Concentration is born from mindfulness. Concentration has the power to break through, to burn away the afflictions that make you suffer and to allow joy and happiness to come in.
To stay in the present moment takes concentration. Worries and anxiety about the future are always there, ready to take us away. We can see them, acknowledge them, and use our concentration to return to the present moment.
When we have concentration, we have a lot of energy. We don’t get carried away by visions of past suffering or fears about the future. We dwell stably in the present moment so we can get in touch with the wonders of life, and generate joy and happiness.
Concentration is always concentration on something. If you focus on your breathing in a relaxed way, you are already cultivating an inner strength. When you come back to feel your breath, concentrate on your breathing with all your heart and mind. Concentration is not hard labor. You don’t have to strain yourself or make a huge effort. Happiness arises lightly and easily.
5. Insight
With mindfulness, we recognize the tension in our body, and we want very much to release it, but sometimes we can’t. What we need is some insight.
Insight is seeing what is there. It is the clarity that can liberate us from afflictions such as jealousy or anger, and allow true happiness to come. Every one of us has insight, though we don’t always make use of it to increase our happiness.
The essence of our practice can be described as transforming suffering into happiness. It’s not a complicated practice, but it requires us to cultivate mindfulness, concentration, and insight.
We may know, for example, that something (a craving, or a grudge) is an obstacle for our happiness, that it brings us anxiety and fear. We know this thing is not worth the sleep we’re losing over it. But still we go on spending our time and energy obsessing about it. We’re like a fish who has been caught once before and knows there’s a hook inside the bait; if the fish makes use of that insight, he won’t bite, because he knows he’ll get caught by the hook.
Often, we just bite onto our craving or grudge, and let the hook take us. We get caught and attached to these situations that are not worthy of our concern. If mindfulness and concentration are there, then insight will be there and we can make use of it to swim away, free.
In springtime when there is a lot of pollen in the air, some of us have a hard time breathing due to allergies. Even when we aren’t trying to run five miles and we just want to sit or lie down, we can’t breathe very well. So in wintertime, when there’s no pollen, instead of complaining about the cold, we can remember how in April or May we couldn’t go out at all. Now our lungs are clear, we can take a brisk walk outside and we can breathe very well. We consciously call up our experience of the past to help ourselves treasure the good things we are having right now.
In the past we probably did suffer from one thing or another. It may even have felt like a kind of hell. If we remember that suffering, not letting ourselves get carried away by it, we can use it to remind ourselves, “How lucky I am right now. I’m not in that situation. I can be happy”—that is insight; and in that moment, our joy, and our happiness can grow very quickly.
The essence of our practice can be described as transforming suffering into happiness. It’s not a complicated practice, but it requires us to cultivate mindfulness, concentration, and insight.
It requires first of all that we come home to ourselves, that we make peace with our suffering, treating it tenderly, and looking deeply at the roots of our pain. It requires that we let go of useless, unnecessary sufferings and take a closer look at our idea of happiness.
Finally, it requires that we nourish happiness daily, with acknowledgment, understanding, and compassion for ourselves and for those around us. We offer these practices to ourselves, to our loved ones, and to the larger community. This is the art of suffering and the art of happiness.
To stay in the present moment takes concentration. Worries and anxiety about the future are always there, ready to take us away. We can see them, acknowledge them, and use our concentration to return to the present moment.
When we have concentration, we have a lot of energy. We don’t get carried away by visions of past suffering or fears about the future. We dwell stably in the present moment so we can get in touch with the wonders of life, and generate joy and happiness.
Concentration is always concentration on something. If you focus on your breathing in a relaxed way, you are already cultivating an inner strength. When you come back to feel your breath, concentrate on your breathing with all your heart and mind. Concentration is not hard labor. You don’t have to strain yourself or make a huge effort. Happiness arises lightly and easily.
5. Insight
With mindfulness, we recognize the tension in our body, and we want very much to release it, but sometimes we can’t. What we need is some insight.
Insight is seeing what is there. It is the clarity that can liberate us from afflictions such as jealousy or anger, and allow true happiness to come. Every one of us has insight, though we don’t always make use of it to increase our happiness.
