Law of Karma
in the so-called Ditthavedaniyakamma is the Karma that gives immediate results.
It happened in the past just as we have heard or seen today.
As the story happened to Mr. Sumanamālākara (the flower
technician) during the Buddha's time when the Lord Buddha lived in Veluvana
Monastery, and, in connection with Mr. Sumanamālākara,
gave a sermon.
Phra Buddha
Kosa Cariya told in the commentary of the Dhammapada as follows:
Mr. Sumanamālākara,
while going the give jasmine to the king, saw the Lord Buddha, along with other
monks, going for alms in every morning.
He suddenly had
a faith in the Lord Buddha, and wanted to bring flowers which were to be
presented to the king to give to the Lord Buddha. He decided that even if the
king killed him or drove him out of the region, he would not bring jasmine to
the king.
When thinking
like this, he then lapped the jasmine to the upper head, to the back and to two sides of Lord Buddha.
The jasmine
that swept up was a miracle floating in the air. The flowers above the head
gather together into the ceiling. As for the jasmine that has been baptized on
both sides of the Lord Buddha, gathered together as a flower wall.
These
jasmine flowers followed the Lord Buddha in every place he went., and stopped when
the Lord Buddha stopped standing. While the Lord Buddha was followed by a
moving jasmine flower, there was a beautiful aurora shining, followed by many
monks
Many people in the city and outside of Rajagaha came out of
the house to pay homage to the Buddha. Mr. Sumanamālākara, seeing that, was
born with great joy.
The wife of
Mr. Sumanamālākara went to see the king and said that she had no connection
with her husband, who refused to bring flowers to offer him, but instead offered
flowers to Lord Buddha.
She planed
to survive in a good manner by saying to the king that she was not involved because
she had divorced him. "The deeds he has done whether they be either good or
bad karma, that karma will belong to him only. Let you know that I have left him.
"
The King (Bimbisara),
who himself was a Sotapanna, was pleased when he heard the story of Mr. Sumanamālākara
bringing flowers to worship the Lord Buddha. His Majesty came to see the
miraculous image, and paid respect to Lord Buddha.
The King
took this opportunity to offer alms to Lord Buddha and all monks. After
completing the meals, the Lord Buddha and the monks returned to Jetavana
Monastery. The King followed the Lord saw the Buddha off and returned to the
palace. The law of karma could be seen immediately, when the King
ordered to bring Mr. Sumanamālākara to the audience, and conferred 8 elephants,
8 horses, 8 male slaves, 8 female
slaves, 8 large jewelry, 8 thousand
silver, 8 women, and 8 tribute
houses
At Veluvana
Monastery, Venerable Ananda asked the Lord Buddha that what would Mr. Sumanamālākara
receive the results of the actions of good deeds today?
The Lord Buddha
answered and explained the law of action in this context as follows:
Mr. Sumanamālākara worshiped him without considering
the risk of life like this. He would receive the results of good Karmas in this
world and the world thereafter. He would always be a paradise, and eventually would
become a saint and become the individual Buddha.
In the evening, many monks talked about the great and brave
actions of Sumanamālākara, and the immediate effect of that action.
The Lord
Buddha came to speak to those monks, and said "Oh Bhikkus, when what deed
had been done, there were no suffering, but there were all pleasures, while
remembering thereafter, that deed a person would do."
That night when giving a sermon Lord Buddha had linked the
story, and said in the 68th Dhammapada
as follows:
Tañca kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu
Yaṃ katvā nānutappati
Yassa patīto sumano
Vipākam patisevati.
That deed is well done when, after having done it,
one repents not, and when, with joy and pleasure,
one reaps the fruit thereof.
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