1 00:00:00,333 --> 00:00:01,533 Patricide King 2 00:00:01,566 --> 00:00:03,333 Became the Buddha's most important protector 3 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:05,300 There is a picture 4 00:00:05,300 --> 00:00:06,700 Two thousand five hundred years 5 00:00:06,700 --> 00:00:08,500 I've always found it indigestible 6 00:00:09,100 --> 00:00:10,133 A king 7 00:00:10,133 --> 00:00:11,766 Locked in a dungeon by his son 8 00:00:12,633 --> 00:00:13,566 This son 9 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:14,700 Is his most beloved child 10 00:00:15,500 --> 00:00:16,500 His queen 11 00:00:16,533 --> 00:00:18,833 It is said that food is hidden in jewelry 12 00:00:18,833 --> 00:00:20,433 Apply honey to your body 13 00:00:20,433 --> 00:00:21,900 Sneak into the prison 14 00:00:21,933 --> 00:00:23,200 Let the king lick 15 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:24,100 To maintain one's breath 16 00:00:25,100 --> 00:00:26,300 Son found out 17 00:00:26,300 --> 00:00:26,966 furious 18 00:00:26,966 --> 00:00:28,400 Draw a knife to kill mother 19 00:00:28,433 --> 00:00:29,666 I was persuaded by the ministers 20 00:00:30,433 --> 00:00:31,466 But from then on 21 00:00:31,466 --> 00:00:32,766 The queen will never enter again 22 00:00:33,500 --> 00:00:36,333 It is said that the son had the soles of the king's feet cut off again 23 00:00:36,366 --> 00:00:38,166 Make it impossible for him to walk upright 24 00:00:38,166 --> 00:00:41,200 Even the possibility of relying on one's own strength to maintain physical strength has been cut off 25 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,300 The last king 26 00:00:43,300 --> 00:00:44,033 That's all. 27 00:00:44,066 --> 00:00:46,833 In his own country, in his own son's prison 28 00:00:46,866 --> 00:00:47,433 exhausted 29 00:00:48,166 --> 00:00:50,500 The name of this king is Pimpasala 30 00:00:50,533 --> 00:00:53,166 One of the most important kings of Magadha 31 00:00:53,166 --> 00:00:56,033 It is also the earliest and most important royal guardian of the Buddha 32 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,066 Kill him 33 00:00:58,066 --> 00:00:59,400 It was his own son. 34 00:00:59,433 --> 00:00:59,866 Ajax 35 00:01:00,866 --> 00:01:02,666 And what's even more puzzling is 36 00:01:02,666 --> 00:01:05,700 Ajay later became a pivotal protector in Buddhist history 37 00:01:06,566 --> 00:01:08,466 It is with his support 38 00:01:08,466 --> 00:01:12,766 The first assembly took place after the Buddha's death 39 00:01:12,766 --> 00:01:15,166 The first systematization of Buddhism was completed 40 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:16,933 Patricide 41 00:01:16,933 --> 00:01:18,233 Become a point person 42 00:01:18,933 --> 00:01:19,800 This episode 43 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,566 And I want to tell you the story. 44 00:01:21,566 --> 00:01:25,300 The story of Buddhism leaving the forest and entering the court 45 00:01:25,300 --> 00:01:29,300 A story of power, compassion, regret, and institutionalization 46 00:01:30,266 --> 00:01:30,800 Hello 47 00:01:30,833 --> 00:01:31,666 Hello. 48 00:01:31,700 --> 00:01:32,233 I am Wang Lijie 49 00:01:33,233 --> 00:01:34,466 Before we start 50 00:01:34,466 --> 00:01:35,900 Let's briefly rebate the previous episode first. 51 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,333 We talked about Ananda, the Buddha's closest attendant. 52 00:01:39,333 --> 00:01:42,500 And his greatest opposite, Devadatta 53 00:01:42,533 --> 00:01:45,033 There are two very different kinds of obsessions within the Sangha. 54 00:01:45,633 --> 00:01:48,233 One is attachment to relationships. 55 00:01:48,233 --> 00:01:50,100 One is attachment to status and power. 56 00:01:50,900 --> 00:01:52,233 I left a question at the end. 57 00:01:52,266 --> 00:01:56,566 When the Buddha's Sangha began to deal with external powers 58 00:01:56,566 --> 00:01:59,366 And where does all this internal tension go? 59 00:01:59,500 --> 00:02:00,933 Today we will see 60 00:02:00,933 --> 00:02:02,200 After the kingship comes in 61 00:02:02,233 --> 00:02:02,933 What's up? 62 00:02:03,566 --> 00:02:04,866 Turn the time back first 63 00:02:04,866 --> 00:02:07,033 Back when Siddhartha was not the Buddha 64 00:02:07,900 --> 00:02:09,300 After Siddhartha became a monk 65 00:02:09,300 --> 00:02:10,800 Traveling around India 66 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:12,700 Learn from various practitioners 67 00:02:13,500 --> 00:02:14,533 His reputation 68 00:02:14,533 --> 00:02:17,766 Slowly spread - some say he is outstanding 69 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,600 Some say he has some kind of quiet power within him 70 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,300 Unlike ordinary ascetics 71 00:02:23,333 --> 00:02:24,166 One day. 72 00:02:24,166 --> 00:02:26,800 And he went into Magadha, the capital of Magadha. 73 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:28,533 Walk forward while supporting the bowl 74 00:02:29,333 --> 00:02:31,433 Someone noticed him from a distance 75 00:02:31,466 --> 00:02:32,366 This guy? 76 00:02:32,366 --> 00:02:34,200 King of Magadha 77 00:02:34,233 --> 00:02:34,900 Pimpasara 78 00:02:35,900 --> 00:02:36,933 The history books say 79 00:02:36,966 --> 00:02:40,700 Pinbashara saw this consecrated young monk high up in the palace 80 00:02:40,700 --> 00:02:41,933 Shocked by his manner 81 00:02:42,733 --> 00:02:44,700 No ordinary beggar 82 00:02:44,700 --> 00:02:46,433 It's an indescribable solemnity. 