Half 2
At the moment the venerable Subhuti was within the meeting. He rose from his seat, uncovered his proper shoulder, knelt on his proper knee, joined his palms collectively in respect, and stated to the Buddha, “It’s uncommon and marvellous, Buddha. You at all times have the Bodhisattvas in thoughts, defend them effectively and entrust them effectively with the propagation of Buddhist Dharma.”
Commentary:
Right here we must always mull over what Subhuti noticed and why he, saying that it was uncommon and marvellous, admired the Buddha though he had not stated any phrases. He noticed the true-Self that’s the actual type of the historic Buddha which he at all times tried to indicate to his disciples.
The explanation why Subhuti stated that it was uncommon and marvellous is that the true-Self could be very troublesome to see within the temporal world and ideal past mundane creativeness. This is the reason historical masters would say that if somebody solely opens his mouth to explain the true-Self in phrases, he’s already unsuitable.
Q: “What’s uncommon and marvellous?”
A: “The Buddha confirmed it.”
Q: “What’s it?”
A: “It’s the most typical and plentiful.”
Q: “Why do they are saying that it’s uncommon though it’s the most typical and plentiful?”
A: “As a result of few individuals see it though many individuals are searching for it.”
In ‘You at all times have the Bodhisattvas in thoughts, defend them effectively’, the Bodhisattvas implies each those that have attained enlightenment and people who are nonetheless searching for it. They know that not solely they but in addition everybody and every part is at all times within the midst of the true-Self and may’t be out of its arms. Nothing can hurt them, and they’re security itself so long as they’re within the midst of the true-Self.
Q: “How does the Buddha thoughts and defend Bodhisattvas?
A: “We will’t be out of his arms.”
‘Entrust them effectively with the propagation of Buddhist Dharma’ implies that the Buddha makes the Bodhisattvas the Buddhist Dharma itself, that’s, he makes them into the identical Buddha as Himself by main them to enlightenment so that all their actions and speeches will be the features of the Buddhist Dharma.
We should always keep in mind that our pals, relations, neighbours and colleagues are at all times revealing that which is uncommon and marvellous in the identical manner the historic Buddha did. Not solely they however we ourselves are additionally Buddhist Dharma itself. The historic Buddha tried to carry individuals to grasp this truth.
Q: “How does he entrust Bodhisattvas effectively with the propagation of Buddhist Dharma?”
A: “He leads them to grasp that they’re Buddhist Dharma itself.”
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