The Buddha Speaks of the Parable of the Old City
The Western Heaven Translation of the Sutra by Tripitaka and the Imperial Examination of Guang Luqing by the Great Master
The Mingjiao Great Master and Minister Faxian Translated by Imperial Order
< p>That’s what I hear. At that time, the Buddha only had a solitary garden in Savatthi State. Be with the public.At that time the Buddha spoke to all the monks. 苾荍. In the past, I had not attained Anuttara-samyaksambodhi. I have doubts in one place. Why do all sentient beings in the world suffer from reincarnation? It's called birth, old age and death. Destroyed and resurrected. Because of this, sentient beings do not know the truth. Therefore, one cannot escape the suffering of birth, old age, and death. Now I am thinking about the origin of this suffering of old age and death. Why did he die of old age like this?
Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. Today, old age and death are caused by birth. Old age and death are caused by the fate of life.
You already know this method. Think again. What is the reason for birth? Why is there such a way of life? Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. There are causes of birth. Again, the law of this life arises from the conditions.
You already know this method. Think again about why. Why does this law arise? Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. Take it up for a reason. Again, this method arises from the condition of attachment.
You already know this method. Think again about the reason for taking it. Why did it come about? Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. Take because of love. There is this way to get back from love.
You already know this method. Think again about why love exists. Why does this kind of love exist? Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. Love exists because of feeling. There is this method of love that comes from being re-received.
You already know this method. Think again about the reason for feeling. Why does this happen? Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. Feeling causes contact. There is this way of receiving again from the contact.
You already know this method. Think again about why contact exists. Why does this happen? Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. There are six causes of triggering. Again, there is this contact method from the six bases.
You already know this method. Think again. Why do these six places exist today? From what origin are there six dharmas? Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. And those six bases exist because of name and form. There are six bases of dharmas from name and form.
You already know this method. Think again. Why does this name and form exist now? Why does it have this name and form? Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. And that name and form exist due to consciousness. Again, there is name and material according to the conditions of consciousness.
You already know this method. Think again about why consciousness exists. Why does this knowledge exist? Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. In this way, knowledge exists due to name and form. This method of knowledge comes from the name and form. Only this condition of consciousness can give rise to all actions. This is the name, form and condition of consciousness. Know the name and form. The six bases of name and color. Six points of contact. Feeling of contact. Be loved by fate. Love is taken. Destiny exists. Born by fate. Life, old age, death, sorrow and distress. This is why there is a great accumulation of suffering.
You already know this method. Think again. How can one achieve immortality without old age and death? How can the destruction of the law lead to the destruction of old age and death? Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. If there is no law of life, there is no old age and death. The law of life is destroyed, old age and death are also destroyed.
You already know this method. Think again. How can there be nothing if there is no law? How can the dharma be destroyed if the dharma that has arisen can be destroyed? Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. If there is no dharma, there is no dharma. If the existing dharma is destroyed, the living dharma will also be destroyed.
You already know this method. Think again. If there is no law, then there is no way to afford it. How can the dharma be destroyed? The existing dharma has been destroyed. This is the thought. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. If there is no method, there is no method. Taking the Dharma and destroying the existing Dharma will also destroy it.
You already know this method. Think again. How can there be nothing if there is no way to get it? How can the Dharma be destroyed? The Dharma has been taken to be destroyed. Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. If there is no love of Dharma, there is no Dharma. Love for the Dharma is destroyed. Having taken the Dharma is also destroyed.
You already know this method. Think again. If there is no Dharma, then there is no Dharma to love. How can the Dharma be destroyed? The love of the Dharma must be destroyed. Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. If there is no love for the Dharma, there is nothing. When receiving the Dharma is destroyed, loving the Dharma is also destroyed.
You already know this method. Think again. How can there be nothing if there is no receiving method? How can the Dharma be destroyed? The Dharma has been accepted and destroyed. Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. If there is no contact with the Dharma, then there is no Dharma. If you touch the Dharma, it will be destroyed. If you receive the Dharma, it will also be destroyed.
You already know this method. Think again. If there is no law, there is no law. How can the Dharma be destroyed if the Dharma is touched? Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. If there is no contact in the six places, there will be nothing. If the six places are destroyed, the law that has been touched will also be destroyed.