83 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,700 The king sent someone to inquire 84 00:02:48,733 --> 00:02:49,633 The messenger came back and said 85 00:02:50,066 --> 00:02:54,366 This person may have come from the royal family of the Sakya tribe at the foot of the Himalayas 86 00:02:54,366 --> 00:02:54,900 soon after becoming a monk 87 00:02:55,833 --> 00:02:57,933 Pimbala decided to meet him in person 88 00:02:59,133 --> 00:03:01,500 According to the records in the Pali Law Collection 89 00:03:01,533 --> 00:03:04,566 The king found Siddhartha sitting alone on the mountain 90 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:05,600 Two people had a conversation 91 00:03:06,366 --> 00:03:07,300 The king said 92 00:03:07,333 --> 00:03:08,233 You are young 93 00:03:08,233 --> 00:03:09,366 Extraordinary appearance 94 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:10,566 You don't seem to be from low birth. 95 00:03:11,566 --> 00:03:13,500 I can give you troops and land 96 00:03:13,500 --> 00:03:14,300 You work for me 97 00:03:15,333 --> 00:03:16,266 Siddhartha declined 98 00:03:17,233 --> 00:03:18,033 The king asked 99 00:03:18,066 --> 00:03:19,633 So what are you after? 100 00:03:19,733 --> 00:03:20,933 Siddhartha said 101 00:03:20,933 --> 00:03:23,100 I'm looking for the answer to life and death 102 00:03:24,933 --> 00:03:26,733 Pinbasara was silent for a moment 103 00:03:26,733 --> 00:03:27,866 Then say 104 00:03:27,866 --> 00:03:29,666 If you find it one day 105 00:03:29,700 --> 00:03:30,633 Please tell me first 106 00:03:31,300 --> 00:03:32,000 It's a promise. 107 00:03:32,933 --> 00:03:35,633 A pact between a king and a wandering monk 108 00:03:36,433 --> 00:03:37,366 Six years later 109 00:03:37,366 --> 00:03:39,633 Siddhartha Enlightened Under the Bodhi Tree 110 00:03:39,666 --> 00:03:40,266 Become a buddha 111 00:03:41,066 --> 00:03:41,966 He remembers the agreement 112 00:03:42,633 --> 00:03:46,266 After the first round of Falun and the first batch of disciples 113 00:03:46,300 --> 00:03:48,166 He took the Sangha south 114 00:03:48,166 --> 00:03:49,400 Come to Wangshe City 115 00:03:49,433 --> 00:03:50,233 Keep that promise 116 00:03:51,133 --> 00:03:53,666 King Pimbasara personally went out of the city to greet him 117 00:03:53,700 --> 00:03:55,566 Accepted the Buddha's teachings 118 00:03:55,566 --> 00:03:56,733 Convert to the Three Treasures 119 00:03:56,733 --> 00:03:57,866 Become a layperson 120 00:03:58,833 --> 00:04:01,900 And he did something that changed the course of Buddhist history. 121 00:04:01,900 --> 00:04:05,466 He took a bamboo forest and the land next to it 122 00:04:05,500 --> 00:04:06,700 To the Buddhist Sangha 123 00:04:07,533 --> 00:04:08,566 This bamboo forest 124 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,633 It was the precursor to the first monastery in Buddhist history 125 00:04:11,633 --> 00:04:12,233 Bamboo Forest Academy 126 00:04:12,733 --> 00:04:13,766 Let's think about it. 127 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,633 Before the appearance of the bamboo forest house 128 00:04:15,633 --> 00:04:17,066 What is the state of the Buddha's Sangha? 129 00:04:17,866 --> 00:04:18,733 group of people 130 00:04:18,733 --> 00:04:19,733 Three clothes and one bowl 131 00:04:19,733 --> 00:04:21,300 No fixed residence 132 00:04:21,333 --> 00:04:22,566 Bowl for food 133 00:04:22,566 --> 00:04:24,000 Follow the Buddha everywhere 134 00:04:24,966 --> 00:04:27,433 The rainy season stops for three months as required 135 00:04:27,433 --> 00:04:30,366 Because the roads are muddy in the rainy season, it is easy to trample on bugs 136 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,266 It's called Rain House. 137 00:04:32,300 --> 00:04:33,333 The dry season continues. 138 00:04:33,966 --> 00:04:35,533 They don't store food. 139 00:04:35,533 --> 00:04:37,133 Give on the same day and eat on the same day 140 00:04:38,100 --> 00:04:39,566 They don't own the buildings. 141 00:04:39,566 --> 00:04:41,633 Stop where there is fate 142 00:04:41,633 --> 00:04:42,633 If it's gone, change the place. 143 00:04:43,566 --> 00:04:44,966 This is the state of minimalism. 144 00:04:44,966 --> 00:04:46,033 A state of complete flow 145 00:04:46,866 --> 00:04:48,200 This state of flow 146 00:04:48,233 --> 00:04:50,233 Buddha's Impermanence, Selflessness 147 00:04:50,233 --> 00:04:51,166 Completely consistent 148 00:04:52,633 --> 00:04:54,466 You don't even have a fixed address 149 00:04:54,500 --> 00:04:56,100 What do you want to cling to 150 00:04:56,300 --> 00:04:58,266 But after the appearance of the Bamboo Forest Seiya 151 00:04:58,300 --> 00:04:59,800 Everything started to change quietly 152 00:05:00,633 --> 00:05:03,000 Now they have a permanent place to live 153 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,033 Can store a small amount of supplies 154 00:05:05,066 --> 00:05:06,833 Can receive laypeople at home 155 00:05:06,833 --> 00:05:09,033 Practice and teaching can be arranged more systematically 156 00:05:09,966 --> 00:05:11,466 The king offers protection 157 00:05:11,466 --> 00:05:15,866 His reputation made local officials hesitant to expel the group of monks casually 158 00:05:15,900 --> 00:05:18,033 The donors have a fixed place to give 159 00:05:19,033 --> 00:05:19,833 materially 160 00:05:19,866 --> 00:05:21,100 That's a huge jump. 161 00:05:22,433 --> 00:05:23,266 Essentially 162 00:05:23,300 --> 00:05:24,800 This is an irreversible qualitative change 163 00:05:25,733 --> 00:05:26,933 Buddha's Sangha 164 00:05:26,933 --> 00:05:28,500 From this moment on 165 00:05:28,533 --> 00:05:29,933 From a wandering movement 166 00:05:29,933 --> 00:05:31,933 It became a grounded institution. 