The essence of our practice can be described as transforming suffering into happiness. It’s not a complicated practice, but it requires us to cultivate mindfulness, concentration, and insight.
We may know, for example, that something (a craving, or a grudge) is an obstacle for our happiness, that it brings us anxiety and fear. We know this thing is not worth the sleep we’re losing over it. But still we go on spending our time and energy obsessing about it. We’re like a fish who has been caught once before and knows there’s a hook inside the bait; if the fish makes use of that insight, he won’t bite, because he knows he’ll get caught by the hook.
Often, we just bite onto our craving or grudge, and let the hook take us. We get caught and attached to these situations that are not worthy of our concern. If mindfulness and concentration are there, then insight will be there and we can make use of it to swim away, free.
In springtime when there is a lot of pollen in the air, some of us have a hard time breathing due to allergies. Even when we aren’t trying to run five miles and we just want to sit or lie down, we can’t breathe very well. So in wintertime, when there’s no pollen, instead of complaining about the cold, we can remember how in April or May we couldn’t go out at all. Now our lungs are clear, we can take a brisk walk outside and we can breathe very well. We consciously call up our experience of the past to help ourselves treasure the good things we are having right now.
In the past we probably did suffer from one thing or another. It may even have felt like a kind of hell. If we remember that suffering, not letting ourselves get carried away by it, we can use it to remind ourselves, “How lucky I am right now. I’m not in that situation. I can be happy”—that is insight; and in that moment, our joy, and our happiness can grow very quickly.
The essence of our practice can be described as transforming suffering into happiness. It’s not a complicated practice, but it requires us to cultivate mindfulness, concentration, and insight.
It requires first of all that we come home to ourselves, that we make peace with our suffering, treating it tenderly, and looking deeply at the roots of our pain. It requires that we let go of useless, unnecessary sufferings and take a closer look at our idea of happiness.
Finally, it requires that we nourish happiness daily, with acknowledgment, understanding, and compassion for ourselves and for those around us. We offer these practices to ourselves, to our loved ones, and to the larger community. This is the art of suffering and the art of happiness.
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Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022) was a renowned Zen teacher and poet, the founder of the Engaged Buddhist movement, and the founder of nine monastic communities, including Plum Village Monastery in France. He was also the author of At Home in the World, The Other Shore, and more than a hundred other books that have sold millions of copies worldwide.
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Dhammapada Verse 107
Sariputtattherassa bhagineyya Vatthu
Yo ca vassasatam jantu
aggim paricare vane
ekanca bhavitattanam
muhuttamapi pujaye
sa yeva pujana seyyo
yance vassasatam hutam.
Verse 107: For a hundred years, a man may tend the sacred fire in the forest: yet if, only for a moment, one pays homage to a bhikkhu who has practised Insight Development, this homage is, indeed, better than a hundred years of making sacrifices (in fire-worship).
The Story of Thera Sariputta's Nephew
While residing at the Veluvana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (107) of this book, with reference to Thera Sariputta's nephew.
On one occasion, Thera Sariputta asked his nephew, a brahmin, whether he was doing any meritorious deeds. His nephew answered that he had been sacrificing a goat in fire-worship every month, hoping to get to the Brahma world in his next existence. Thera Sariputta then explained to him that his teachers had given him false hopes and that they themselves did not know the way to the Brahma world.
Then he took his nephew the young brahmin to the Buddha. There, the Buddha taught him the Dhamma that would lead one to the Brahmin world and said to the brahmin, "Young brahmin, paying homage to the bhikkhus for a moment would be far better than making sacrifices in fire-worship for a hundred years."
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
Verse 107: For a hundred years, a man may tend the sacred fire in the forest: yet if, only for a moment, one pays homage to a bhikkhu who has practised Insight Development, this homage is, indeed, better than a hundred years of making sacrifices (in fire-worship).
At the end of the discourse, the brahmin, who was Thera Sariputta's nephew, attained Sotapatti Fruition.
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Sariputtattherassa bhagineyya Vatthu
Yo ca vassasatam jantu
aggim paricare vane
ekanca bhavitattanam
muhuttamapi pujaye
sa yeva pujana seyyo
yance vassasatam hutam.
