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Re: [Rel - To^n Gia'o] Bodhisatva - Bodhidharma



     
     Cha`o ca'c anh
     
     Co' ddu'ng la` vi. su+ na`y dda~ sa'ng la^.p mo^n vo~ Thie^'u La^m 
     kho^ng? va` co' ai trong anh chi. ddang ta^.p mo^n vo~ na`y kho^ng?
     
     Tha^n.


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Subject: [Rel - To^n Gia'o] Bodhisatva - Bodhidharma
Author:  vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu at smtpgate
Date:    5/29/97 10:20 AM


     
Cha`o ca'c anh chi. 
     
To^i xin tra? lo+`i ma^'y ca^u ho?i cu?a anh A'i Vie^.t ve^` Pha^.t 
Gia'o.  To^i cu~ng nha^n co+ ho^.i na`y no'i the^m i't ddie^`u ma` ho^m 
tru+o+'c anh Hie^.p cu~ng co' nha(c dde^'n .
     
Bodhidharma (co' no+i vie^'t la` Bodhidarma), tie^'ng Vie^.t la` Bo^` 
DDe^` DDa.t Ma , la` te^n vi. To^? Su+ ddo+`i thu+' hai mu+o+i ta'm cu?a 
Pha^.t Gia'o .  Nga`i tu+` A^'n DDo^. sang Trung Quo^'c truye^`n dda.o, 
lu'c ga(.p vua Lu+o+ng Vo~ Dde^', Vo~ DDe^' ho?i : "Tra^~m du`ng cu?a 
rie^ng chu ca^'p ca'c chu`a, sa(c phong ca'c ta(ng ni.  Tra^~m dda~ xa^y 
tru+o+`ng ho.c cho tre? con, a^'n to^'ng nhie^`u kinh sa'ch, nhu+ the^' 
co^ng ddu+'c Tra^~m ddu+o+.c bao nhie^u?"  Nga`i Bo^` Dde^` DDa.t Ma 
(BDDM) tra? lo+`i :"Kho^ng co' gi` ca?" Nha` vua ho?i the^m ma^'y ca^u 
ho?i nhu+ng nhu+~ng ca^u tra? lo+`i cu?a BDDM kho^ng gio^'ng nhu+ nhu+~ng 
ca^u nha` vua dda~ nghe tu+` ca'c su+ trong nu+o+'c (Vi' du. nhu+ o+? 
hie^`n ga(.p la`nh , pha?i la`m phu+o+'c dde^? le^n Nie^'t Ba`n....).  
Sau ddo' BDDM ve^` tu o+? Thie^'u La^m tu+.  Nga`i ngo^`i nhi`n va`o 
va'ch tu+o+`ng ma` tu trong chi'n na(m lie^`n .
     
To^i xin ke^? mo^.t chuye^.n hay nhu+ chuye^.n co^? ti'ch vo+'i ca'c ba.n 
tre^n die^~n dda`n vnsa.  Mo^.t chu' (ngu+o+`i ddi tu nho? tuo^?i) 
ngu+o+`i Ta`u te^n la` Tha^`n Quang co' tha`nh ta^m ddi theo ca^`u ho.c 
vo+'i BDDM nhie^u` na(m nhu+ng BDDM va^~n chu+a da.y .  Sau nhie^`u na(m 
BDDM ca?m  lo`ng tha`nh cu?a nga`i Tha^`n Quang, nga`i mo+'i ho?i : "O^ng 
muo^'n ho?i ta ca^u gi` ?"  Nga`i Tha^`n Quang ho?i :  " Xu+a nay con 
qua'n tu+o+?ng cho ta^m con ddu+o+.c an ti.nh.  Nhu+ng mo^~i lu'c qua'n 
tu+o+?ng con bi. phie^`n na?o qua^'y nhie^?u khie^'n ta^m con kho^ng an. 
Xin tha^`y tu+` bi chi? cho con ca'ch ma` con co' the^? an ta^m ." Bo^` 
DDe^` DDa.t Ma mi?m cu+o+`i dda'p la.i : "O^ng ddem ca'i ta^m ba^'t an 
ddo' ra dda^y ta se~ vi` o^ng ma` an no'cho . "  Nga`i Tha^`n Quang 
du+`ng la.i ho^`i la^u ro^`i no'i "Con ti`m ta^m con nhu+ng ba^y gio+` 
kho^ng tha^'y dda^u ca? " BDDM mo+'i no'i :"Va^.y thi` ta dda~ an ta^m 
cho o^ng ro^`i ddo' " Chi? ba^'y nhie^u lo+`i , nga`i Tha^`n Quang 
ddu+o+.c tha^'y tu+` Vo^ ta^m dde^'n Nha^'t ta^m kho^ng co' gi` giao 
ddo^.ng ddu+o+.c ca? .  Sau na`y nga`i Tha^`n Quang tro+? tha`nh Nhi. 
To^? Thie^`n To^ng Trung Hoa .
     