167 00:05:32,866 --> 00:05:34,200 Once the institution is created 168 00:05:34,233 --> 00:05:35,666 It has its own life logic 169 00:05:36,500 --> 00:05:38,366 You have to maintain this place 170 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,200 It is necessary to maintain good relations with the sponsors 171 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:45,200 The future of this building and the land must be considered 172 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,300 It must be considered that if the king were replaced 173 00:05:47,933 --> 00:05:49,933 What should the next king do if he doesn't believe in Buddhism? 174 00:05:50,766 --> 00:05:52,266 These are not bad things 175 00:05:52,300 --> 00:05:54,833 This is a reality that any institution must face 176 00:05:56,233 --> 00:06:00,733 But it brings a tension that didn't exist at all before: the goal of the practice 177 00:06:00,733 --> 00:06:02,266 And the survival of institutions 178 00:06:02,300 --> 00:06:04,133 Following a completely different logic 179 00:06:04,933 --> 00:06:06,566 The goal of practice is to let go of everything 180 00:06:07,433 --> 00:06:09,333 The survival of institutions requires grasping something 181 00:06:09,933 --> 00:06:11,133 This contradiction 182 00:06:11,133 --> 00:06:13,100 When King Pinbasara was alive 183 00:06:13,100 --> 00:06:15,733 Temporarily overshadowed by his generosity and piety 184 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:18,033 The king makes regular visits 185 00:06:18,033 --> 00:06:19,000 With alms 186 00:06:19,033 --> 00:06:19,966 With questions 187 00:06:19,966 --> 00:06:20,600 Study seriously 188 00:06:21,633 --> 00:06:23,066 His relationship with the Buddha 189 00:06:23,100 --> 00:06:26,500 Transcends the distance between the ordinary sponsor and the sponsored 190 00:06:26,533 --> 00:06:29,133 More like a genuine scholar-teacher connection 191 00:06:30,133 --> 00:06:31,900 But power has its own trajectory 192 00:06:32,966 --> 00:06:34,733 One person must be mentioned here 193 00:06:34,766 --> 00:06:36,566 Previous Episode: Devadatta 194 00:06:37,466 --> 00:06:39,966 Devadatta was Buddha's cousin 195 00:06:39,966 --> 00:06:41,266 Practice after becoming a monk 196 00:06:41,300 --> 00:06:43,000 It is said that the determination is not shallow 197 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:44,800 But his biggest concern was status 198 00:06:45,633 --> 00:06:49,000 He repeatedly asked the Buddha to hand over the leadership of the Sangha to him 199 00:06:49,033 --> 00:06:49,566 All rejected 200 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,600 So he went the other way. 201 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:56,466 Went to find a political ally: the crown prince of King Pinbasara 202 00:06:56,466 --> 00:06:56,966 Ajax 203 00:06:58,033 --> 00:07:02,766 Devadatta said to Ajax to the effect: Your father is in the prime of his life 204 00:07:02,766 --> 00:07:05,500 How many years will you have to wait to become king? 205 00:07:05,700 --> 00:07:06,333 And I 206 00:07:06,366 --> 00:07:09,166 Denied my rightful place by the aging Buddha 207 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:11,833 We can cooperate. 208 00:07:11,833 --> 00:07:13,200 You get rid of your father 209 00:07:13,233 --> 00:07:14,633 I replace the Buddha 210 00:07:14,633 --> 00:07:15,866 You become the new king 211 00:07:15,900 --> 00:07:16,700 I am the new leader 212 00:07:17,133 --> 00:07:19,933 This is the starkest expression of the logic of power 213 00:07:19,933 --> 00:07:20,966 No cover 214 00:07:20,966 --> 00:07:21,633 No embellishment 215 00:07:22,533 --> 00:07:23,766 Ajashi was persuaded 216 00:07:24,633 --> 00:07:25,966 He went to assassinate his father 217 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:26,533 Was discovered 218 00:07:27,300 --> 00:07:29,533 King Pimbala did not execute him 219 00:07:29,566 --> 00:07:30,833 He stepped aside. 220 00:07:30,833 --> 00:07:31,833 Give him the throne 221 00:07:32,666 --> 00:07:34,066 But it didn't end there 222 00:07:35,066 --> 00:07:35,966 Soon after 223 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,233 Ajax threw his father into prison 224 00:07:38,266 --> 00:07:40,033 That's where we started. 