Verse 107: For a hundred years, a man may tend the sacred fire in the forest: yet if, only for a moment, one pays homage to a bhikkhu who has practised Insight Development, this homage is, indeed, better than a hundred years of making sacrifices (in fire-worship).
The Story of Thera Sariputta's Nephew
While residing at the Veluvana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (107) of this book, with reference to Thera Sariputta's nephew.
On one occasion, Thera Sariputta asked his nephew, a brahmin, whether he was doing any meritorious deeds. His nephew answered that he had been sacrificing a goat in fire-worship every month, hoping to get to the Brahma world in his next existence. Thera Sariputta then explained to him that his teachers had given him false hopes and that they themselves did not know the way to the Brahma world.
Then he took his nephew the young brahmin to the Buddha. There, the Buddha taught him the Dhamma that would lead one to the Brahmin world and said to the brahmin, "Young brahmin, paying homage to the bhikkhus for a moment would be far better than making sacrifices in fire-worship for a hundred years."
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
Verse 107: For a hundred years, a man may tend the sacred fire in the forest: yet if, only for a moment, one pays homage to a bhikkhu who has practised Insight Development, this homage is, indeed, better than a hundred years of making sacrifices (in fire-worship).
At the end of the discourse, the brahmin, who was Thera Sariputta's nephew, attained Sotapatti Fruition.
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Tuvataka Sutta
By Mahasi Sayadaw Gyi
The discourse on “Tuvataka Sutta” one of the six Mahasamaya Suttas, was delivered by the Venerable Mahasi Sayadawgyi on 5 Sabbath days of 1337 B.E. Pyatho full moon day, 8th waning day of Pyatho, new moon day of Pyatho, and 8th waning and full moon day of Tabodwe (15th , 23rd , 30th January and 7th and 14th February 1976) at the Fan-Yin Dhamma Hall of the Mahasi Meditation Centre, at the request of U Hla Maung, the then Director- General of Religious Affairs Department, Ministry of Home and Religious Affairs.
After the fair manunoscript was finally edited by Mahasi Sayadawgyi, it was handed over to Venerable U Paññobhasa of Zambudipa Hall, Kabar Aye, Yangon who composed an exhaustive introduction which was included in the first Myanmar Edition published in November 1976. Since then, the Second and the Third Edition were published in January 1994 and 2005 respectively.
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Tuvataka Sutta
By Mahasi Sayadaw Gyi
The discourse on “Tuvataka Sutta” one of the six Mahasamaya Suttas, was delivered by the Venerable Mahasi Sayadawgyi on 5 Sabbath days of 1337 B.E. Pyatho full moon day, 8th waning day of Pyatho, new moon day of Pyatho, and 8th waning and full moon day of Tabodwe (15th , 23rd , 30th January and 7th and 14th February 1976) at the Fan-Yin Dhamma Hall of the Mahasi Meditation Centre, at the request of U Hla Maung, the then Director- General of Religious Affairs Department, Ministry of Home and Religious Affairs.
After the fair manunoscript was finally edited by Mahasi Sayadawgyi, it was handed over to Venerable U Paññobhasa of Zambudipa Hall, Kabar Aye, Yangon who composed an exhaustive introduction which was included in the first Myanmar Edition published in November 1976. Since then, the Second and the Third Edition were published in January 1994 and 2005 respectively.
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Forest Path
Talks, essays, poems, drawings and photographs from the community at Wat Pah Nanachat, a Thai forest monastery of Theravada Buddhism established by Ajahn Chah.
Wat Pa Nanachat has published many books over the years — in English and in Thai — but never a newsletter. This year we decided to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of a conservative wat by breaking with tradition. So many people contributed to the project however, and with such enthusiasm, that a sambhavesi newsletter finally entered the world of print as this 250 page book.
Rather than giving a historical review of the last twenty-five years, the following pages provide more of a present-moment snapshot of Wat Pa Nanachat. The articles come from a broad cross-section of the community from the abbot to the most newly ordained novice.
The book opens with excerpts from two chapters of ‘Water Still, Water Flowing’, Ajan Jayasàro’s forthcoming comprehensive biography of Ajan Chah’s life and teaching. The other pieces are by senior theras, majjhima and nàvaka monks, novices and two lay supporters. To give a visual impression of monastic life, the book also contains a number of photographs and a selection of illustrations by Ajan Abhinàno.
