Buddhānussati Buddhānussati Bhāvanā (meditation about the
qualities of the Supreme Buddha)
The wonderful Supreme Buddha… The Siddhartha Gautama Supreme
Buddha is the Greatest Sage who was born to this world to make human life
meaningful. If you think about the Supreme Buddha even for a small amount of
time right now, it is a time that the Buddhānussati meditation is risen in your
mind. In each moment one thinks about the Supreme Buddha, that person’s mind
gets purified and settled. When the Buddhānussati deposits in your mind, you
steps into a new life without even knowing about it. The Supreme Buddha had a
defilement-free heart. His mind was completely pure. The Supreme Buddha never
got angry about anything at all. He did not be a fierce person for any reason.
The Supreme Buddha did not get mislead or charmed by deception of the outside
world. Therefore, the Supreme Buddha is called an Arahant . That is, He is
Arahan (the state of being Arahant ). If you can think about that Supreme
Buddha with such qualities, your mind, your life will get purified. The Supreme
Buddha did not commit any sin even in secret. He freed from all defilements and
all sorrow and suffering. The Supreme Buddha realized the Four Noble Truths
without any guidance of a teacher. He fully realized about the entire world-element, entire community of living beings, and this
life. By showing the good (fruitful) path to all deities and humans, He became
the perfect and most talented sole Teacher of all heavenly beings and humans. If you can think
about the Supreme Buddha in such a manner, you are indeed thinking about the
Most Fortunate One who was born to this world and who marked the golden era of
the human history. See the Supreme Buddha through the Dhamma… So if you start
to think about that Supreme Buddha from now on, your mind will start to get purified from this very moment. A Supreme Buddha is
born to this world rarely. It is a person who could cultivate his/her wisdom
can identify a Supreme Buddha. Therefore, it is through His Dhamma that you
will be able to identify the Supreme Buddha by listening to that Dhamma and by
developing your wisdom. In this way, you will be able to see the Supreme Buddha
from your life. That Supreme Buddha’s defilement-free quality, perfect wisdom,
greatest compassion, pure concentration, and His courageous and heroic
character will help brightening your world. Therefore when you think about the
Supreme Buddha, it is easy for you to think His qualities as Arahan, Sammā Sambuddha, Vijjācaranha
Sampanna, Sugata, Lōkavidū, Anuttarō Purisadamma Sārathī, Satthā Dēvamanussānan, Buddha,
Bhagavā. Practice the buddhānussati frequently in your life. It is not a simple
thing, but a wholesome deed that brings you great merits. Human life is like a
stream of water that flows. It is like a stream of water that is being dried
off gradually. You have a rare opportunity to develop your wisdom, which you got as a human
being, by practicing the Buddhānussati meditation (Included under samatha
meditation) before you lose this human life.
-Buddhānussati meditation-
My great teacher, the Supreme Buddha, freed from all
defilements. He did not perform any sinful act, even in secret. He freed
himself from all demerits. He was suitable to both material and spiritual
offerings from the whole world. The Supreme Buddha did not get attached
opposed, or deceived by figures He saw from His eyes, and He eradicated the
desire to these figures. He did not get attached, opposed, or deceived by
sounds He heard from His ears, and He eradicated the desire to these
sounds. He did not get attached, opposed, or deceived by
smells He perceived from His nose, and He eradicated the desire to these
smells. He did not get attached, opposed, or deceived by tastes He experienced
from His tongue, and He eradicated the desire to these tastes. He did not get
attached, opposed, or deceived by touches He felt from His body, and He
eradicated the desire to these touches. He did not get attached, opposed, or deceived by
objectives He thought from His mind, and He eradicated the desire to these objectives/thoughts. Because of these great qualities, my
great teacher, the Supreme Buddha, is known as Arahan… Arahan…
Arahan…
My great teacher, the Supreme Buddha, realized the
“suffering” (the first noble truth) without any guidance of a teacher. He
eradicated the “birth of suffering’ (the second noble truth) without any
guidance of a teacher. He experienced/evidenced the “end of suffering’ (the third
noble truth) without any guidance of a teacher. He completely practiced the
“path of cessation of suffering” (the fourth noble truth) without any guidance
of a teacher. The Supreme Buddha realized these Four Noble Truths in twelve
ways with respect to three variables. That is, ‘wisdom of their truth ( Sattya