225 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:41,700 The slow consumption in that prison 226 00:07:42,633 --> 00:07:43,766 At the same time 227 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,500 Devadatta is also on the move 228 00:07:46,266 --> 00:07:49,000 He hired a hitman to assassinate the Buddha 229 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,166 But after the killers met the Buddha 230 00:07:51,166 --> 00:07:53,266 Instead, I was overwhelmed by his aura 231 00:07:53,300 --> 00:07:54,200 None of them did. 232 00:07:55,066 --> 00:07:57,466 Devadatta had to go out in person 233 00:07:57,933 --> 00:08:01,366 Dropped a large stone on the Buddha's path 234 00:08:01,366 --> 00:08:03,133 It only ended up hurting the Buddha's toe 235 00:08:04,166 --> 00:08:06,466 He released another elephant called Protect Money 236 00:08:06,666 --> 00:08:08,966 Intends to trample the Buddha to death with an elephant 237 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:10,400 The elephant is approaching. 238 00:08:10,433 --> 00:08:11,966 It even stopped 239 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:13,033 Did not harm the Buddha 240 00:08:13,866 --> 00:08:15,466 The whole plan was a complete failure 241 00:08:16,033 --> 00:08:18,866 Devadatta finally defected 242 00:08:18,900 --> 00:08:21,833 Leaves the name of one of the most failed rebels in history 243 00:08:22,700 --> 00:08:24,200 And King Pinbasara 244 00:08:24,233 --> 00:08:26,200 It was during this period of time that 245 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,100 In his own son's prison 246 00:08:28,133 --> 00:08:29,833 Spent the last days of my life 247 00:08:30,700 --> 00:08:33,200 Agatha became the new king of Magadha 248 00:08:34,033 --> 00:08:35,033 But in his heart 249 00:08:35,066 --> 00:08:35,566 There is a thorn 250 00:08:36,933 --> 00:08:38,433 According to Buddhist classification 251 00:08:38,433 --> 00:08:39,866 Patricide is one of the five wicked sins 252 00:08:40,533 --> 00:08:41,733 What are the five inversions? 253 00:08:41,900 --> 00:08:46,900 patricide, matricide, kill arahats, produce Buddha body blood, break and unite monks 254 00:08:47,933 --> 00:08:50,033 Did any of these five things 255 00:08:50,033 --> 00:08:51,533 According to tradition 256 00:08:51,533 --> 00:08:53,600 The deepest hell in the future 257 00:08:53,633 --> 00:08:55,000 And there is no possibility of liberation 258 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:57,966 This is not just a religious concept 259 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:02,066 This was the greatest trial of a patricide in the entire spiritual ecosystem of that era 260 00:09:03,066 --> 00:09:04,200 Ajashi asked around 261 00:09:05,066 --> 00:09:06,933 He talked to the Jain leaders. 262 00:09:06,966 --> 00:09:08,700 Scholars who have consulted Brahmins 263 00:09:08,700 --> 00:09:10,300 Ask them about patricide 264 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:11,566 Is there a chance of liberation? 265 00:09:13,066 --> 00:09:14,633 And they gave all sorts of answers. 266 00:09:14,666 --> 00:09:16,133 Some say it doesn't matter. 267 00:09:16,133 --> 00:09:18,766 Some say it takes a lot of merit to make up for it 268 00:09:18,766 --> 00:09:21,100 But none of the answers really reassured him 269 00:09:21,966 --> 00:09:22,733 And finally. 270 00:09:22,733 --> 00:09:25,000 His imperial physician advised him to see the Buddha 271 00:09:26,066 --> 00:09:27,166 The elder said 272 00:09:27,166 --> 00:09:29,766 The Buddha is the one who can really answer your question 273 00:09:30,266 --> 00:09:30,966 Ajashi hesitated 274 00:09:31,700 --> 00:09:32,433 He knows. 275 00:09:32,466 --> 00:09:34,200 The alliance between himself and Devadatta 276 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,133 It was directed at the Buddha 277 00:09:36,166 --> 00:09:39,066 His father was the Buddha's most important protector 278 00:09:39,100 --> 00:09:40,433 And he killed his father. 279 00:09:41,066 --> 00:09:43,200 What qualifications does he have to meet the Buddha? 280 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,966 Will the Buddha throw him out when he sees him? 281 00:09:46,166 --> 00:09:46,966 And he went anyway. 282 00:09:47,700 --> 00:09:48,700 This meeting 283 00:09:48,700 --> 00:09:52,800 It's recorded in the Pali Sutra, an important scripture. 284 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:54,633 It's called the Salmon Fruit Sutra. 285 00:09:54,666 --> 00:09:55,833 It is the second scripture of the long ministry 286 00:09:56,633 --> 00:09:57,966 This is recorded 287 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,866 It's a late-night conversation between a king and an enlightened one 288 00:10:01,700 --> 00:10:03,700 They came to the place where the Buddha was. 289 00:10:03,700 --> 00:10:05,033 And I found silence. 290 00:10:06,466 --> 00:10:08,333 Ajashi was surprised 291 00:10:08,333 --> 00:10:09,500 Huge Sangha 292 00:10:09,533 --> 00:10:11,200 How can there be no sound? 293 00:10:11,300 --> 00:10:12,500 He's a little worried. 294 00:10:12,533 --> 00:10:14,766 Could this be a trap? 295 00:10:14,933 --> 00:10:16,800 The old woman pointed to the distant light 296 00:10:16,833 --> 00:10:17,500 Say 297 00:10:17,500 --> 00:10:19,733 That's where the Buddha was speaking. 298 00:10:19,766 --> 00:10:20,233 No traps 299 00:10:20,900 --> 00:10:21,866 They approached. 