The Five PaccekaBuddha

 

For the time being I would like to bring Citta to pay homage to our Lord Buddha, the great master of all gods and goddesses, together with whomever faithfully accept the tripple gems and strongly practice Buddha Dharma in order to be Lord Buddha 's disciple, Bodhisattava as PaccekaBuddha formerly and presently descending to become the Buddha, five PaccekaBuddha coming down to be enlightened in human being world . The five PaccekaBuddha will exist in Buddhist history and in the Buddhism way it will be happened and recorded in the Tripitaka.

The Tripitaka - the three divisions of the Buddhist Canon can be divided into three parts.

  1. Vinaya pitaka - the baskets of discipline
  2. Sutta pitaka - the baskets of discourse
  3. Abhidhamma pitaka - the baskets of subline

The three divisions of the Buddhist Canon are the cause of existence of human being world. The Tripitaka describe the source of the facts of all currently and previously living things existing in the human being world. On the other hand it can be said that our Lord Buddha already found out what he had searched for and introduced to teachable person to follow.

In the mean time I would like to present you the Bodhisattava 's name as the PaccekaBuddha to be born in the human being world and become the enlightened one.

  1. Phra Kukusandho
  2. Phra Konakhom
  3. Phra Kassabho
  4. Phra Samanakodom
  5. Phra Sri Ariya Mettrai

Phra Sri Ariya Mettrai will descend to human being world and to be enlightened after 5000 Buddhist years. This is from "Paticcasamuppada". The principle of practicing Vippasana Karmathana 40 is starting from main Dhatu(element) which is " Na Mo Bhud Dha Ya ".

  1. "Na" means "Phra Kukusandho" which is the main core of water element being called "Na".
  2. "Mo" means "Phra Konakhom" which is the main core of earth element being called "Ma".
  3. "Bhud" means "Phra Kassabho" or Kassabha which is the main core of fire element being called "Ar".
  4. "Dha" means "Phra Samanakodom" which is the main core of air element being called "U".
  5. "Ya" is the special Dharma which is the name of PaccekaBuddha who will come down to be enlightened after 5000 Buddhist years. After being enlightened, he will become the Buddha named "Phra Sri Ariya Mettrai".

After Paticcasamuppada has already existed, the portion to integrate with Paticcasamuppada will be the four glass balls which are the four Dhatu (element). The four glass balls shall be

  1. "ManeeChote glass ball" is "alphabet of Na" which is the main core of water element.
  2. "Paitoon glass ball" is "alphabet of Ma" which is the main core of earth element.
  3. "Vichien glass ball" is "alphabet of Ar" which is the main core of fire element.
  4. "Patamaraj glass ball" is "alphabet of U" which is the main core of air element.

These four Dhatu(element) are from the four glass balls. But the main Dhatu (element) claiming to be the base of five Bodhisattava designation will be "Na Mo Bhud Dha Ya"

The main core of four Dhatu(element) will be "Na Ma Pha Dha" which will combine to be water element, earth element, Fire element and air element. All four Dhatu(element) are "Na Ma Ar U". Karaneeya Dhatu is "Ja Pha Ca Sa".

"Pintu" is a special organisation which is from "AsankhataDhamma" which are things which are not derived from combination of four factors which are Karma, Citta, Utu, Ahara(food) . AsankhataDhamma is nibbana.

The four (Dhatu) elements , earth, water, air and fire, are from nature. Things derived from nature can be called to be from LokyaDharma world. That means Dharma has already existed in this world before PaccekaBuddha coming down to be enlightened. Earth, water, air, fire, to be born, to get old, to get sick and to pass away are called natural things. Those things have already existed in human being world but Bodhsattava to be enlightened as PaccekaBuddha introduced what he had searched for to all teachable persons. That why it is recorded in Buddhist canon as "Paticcasamuppada". which made Paramattha Dharma to be happened.

