch the baby girl, causing the back of the baby's head to hit a piece of wood, breaking the skin and bleeding. Although the nature of motherly love made her deeply remember this scene, the angry love at that time had to make her resolutely run out of the house.
Now Lotus is a homeless and miserable woman, who has left her mother's house and does not want to go to her husband's house again. She thought that since she was determined to leave, she should go farther, leave her hometown and go to a distant land to find another way to make a living.