Shakyamuni Buddha.26. 

13th Lower 18th on the Caulina, Koliya (-572)

Daughters of weavers [1]

The Buddha entered the 18th at Caliwa, near the city of Klika, Koliya. After being exhausted, the Buddha returned to Jetavana for a while, then returned to the south, to the city of Angels on the banks of the Ganges, to an 18-year-old girl, a weaver's son. Nearly three years ago, at the Buddha's presence in Ālavì, she heard the Buddha teachings of death (Mārana anussati) as follows:

- You should diligently practice meditation, meditate on death. You should think, " Life is not stable, death is certain. I will definitely die. Death will end my life. Life is not sustainable, no one inevitable death . "When death comes, people are not familiar contemplation of death will go in anguish and fear, as well as a trembling horrified to suddenly see A snake appears beside him. The patrons of mindfulness of death will calm down, not afraid of death at the time of death, as well as acquaintances who meet snakes calmly use the stick to snake away and continue to go.

At home, she often contemplated the teachings of the Buddha. Today returned to the Aggalava monastery at Ālavì, the girl wants to go to Buddha and hear the dharma. But this morning, before going to the textile factory, her father instructed her to wrap the pieces all the way and then quickly bring to the workshop to him to weave the silk folded to deliver to an important customer. The girl was busy wrapping some of them all in the morning, but it was nearly finished. She changed the robes to bring some to the workshop for her father and then return to visit the aggalava hears the Buddha sermon.

At dawn, people offered offerings to the Buddha and the monks. After Buddha finished life, people longed to hear the law. But the Buddha sat silent, not saying a word.

On the way to the textile factory, when passing through the agglomeration Aggalava, the girl found a large crowd gathered. She crept into the crowd to get close to seeing Buddha. She just saw the Buddha's face, then the Buddha also raised his head to see her. She quickly put down the basket just down, sincerely walked to pay homage to Buddha. The Buddha asked:

- Where do you come from?

- Buddha, I do not know.

- Where will you go?

- Buddha, I do not know.

- Do not know?

- Yes, I know.

- You know what?

- Yes, I do not know.

The audience listened to four questions between the Buddha and the girl, who were unaware of what they thought the girl answered silly. Buddha mercy masses should ask the girl:

- Baby, when the Tathagata asked "Where do you come from?" Why do you say "I do not know"?

" Lord, you must have known me from home to here." But he wants to ask you from the realms of being reborn here. That I do not know.

- Baby, when the Tathagata asked, "Where will you go?" Why do you say "I do not know"?

- Buddha, he must have known I was going to the mill because I was holding the bobbin on hand basket. But he wants to ask where he will be born again. That I do not know ..

- When the Tathagata asked "I do not know why?" Why do you say "I know"?

- Lord, because I know for sure that you will die and will be reborn.

- When Tathagata asked "I know it's not?" How can you respond "I do not know"?

- Buddha, because you do not know till you die and will be reborn in it.

The Buddha praised the bright minded girl, thanks to often contemplate the death should have understood the Buddha, then he said the verse:

"This world is blind,

"Few people see clearly.

"The number of people on the scene is rare,

"As birds escape the net. (Dhammapada, verse 174)

After the Buddha's four questions, the girl attains the Sotàpatti. She bowed at the feet of the Buddha and back out, bringing them all to the textile factory for her father. That afternoon, at the textile factory, she accidentally died. Her father was deeply distressed, coming to Buddha, recounting her sudden death. The Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths to advise him and to tell him that his daughter was reborn in the Tusita. Then he asked to be ordained, diligent practice, soon after attained Arahant.END=NAM MO AMITABHA BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH GIAC TAM.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN AMITABHA PURELAND=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.14/5/2017.