It is because Bodhisattava as PaccekaBuddha descending to be enlightened and introduced what he had discovered to all teachable persons. He taught that all things existing in human being world are natural things which he had integrated into single thing and represented to all teachable person to understand the reason and effect. Things that human beings conclusively accept and perform is called "Dharma". Dharma is from reason and effect to be arranged into single thing and conclusively accept to be righteous. Dharma had been arranged to be regulations which is called "Buddhist canon" or the "Tripitaka".

The Tripitaka is divided into three parts

Human beings who undertake Dharma to practice are from nation. Religion exists because of nation. Our religion has the Buddha named "Phra Dhathakot Kodom Chao" being the great master of all gods and goddesses. This is the history of Paticcasamuppada which is the reason why buddhist religion originated in human beings world. The prosperity of human being world is from Dharma of the five great Buddha. They existed in human being world and were recorded in Buddhist religion which is the history of five Bodhisattava as PaccekaBuddha including the enlightened one that will come down after 5000 Buddhist years. The five Bodhisattava 's names are;

  1. Phra Kukusandho
  2. Phra Konakhom
  3. Phra Kassabho
  4. Phra Samanakodom
  5. Phra Sri Ariya Mettrai

Because of aforementioned five Bodhisattava, the inside meditation teacher has arranged and combined to be the heart of Dharma as the following;

Ji-Je-Ru-Ni means Citta, Cetasika, Rupa and Nibhana. Paramattha Dharma has two which are;

Sanghata Dharma includes Citta ‘89’or '121', Cetasika ‘52’, Rupa ‘28’. Sanghata Dharma is Dharma which is derived from the Paccaya (the four requisites i.e. karma, food, dwelling and medicine, necessaries)

Asanghata Dharma includes Nibhana ‘1’. Asanghata Dharma is Dharma which is not derived from the four Paccaya which is Nibhana.

Thing derived from the nature and combined to be 4 Paccaya is world which is the origin of Sankhara. Sankhara is the origin of the world. To breath out is Rupa Dharma. To breath in is Nama Dharma.

Why do we firstly state about "breating out" and "breathing in" later ? Because Rupa Dharma firstly arise and follow by Nama Dharma. If we breath out but do not breath in. It means that Rupa Dharma has already been gone and being followed by Nama Dharm. Hence whomever would like to know dharma, he has to search inside his body. He can not find any dharma outside his body.

Conclusively our human being world is the place for all Bodhisattava to be born in order to accelerate their merit before leaving. When it is time, Bodhisattava will return to be born and accelerate their merit to be the enlightened one. In the other hand it can be said that if it is without human being world, Bodhisattava will not be able to be born. If Bodhisattava can not be born, there is no any enlightened one. No enlightened one simply means no Buddha.

If no Buddha exists in human being world, there is no religion. No religion, human beings will behave like beasts or it can be said that no light shine in the sky except only stars left. This is the miracle of Paticcasamuppada that create Paramattha Dharma. Paramattha Dharma give immensely benefit to human beings.Next I would like to present you the development of real Dharma.

Now I would like to present you in more details about the "Pinthu" organisation according to my dharma practicing. I will describe about all things originated in the body including temperature and the feeling of 89 or 121 Citta. Why do I talk about that? Because Pinthu is a special organisation. Pinthu is not derived from the four Paccaya which are Karma, Citta, Utu, Ahara(food).

The former Karma will come to an end, Pinthu can recognise. The next coming Karma will originate, Pinthu can recognise as well. Pinthu can acknowledge not only the changing of temperature and breathing air shortly exist in our body but also our depressed mind. Mind with happiness can be acknowledged by Pinthu. Pinthu can acknowledge all things in our body which combine into Rupa Nama and Sangkhara. It can be said that 'Pinthu' functions similar to water that can feed vegatables and crops together with all natural living things to be existed in human being world. Human, animals, temperature and all surroundings no matter where in the sky or on earth are supported by water. Why would I refer to the sky? Because if there is no water, there will not have air to heat temperature. That means on the earth, either human, crops or other living things can not survive.

