Di Lặc Buddha
I. Biography:
He was a Brahman. He was named Di Lặc with a last name A Dật Đa. His parents were Ba Bà Lợi.
II. The meaning of his name:
A Dật Đa - Most compassionate; diligent in practicing religion Di Lặc - He practiced the Wisdom Seal (Tam Muội) method in his past life and attained enlightenment in the past live. In addition, his mother became benevolent and generous since the day he was conceived.
III. Past lives:
In one of his past lives, he and Gautama Buddha engaged in the practice of enlightenment. Since he lacked self-perseverance he only became a Buddha to Be when Gautama actually became a Buddha.
He will be the future Buddha when the time is right for him.
1. His Beliefs: His method of practice was Conciousness-only which he did not believe in the true existence of all things. He believed in the chain of causes and effects in which a thing existed.
2. His Wishes: He is now living in the highest level of the Heaven and teaches his methods to the beings who live there. Due to his pledge, anyone who lives there will advance and will not receive punishment. Until a person on earth reaches 80,000 years old, Di Lặc Buddha will then become a Buddha.
3. One Of His Appearances: He appeared in Minh Châu, China and played as a venerable Khê Tử. His physique was huge. He was always happy. He spoke differently. He could rest at almost any place that rest could be found. He usually begged for food to feed the children in town. People usually called him "Bố Đại Hòa Thuợng". Before he passed away, he leftbehind a few words:
"I am truly Di Lặc. My appearances are infinite. I usually appear as a common citizen. Nobody actually sees the image of me".
VI. His Images in Buddhism:
His statue stands on the right side of Gautama Buddha. It has been mold with a huge body and a happy face with six kids hanging from his body. These kids are symbolic of the trouble caused by the six senses (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, thought). Since he had achieved Duy Thức, he remained calm and happy.
V. Vowing His Name means:
Learn how to forgive
Learn how to stay happy
Try to be his follower.
Trung Thiện
1. Ðức Phật Di Lặc- Di Lac Buddha
2. Ngài Văn Thu Sư Lợi Bồ Tát- Superior wisdom Bodhisattva
3. Chùa Báo Quốc- Bao Quoc Pagoda
4. Chùa Thuyền Tôn - Thuyen Ton Pagoda
5. Lý Nhân Duyên Sanh- The Law of Causality
6. Lý Nhân Quả- The Law of Cause and Effect
8. Mười Ðiều Thiện - Ten Good Deeds
9. An Cư Kiết Hạ - The Summer Retreat
10. Năm Uẩn - The Five Aggregater(5 Skandhas)