300 00:10:21,900 --> 00:10:22,900 The king saluted 301 00:10:22,900 --> 00:10:23,866 Sit down. 302 00:10:23,900 --> 00:10:25,966 And then asked a well-crafted question 303 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:27,333 So he says. 304 00:10:27,333 --> 00:10:30,166 The Brahmins, the ascetics, the philosophers 305 00:10:30,666 --> 00:10:34,700 I asked them what practical benefits are there in this world of monasticism? 306 00:10:34,733 --> 00:10:36,433 And I didn't like all of their answers. 307 00:10:37,266 --> 00:10:38,000 Buddha 308 00:10:38,033 --> 00:10:39,266 What do you think? 309 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:40,966 Pay attention to the packaging of this problem 310 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:43,166 He didn't say directly 311 00:10:43,166 --> 00:10:44,200 I killed my father 312 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:45,300 What should I do? 313 00:10:45,333 --> 00:10:45,633 Help me. 314 00:10:46,533 --> 00:10:49,100 He asked what is the use of practice in this world 315 00:10:49,133 --> 00:10:51,966 This is a seemingly abstract philosophical question 316 00:10:51,966 --> 00:10:53,733 But behind it lies his true dilemma 317 00:10:53,733 --> 00:10:57,033 I'm in terrible pain right now. 318 00:10:57,066 --> 00:11:00,133 What can practice give me at this moment? 319 00:11:00,633 --> 00:11:01,800 The Buddha answered his question 320 00:11:02,666 --> 00:11:04,800 And he started at the very beginning. 321 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:06,566 Monk alone 322 00:11:06,566 --> 00:11:08,800 Start by following the basic commandments 323 00:11:08,833 --> 00:11:09,966 The heart begins to settle 324 00:11:09,966 --> 00:11:12,033 Delusions start to abate 325 00:11:12,066 --> 00:11:13,300 Born from the ring 326 00:11:13,300 --> 00:11:14,466 From Dingsheng Hui 327 00:11:14,500 --> 00:11:17,166 Start to see things for what they are 328 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:19,066 Compassion unfolds 329 00:11:19,066 --> 00:11:20,066 Suffering for all beings 330 00:11:20,100 --> 00:11:21,800 No longer just someone else's business 331 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:23,500 It's about what you feel. 332 00:11:24,500 --> 00:11:26,333 He went deeper and deeper 333 00:11:26,333 --> 00:11:27,633 Very specific 334 00:11:27,666 --> 00:11:28,400 Very grounded 335 00:11:29,166 --> 00:11:30,800 Then the Buddha stopped. 336 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:32,333 He turned to the Ajahs. 337 00:11:32,333 --> 00:11:33,333 Said a crucial sentence 338 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:36,066 According to the scriptures 339 00:11:36,066 --> 00:11:38,600 The general idea is this: if this king 340 00:11:38,633 --> 00:11:40,166 Didn't commit that 341 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:41,966 He was in this conversation today 342 00:11:41,966 --> 00:11:43,466 You could have gotten the first results. 343 00:11:44,466 --> 00:11:45,566 This sentence 344 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:47,000 It's a precise scalpel. 345 00:11:47,833 --> 00:11:49,100 Buddha did not say 346 00:11:49,100 --> 00:11:50,066 You kill your father 347 00:11:50,100 --> 00:11:50,866 You don't deserve to study Buddhism 348 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:52,600 He didn't close the door. 349 00:11:53,533 --> 00:11:54,500 Here's what he said. 350 00:11:54,500 --> 00:11:56,466 You could have gone further 351 00:11:56,500 --> 00:11:58,400 That thing becomes an obstacle for you at the moment 352 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:00,566 But he doesn't even have this obstacle 353 00:12:00,566 --> 00:12:02,466 Are stated in a factual manner 354 00:12:02,500 --> 00:12:03,500 Not a trial 355 00:12:03,500 --> 00:12:04,066 Not a sermon 356 00:12:05,133 --> 00:12:07,366 Ajashi cried bitterly on the spot 357 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,000 Confessed to patricide 358 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:10,566 Confession to Buddha 359 00:12:10,833 --> 00:12:12,500 Ask the Buddha to accept his confession 360 00:12:13,466 --> 00:12:14,133 Buddha accepted 361 00:12:15,133 --> 00:12:16,866 I want to stop here. 362 00:12:16,900 --> 00:12:18,033 Tell me a little personal experience 363 00:12:18,900 --> 00:12:20,000 This scene 364 00:12:20,033 --> 00:12:22,500 Throughout the historical narrative of early Buddhism 365 00:12:22,533 --> 00:12:25,233 It's one of my most jolting moments. 366 00:12:26,133 --> 00:12:27,866 It's not because of the drama of it. 367 00:12:27,900 --> 00:12:31,633 But because it reveals one thing: the Buddha's acceptance of man 368 00:12:31,633 --> 00:12:33,466 Is not predicated on moral performance 369 00:12:34,266 --> 00:12:36,866 He didn't set an exam at the door 370 00:12:36,900 --> 00:12:38,566 Say what you've done before 371 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:39,933 Only when you pass can you come in to study Buddhism 372 00:12:40,833 --> 00:12:42,033 He opened the door to the law 373 00:12:42,066 --> 00:12:42,866 It's really wide. 374 00:12:43,733 --> 00:12:45,466 Wide enough to take in a patricide 375 00:12:46,266 --> 00:12:48,966 This certainly doesn't mean that patricide has no karmic consequences 376 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:51,600 In the Buddhist concept of causality 377 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,100 The karma resulting from actions is real 378 00:12:54,133 --> 00:12:56,466 Will manifest in a certain way at a certain moment 379 00:12:57,300 --> 00:12:58,633 But accept this person 380 00:12:58,633 --> 00:13:00,033 And karma continues to operate 381 00:13:00,066 --> 00:13:01,200 They're two different things. 