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Forest Path
Talks, essays, poems, drawings and photographs from the community at Wat Pah Nanachat, a Thai forest monastery of Theravada Buddhism established by Ajahn Chah.
Wat Pa Nanachat has published many books over the years — in English and in Thai — but never a newsletter. This year we decided to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of a conservative wat by breaking with tradition. So many people contributed to the project however, and with such enthusiasm, that a sambhavesi newsletter finally entered the world of print as this 250 page book.
Rather than giving a historical review of the last twenty-five years, the following pages provide more of a present-moment snapshot of Wat Pa Nanachat. The articles come from a broad cross-section of the community from the abbot to the most newly ordained novice.
The book opens with excerpts from two chapters of ‘Water Still, Water Flowing’, Ajan Jayasàro’s forthcoming comprehensive biography of Ajan Chah’s life and teaching. The other pieces are by senior theras, majjhima and nàvaka monks, novices and two lay supporters. To give a visual impression of monastic life, the book also contains a number of photographs and a selection of illustrations by Ajan Abhinàno.
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Ram Mandir Janmabhoomi temple, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, Bharat, the birth place of god King Rama of Ramayana epic.
King Rama of Ayodhya and Prince Siddhartha Gautama of Sakya clan are descendants of King Okkaka, founder of the Sun Dynasty, Sauryakulam.
As the Buddha answers about his origins in Sutta-nipāta 3.1, Pabbajjāsutta "Sutra on Going Forth",
"Straight ahead, your majesty,
by the foothills of the Himalayas,
is a country consummate in energy and wealth,
inhabited by Kosalans:
Solar (sun) by clan, Sakyans by birth.
ādiccā nāma gottena sākiyā nāma jātiyā
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King Rama of Ayodhya and Prince Siddhartha Gautama of Sakya clan are descendants of King Okkaka, founder of the Sun Dynasty, Sauryakulam.
As the Buddha answers about his origins in Sutta-nipāta 3.1, Pabbajjāsutta "Sutra on Going Forth",
"Straight ahead, your majesty,
by the foothills of the Himalayas,
is a country consummate in energy and wealth,
inhabited by Kosalans:
Solar (sun) by clan, Sakyans by birth.
ādiccā nāma gottena sākiyā nāma jātiyā
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Dhammapada Verse 108
Sariputtattherassa sahayaka brahmana Vatthu
Yamkinci yittham va hutam va loke
samvaccharam yajetha punnapekkho
sabbampi tam na catubhagameti
abhivadana ujjugatesu seyyo.
Verse 108: In this world, one may make sacrificial offerings, great and small, all the year round, in order to gain merit; all these offerings are not worth a quarter of the merit gained by worshipping the Noble Ones (Ariyas) who walk the right path.
The Story of Thera Sariputta's Friend
While residing at the Veluvana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (108) of this book, with reference to a friend of Thera Sariputta.
On one occasion Thera Sariputta asked his friend, a brahmin, whether he was doing any meritorious deeds and he replied that he had been making sacrificial offerings on a big scale, hoping to get to the Brahma world in his next existence. Thera Sariputta told him that his teachers had given him false hopes and that they themselves did not know the way to the Brahma world. Then he took his friend to the Buddha, who showed him the way to the Brahma world. To the friend of Thera Sariputta, the Buddha said, "Brahmin, worshipping the Noble Ones (Ariyas) only for a moment is better than making sacrificial offerings, great and small, throughout the year."
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
Verse 108: In this world, one may make sacrificial offerings, great and small, all the year round, in order to gain merit; all these offerings are not worth a quarter of the merit gained by worshipping the Noble Ones (Ariyas) who walk the right path.
At the end of the discourse the brahmin attained Sotapatti Fruition.
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Sariputtattherassa sahayaka brahmana Vatthu
Yamkinci yittham va hutam va loke
samvaccharam yajetha punnapekkho
sabbampi tam na catubhagameti
abhivadana ujjugatesu seyyo.
Verse 108: In this world, one may make sacrificial offerings, great and small, all the year round, in order to gain merit; all these offerings are not worth a quarter of the merit gained by worshipping the Noble Ones (Ariyas) who walk the right path.