Bodhisattva go.i la` Bo^` Ta't , danh tu+` chi? nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i dda~ 
sa(?n sa`ng gia'c ngo^. nhu+ng chi.u o+? la.i the^' gio+'i kho^? na?o 
dde^? cu+'u ddo^. ngu+o+`i kha'c .  DDa^y la` nhu+~ng vi. co' lo`ng tu+` 
bi, bo^' thi' va` hi sinh tro.n ve.n cho lo+.i i'ch cu?a mo.i ngu+o+`i .  
Bo^` Ta't la` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i so^'ng cu`ng trong ca?nh kho^? vo+'i 
ngu+o+`i kha'c nhu+ng co' ta^m tu+` bi ne^n cu~ng nhu+ o+? Nie^'t Ba`n .  
Bo^` Ta't DDa.o da.y ngu+o+`i Pha^.t tu+? giu'p ddo+~ nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i 
kha'c trong cuo^.c ddo+`i na`y .
     
Thie^`n : tie^'ng Vie^.t , di.ch tu+` tie^'ng Ch'an cu?a Ta`u .  Ngu+o+`i 
Ta`u di.ch tu+` tie^'ng Pha.n "Dhyana" co' nghi~a la` nghie^n cu+'u 
tu+o+`ng ta^.n va` qua'n tu+o+?ng.  Ngu+o+`i Nha^.t di.ch tu+` tie^'ng 
Ta`u "Ch'an" go.i la` Zen .  Ta^y My~ dde^`u go.i la` Zen ca? .   The^' 
thi` ngu+o+`i sa'ng la^.p ra Thie^`n la` ai?  Chi'nh la` du+'c Pha^.t 
Thi'ch Ca.  Pha^.t Gia'o nhie^`u to^ng pha'i nhie^`u ca'ch tu , nhu+ng 
cu~ng ddu+o+.c vi' nhu+ ca'ch ho.c bo+i .  Bo+i sa~i, bo+i bu+o+'m, bo+i 
ngu+~a, bo+i e^'ch dde^`u la` nhu+~ng ca'ch bo+i hay, bo+i nhanh cha^.m, 
ca'ch na`y ca'ch kia dde^`u do o+? So+? Thi'ch ma` ra, tuy co' kha'c nhau 
nhu+ng dde^`u cu`ng mu.c ddi'ch la` no^?i tre^n ma(.t nu+o+'c ma` dde^'n 
ddi'ch .  Ho.c phu+o+ng pha'p bo+i ro^`i tu+. mi`nh pha?i ta^.p bo+i 
la^'y , ne^'u ddu+'ng tre^n bo+` kho^ng xuo^'ng nu+o+'c thi` cu~ng nhu+ 
ddo.c ca? tra(m cuo^'n sa'ch ma` kho^ng thu+.c ha`nh thi` "Ca? DDo+`i 
cu~ng "ru+'a" ma` tho^i" .  Cu~ng nhu+ ngu+o+`i ho.c vo~ ma` cu+' mu'a 
quye^`n lung tung kho^ng bie^'t dda^'u ,  dde^'n lu'c ga(.p ddi.ch thi` 
kho^ng  bie^'t la` vo^ chie^u hay hu+~u chie^u ga(.p pha?i anh du dda~ng 
cho+. Ca^`u Muo^'i chi? bie^'t co' chie^u Le^.nh Ho^` Xung thi` O^ ho^ A 
ha...Ca'c mo^n pha'i Ma^.t to^ng, Ti.nh DDo^. To^ng, Thie^`n To^ng dde^`u 
la` do ngu+o+`i sau dda(.t ra theo ca(n co+ cu?a ho. , nhu+ng tuy ca'ch 
tu co' kha'c cu~ng nhu+ ca'ch bo+i lo^.i nhu+ng cu`ng mu.c ddi'ch gio^'ng 
nhau .
     