382 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:01,900 Do not contradict each other 383 00:13:03,366 --> 00:13:04,566 Buddha accepted 384 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:08,800 It's the person standing in front of him right now, genuinely asking questions 385 00:13:08,833 --> 00:13:10,500 Rather than the sum of his past actions 386 00:13:11,166 --> 00:13:11,966 This 387 00:13:11,966 --> 00:13:13,700 Contrary to most people's intuition 388 00:13:14,533 --> 00:13:15,866 Our hunch is that 389 00:13:15,866 --> 00:13:18,466 People who do bad things don't deserve to be accepted 390 00:13:18,466 --> 00:13:20,300 Or at least atonement first 391 00:13:20,533 --> 00:13:21,933 Then you are qualified to talk about practice 392 00:13:22,833 --> 00:13:26,533 But the Buddha's logic seems to be: the seeking mind at this moment 393 00:13:26,533 --> 00:13:28,133 It can respond directly. 394 00:13:29,166 --> 00:13:32,000 He didn't judge the past first. 395 00:13:32,033 --> 00:13:34,766 But first respond to the heart that is seeking enlightenment at this moment 396 00:13:35,733 --> 00:13:36,433 This 397 00:13:36,466 --> 00:13:37,866 Makes me think he is very profound 398 00:13:38,933 --> 00:13:40,966 Ajay became the Buddha's protector 399 00:13:41,766 --> 00:13:43,066 Magadha 400 00:13:43,100 --> 00:13:45,166 It continues to be the most important sanctuary for Buddhism 401 00:13:45,933 --> 00:13:46,766 And then... 402 00:13:46,766 --> 00:13:49,566 Buddha in about 483 BC 403 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,233 Between the trees on the outskirts of Kokunaro 404 00:13:52,233 --> 00:13:52,533 destruction 405 00:13:53,500 --> 00:13:54,633 After the destruction 406 00:13:54,633 --> 00:13:58,433 The disciples were faced with a very real problem: what to do next? 407 00:13:59,033 --> 00:14:01,000 The Buddha taught the Dharma for 45 years 408 00:14:01,033 --> 00:14:02,666 It's incredibly complex. 409 00:14:02,666 --> 00:14:05,333 Different times say different things to different people 410 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,100 No written record 411 00:14:08,100 --> 00:14:09,766 It's all word of mouth 412 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:10,733 Relying on the memories of the disciples 413 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:12,900 Now he's gone. 414 00:14:12,933 --> 00:14:16,000 If you don't hurry up and sort out these contents 415 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,233 A few generations later 416 00:14:17,233 --> 00:14:20,400 No one can tell which words really came from the Buddha's mouth 417 00:14:22,166 --> 00:14:23,133 Dajiaye 418 00:14:23,133 --> 00:14:25,633 One of the most senior disciples of the Buddha 419 00:14:25,633 --> 00:14:27,600 Known for his rigorous Toutuo practice 420 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,966 He was also the most authoritative person in the Sangha of that era 421 00:14:30,866 --> 00:14:32,633 He called together 500 monks 422 00:14:32,633 --> 00:14:35,266 Assemble at the Seven Leaves Cave on the outskirts of Wangshe City 423 00:14:35,300 --> 00:14:38,000 Did a massive oral finishing job 424 00:14:38,866 --> 00:14:41,266 This is the famous first meeting in Buddhist history 425 00:14:42,166 --> 00:14:43,766 Logistics of the entire rally 426 00:14:43,766 --> 00:14:45,300 Who will guarantee it? 427 00:14:45,466 --> 00:14:46,066 King Ajay 428 00:14:46,966 --> 00:14:48,566 The venue is the king's resource 429 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:50,233 Provisions are the king's resource 430 00:14:50,266 --> 00:14:51,300 Safety is a king's resource 431 00:14:52,366 --> 00:14:53,900 Without the support of Ajashi 432 00:14:53,933 --> 00:14:54,966 In that era 433 00:14:54,966 --> 00:14:57,933 To gather 500 bhikkhus scattered all over the place 434 00:14:57,966 --> 00:15:00,333 Offer months of living security 435 00:15:00,333 --> 00:15:04,166 Doing such a huge dictation in the same place 436 00:15:04,166 --> 00:15:05,633 Almost impossible 437 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:10,133 The way it's organized is this: Ananda stands in front of the public 438 00:15:10,133 --> 00:15:12,166 Recite all the Buddha's teachings he memorized 439 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:14,300 Others listen 440 00:15:14,333 --> 00:15:15,400 While correcting 441 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:16,100 While confirming 442 00:15:17,966 --> 00:15:19,333 Everyone agrees 443 00:15:19,333 --> 00:15:20,666 Just keep it 444 00:15:20,700 --> 00:15:21,666 Become a part of the scriptures 445 00:15:22,333 --> 00:15:25,166 Youpori recites the commandments in the same way 446 00:15:25,166 --> 00:15:25,966 Become part of the law 447 00:15:26,866 --> 00:15:27,833 This process 448 00:15:27,833 --> 00:15:29,233 In today's terms 449 00:15:29,266 --> 00:15:31,466 It's a massive group memory check project 450 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:34,566 And the physical basis of the whole project 451 00:15:34,566 --> 00:15:35,700 It was provided by a patricide 452 00:15:36,566 --> 00:15:38,500 This is what really happened in history. 