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The king's virtue

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After Sakyamuni Buddha became enlightened, he took his disciples back to his hometown, Kapilava, to preach the Dharma for the first time.All the people of the Sakyamuni tribe were praised in the same voice when they saw that the former prince had become a Buddha, with great power, thirty-two characteristics, eighty kinds of goodness, and noble characteristics.

The monks reported to the Buddha about their clans’ praise, and the Buddha told the public: In my past lives, I was the most noble and solemn person among the clans’ members, not only in this life.The monks asked: Can you ask the Buddha to explain this cause and condition to us? The Buddha told the public:

In the past countless disasters, there was a great king named Lingnu who commanded 84,000 small countries. He had 10,000 ministers, 500 princes, 20,000 ladies and colorful women.The queen of King Lingnu was named Devabati. Her youngest son had a special appearance, her body was like purple and gold, her hair was blue, her palms had a thousand-spoke wheel shape, her left foot had a horse shape, and her right foot had a white elephant shape.These appearances are symbols of blessings and dignity. He named him Devalingnu according to his parents' names.

Later, King Ren Nu fell seriously ill. When he was dying, everyone mourned and asked: King, who can inherit the throne if you die? The king replied: Among all the princes, only those who possess ten kinds of merits can be made kings: 1. The body is purple and golden, and its blue sky is blue.2. There is a golden wheel in the palms of both hands.3. There is a white elephant on the sole of his right foot.4. There is a horse shape under his left foot.5. Wearing the king's clothes and fitting with the body is neither big nor small.6. Sitting on the King’s throne, the power and virtue are so powerful that he sits safely.7. The kings and ministers were happy and respectful, and praised them for their great deeds. When they entered the harem, the wife and daughter were cheerful and happy, and respectful.8. When the temple reaches the sky, the mud sky wood statues all respectfully salute them.9. Due to its blessings and power, the seven treasures and divine objects fall like rain to meet all needs.10. Be the son of Madame Devapati.If any prince possesses the ten merits I mentioned, he can be made king.As soon as he finished speaking, King Ling Nu died immediately.

The ministers selected one by one from the five hundred princes according to the will of King Lingnu.But from the first to the 499th prince, no one has these ten merits. Some are not good enough, some wear the king's clothes and are loose and unfit; some are sitting on the imperial throne, and the wooden lion in front of the throne actually makes a move to bite; some are entering the heavenly temple, and the gods ignore them; some are not happy to see the princes.In the end, although the youngest prince Deva Lingnu was ranked last, he only possessed ten kinds of merits, so everyone happily made him the new king.

On the morning of the fifteenth day after Deva ordered King Nu to ascend the throne, seven treasures naturally appeared in the hall.First, the golden wheel treasure flew from the east. The golden wheel has one thousand spokes and is as wide as one yojana.King Deva Lingnu said: If my blessings are sufficient, I should be the king, and the golden wheel treasure will surrender to me.So the Golden Wheel Treasure really came to the palace as the king said, and stopped in the void.Then, a white elephant treasure came from Xiangshan, and every hair on the elephant's body was connected with a bead.The white elephant can fly in the air and travel around the four worlds within one day. Wherever the footprints go, rubble will turn into golden sand.Then there is the blue horse Baolai. The horse's fur is as shiny as a pearl. It can travel around the world in just one meal, and it will not be tired.The fourth type of treasure is divine jewelry.The light emitted by the divine jewelry can not only shine twenty miles away, but also fall into colorful treasures to satisfy all the requests.At the same time, the collector also appeared. He could know where the treasures in the world were. If they were treasures needed by the king, he could find them.The Jade Girl Treasure also appeared in the hall and bowed to the king.Finally, there is Dian Bingchen. When the king needs an army, Dian Bingchen can instantly call on the army with strict and powerful and good combat.

King Ruan Nu sat on the throne and thought: I can get the throne today. These blessings are all because of diligent cultivation of blessings in the past life. In this life, we should continue to diligently cultivate blessings, so that blessings will continue to be endless for generations.Therefore, the king bathed in incense soup, wore a fresh clean clothes, held an incense burner in his hand, knelt down to the east for a long time, and said: "The Taoist people from the east, please come and receive my offerings."Even in all directions, the kings invited him, and as a result, a total of 60,000 Pratyekabuddhas came to the palace to receive offerings.The other 84,000 little kings also offered sacrifices and cultivated blessings with King Devalingnu.In the end, the masses were born in heaven after their death because of the blessings of giving and offering.

After the Buddha finished his teachings, he asked the monks: Do you know who the King Lingnu was in the past? It was my father, King Baijing, Mrs. Devapati, my mother, Mrs. Maya, and King Lingnu, was me.The five hundred princes at that time were the five hundred Shakyamuni members today.In my past life, I was the most respected and most superior among all people; today, I became a Buddha and still was the most blessed person in the clan.After listening to the Buddha's teachings, the monks all developed the supreme mind. Some people who attained Sotapanna, Staga, Anagas and Arhats also developed the supreme bodhicitta. They believed in and followed the teachings taught by the Buddha and followed them with great confidence.

Reflection:

When a blessed person is a leader, everyone is willing to help him and he needs all the resources. Why is this? The reason is blessing.Just like Deva Lingnu, who had the virtue of a king because he offered the Three Jewels in the past, had the virtues of a king and had the seven Jewels for his use. Therefore, the leader not only had wisdom, but also had blessings.We should follow the Dharma of Buddha, diligently cultivate blessings and offering sacrifices to the Three Jewels for generations, and all careers will be achieved successfully.

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