Old Buddhist story: The poor burden and compassion of the Buddha.

This immeasurable compassion of the Buddha changed the life of a filthy, poor man of burden.

When the Buddha was still alive, India still had many different classes. In it, the mullahs are the poorest people, considered as dirty and lined up with animals, who live on the bottom of society and are not respected as human beings. .

At the city of Xa Ve there is a "tug" named Ni De. Noodles are so gentle and honest, they have to clean the stools in the latrines daily, doing dirty things that nobody wants to do.

One day, the Buddha, along with the god of Ananda, went to Sravasti, to a small alley and suddenly met Niti. At that time, Niti was shedding a full load. When he saw the Buddha, he panicked to find a way around to avoid seeing him. But because the road was too narrow, he could only bend down to the side of the road and say, " Oh  , my God, my unclean body, please do not come near to lose your purity."

The Buddha immediately went to Niti and said,  "Niti, do you want to become a monk?"

At that time, the monks and nuns (Brahmins) were considered the most noble in society, surpassing both kings and aristocrats. It is a sacred place that ordinary people like Ni De never dare to set foot in.

Therefore, Ni Tum puzzled reply:  "He is a noble Buddha, but I'm just a minority, how can you compare with his disciples?"

The Buddha said:

"The Dharma is like clean water, it can purify everything dirty. Whatever the world, once bathed in the Dharma becomes pure.

Buddha-like fire, can burn everything dirty to dust. Whatever it is, once the sacred fire touches immediately becomes pure.

The Buddha's Dharma for sentient beings is equal, without any discrimination between the rich and the poor. Anyone who has Buddhist beliefs can practice and escape the depression.

The Buddha's teachings do not touch, he firmly cultivated and became a diligent student of him. Soon he attained enlightened wisdom, attained Arahatship.

But the fact that Natu was saved by the Buddha saved the society from getting snobbery. How can a humble flyman be a monk and receive alms from everyone? So wherever Niti came, they would stay away; See where they sit, they will clean as if it was a dirty place. Finally, when the grievances and anger peaked, they chanted to the king and said that the Buddha could not see the Buddha as a disciple.

The King himself, he came to talk to the Buddha. When the carriage arrived at the gate, the king had to step down and walk a mile. Suddenly he saw the monk sitting quietly on a large rock. The king said with courtesy:  "I want to see the Buddha, can you come in and speak this?"  The monk went through the rock, back and forth through the rock as it walked in the air.

When the king met the Buddha, he expressed his respect:  "Venerable, the monk had a rare sublime energy. Can you tell me your noble name? "

The Buddha smiled:  "That is Niti, whom you want to ask me. We do not discriminate between rich and poor, because all sentient beings are equal. "

Finally the Buddha said:

"As if in a lake with fragrant lotus, should we muddle away from that beautiful lotus?" 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.11/6/2017.