You already know this method. Think again. How can there be nothing if there are no six places? If the Dharma is destroyed, the six places will also be destroyed. Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. If there are no six bases of name and form, then there will be nothing. Name and form have ceased and the six places have also ceased.
You already know this method. Think again. How can there be nothing if there is no name or form? When dharma is destroyed, name and form are also destroyed. Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. If consciousness has no name or form, it is nothing. When consciousness disappears, name and form also disappear.
You already know this method. Think again. How can there be nothing if there is no knowledge of the law? If the Dharma is destroyed, the Dharma already recognized will also be destroyed. Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. If there is no awareness of the Dharma, then there is no Dharma. If the Dharma of action is destroyed, the Dharma of consciousness will also be destroyed.
You already know this method. Think again. If there is no method, then there will be nothing. How can the Dharma be destroyed if the Dharma has been practiced? Doing is thinking. Stay away from all attachments and observe with concentration. To observe truly is to know as it really is. Ignorance means nothing if there is no action. When ignorance disappears, the Dharma will also disappear. Therefore, when ignorance ceases, action ceases. When action ceases, consciousness ceases.
When consciousness ceases, name and form cease. When name and form cease, the six bases will cease. If the six bases are destroyed, contact will be destroyed. When contact is destroyed, suffering is destroyed. When feeling dies, love dies. When love dies, taking dies. Taking and annihilation leads to annihilation. There is birth and death. When birth and death occur, old age, death, sorrow, sorrow, and pain will cease. As a result, a great aggregate of suffering is eliminated.
Understand this Dharma one by one. Think again. I have now followed the path of the Buddha. It has been armored by the ancients. We have arrived at the city of Nirvana of the past.
The Buddha spoke again. Zhubicu. For example, someone wants to reach something far away. That is to follow the path followed by people in the past. And it was armored by people in the past. It is to find the old capital city of the ancient people. Either walking in the mountains or in the wilderness. I can't stop going to the old city. Its city is vast and was the capital of kings in the past. But this capital city is still beautiful. The ponds, swamps and gardens are all excellent. When people see it, their hearts are never tired of giving up. This is what people have seen. That is, self-thinking. This time I return to my own country. This matter was reported to the king. As soon as he arrived in his own country, he reported to the king. The king should know. I have been beaten by people in the past. They follow the path followed by people in the past, whether traveling deep in the mountains or in the wilderness. You can't stop arriving at an old city. Its city is vast. It was the gathering place of kings in the past. But Yanli, the God of the other city, is still there. The ponds, swamps and gardens are all excellent. What people see is heart-wrenching. King. It is better to stop there. The king has heard the words. That's what Yun played. Then he and his ministers went to that city to find the capital. And the king's residence is the capital of that capital. The people are more prosperous and happy. Zhubicu. So do I. Follow the old path of all Buddhas. It is the old armor of all Buddhas. Visit the old city where all the Buddhas went to Nirvana.
Zhu Bi Cu. What is the old way? What is old armor? What is the old city? This is the Eightfold Path followed by the Buddhas of the past. The so-called right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration. Zhubicu. This Eightfold Path. That is the old road, that is the old Jia, that is the old city. I will practice what the previous Buddha did. Then you can see the gathering of old age and death. This is why I have attained the cessation of old age and death. To the extent that he sees that the six bases of existence, attachment, love, touch, name, form, consciousness, etc. are all destroyed. Also, observing the collection of actions also causes them to cease. When the Dharma disappears, ignorance also disappears. The cessation of ignorance means that there is nothing to see. At that time, I used my supernatural power to achieve perfect enlightenment.
Zhu Bi Cu. This is what I preach. You are so diligent. This is how you should learn and this is how you should act. Remember and practice all the holy lives. The law is declared in heaven and earth. Do great benefit to all sentient beings. Even the Bichu Ni Upasaka Upasaka, the Brahman layman, the Dao Ni Ganzi, etc. You should also practice announcing in the same way. Do great benefit to all sentient beings.
At that time the World-Honored One said that it was already done. All the people listen to what the Buddha says, believe in it, accept it and practice it.