Eight Causes of Earthquakes according to the Maha
Parinibbana Sutta in Digha Nikaya :
when venerable Ananda asked, what the cause, that so mighty
an earthquake should arise?"
Then the Blessed One said: "There are eight reasons,
Ananda, eight causes for a mighty earthquake to arise. What are those eight?
1. "This great earth, Ananda, is established upon
liquid, the liquid upon the atmosphere, and the atmosphere upon space. And
when, Ananda, mighty atmospheric disturbances take place, the liquid is
agitated. And with the agitation of the liquid, tremors of the earth arise.
This is the first cause for the arising of mighty earthquakes.
2. "Again, Ananda, when an ascetic or holy man of great
power, one who has gained mastery of his mind, or a deity who is mighty and
potent, develops intense concentration on the delimited aspect of the earth
element, and to a boundless degree on the liquid element, he, too,
causes the earth to tremble, quiver, and shake. This is the
second cause for the arising of mighty earthquakes.
3 - 8. "Again, Ananda, when the Bodhisatta departs from
the Tusita realm and descends into his mother's womb, mindfully and clearly
comprehending; and when the Bodhisatta comes out from his mother's womb,
mindfully and clearly comprehending; and when the Tathagata becomes fully
enlightened in unsurpassed, supreme Enlightenment; when the Tathagata sets
rolling the excellent Wheel of the Dhamma; when the Tathagata renounces his will to live on; and when the
Tathagata comes to pass away into the state of Nibbana in which no element of
clinging remains -- then, too, Ananda, this great earth trembles, quivers, and
shakes.
"These, Ananda, are the eight reasons, the eight causes
for a great earthquake to arise.
May all beings be well and happy & attain the fruits of
Nibbana.
Suranda Weediyage
BA, Tripitakachariya, Dip in Pali/ Buddhism (Pali & Buddhist University of Sri Lanka), HNDBF,
surandalk@gmail.com
http://www.thebuddhadhamma.wordpress.com
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