Vi` sao an chay?  Tru+o+'c khi to^i tra? lo+`i anh Ai' Vie^.t thi` to^i 
cu~ng xin no'i la` to^i khong co' a(n chay nhe' , ne^n to^i chi? nha('c 
la.i  ddie^`u mi`nh nghe chu+' kho^ng theo ddie^`u mi`nh chu+'ng , 
la` a(n chay co' nhu+~ng i'ch lo+.i sau: Kho^ng sa't sanh.  Kho^ng gie^'t 
ha.i thi` ta^m de^~ an bi`nh .  Rau co? ca^y tra'i to^'t ho+n thi.t vi` 
i't cha^'t be'o , ngu~ co^'c (grain) co' co^ng pho`ng be^.nh ung thu+, 
ngu+o+`i a(n rau co? i't be^.nh ho+n thi.t ca' , da^n ta^.p ta. va` ca'c 
ngu+o+`i du+. cha.y marathon, iron man... dde^`u kie^ng cu+~ thi.t chu+' 
kho^ng rie^ng gi` ca'c nha` tu .  To^i cu~ng xn no'i the^m la` Pha^.t 
Thi'ch Ca kho^ng a(n chay .  Nga`i ddi kha^'t thu+.c (a(n xin) , ai cho 
chi a(n na^'y , vie^.c a(n uo^'ng de^? da~i kho^ng ca^`u ky`, ddo' la` 
mu.c ddi'ch a(n chay, co`n nhu+ a(n chay ma` pha?i co' gio` cha? chay, 
nem chay, ca' chie^n chay (tu+'c la` soy bean curd la`m cho gio^'ng ca') 
thi` e ra(`ng ta ddi ngu+o+.c la.i mu.c ddi'ch dda~ dda(.t ra la` la`m 
cho cuo^.c ddo+`i gia?n di , kho^ng ba^,n ta^m ve^` mie^'ng a(n thu+'c 
uo^'ng va` tra'nh gie^'t cho'c.
     
Tra'nh nu+~ sa(c :  Theo to^i bie^'t thi` Pha^.t co' da.y la` ddu+`ng co' 
"ta` da^m" , vi` tho+`i ddo' nhie^`u ngu+o+`i be^n A^'n DDo^.  theo chu? 
nghi~a "Sex" , nuo^i ca? tra(m dda`n ba`  dde^? phu.c vu. sinh ly'... Theo 
kinh ddie^?n thi` Pha^.t Thi'ch Ca co' ra^'t nhie^`u dde^. tu+? tu  o+? 
nha` , co' vo+. con dda`ng hoa`ng .  DDa.o Pha^.t la` mo^.t dda.o ra^'t 
khoan dung, Pha^.t tu+? cho.n con ddu+o+`ng tu cho chi'nh mi`nh, theo 
phu+o+ng pha'p mop^n ho+.p cho chi'nh mi`nh . Mo^.t ngu+o+`i co' the^? tu 
tre^n nu'i hay trong tu vie^.n  hoa(.c tu o+? nha`, so^'ng nhu+ thu+o+`ng 
, ha(`ng nga`y tu ta^.p dde^? la`m tro`n bo^?n pha^.n vo+'i chi'nh mi`nh 
va` vo+'i xa~ ho^.i. To.a thie^`n kho^ng pha?i la` xa la'nh cuo^.c ddo+`i 
ma` la` lao va`o cuo^.c ddo+`i, so^'ng ddo+`i so^'ng co' i'ch cho mi`nh 
va` cho mo.i ngu+o+`i .  To.a thie^`n cu~ng kho^ng pha?i la` ngo^`i mo^.t 
cho^~ cho te^ cha^n ma` la` thu+.c ha`nh ddo+`i so^'ng toi^'t , qua'n 
tu+o+?ng  lu'c na^'u a(n ddo.c sa'ch , ddi cho+i, ho.c ha`nh ... DDu+'c 
Pha^.t co`n khuye^n ba?o dde^. tu+? nga`i pha?i lo cha(m so'c cho vo+. con 
.  Nga`i no'i ngu+o+`i cho^`ng pha?i ddo^'i xu+? nha~ nha(.n vo+'i vo+. , 
trung tha`nh vo+'i vo+. , va` pha?i mua nu+~ trang la`m dde.p cho vo+. 
nu+~a (Ca'i na`y to^i kho^ng no'i do+~n dda^u nhe' 
). 
     
 No'i to'm la.i thi` tu Pha^.t ra^'t vui, ra^'t bao dung, ra^'t bi`nh 
dda(?ng tu+o+ng ki'nh lu+u ta^m dde^'n mo.i ngu+o+`i va` ra^'t tu+. do .
     
Phan Thanh La^m
5/29/97  
     
On Thu, 29 May 1997, Aiviet Nguyen wrote:
     
> Thanks Anh Minh,
>   I think Bodhidharrma maybe Bo^` dde^` Dda.t ma, and Bodhisatva is Bo^` 
> Ta't.
> Cheers
> Aiviet