..续本文上一页 although a bodhisattva undertaking the vast conduct of the path to enlightenment encounters various
difficulties, such as obstacles, pain and all kinds of suffering, he or she perceives how all other sentient
beings suffer from being miserable in the six realms. He or she will not dwell on his or her pain and suffering.
In this way, the bodhisattva vow and the bodhisattva precepts are not damaged or degenerated."
The Buddha then begins to tell a story from a past aeon in which a buddha named Utterly Pure Precious Lotus Moon appeared in the world to turn the wheel of the sacred Dharma. After doing so he passed away. After a long time, the Buddhadharma was on the verge of vanishing completely because very few truly engaged in keeping the monastic vows, expounding the Dharma, and training in samadhi meditation. Yet there was one teacher named Lovely Moonlight, who propagated and proclaimed the pure state of samadhi. He had a few followers who practiced the teaching correctly in keeping the monastic discipline and training in samadhi meditation. The bodhisattva Lovely Moonlight remained with his disciples, practicing and teaching meditation in an utterly secluded forest. The forest was extremely beautiful, very peaceful and quiet, with lovely scenery. One day, the bodhisattva thought to himself, "We have very nice conditions for ourselves, but these precious teachings should bring great benefits to other beings, not just to us few in this place. We should go to the city and villages and even to the king”s palace, and propagate the Dharma so it can benefit others as well." His retinue tried to dissuade him saying, "That”s not a good idea. It will only invite obstacles and difficulties." The bodhisattva replied, "We should not merely keep in mind the goal of our own personal comfort, but instead, regardless of difficulties and obstacles, be willing to undertake such problems in order to bring benefit and welfare to other beings." Having made this resolve, the bodhisattva Lovely Moonlight set out for the villages, the city, and the king”s palace, to teach the conduct of a bodhisattva. For six consecutive days he proclaimed the sacred Dharma and brought benefit to innumerable beings. In particular, he taught them the state of samadhi and how to train in meditation. On the seventh day, the bodhisattva gave teachings in the palace garden. The king named Blessed with Bravery was being carried around on a tour of the garden. He noticed that his queens, his sons, his ministers, and his officers, were all paying homage to someone who was teaching there. They were bowing down and making offerings. He became very jealous; thinking this person wants to usurp my throne. My queens and princes are bowing to him and are listening to what he is saying. He called the princes over and said, "Kill that man!" His sons refused this order. Now the king was overwhelmed with fear, thinking, "My own sons are no longer listening to me. I have no power anymore." The king finally found a fierce executioner who loved to kill. The king ordered the executioner to kill the Dharma teacher. The executioner was happy to carry out this command. He then proceeded in chopping off the arms, legs, and head of Lovely Moonlight, killing him. Seven days after that the king instead of being happy became very depressed. He took a walk in the garden and came upon the chopped-up corpse of the bodhisattva and surprisingly, the remains had not decomposed. The remains were fresh and radiant and possessed great beauty. The king felt a very strong guilt and experienced great remorse. He arranged for a proper cremation on a pyre of sandalwood. He erected a beautiful stup…
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