Things in our body can be called Sangkhara world being from our feeling which is starting from hair tip descending to lower part, from two feet ascending to upper part crossing through all body hairs spreaded over our body including Rupa Dharma and Nama Dharma. Feeling of all nervous system together with breathing air combine into 89 or 121 Citta. These are the origin of Citta.

Citta changes to Vinyana. Vinyana is in Rupa Dharma and Nama Dharma of our body and gives rise to Sanya which has character of recognisation and disintegration. Things in Rupa Dharma and Nama Dharma can be concluded in "Dukkha Matika" that is "Rupino" means "Rupa Dharma" and "Arupino" means "Nama Dharma" or it can be said that all things in our body no matter how they are, either being lives or being dies, can be concluded in "Khang Soon Yang Dha Re Titi Khandha".

Now I would like to explain the sentence in Dharma query regarding to the consonant in the phrase of "Khang Soon Yang Dha Re Titi Khandha" which is concluded in "Dhukka Matika". The wording "Titi" means "persistently developing of that meaning, of that Dharma query, of that story or of that sentences". For example the Buddhist monk prays "Namo" three times before describing the Dharma query and after finishing Dharma discussion, he will come to an end with "Titi" for a while and then give the answer of that correstponding Dharma query until coming to an end and completely end the sentence with "Avang Khor Mee Duay Pra Karn La Cha Nee Lae".

Owing to this, I would like to explain what I previously describe in Dharma query and conclude in Dukkha Matika with "Titi Khandha". If I did not give the answer, you might be confused and I will be so ashamed. The wording "Titi" means "persistently developing". The wording "Khandha" means "one pile, one group or one bundle". Khandha is put in the course of Abhidhamma pitaka. This wording is come from the development of the greatest man, our Lord Buddha, who established the Buddhist religion. The portion combining with is from first Sanghayana (Monks’ Meeting). Seven days after the Mahaparinibbana of the Buddha, Buddhist monks have been allegetions on numerous ways. Therefore, the most Senior monk, Phra Maha Kaspa has arranged the first Sanghayana and invited all the Buddhist monks to the meeting in order to classify the Teachings of the Buddha into different groups. In the first Sanhayana there are 500 Arhanta to take part in. There is no information about exact date of first Sanghayana. But we know that the first Sanghayana was during rainy season and took seven weeks to complete. There were seven days celebration after finishing first Sanghayana.

The wording "Sangkhara" combines into human and come to an end in "Dukkha Matika" with "Titi Khandha". It is from five Khandha which are Rupa Khandha, Vedhana Khandha, Sanya Khandha, Sangkhara Khandha and Vinyana Khandha and come to an end with "Khandha Titi". "Dha" is from air element which is all Sangkhara coming to combine into specified Khandha and now it is disintegrated and disappeared. There is only "Kiriya"(emptiness) left. That is the origin which conclude in "Dukkha Matika" with "Khang Soon Yang Dha Re Titi Khandha". The wording "Dha" is from air element and is put to the end of the sentence.

Now I would like to give you the next answer. The wording "Titi" is persistent developing of both prosperity/equanimity and decline/suffering which our Lord Buddha had presented to all teachable person. In the meantime I would like to refer to Dharma query in the aforementioned "Titi" which means persistently developing not only prosperity and equanimity but decline and suffering as well. For example, the Buddhist monk said "Namo" three times and put the Dharma query which is "Bhuddhang Saranang KacchaMi Titi" to end up the sentence. That means by the next infinite developing our Lord Buddha kindly brings the prosperity and equanimity to all beings including human beings, gods and goddesses.

