Before becoming a monk, Sakyamuni Buddha was the Prince of Kapilovi, India, and his name was Siddhartha Gautama. Prince Siddhartha was smart and brave since childhood, and his father Sudoku pinned all his hopes on the prince. But the prince was melancholy by nature and seldom laughed. It's not that people are negative and world-weary, but that people should be equal and there shouldn't be so many unfairness. He and his father rode horses and played umbrellas, while slaves worked all day; I have plenty of food and clothing, but the slaves are hungry; At the same time, there are so many laws of the jungle in the world; So he didn't laugh all day.
King suddhodana sees the prince like this. In order to make him happy, he built a palace with four seasons like spring. Palace, always feel the awaken of spring, no worries about autumn. At the same time, he hopes to use the most luxurious enjoyment in the world to make the prince feel the beauty of the world and give up practice for the time being. But he didn't object to the prince's practice. He just thought that his early practice was not the best choice for the country and himself.
At the same time, he himself succeeded to the throne with peace of mind for the prince. I am diligent in political affairs and not extravagant; Xiu De shows kindness, broadens Xiu De, keeps close to sages, keeps away from evil friends, and treats his subjects well; In daily life, we should avoid acting rashly. He was not the only one, but also ordered ministers and brahmins all over the country to give up the tactics of seeking power, learn the methods of governing the country and saving the world, offer sacrifices to all the gods, pray for the peace and happiness of all the people, and sincerely bless the prince.
In addition, the prince married the beautiful Princess Yesutura at the age of 19. Princess Yesutura was considerate and gave more support to the prince's ambition without complaint. Later, Princess Yesutura also gave birth to their child, Lolo.
After the child was born, the prince felt that the child weakened his desire to become a monk, which was an obstacle for him to become a monk, so he named him Luo Luo, which means "obstacle". At midnight on the eighth day of February, the prince put a bunch of "cordate telosma" on the pillow of Yesutura and left the palace to become a monk. Because "cordate telosma" blooms at eight or nine o'clock in the evening and at midnight, but it fades before the sun rises. The prince should be telling people that the prosperity and all the beauty in the world are as fleeting as this "cordate telosma" and cannot last long.
? However, after the prince became a monk, Princess Yesutura was able to persuade her father-in-law Sudoku King to raise Rocalo alone. When Luo Kailuo was 65,438+05 years old, he left the palace and became a monk with Sakyamuni's aunts Mahaboshetti, Luo Kailuo and 500 servants. She was the first person to practice with Sakyamuni. And Princess Yesutura finally got the four-fruit arhat.
Since then, "cordate telosma" has spread with this handed down love. It represents Sakyamuni's awakening and warning to the world, and it represents that the beauty in the world is always impermanent.