The Story of Thera Sariputta's Friend
While residing at the Veluvana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (108) of this book, with reference to a friend of Thera Sariputta.
On one occasion Thera Sariputta asked his friend, a brahmin, whether he was doing any meritorious deeds and he replied that he had been making sacrificial offerings on a big scale, hoping to get to the Brahma world in his next existence. Thera Sariputta told him that his teachers had given him false hopes and that they themselves did not know the way to the Brahma world. Then he took his friend to the Buddha, who showed him the way to the Brahma world. To the friend of Thera Sariputta, the Buddha said, "Brahmin, worshipping the Noble Ones (Ariyas) only for a moment is better than making sacrificial offerings, great and small, throughout the year."
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
Verse 108: In this world, one may make sacrificial offerings, great and small, all the year round, in order to gain merit; all these offerings are not worth a quarter of the merit gained by worshipping the Noble Ones (Ariyas) who walk the right path.
At the end of the discourse the brahmin attained Sotapatti Fruition.
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of Acariya Anuruddha
Bhikkhu Bodhi, General Editor
Pali text originally edited and translated by Mahathera Narada
Translation revised by Bhikkhu Bodhi
Introduction and explanatory guide by U Rewata Dhamma & Bhikkhu Bodhi
Abhidhamma tables by U Silananda
The present volume contains detailed exposition of Acariya Anuruddha’s Abhidhammattha Sangaha,the main primer for the study of Abhidhamma used throughout the Theravada Buddhist world. This volume began almost four years ago as a revised version of Ven. Mahathera Narada’s long-standing edition and annotated translation of the Sangaha, A Manual of Abhidhamma.
Now, as the time approaches for it to go to press, it has evolved into what is virtually an entirely new book published under essentially the same noscript. That noscript has been retained partly to preserve its continuity with its predecessor, and partly because the name “Manual of Abhidhamma” is simply the most satisfactory English rendering of the Pali noscript of the root text, which literally means “a compendium of the things contained in the Abhidhamma.” To the original noscript the qualification “comprehensive” has been added to underscore its more extensive scope.
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A Comprehensive Manual
of Abhidhamma
The Abhidhammattha Sangaha
of Acariya Anuruddha
Bhikkhu Bodhi, General Editor
Pali text originally edited and translated by Mahathera Narada
Translation revised by Bhikkhu Bodhi
Introduction and explanatory guide by U Rewata Dhamma & Bhikkhu Bodhi
Abhidhamma tables by U Silananda
The present volume contains detailed exposition of Acariya Anuruddha’s Abhidhammattha Sangaha,the main primer for the study of Abhidhamma used throughout the Theravada Buddhist world. This volume began almost four years ago as a revised version of Ven. Mahathera Narada’s long-standing edition and annotated translation of the Sangaha, A Manual of Abhidhamma.
Now, as the time approaches for it to go to press, it has evolved into what is virtually an entirely new book published under essentially the same noscript. That noscript has been retained partly to preserve its continuity with its predecessor, and partly because the name “Manual of Abhidhamma” is simply the most satisfactory English rendering of the Pali noscript of the root text, which literally means “a compendium of the things contained in the Abhidhamma.” To the original noscript the qualification “comprehensive” has been added to underscore its more extensive scope.
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Dhammapada Verse 109
Ayuvaddhanakumara Vatthu
Abhivadanasilissa
niccam vuddhapacayino
cattaro dhamma vaddhanti
ayu vanno sukham balam.
Verse 109: For one who always respects and honours those who are older and more virtuous, four benefits, viz., longevity, beauty, happiness and strength, will increase.
The Story of Ayuvaddhanakumara
While residing in a village monastery near Dighalanghika, the Buddha uttered Verse (109) of this book, with reference to Ayuvaddhanakumara.
Once, there were two hermits who fixed together practising religious austerities (tapacaranam) for forty eight years. Later, one of the two left the hermit life and got married. After a son was born, the family visited the old hermit and paid obeisance to him. To the parents the hermit said, "May you live long," but he said nothing to the child. The parents were puzzled and asked the hermit the reason for his silence. The hermit told them that the child would live only seven more days and that he did not know how to prevent his death, but Gotama Buddha might know how to do it.