Gnana )’ ‘wisdom of what needs to be done (Kruttya Gnana )’, and ‘wisdom of
fulfillment of what needs to be done ( Kruttak Gnana )’. Therefore, the Supreme
Buddha is known as Samma Sambuddha … Samma Sambuddha … Samma Sambuddha…
My great teacher, the Supreme Buddha, was capable of doing
supernatural things like walking in the sky, pacing on water penetrating
through hard materials like earth, move to any place invincibly, and more. He
thus obtained the wisdom of these infinite supernatural powers ( Irdhivida
Gnana ). He also acquired ‘divine eye’ or the “ Dibba Chakkhu Gnana ” that
enables Him to see things at any distance without any disturbance. He acquired ‘divine ears’ or the “ Dibba Sota
Gnana ” that enables Him to listen to any sound at any distance without any disturbance. He acquired an extraordinary wisdom called the
“Cheeto Pareeya Gnanana ” that enables Him to see through minds of any being (human or
deity). He acquired the wisdom called the “Pubbe Niwasanussati Gnana ” that
enables Him to see the pathway taken by any being in Samara. He acquired the
wisdom called the “Chutupapata Gnana ” that enables Him to see how beings die
and leave their present lives according to their actions (Karma ) and the way
they are born again according to their actions ( Karma). The Supreme Buddha
also obtained a tremendous wisdom that enables Him to identify the state of a
mind acquired by eradicating all defilements. It is His wisdom of eradication
of defilements or the “Asavakkhaya Gnana ”. Thus, He had superb and infinite
virtue (Seela ) contemplation (Samadi ), wisdom (Panna), freedom (Vimukti ),
and wisdom of freedom (Vimukti Gnanadarshana ). Because of these great
qualities, my great teacher, the Supreme Buddha, is known as Vijjacharana
Sampanna… Vijjacharana Sampanna… Vijjacharana Sampanna…
My great teacher, the Supreme Buddha, attained the Nibbana
by realizing the path to it. The path taken by the Supreme Buddha was wholesome
and free of any defilement. Therefore, the Supreme Buddha is known as Sugata…
Sugata… Sugata…
My great teacher, the Supreme Buddha, knows all Brahma
worlds, divine worlds, human worlds, and four hell worlds by
comprehending those worlds in the true form Therefore, the Supreme Buddha is
known as Lokavidu… Lokavidu… Lokavidu…
My great teacher, the Supreme Buddha, tamed and disciplined
stubborn divine beings and humans by three superhuman abilities. He tamed them
with His remarkable supernatural powers ( Irdhi Pratiarya). He tamed them by
preaching Dhamma in a way to match their minds and their thought patterns by
seeing them through (Aadesana Pratiharya), leading them to follow the supreme
pathway to Nibbana. He tamed them by explaining and showing the Four Noble
Truths in tremendous ways (Anusasani Pratiharya). With great compassion and
wisdom, He tamed and brought these stubborn beings into the Dhamma. Therefore,
the Supreme Buddha is known as Anuttaro Purisa Dammasarathi… Anuttaro Purisa
Dammasarathi… Anuttaro Purisa Dammasarathi…
My great teacher, the Supreme Buddha, was the only teacher
who showed all divine beings and humans the pathway to free from the Samsara
and to attain Nibbana. He was the one and only supreme teacher for all divine
and human beings. Therefore, the Supreme Buddha is known as Sattha
Devamanussanan… Sattha... Devamanussanan… Sattha ...Devamanussanan…
My great teacher, the Supreme Buddha, taught the Four Noble
Truths to all beings pleasantly, meaningfully, perfectly, and with clear words in order for them to realize it. The beginning,
middle, and end of His teachings, the Dhamma, were well taught. Whoever follows
the Dhamma can free from the excruciating suffering including birth, age,
sickness, and death of the dangerous Samsara . Therefore, the Supreme Buddha is
known as the Buddha… Buddha… Buddha…
My great teacher, the Supreme Buddha, had all these
tremendous and infinite qualities of a Samma Sambuddha . He was fortunate to have unshakable virtue, profound concentration, and astonishing wisdom. Because of these great
qualities, my great teacher, the Supreme Buddha, is known as Bhagava… Bhagava… Bhagava… He was fortunate to have a purified heart with enormous
compassion. He was fortunate to bear a superb wisdom of infinite light,
and it was brighter than the Sun and the Moon. The Supreme Buddha is known as
Bhagava… Bhagava… Bhagava…
The qualities of the Buddha are inestimable… The qualities of the Buddha are inestimable…
The qualities of the Buddha are inestimable…Therefore a meditator can only
attain Upacara Samadhi ( proximate concentration) from Buddhanussati
Meditation. After attaining Upacara Samadhi, a meditator who wish to attain
jhanas or absorptions have to concentrate on another form of samatha Bhavana to
get to 1st Jhana.
May all beings be well & happy and 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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