The Great Chronicle of Buddha (Vol2) - MinGun SayadawGyi

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THE
GREAT
CHRONICLE
OF
BUDDHAS
THE STATE BUDDHA SASANA COUNCIL'S VERSION
VOLUME TWO, PART ONE

BY
THE MOST VENERABLE MINGUN SAYADAW
BHADDANTA VICITTASARABHIVAMSA
MP1TAKADHARA DHAMMABHANDAGARIKA
AGGAMAHAPAN D1TA
ABHIDHAJA MAHARATTHAGURU
ABHIDHAJA AGGAMAHA SADDHAMMAJOTIKA
TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY
U KO LAY . U TIN LWIN
Tt=Nl PUBLISHING CENTER
Second Edition
October. 2006
1000 copies
Published by
U Aung Than (2)
Seceretary
Tl=Ni Publishing Center
No. 12. Sagawa Road, Dagon Township, Yangon.

Ph. 01-222277,222278,222279
(a)
CONTENTS
(i) Preface
PAGES
(ii) Orbituary
CHAPTER ONE
(a) THE STORY OF SETAKETU DEVA,
THE FUTURE BUDDHA
The uproar announcing appearance oi" a Buddha

(Buddha koldhula)
The request made to the Bodhisatta Deva
The Bodhisatta made the five great investigations
The consent given to the Devas and Brahmas
(b)NANDANA GARDEN
Time for the Bodhisatta Deva's demise
(c) THE CONCEPTION OF
THE BODHISATTA
The festival of the constellation Uttarasalha
10
Mahamaya's dream
10
The conecption of the Bodhisatta
11
The thirty-two great phenomena
12
Sin Mahamaya's dream read by learned Brahmins

The protection given by Deva Kings
14
15
The mother's womb likened to astupa
17
The arrival of gifts
17
The mother seeing the child in her womb
18
The visibility of the Bodhisatta
18
(d)THE BIRTH OF THE BODHISATTA
18
Mahamaya Devi's journey to Devadaha City

Lumbini Garden of sala trees
The congregation of Devas and Brahmas
19
20
21
(b)
The Birth of the Bodhisatta
22
Receiving the Bodhisatta successively by

Brahmas. Devas and humans
The fearless roar
23
25
The extraordinary acts of the Bodhisatta

and their significance
26
The three existences in which the Bodhisatta

spoke at Birth
27
The phenomenal events at-the Bodhisatta*s

birth and what they presaged
28
The seven connatals of the Bodhisatta
32
The return of Mahamaya DcvT to .Kapilavatthu
34
The story of Kaladevila the Hermit
34
Kaladevila's act of laughing and weeping
36
The enquiry made by people
39
The monkhood of Nalaka the youth
40
The prognostication of the marks on the Bodhisatta

at the head-washing and naming ceremonies
41
The treatise dealing with the marks of a Great Man
43
The thirty-two major marks of a Great Man
43
Explanations of the thirty-two major marks
45
The forehead
60
The head
61
The eighty minor characteristics
61
The satttpuRRa characteristics
66
The naming of the Prince as Siddhattha
66
The story of the Five Bhikkhus (Pancavaggiya)
66
The Sdratllui DfpanT's version
67
The version of the Commentaries on the

Buddhavamsa and the Jdtaka
67
The measures taken by King Suddhodana to prevenl

the Bodhisatta from seeing the four omens
68
The death of the Bodhisalta's mother Mahamaya Devi

and her rebirth in Tusita Abode of Devas
69
(O
The age of Mahamaya Devi al the time of demise
70
Whetfier the royal mother Maya was reborn as

a male or female celestial being
The appointment of attendants for ihe Bodhisatta
71
72
The selection of attendants as described in

the Temiya Jataka
73
The upbringing of the Bodhisatta by

Mahapajapati GoiamT through breast-feeding
74
CHAPTER TWO
THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PLOUGHING

CEREMONY
King Suddhodana performing the ploughing ceremony

and saluting the Bodhisatta for the second time
75
The Bodhisatia Prince's attainment of the First

