Maha Buddhavamsa鈥擳he Great Chronicle of Buddhas
by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw | 1990 | 1,044,401 words
This page describes Introduction (Buddha鈥檚 Fifth Vassa at Vesali) contained within the book called the Great Chronicle of Buddhas (maha-buddha-vamsa), a large compilation of stories revolving around the Buddhas and Buddhist disciples. This page is part of the series known as the Buddha鈥檚 Fifth Vassa at Vesali. This great chronicle of Buddhas was compiled by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw who had a thorough understanding of the thousands and thousands of Buddhist teachings (suttas).
Part 1 - Introduction (Buddha鈥檚 Fifth Vassa at Vesali)
Having accomplished an incumbent duty of a Buddha by teaching 惭补丑腻蝉补尘补测补 Sutta, Samm膩paribb膩janiya Sutta, etc., to the five hundred arahats of Sakyan descent and establishing seven hundred thousand crores of devas and 叠谤补丑尘腻蝉 in arahatta-phala, and countless number of them in the three lower Paths, as stated above, the Buddha took up residence at Kutagara monastery, which had terraced roofing and crowning pinnacle, in the country of Vesali to observe the fifth vassa.
Two Forests with The Name of 惭补丑腻惫补苍补
(There were two forests bearing the name of 惭补丑腻惫补苍补: one near Kapilavatthu and the other near Vesali. Of these two, the one (where the Buddha taught the 惭补丑腻蝉补尘补测补 Sutta) near Kapilavatthu extended from the edge of Kapilavatthu to the Himalayas on one side and to the ocean on the other side. The one near the city of Vesali was a great forest with its marked boundary on all sides.)
King 厂耻诲诲丑辞诲腻苍补 attained Arahatship
When the Buddha was observing the fifth vassa in the 惭补丑腻惫补苍补 forest near Vesali, King 厂耻诲诲丑辞诲腻苍补 entered 狈颈产产腻苍补 after attaining arahatship under the white umbrella in his golden palace.
Notes:
An account of King 厂耻诲诲丑辞诲腻苍补鈥檚 attainment of arahatship under the white umbrella in his golden palace and entering 笔补谤颈苍颈产产腻苍补 has been dealt with in detail in the treatise entitled 鈥�罢补迟丑腻驳补迟补 鲍诲腻苍补 Dipani.鈥� In view of this, it is only briefly mentioned here as treated in the Anguttara Commentary.