Buddhist Tourism 1000 Q: Why did the Buddha become a monk after six years of asceticism?

Everyone is born with the wisdom to distinguish right from wrong, but if people don't pay attention, they can't distinguish between true and false, and even miss the opportunity, go astray or create obstacles because of doubt and slander.

There is a story in the Buddhist scriptures that although the Buddha became a Buddha, he encountered nine kinds of difficulties in the process of showing himself to the world, which troubled him. When Buddha was a prince, he left the palace for practice, five years of worship and six years of asceticism. These are just eight ways to guide his disciples to practice Buddhism and become Buddhists. In practice, the first difficulty the prince encountered was that he became a Taoist six years late. After six years of asceticism, he was tortured and disturbed by many demons.

The disciple replied, "I don't know. Please ask the Buddha for mercy."

The Buddha said, "In the era of Kaya Buddha, there were two very good friends. From small to large, they have a very good relationship, and their ambitions, actions and interests are very compatible. There is a man named Hu. He heard from people outside that Kaye Buddha is rich, intelligent and alive. He was very happy to hear that there is such a good Buddhism and such a noble Buddha in the world. He thought that he must not miss the opportunity and get close to the Buddha as soon as possible.

But he didn't want his friend Herman to miss this opportunity. He came to Herman's house in high spirits and said to him, "I have good news!" " "

He replied: "A rare saint in the world, Kayafo, came to our city to promote Buddhism and educate all beings. We must also go to the meeting and accept the baptism of Buddha's wisdom! "

Hu was not interested and unhappy, so he waited for another three days. At this time, Hu kept hearing people's admiration. He quickly went to Herman and said, "Go! Let's go, now or never, time waits for no one, and the opportunity is rare! We must hurry. "

Horman still assumed a very proud posture. Huxi couldn't help getting angry. He grabbed his hair, pulled it tight and said, "You can't go, go! Come with me! " I found that Hu forced him to go so seriously, and thought, maybe it is really worth going! He knew that he should visit a rare saint in the world.

He said to nonsense, "Please let go of my hair. I'll go with you. Don't be angry! " "

So, Rain Man went to Kaya Buddha and worshipped Buddha in the west of the lake with joy. Homan saw the piety of Huxi and knelt down to worship. At that time, Hu said to Kayafo, "Buddha, my friend doesn't know what precious Buddhism is. He doesn't know how to cherish fate. Please be merciful and enlighten him to improve his piety and practice Buddhism. " At that time, seeing that these two good friends could spur each other on their achievements, Gaya Buddha praised Hu and then showed many wonderful ways to change his heart.

Sakyamuni Buddha said, "That Homan is me now-Sakyamuni Buddha. At that time, Huxi was the first son of heaven to help me cross the city. He guided me to let my horse fly over the city and walk out of the gate. "

The Buddha added: "karma can't be relaxed at all, and I can't make mistakes at all." At that time, it was just a moment of negligence, which wasted six days and led to six years of troubles from generation to generation. Up to now, I have encountered six years of asceticism and have been delayed for six years. So everyone should stick to it in their daily lives! "

This is a six-year obstacle before the Buddha became a Buddha, and there is another reason: whether the Buddha was born a saint or not, we all have to bear the cause and effect, not to mention that we are ordinary people. As long as the direction is correct, we should make progress step by step, and even be grateful that the surrounding environment has not hindered us. What we are most afraid of is our mental obstacles and troubles. In addition to self-exclusion, be kind to others.