(Chapter 6) A Brief Talk about The Scripture of Forty-Two Chapters Said by Buddha
Co-translators in the time of Eastern Han Dynasty, China(A.D. 25 - 200) : Kasyapa Matanga and Zhu Falan (Who translated the said Scripture from Sanskrit into Chinese. )
Translator in
modern time (A.D.2018: Tao Qing Hsu (Who translated the said Scripture from
Chinese into English.)
Teacher and
writer for explaining the said Scripture: Tao Qing Hsu
Chapter 6: Endure the evil without hatred
The Buddha said,” When the evil person heard the good deeds and came to disturb you purposely, you should refrain by yourself and have no hatred and blame. He came to do the evils, yet do the evils by oneself to itself.”
Spoiling people
to do the good thing seems rarely being happened in our society in the modern
time, because the information in internet is developed well and there are no
conflicts of interest in those strangers. Mostly, we praise and support people
who are doing the good thing.
However, when
there are conflicts of interest in a group, such as a group of religion, those
who are greedy for the fame, power and interest, that is, who have the more
heart of selfishness, might purposely attack the person of good will, or spoil
any good thing which will be done by the good person.
So, to understand
the history of Buddhism and to image the situation in the time of Buddha
Sakyamuni, we would realize why the Buddha Sakyamuni had said that. What he had
said and taught is exactly what he had real experienced.
I tell a story
about the history in a brief. The Buddha Sakyamuni had a cousin, whose name was
Devadatta. He followed the Buddha Sakyamuni to be a Buddhist monk, a disciple
of Buddha Sakyamuni. After the practice in Buddhism for many years, Devadatta
had some achievements in the realm, and planed to replace the Buddha Sakyamuni
to be a leader of the group. Then, he began to argue with the Buddha Sakyamuni.
He always had the different opinions in the group. And finally, he brought some
of the disciples to form another group.
Devadatta envied
and hatred the Buddha Sakyamuni, and planed to harm him. There is one time, on
the higher mountain, Devadatta and his disciples pushed a big stone, let the
stone roll down the mountain, and would plan to kill the Buddha Sakyamuni, when
the Buddha Sakyamuni walked on the road with his disciples and passed by there.
Fortunately, only the feet of Buddha Sakyamuni is hurt.
Even though
Devadatta planed to harm the Buddha Sakyamuni for many times, and went into the
hell after his death of drowning, the Buddha Sakyamuni still granted Devadatta
that he could attain the Buddhahood after his suffering in the hell through his
many lives in many eons. Devadatta went into the hell, because he spoiled the harmony
of the group of monk and would kill the Buddha.
From the
aforesaid story, we know that Devadatta is the person who spoils the good thing
which has done by the Buddha Sakyamuni. Does the Buddha Sakyamuni be angry with
him? No. He doesn't. Does the Buddha Sakyamuni have the thought of revenge to
Devadatta? No. He doesn't.
Remember the
verse said by Buddha:
Even if through the hundred eons,
The evil karma does not be disappeared.
When the cause is met by the condition,
The person still has to bear its own
retribution by oneself.
That is why the
Buddha said,” He came to do the evils, yet do the evils by oneself to itself.”
The heart and
mind of Buddha Sakyamuni is wide and unlimited. In the scripture of Buddhism,
the Buddha Sakyamuni had said that he would save the Devadatta to liberate from
the suffering and help him to attain the Buddhahood, when the retribution to
Devadatta had been ended from the hell, and Devadatta was reborn to be human
and the human of heaven.
We know that it
is not worth for us to be angry, blame, or revenge to the person who has done
the evil thing. If we do so, it is really waste our vigor. So, that is why we
should refrain by ourselves when the evil person to spoil the good thing which
has done by us.
From the above mentioned,
we realize the wisdom and compassion of Buddha Sakyamuni, and that is why it is
worth for us to learn Buddha. The wisdom and compassion is really the immeasurable
treasures.
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