Anapana Jhana
76
Sakka the King of Devas sent Visukamma Deva to

create an auspicious royal lake for the Bodhisatta
77
The construction of three palaces for the use and
enjoyment of the Bodhisatta Prince
79
(i)
Ramma (Winter) Palace
80
(ii)
Suramma (Summer) Palace
80
(iii) Subha (Rainy Season) Palace
82
THE ARCHERY DISPLAY
83
The Bodhisatta's display of skill in archery
83
The demonstration of twelve minor types of archery
85
The demonstration of the four major archery skills
89
Demonstration of archery skill in piercing through

seven kinds of massive bodies
89
The marvellous skill in archery of Bodhisatta

Asadisa Prince
90
Id)
THE ACCESSION TO THE THRONE
The assumption ol' kingship attended upon b\
94
forty
thousand Sakyan princesses
94
The beauty of Queen Yasdohara
94
Inauguration Ceremony
96
CHAPTER THREE
SEEING THE FOUR OMENS
Visiting the Royal Garden
97
(1) Seeing the omen of an old -man
97
(2) Seeing the omen of a sick man
100
(3) Seeing the omen of a dead man
102
(4) Seeing the omen of a recluse
104
The dale of the Bodhisatta's renunciation
106
Sakka despatched Visukamma Deva to help
the Bodhisatta Prince dress up
The birth of son RahulS
108
108
Sakya Princess Kisa Gotami's joyous utterance
of peace
100
Renunciation of the Bodhisatta Prince consequent
on deep sense of religious urgency, samvega
111
The Bodhisatta Prince, his connatal mate tvtinister

Channa. and the royal horse Kandaka,
each having a plan of his own
122
The physical power of the Bodhisatta Prince
123
The deterrence by Vasa valti Mara
124
The ceremonious escort provided by the Devas and

Brahmas to the bank of the River Anoma
125

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VOLUME TWO, PART ONE

THE MOST VENERABLE MINGUN SAYADAW

TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY

U KO LAY . U TIN LWIN

Tt=Nl PUBLISHING CENTER

Tl=Ni Publishing Center

No. 12. Sagawa Road, Dagon Township, Yangon.

(a) THE STORY OF SETAKETU DEVA,

THE FUTURE BUDDHA

The uproar announcing appearance oi" a Buddha

The request made to the Bodhisatta Deva

The Bodhisatta made the five great investigations

The consent given to the Devas and Brahmas

Time for the Bodhisatta Deva's demise

(c) THE CONCEPTION OF

The festival of the constellation Uttarasalha

The conecption of the Bodhisatta

The thirty-two great phenomena

Sin Mahamaya's dream read by learned Brahmins

The mother's womb likened to astupa

The arrival of gifts

The mother seeing the child in her womb

The visibility of the Bodhisatta

(d)THE BIRTH OF THE BODHISATTA

Mahamaya Devi's journey to Devadaha City

The Birth of the Bodhisatta

Receiving the Bodhisatta successively by

The extraordinary acts of the Bodhisatta

The three existences in which the Bodhisatta

The phenomenal events at-the Bodhisatta*s

The seven connatals of the Bodhisatta

The return of Mahamaya DcvT to .Kapilavatthu

The story of Kaladevila the Hermit

Kaladevila's act of laughing and weeping

The enquiry made by people

The monkhood of Nalaka the youth

The prognostication of the marks on the Bodhisatta

The treatise dealing with the marks of a Great Man

The thirty-two major marks of a Great Man

Explanations of the thirty-two major marks

The eighty minor characteristics

The satttpuRRa characteristics

The naming of the Prince as Siddhattha

The story of the Five Bhikkhus (Pancavaggiya)

The Sdratllui DfpanT's version

The version of the Commentaries on the

The measures taken by King Suddhodana to prevenl

The death of the Bodhisalta's mother Mahamaya Devi

Whetfier the royal mother Maya was reborn as

The appointment of attendants for ihe Bodhisatta

The selection of attendants as described in

The upbringing of the Bodhisatta by

THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PLOUGHING

King Suddhodana performing the ploughing ceremony

The Bodhisatia Prince's attainment of the First

Sakka the King of Devas sent Visukamma Deva to

The construction of three palaces for the use and

enjoyment of the Bodhisatta Prince

Ramma (Winter) Palace

Suramma (Summer) Palace

(iii) Subha (Rainy Season) Palace

THE ARCHERY DISPLAY