The Biography of Shakyamuni Buddha: The Birth of the Prince in Lumbini Garden
The Biography of Shakyamuni Buddha: The Birth of the Prince in Lumbini Garden
The Biography of Shakyamuni Buddha
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The Birth of the Prince in Lumbini Garden
“Chapter Six: The Birth of the Prince in Lumbini Garden”
The days passed happily, and Mrs. Maya, the princess, was gradually satisfied with her pregnancy in October, but she still liked to go for a walk in the quiet countryside. The green branches and green leaves of the grass and trees, the gurgling spring, the wife believes that these are all helpful for the cultivation of life. One day, it was a full moon day in the late spring and early summer. It was a sunny and sunny day.
My wife explained to King Jingfan that she would go for a picnic in the Lumbini Garden on the outskirts of the capital of Kapilavastu. , and also planned to go back to the mother’s house to give birth according to the custom after visiting the garden.
After hearing this, King Jingfan thought that his wife’s pregnancy was full term, and returning to her mother’s house to give birth is an unbreakable custom, but why does the lady still go to the garden?
He thought for a while, ordered more maids, and personally escorted his wife through Lumbini Gardens to her mother’s home, Sky Arm City.
Shortly after the king and his wife arrived at the Lumbini Gardens, the lady gave birth to the prince under a lush and verdant tree of no worries. The wife who just gave birth did not feel any distress; the newborn prince was also very peaceful.
At this time, the sun in the sky was extraordinarily bright, thousands of flowers bloomed extraordinarily beautifully, and all kinds of birds sang joyfully. All this is to celebrate the birth of the prince.
In fact, the birth of the crown prince has all kinds of special and rare auspicious signs. Not long after he was born, he walked seven steps automatically, raised his eyes and looked around, and said like a croak: “This is my last birth in the world.
I was born in the world to become a Buddha.” I am the greatest and noble enlightened being among human beings, and I want to broadly rescue all sentient beings. After the prince said, two silver chains of clean water poured down from the sky, one was warm and the other was cool. After the prince took a bath, he felt rejuvenated physically and mentally.
Many heavenly kings and Brahma gods came from the sky. The heavenly king raised the four legs of the glazed bed, and the Brahma god respectfully held the precious canopy. Countless heavenly beings appeared in the sky, and they all came to praise the present prince. Nativity of the Buddha.
The prince and his wife were lying comfortably on the bed, and King Jingfan stood beside him in joy and amazement. At this moment, the heavenly clothes floated on the Prince’s body from the sky, the burnt fire in the world was blazing again, the turbid running water became pure and lovely, and all kinds of flowers bloomed more beautifully and fragrantly than before.
Vicious people have a heart of compassion for a moment, the moaning sick will recover naturally without medicine, many screaming animals will suddenly stop, the tyrants who abused the people will become wise, and everything in the world will be safe. . Even people who live in secluded and remote places know this rare auspicious appearance.
Thousands of people rushed to gather in Lumbini Garden.