But the developing in decline and suffering, our Lord Buddha had presented their source of occuring. For example with regard to the Dharma query that the Buddhist monk prays "Namo" three times and end up with "Khang Soon Yang Dha Re Titi Khandha". That is the developing in suffering and decline. Why would we talk about suffering and decline? Because it is referred to the consonant "Khandha". The wording "Khandha" is from all Sangkhara that combine into human. The combination cosists of four Dhatu(element) which exists in Rupa Khandha, Vedhana Khandha, Sanya Khandha, Sangkhara Khandha and Vinyana Khandha. The combination is from nature that is earth, air, water, fire, to be born, to get old, to get sick and to pass away which are the developing of suffering and decline. All things had been disintegrated apart from one another and only "Kiriya (emptiness)" which is from decline still remained. From the beginning we are born. Next we are older and older and then we are sick. Finally we die. These are "Kiriya" that comes from suffering given to whom possess of that correstponding Sangkhara to be suffering and end up with death which is the last suffering of human beings. These are from all things assembling into Rupa Khandha, Vedhana Khandha, Sanya Khandha, Sangkhara Khandha and Vinyana Khandha which currently disintegrate apart from one another. Only emptiness which is from air element or "Dha" still remains. It can be concluded in "Dukkha Matika" which is "Khang Soon Yang Dha Re Titi Khandha". These are the source of suffering and decline to make us to be human, to be born, to get old and to pass away. Finally there is nothing left except emptiness. The next Dharma Topic presented to you is "putting efforts to be liberated".

Now I would like to describe about the deliverance knowledge which our Lord Buddha took six years for searching . Our Lord Buddha tried persistently to search for real Dharma and all reasonable things coming from natural factors. He completely put them together and introduced to all teachable person. That is the portion what our Lord Buddha had searched for.But the other portion that is real Dharma for deliverance knowledge had been arising from his past accumulation of merit and giving the result in the early morning of the full moon day of the sixth month of the Year of the Dog. Our Lord Buddha became the Enlightened One.

Before PaccekaBuddha enlightened and became Buddha, he must fully accumulate merit and then left from human being world. When it is time, he will be reborn and repeat his accumulation of good deed to search for Sacca Dharma. When he is ready, he will be enlightened to be Buddha. He will introduce what he had searched for to all teachable person. That is the reason and history of PaccekaBuddha becoming the Buddha.

Question : "Before enlightening to be Buddha, what conditions shall consist of ?"
Answer : Whoever would like to be the Buddha shall consist of 3 conditons which are ;
               1. To attain the real Dharma
               2. To understand four noble truths which are suffering, the cause of suffering, the cessation of suffering and the way leading to the cessation of suffering
               3. If everything is ready, the enlighten will be automatically occured

After being enlightened, the title of Buddha will exist. It is similar to the wording "Phra Buddha" and put other wording to end up. Generally it is called to honour or to praise. In royal wording the Lord Buddha can be called "Phra Buddha Chao" or "Phra Samma Sam Buddha Chao" or "Phra Boroma Sasadajarn Hang Ong Samma Sam Buddha Chao"

Regarding to the phrases to honour our Lord Buddha, there are three phrases;
1. To bless to the Lord Buddha
2. To praise to the Lord Buddha
3. To eulogize to the Lord Buddha

Now I would like to be back again to the deliverance knowledge. I will give you the answer according to my understanding from my persistently practicing Dharma. Our Lord Buddha is enlightened in the early morning of the full moon day of the sixth month of the Year of the Dog. The deliverance knowledge is from two alphabets which are combined together to bring more power. That corresponding alphabets are;

"Bha" is from fire element which is the name of PaccekaBuddha to be enlightened. The corresponding PaccekaBuddha is Phra Kassabho or Phra Kassabha existing in history of Buddhist religion.

The next alphabet is "Dha" which is the name of "Phra Samana Kodom Chao". "Dha" is air element. When combining these two elements together, it is "Bhud" derived from air and fire element. "Bhud" forms the greatest power to be deliverance knowledge for Buddha to be enlightened.

Now I would like to describe the wording "deliverance knowledge". There is a question arising " what is the deliverance knowledge?"

