In Buddhism,
there is a rule of law that people do good deeds, and when they died from this
world, they would go to a paradise, to be born as an angel or return to be a
human.
For those who have lost their desires as a saint they could cut the
cycle of rebirth and go to Nirvana. This law of karma has been described
by the Lord Buddha.
Lord Buddha
lived in Rajagaha, in response to the Nirvana of Venerable Godhika, said in
Dhammapada which had the beginning words “Tesaṃ sampannasīlānaṃ.”
Lord Buddha
came to live in the City of Rajagaha and stayed at Veruvan Monastery. He
preached about the Nirvana of Venerable Godhika, and said in Dhammapada which
had the beginning words “Tesaṃ sampannasīlānaṃ.”
The story is
that once Venerable Godhika had committed to practice the meditation and
introspection. He went near the cave of the Kalasila, beside the mountain of Isigiri
in Bihar.
When the Venerable was able to have `one-pointedness of mind'
(ekodibhàva), he was ill with a chronic disease. This prevented him from being able to continue to practice
dharma effectively in order to attain Arahantaship.
But even
though he was seriously ill, he was still determined to continue to attain Nirvana.
But every time you make progress in practice, there is a need to interrupt
every time. The event was like this for 6 times.
When it was the last time, Venerable
Godhika decided to overcome these obstacles to attain the Arahantaship, even if
he died. He therefore continued to strive for dharma continuously.
Until finally he decided to give up his life by bringing a
razor to cut his neck. During his death he had attained Arahantaship.
When the
devil knew that Venerable Godhika was dead he tried to find the birth of him,
but could not find it. The devil then transformed into a young man to see the Lord
Buddha, and asked about the birth of Venerable Godhika.
The Lord
Buddha spoke of the Law of Karma for those who were freed from their lusts as
saints. "It is not useful for you to ask about the fate of Venerable
Godhika.
“Because Venerable
Godhika was freed from all passions and had attained Arahantaship, and before
the devil, such people, even though there are hundreds of thousands was unable
to find the place of birth of Venerable Godhika.”
Then the Lord Buddha spoke in the 57th Dhammapada as
follows:
Tesaṃ sampannasīlānaṃ
Appamādaviharaṃ
Sammadannavimuttānaṃ
Maro maggaṃ a vindati.
Mara finds not the path of those who are virtuous,
careful in living, and freed by right knowledge.
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