453 00:15:39,433 --> 00:15:41,500 Where history makes people feel uncomfortable 454 00:15:41,533 --> 00:15:42,233 Often right here 455 00:15:43,066 --> 00:15:44,866 It doesn't give you a clean moral story 456 00:15:45,533 --> 00:15:47,533 If you want a clean story 457 00:15:47,566 --> 00:15:51,333 It should be like this: Buddha had a group of pure disciples 458 00:15:51,333 --> 00:15:54,166 With the support of an enlightened and kind king 459 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,500 Pass down the law in its entirety 460 00:15:56,533 --> 00:15:57,833 The king is a good man 461 00:15:57,833 --> 00:15:59,100 Disciples are saints 462 00:15:59,100 --> 00:16:01,000 Everything was fine. 463 00:16:01,933 --> 00:16:06,200 But the actual history is this: the king who made the decision to support the first group 464 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:07,766 Is a patricide 465 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,600 And the direct reason why he became a law protector 466 00:16:10,666 --> 00:16:13,700 And a conspiracy with a man who once tried to assassinate the Buddha 467 00:16:13,700 --> 00:16:14,733 Have an indirect connection 468 00:16:15,833 --> 00:16:18,366 From Bamboo Forest Jingshe to Seven Leaf Cave 469 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:21,466 Buddhism underwent a critical transformation during this time 470 00:16:21,466 --> 00:16:23,300 motion from wandering side 471 00:16:23,333 --> 00:16:24,700 It became institutional. 472 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:27,300 What is the cost of this? 473 00:16:27,533 --> 00:16:28,666 The price is 474 00:16:28,666 --> 00:16:29,766 Your existence 475 00:16:29,766 --> 00:16:31,200 Began to rely on the permission of power 476 00:16:31,900 --> 00:16:34,066 The king can give you a bamboo forest house 477 00:16:34,100 --> 00:16:34,966 You can also take it back. 478 00:16:35,866 --> 00:16:38,300 The king can support the first assembly 479 00:16:38,333 --> 00:16:39,933 You can also not support it. 480 00:16:39,933 --> 00:16:42,733 They can even influence the outcome of aggregation. 481 00:16:43,666 --> 00:16:45,833 Subsequent history has repeatedly proven 482 00:16:45,866 --> 00:16:48,266 And with that dependency comes great vulnerability. 483 00:16:49,833 --> 00:16:51,200 9th century AD 484 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,500 Chinese Tang Wuzong launched the Huichang law 485 00:16:53,500 --> 00:16:54,600 An edict 486 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,433 More than 40,000 temples were demolished 487 00:16:56,466 --> 00:16:59,100 The vast majority of monks across the country were forced to return to secular life 488 00:16:59,933 --> 00:17:00,600 India over there 489 00:17:00,866 --> 00:17:04,000 Ultimately, due to the collapse of the dynasty and foreign wars 490 00:17:04,033 --> 00:17:06,400 Buddhism almost completely died out in its homeland 491 00:17:07,166 --> 00:17:08,466 This is the price of entry to the court 492 00:17:09,266 --> 00:17:10,866 But if you don't enter the court 493 00:17:10,900 --> 00:17:14,400 Can Buddhism Survive the First Five Hundred Years? 494 00:17:14,533 --> 00:17:15,133 It's hard to say. 495 00:17:16,066 --> 00:17:18,100 I want to focus today on another issue. 496 00:17:19,100 --> 00:17:21,300 King Pimpasala supports Buddha 497 00:17:21,300 --> 00:17:22,233 Sincere faith 498 00:17:23,233 --> 00:17:24,466 He took refuge in the Three Jewels 499 00:17:24,466 --> 00:17:26,100 He attended school. 500 00:17:26,100 --> 00:17:29,566 His relationship with the Buddha went beyond the ordinary patron 501 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:30,733 Boundaries with Sponsors 502 00:17:31,833 --> 00:17:33,433 His son Ajashi 503 00:17:33,433 --> 00:17:33,766 Kill him! 504 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:36,933 Then Ajashi became the protector of Buddhism 505 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:39,200 This whole process 506 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:44,233 One thing remains the same: whether it's Pimbala or Ajashi 507 00:17:44,266 --> 00:17:46,400 Their respective connections to the Buddha 508 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:47,133 It's all real. 509 00:17:47,966 --> 00:17:49,433 The beliefs of Pimbasara 510 00:17:49,433 --> 00:17:49,933 It's true. 511 00:17:50,933 --> 00:17:53,200 Ajax's Regret and Transformation 512 00:17:53,233 --> 00:17:53,966 It's real. 513 00:17:54,833 --> 00:17:56,733 The power struggle between them 514 00:17:56,766 --> 00:17:57,633 It's also true. 515 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,000 Power operates on its own trajectory 516 00:18:01,233 --> 00:18:03,133 Compassion has its own logic. 