So the parents took the child to the Buddha; when they paid obeisance to the Buddha, he also said, "May you live long" to the parents only and not to the child. The Buddha also predicted the impending death of the child. To prevent his death, the parents were told to build a pavilion at the entrance to the house, and put the child on a couch in the pavilion. Then some bhikkhus were sent there to recite the parittas* for seven days. On the seventh day the Buddha himself came to that pavilion; the devas from all over the universe also came. At that time the ogre Avaruddhaka was at the entrance, waiting for a chance to take the child away. But as more powerful devas arrived the ogre had to step back and make room for them so that he had to stay at a place two yojanas away from the child. That whole night, recitation of parittas continued, thus protecting the child. The next day, the child was taken up from the couch and made to pay obeisance to the Buddha. This time, the Buddha said, "May you live long" to the child. When asked how long the child would live, the Buddha replied that he would live up to one hundred and twenty years. So the child was named Ayuvaddhana.
When the child grew up, he went about the country with a company of five hundred fellow devotees. One day, they came to the Jetavana monastery, and the bhikkhus, recognizing him, asked the Buddha, "For beings, is there any means of gaining longevity?" To this question the Buddha answered, "By respecting and honouring the elders and those who are wise and virtuous, one would gain not only longevity, but also beauty, happiness and strength."
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
Verse 109: For one who always respects and honours those who are older and more virtuous, four benefits, viz., longevity, beauty, happiness and strength, will increase.
At the end of the discourse, Ayuvaddhana and his five hundred companions attained Sotapatti Fruition.
*Parittas: religious stanzas that are usually recited for protection against harmful influences.
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Ayuvaddhanakumara Vatthu
Abhivadanasilissa
niccam vuddhapacayino
cattaro dhamma vaddhanti
ayu vanno sukham balam.
Verse 109: For one who always respects and honours those who are older and more virtuous, four benefits, viz., longevity, beauty, happiness and strength, will increase.
The Story of Ayuvaddhanakumara
While residing in a village monastery near Dighalanghika, the Buddha uttered Verse (109) of this book, with reference to Ayuvaddhanakumara.
Once, there were two hermits who fixed together practising religious austerities (tapacaranam) for forty eight years. Later, one of the two left the hermit life and got married. After a son was born, the family visited the old hermit and paid obeisance to him. To the parents the hermit said, "May you live long," but he said nothing to the child. The parents were puzzled and asked the hermit the reason for his silence. The hermit told them that the child would live only seven more days and that he did not know how to prevent his death, but Gotama Buddha might know how to do it.
So the parents took the child to the Buddha; when they paid obeisance to the Buddha, he also said, "May you live long" to the parents only and not to the child. The Buddha also predicted the impending death of the child. To prevent his death, the parents were told to build a pavilion at the entrance to the house, and put the child on a couch in the pavilion. Then some bhikkhus were sent there to recite the parittas* for seven days. On the seventh day the Buddha himself came to that pavilion; the devas from all over the universe also came. At that time the ogre Avaruddhaka was at the entrance, waiting for a chance to take the child away. But as more powerful devas arrived the ogre had to step back and make room for them so that he had to stay at a place two yojanas away from the child. That whole night, recitation of parittas continued, thus protecting the child. The next day, the child was taken up from the couch and made to pay obeisance to the Buddha. This time, the Buddha said, "May you live long" to the child. When asked how long the child would live, the Buddha replied that he would live up to one hundred and twenty years. So the child was named Ayuvaddhana.
When the child grew up, he went about the country with a company of five hundred fellow devotees. One day, they came to the Jetavana monastery, and the bhikkhus, recognizing him, asked the Buddha, "For beings, is there any means of gaining longevity?" To this question the Buddha answered, "By respecting and honouring the elders and those who are wise and virtuous, one would gain not only longevity, but also beauty, happiness and strength."
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
Verse 109: For one who always respects and honours those who are older and more virtuous, four benefits, viz., longevity, beauty, happiness and strength, will increase.
At the end of the discourse, Ayuvaddhana and his five hundred companions attained Sotapatti Fruition.
*Parittas: religious stanzas that are usually recited for protection against harmful influences.
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