Paragu - Buddha

Prophecy

The body of the Buddha Gautama resided in the Tusita celestial realm, radiant with a radiant yellow body. All the gods and goddesses surrounded the body of the Buddha and bowed down in silence and reverence.

Many eons ago, during the time of the Buddha's birth, there was a hermit named Sumedha, who was full of virtue and concentration.

When news of the coming of the Buddha, the Great Buddha, was heard, everyone was busy preparing the way for him. Then the ascetic Sumedhara took the responsibility of preparing a path. When the ascetic Sumedhara saw the Buddha coming, surrounded by his disciples and disciples, he had a strong desire to become a Buddha like the Buddha.

When the Buddha approached, the section of the road that Sumedhara was responsible for had not yet been paved. There was still a small section. There was still a gap in the middle of the road. There was no time to pave the remaining space. Then, in order to make it easier for the Buddha to walk, Sumedhara suddenly fell on his stomach and spread his long hair like a mat. At that moment, Sumedhara asked for a boon from the Buddha.

Then the Blessed One, having looked at Sumedha, perceived with his foresight that, “The hermit who is now lying prostrate before me will become a Buddha in a future age.” He then proclaimed this to all the people.

The hermit Sumedhara was the incarnation of the Supreme Being Gautama, and the time had come for the boon he had requested to be fulfilled.

Therefore, all the gods and goddesses surrounded the Buddha's body and bowed in silence. This was because they knew that the time had come for the Buddha to descend to the human world, become the True Buddha, and preach the Dhamma to sentient beings.

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The birth of a pure torch

In the northern part of India, at the foot of the Himalayas, there was a kingdom of the Sakya tribe called Kapilavatthu. In that kingdom, a great king named Suddhodana ruled. His wife was a virtuous woman named Mahamaya.

One night, while sleeping peacefully on the edge of the garden, Queen Mahamaya had a strange and mysterious dream: “A white elephant, making a pleasant sound, pierced her right side and entered her womb.” Such a dream symbolized the birth of the Buddha.

Then, as the time for the birth of the Buddha approached, Queen Maya had a strong desire to visit the land of the gods, where her relatives lived.

Between the land of Kapilavatthu and the land of Devadaha, there was a beautiful and young garden of lotuses called Lumbini. The garden was filled with the fragrance of flowers and the branches of lotuses were green and beautiful. Bees and birds of all kinds flew around among the lotuses, which were in full bloom.

Seeing the beauty of the Lumbini garden, Queen Mahamaya, who had set out on a journey to the land of Devadaha, entered the garden and rested. As Queen Mahamaya entered the garden and paused, a beautiful and auspicious tree bent its branches so that she could hold it. Queen Mahamaya reached out and took hold of the tree branch. At that very moment, the Buddha was born without any pain and appeared in this world as a child. The whole of the earth and the sky were filled with joy. When King Suddhodana heard the news of the birth of his son, the beautiful and noble son, he was overjoyed and delighted beyond all expectation.

 

Therefore, King Suddhodana held a grand celebration and distributed alms to the poor and the rich. The whole country was filled with joy and happiness. Many people came to see their son. Among them was a hermit named Yotta (Kaladevila). Yotta was a person who could see the future. Yotta saw the signs of becoming a Buddha on his son's body, big and small, and said firmly, "When the boy grows up, he will become a Buddha who will save sentient beings."

Many astrologers and scholars made various predictions regarding the fate of the young son of the Buddha. Many astrologers and scholars made two different predictions: “If the son lives in society and inherits the kingdom, he will become a king of the universe, ruling over the four islands. Or if he leaves society and becomes a monk, he will become a Buddha who is the reliance of beings.” But a young brahmin named Sudatta (Kondanya) made one prediction: “After seeing the four great signs of old age, illness, death, and becoming a monk, the son will go out into the forest and become a Buddha who is the reliance of men and gods.”

Then, the naming ceremony for the son was held in a grand manner according to royal tradition. At the naming ceremony, the son was given the name “Siddhartha”.

Seven days after the birth of the son of the body, his mother, Queen Mahamaya, passed away. This is because it is not customary for a mother who has given birth to a Bodhisattva to live in the human world for more than seven days. After his mother Mahamaya passed away from the human world, she became a deva in the Tusita celestial realm. In the future, the son of the Buddha went to the Tusita celestial realm where his mother was a deva to preach the Dhamma.