517 00:18:04,066 --> 00:18:06,633 The two tracks crossed in history 518 00:18:06,666 --> 00:18:09,233 Sometimes it produces beautiful results 519 00:18:09,233 --> 00:18:11,333 And sometimes it's very tragic. 520 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:13,700 But the two tracks themselves 521 00:18:13,733 --> 00:18:14,300 Is different 522 00:18:15,233 --> 00:18:16,366 The Buddha witnessed all this 523 00:18:17,166 --> 00:18:19,833 He knew that Pimbala was in prison. 524 00:18:19,833 --> 00:18:21,533 But he didn't use his influence to intervene 525 00:18:22,233 --> 00:18:23,966 His influence won't reach that point 526 00:18:23,966 --> 00:18:24,800 Or rather 527 00:18:24,833 --> 00:18:25,866 That's not something he can do. 528 00:18:26,833 --> 00:18:28,966 Power has its own way of working 529 00:18:28,966 --> 00:18:30,766 Even if an enlightened one is present 530 00:18:30,766 --> 00:18:33,433 Power doesn't stop working just because it exists 531 00:18:34,266 --> 00:18:35,800 He accepted the Ajahs 532 00:18:35,833 --> 00:18:38,100 Didn't close the door because the other party killed his father 533 00:18:39,233 --> 00:18:40,766 At Pimbala 534 00:18:40,766 --> 00:18:42,766 He has no power to change the course of power 535 00:18:43,533 --> 00:18:44,866 With the Ajahs 536 00:18:44,866 --> 00:18:47,266 He opens the pathway to transformation through regret. 537 00:18:48,533 --> 00:18:52,700 An audience member once asked a very pointed question: Buddha is so great 538 00:18:52,733 --> 00:18:55,233 Why don't you stop Pimbala's death? 539 00:18:55,366 --> 00:18:56,000 I thought about it for a long time. 540 00:18:56,733 --> 00:18:57,766 Here's my answer. 541 00:18:57,766 --> 00:19:00,833 Perhaps it is because he fully understands impermanence and dependent origin 542 00:19:01,033 --> 00:19:02,000 He just found out 543 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:03,266 In the flow of cause and effect 544 00:19:03,266 --> 00:19:05,333 There are some things he can do 545 00:19:05,366 --> 00:19:07,266 There are some things he can't do 546 00:19:07,266 --> 00:19:08,566 Shouldn't try to do it 547 00:19:09,466 --> 00:19:10,633 True compassion 548 00:19:10,733 --> 00:19:13,133 It's not a superhero all-powerful intervention. 549 00:19:13,133 --> 00:19:15,433 It's where you can make a difference. 550 00:19:15,466 --> 00:19:16,133 It works. 551 00:19:17,066 --> 00:19:19,133 A person is not defined by a moment 552 00:19:19,166 --> 00:19:21,300 No matter how serious the moment 553 00:19:21,566 --> 00:19:23,900 Pimbala was killed at a moment 554 00:19:23,900 --> 00:19:25,166 But it wasn't just that moment 555 00:19:26,100 --> 00:19:29,400 Ajax committed patricide at one point 556 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,133 But it wasn't just that moment. 557 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:32,833 Everyone. 558 00:19:32,866 --> 00:19:35,700 Is more complicated than his worst behavior 559 00:19:36,566 --> 00:19:38,600 When the Buddha met Aja 560 00:19:38,633 --> 00:19:40,533 He didn't see a patricide. 561 00:19:40,700 --> 00:19:43,333 It's about someone who is genuinely looking for a way out right now. 562 00:19:44,166 --> 00:19:44,800 He opened the door. 563 00:19:45,766 --> 00:19:47,966 There are things in here that I think are the most worth taking away 564 00:19:48,766 --> 00:19:50,733 It's not condoning patricide. 565 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:51,900 But to a person 566 00:19:51,900 --> 00:19:56,233 A complete, complex person who is truly seeking enlightenment at this moment 567 00:19:56,266 --> 00:19:56,766 see 568 00:19:57,866 --> 00:19:58,366 OK 569 00:19:58,366 --> 00:19:59,266 We're done here. 570 00:20:00,333 --> 00:20:01,166 Next Episode 571 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:02,666 We're going into a more chaotic situation. 572 00:20:02,966 --> 00:20:06,866 More interesting period: After the first set is completed 573 00:20:06,900 --> 00:20:11,400 The monks who left the Seven Leaves Cave were scattered all over India 574 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,100 Each memorizing his own version of the Buddha's teachings 575 00:20:14,100 --> 00:20:15,966 In the absence of text 576 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:20,366 How did this word of mouth survive for over 400 years? 577 00:20:20,566 --> 00:20:24,266 This is a story of memory, authority, and mutation 578 00:20:24,266 --> 00:20:24,866 See you next time. 579 00:20:25,900 --> 00:20:26,933 Before that 580 00:20:26,966 --> 00:20:30,333 I want to ask everyone: Do you think Buddhism went to the court? 581 00:20:30,333 --> 00:20:31,833 For Buddhism 582 00:20:31,866 --> 00:20:33,000 The advantages outweigh the disadvantages 583 00:20:33,033 --> 00:20:34,900 Still doing more harm than good 584 00:20:34,966 --> 00:20:38,400 If the Buddha had rejected Pimpasala's offering 585 00:20:38,433 --> 00:20:41,000 Insist on refusing to accept any land or buildings 586 00:20:41,033 --> 00:20:43,533 Only maintain a pure wandering monastery 587 00:20:43,533 --> 00:20:45,933 What does Buddhism look like today? 588 00:20:46,100 --> 00:20:48,200 Please let me know what you think in the comment section. 589 00:20:49,033 --> 00:20:50,266 I am Wang Lijie 590 00:20:50,300 --> 00:20:51,166 See you next time.