Good morning everyone. Let's continue another half of the love story of Buddha. Remember last time
I say the young man Rutong he doesn't want to get married with Quyi this young woman but these young
women still insisted him to marry her in order to exchange the lotus flower. So Rutong this
young handsome man can bring the lotus flower to offer to Ding Guang Buddha to fulfill his wishes
like the first term of life the Karma relationship between Shakyamuni Buddha
and his wife Yasodhara first time of the life. Once they make this agreement,
Rutong got seven branches of a greenish lotus flowers on his hand and he rushed to offer to the
Ding Guang Buddha because this lotus flower was something he has been dreaming of for a long time
he long queued and waiting for the Ding Guang Buddha bare his feet
slowly travel from another town to this small village not only Rutong
queued waiting for the Buddha all of the citizens from this village they all dreaming to have this
chance to see the Buddha in person so once the Ding Guang Buddha traveled into this moon
village all the people including Rutong knees down themselves and offering the lotus flower
and everyone offer the flower through to the sky and all the lotus of flowers drop on the ground
only five branches of lotus flowers stay in the sky,
which is Rutong his offering to the Ding Guang Buddha This caught the attention
of the Ding Guang Buddha he looked at him smile, but he didn't say much. The two more
lotus of flowers stayed on Buddha's shoulder which is Quyi her offering through Rutong.
once the Rutong offering the lotus a flower he feel very joyful inside his mind and he entered to
samadhi meditation from the state of his mind and the Ding Guang Buddha bare his feet still slowly
walking to the village close to the mountain and there's a lot of mud on the floor
so Ding Guang Buddha and all the following monks hardly can walk on this road. So Rutong through
his samadhi meditation he saw that and he decided to take out all his clothes on his body to cover
entire row in order to allow Ding Guang Buddha to walk on this muddy road to another village
but the area was quite big so he has not enough clothes to take out to cover the muddy room and he
realized instead of the clothes he has a very long hair so he put all his hair on the floor to allow
Ding Guang Buddha walk on his hair to passing through this muddy road once Rutong did that
Ding Guang Buddha stared at him again and smiled and the Ding Guang Buddha gave the prediction for
Rutong and the Buddha said: long long time afterward
you were enlightened as a Buddha and your name would be Shakyamuni Buddha. Once he said that
Rutong very happy and joyful immediately he knees down and bow to the Ding Guang Buddha
and ding one Buddha continue to say that. You are not only enlightened as a Buddha named Shakyamuni
and you were born as a prince in a royal family and you will have a wife to support you
life after life you will continue to help six realms of sentient being free of samsara
free of the suffering physically and mentally once Ding Guang Buddha said that and he smiled
and entered to state of the samadhi and the so does Rutong he also
show his sincerity and respect and enter to samadhi state.
This is the life of the first turn of the life Shakyamuni Buddha met his wife and also he make
a very strong aspiration vow to the Ding Guang Buddha that's why life after life he is able to
cultivate and enlighten as the lord of Buddha Shakyamuni so we know everything comes with the
reason there is a cause condition and the effect the result will allow this inspiration of route
make a strong devotion want to follow Buddha's path and to complete his offering to Ding Guang
Buddha he will not able to enlighten as Shakyamuni Buddha and also Shakyamuni Buddha's wife Yasodhara
because of the first term of life met the Rutong she asked for lotus flower exchange and because
of Rutong's devotion that's why the flower also can stay on the shoulder of Ding Guang Buddha.
so we need to practice our common relationship every single day if we can transform our
relationship with each of the being not only in the human being can including the animals in our
garden in the forest this Karma relationship can bring us life after life and help them to liberate
themselves just what Buddha Shakyamuni did 2500 years ago Buddha Shakyamuni how he met his wife
and because his devotion and offering to the Buddha he is able to fulfill his wishes to free
the suffering of six realms of sentient beings from this samsara from their physically and the
mental hardship I wish next time I will have you to join me again for a Buddha story. Thank you.