Answer The wording "deliverance" is similar to one man living in a place covered with darkness and he can not see anything. The cause and factor to eliminate that darkness are one candle and one match. A candle is cause and a match is factor. One candle consists of ;

  1. wax of candle
  2. a candle-wick

Whomever lives in the dark place. That correstponding location shall be filled up with temperature. If without temperature, it can not ignite the candle. Because it is vacuum. The wording "Temperature and air" is similar to the wording "Faith and belief ". Without faith and belief, there is no persistently trying to be liberated. Faith is crucial.

When the factor is ready, it can ignite the candle. The burning of the candle gives light covering the dark area. The candle light eliminates the darkness. When there is no darkness, it means to be liberated.

The wording "liberated" means to be out from all things that dominated. The wording "beyond" is similar to be free from, not be dominant by anything or conclusively be called freedom. The wording "Chao" is similar to the candle light getting rid of the darkness.

Now I would like to describe about whomever can perceive his and other benefits. That one is similar to whom do merit with purity and the power of merit give back him with happiness. Because whoever gives out his own money from his thrifty for making his own and public benefit. After being done, the power of merit is given back him with happiness. It is similar to our Lord Buddha. He concerned about all living beings suffering. He himself sacrificed whatever is belonging to him even his beloved son, wife, parents including his population and his throne. He left all things behind. He went straight on and bet for his life. He tried persistenly to search for Sacca Dharma in order to introduce to all teachable person to be free from suffering.

This is the history of deliverance knowledge by putting two elements to merge into the single one which give off the greatest power. After fire element and air element merged together, the deliverance knowlege will arise and our Lord Buddha is enlightened. But the wording to be added up for honouring and blessing Lord Buddha in royal vocabulary is called "Phra Samma Sam Buddha" or "Phra Samma Sam Buddha Chao". However the royal wording to add up with the greatest man who tried persistently to search for sacca Dharma consists of five wordings which are;

  1. "Phra Buddha" or "Phra Buddha Chao" , before becoming the Lord Buddha shall consist of three conditions;
  1. the Buddhist religion
  2. the Buddhist triple gems
  3. Buddha ChakkapaVatthanaSoot
  4. Buddhist world
  1. Phra Buddha or Phra Buddha Chao shall consist of three items

    1.1 Buddhang is Lord Buddha
    1.2 Dharmmang is Lord Buddha 's real Dharm
    1.3 Sangkhang is Lord Buddha 's disciples

  2. The Buddhist religion shall consist of three items

    2.1 nation
    2.2 religion
    2.3 culture

  3. The Buddhist triple gems shall consist of three items

    3.1 Lord Buddha
    3.2 Lord Buddha 's teachings
    3.3 Lord Buddha 's disciples

  4. Buddha ChakkapaVatthanaSoot shall consist of three items

    4.1 Sutta pitaka
    4.2 Vinaya pitaka
    4.3 Abhidhamma pitaka

  5. The Buddhist world shall consist of five worlds

    5.1 Bhromma world
    5.2 Deva world
    5.3 Naga world
    5.4 Human world
    5.5 Yomma world

All aforementioned wordings are related to "Paticcasamuppada" . The inside meditation teacher had already recorded in KarmaThanna 40. That is "ParammathaDharma" is derived from "Paticcasamuppada". It is similar to the Bodhisattava as PaccekaBuddha searching for real Dharma and introducing to all teachable person. In the Buddhist history the name of PaccekaBuddha are the following;

  1. Phra Kukusandho
  2. Phra Konakhom
  3. Phra Kassabho
  4. Phra Samanakodom
  5. Phra Sri Ariya Mettrai will descend to human being world and to be enlightened after 5000 Buddhist years.

I would like to leave all aforementioned with you according to my persistent Dharma practicing. I myself dedicate to the triple gems and try persistenly in practicing Dharma which is the Lord Buddha 's teachings. Our Lord Buddha is the greatest master of all gods and goddesses. Our Lord Buddha kindly gives blessing to me who glad to be the slave of his Dharma teachings. Consequently I leave all with you who would like to know the Dharma of Lord Buddha.

 

Written By LuongTa Chanhphy Manivong
21-03-1954
Ban Takdad, Phu Kao Kuay, Laos

 

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