Soul, God and Buddha in Language of Science by Mathura Prasad

Author:Mathura Prasad [Prasad, Mathura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Notion Press, Inc.
Published: 2017-04-17T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Gautama Buddha:

Life History and Teaching

Meaning of ‘Buddha’

The first person in this world who attains Nibbâna (the highest happiness) by means of paññâ (positive knowledge) is ‘Buddha.’

Another definition of the Buddha: The man who becomes free from influences of all the three forces of the universe having walked on the path discovered by him is ‘Buddha.’ We can define Buddha in other various ways also.

The Tipitaka calls a person ‘arhat’ whosoever attains this state of supreme happiness. In this sense, the Buddha is an arhat also. All those persons who attain liberation having walked on the path discovered by the Buddha are simply arhats- not a Buddha.

The word ‘Buddha’ comes from the word‘bodhi, that means vijjâ ‘supernormal knowledge.’ The Buddha got three vijjâs under the Bodhi Tree in the state of Sammâ Samâhi that made him Buddha while he was still Bodhisatta (one who is to become a Buddha in future). The three vijjâs (supernormal knowledge) are-

1. Recollection of his innumberable past lives with all details of each life

2. To see with his divine eyes how beings, after death, are reborn due to their own karma and

3. Knowledge of every thing about dukkha (suffering) and âsava (psychic potential energy) causing complete extinction of his all the three âsavas. As soon as this happened he became liberated and knew,”My citta is now free from the three binding forces of the universe. Now I am a Buddha.”

He discovered the path that lead to supreme happiness. He liberated himself first. Innumberable beings walked on the path advocated by the Buddha attained the state of greatest happiness.

What is the highest happiness?

When psychic potential energy (PSPE) of a being becomes zero, he is in a state of highest happiness. As soon as âsava of a being becomes zero, the psychic photon born of this energy merges with the Psychic Zero Field (PSZF). When a being attains this state, he gets the highest happiness. This happens only once in one’s lifetime.

Fully Developed Person: The Buddha

The first person in the world who attains full development is Buddha. Full development means free from cosmic interaction. In this state, the three forces of the universe are unable to affect him. This is another definition of the Buddha.

Arhat means one who has becomes free from effects of all the forces of the universe. In this sense, the Buddha is also an arhat, but all other arhats except the Buddha are simply an arhat.

There have been many Buddhas in the past – Viz. Vipassyaee Buddha 91 kalpa (aeon) before since now; Sikhi Buddha 31 kalpa before; Vishvabhu Buddha also in the thirtyfirst kalpa; Kakusandha Buddha, Konagaman Buddha, and Kashyap Buddha were born in the present kalpa. This kalpa has been given name bhadhra kalpa (good aeon). In this BhadraKalpa the Gautam Buddha was also born. Thus, ‘Buddha’ is a word, which indicates ‘a special kind of fully developed person.’ No two Buddhas can be born in the same loka dhatu (a globular cluster consisting of hundread thousand stars) at the same time.

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