Rahula: mwanakomana waBuddha

Rahula ndiye ega mwanasikana wenhoroondo weBuddha. Akazvarwa nguva pfupi baba vake vasati vaenda vachitsvaga kujekeswa. Chokwadi, kuberekwa kwaRahula kunoratidzika kunge kwaive chimwe chezvinhu zvakakonzera kutsunga kwaMambo Siddhartha kuve mupemhi anodzungaira.

Buddha Kusiya Mwanakomana Wake
Sekureva kwenhoroondo yeBuddhist, Muchinda Siddhartha akange atovhundutswa nekuziva kuti aigona kuzotiza kurwara, kuchembera uye kufa. Uye aive achitanga kufunga nezvekusiya hupenyu hwake hwakaropafadzwa kutsvaga rugare rwepfungwa. Mukadzi wake Yasodhara paakazvara mwanakomana, Muchinda akasheedza mukomana Rahula, zvinoreva kuti "kusunga".

Munguva pfupi Muchinda Siddhartha akasiya mukadzi wake nemwana kuti ave Buddha. Dzimwe mweya dzemazuva ano dzakadaidza Buddha kuti "baba vakafa". Asi mucheche Rahula aive muzukuru waMambo Suddhodana wemhuri yaShakya. Zvinenge zvichitarisirwa zvakanaka.

Rahula paive neanoda kusvika makore mapfumbamwe, baba vake vakadzokera kumusha kwake kweKapilavastu. Yasodhara yakatora Rahula kuti anoona baba vake, avo vaive zvino vava Buddha. Akaudza Rahula kuti akumbire baba vake nhaka yake kuitira kuti azova mambo kana Suddhodana afa.

Saka mwana, sekuda kwevana, akabatana nababa vake. Buddha akatevera, asingaregi achikumbira nhaka yake. Mushure mechinguva Buddha akateerera nekuita kuti mukomana agadzwe semonaki. Yake yaizove nhaka yedharma.

Rahula anodzidza kuva akatendeseka
Buddha haana kuratidza rusaruro kumwanakomana wake, uye Rahula akateera iwo mimwe mirawo sevamwe vamiriri vatsva uye airarama mune mamwe mamiriro, ayo aive kure kwazvo neupenyu hwake mumuzinda.

Izvo zvakanyorwa kuti mumwe mutongi akwegura akambotora nzvimbo yekurara panguva yemabhanan'ana, achimanikidza Rahula kunopotera mutoilet. Akamutswa nezwi rababa vake, achibvunza kuti Ndiani aripo?

Ndini, Rahula, mukomana akapindura. Ndiri kuona, akapindura Buddha, akaenda. Kunyangwe Buddha akatsunga kusaratidza mwanakomana wake runyararo rwakakosha, zvimwe akange anzwa kuti Rahula awanikwa mumvura uye aive aenda kunoongorora mukomana. Kumuwana akachengeteka, kunyangwe asina kugadzikana, Buddha akamusiya ikoko.

Rahula aive mukomana akasekerera aifarira majee. Akange akambotsausa nemaune munhuwo zvake aive auya kuzoona Buddha. Paakadzidza nezve izvi, Buddha akafunga kuti yaive nguva yekuti baba, kana angangove mudzidzisi, vagare pasi naRahula. Izvo zvakatevera kuitika zvakanyorwa muAmbalatthika-rahulovada Sutta muPali Tipitika.

Rahula akashamisika asi akafara paakashevedzwa nababa vake. Akazadza bheseni nemvura ndokushambidza tsoka dzababa vake. Paakapedza, Buddha akanongedzera kumvura shomashoma yakasara iri mumudende.

"Rahula, unoona here mvura shoma iyi yasara?"

"Hongu changamire."

"Zvishoma zvemamonki zvekuti haunyare kutaura nhema."

Pakasara mvura yakasara, Buddha akati, "Rahula, unoona here kuraswa kwemvura shoma iyi?"

"Hongu changamire."

"Rahula, chero paine mamonki mune chero munhu asinganyare kutaura nhema anorasirwa kure kudai."

Iyo Budha yakashandura ladle yakakwenya musoro ndokuti kuna Rahula: "Unoona here kuti ladle rino rakapidiguka sei?"

"Hongu changamire."

"Rahula, chero paine monk mune chero munhu asinganyare kureva nhema zvinongova kumusoro."

Ipapo Buddha akatenderedza mupuru kurudyi kumusoro. "Rahula, unoona here kuti ladle iri risina chinhu uye harina chinhu?"

"Hongu changamire."

"Rahula, chero paine monk mune chero munhu asinganyare kutaura nhema nemaune haina chinhu uye haina chinhu zvakadaro."

Buddha akabva adzidzisa Rahula maitiro ekufunga zvakanyatsonaka nezvese zvaaifunga, akataura uye akafunga mhedzisiro uye kuti zviito zvake zvakazvikanganisa sei iye nevamwe. Akarangwa, Rahula akadzidza kuchenesa tsika yake. Iye akanzi akawana zivo pazera ramakore gumi nemasere chete.

Rahula's Adulthood
Isu tinongoziva zvishoma nezvaRahula muhupenyu hwake hwapashure. Zvinonzi kuburikidza nekuedza kwake amai vake, Yasodhara, vakapedzisira vava sista uye zvakare vakawana ruzivo. Shamwari dzake dzaimudana kuti Rahula uyo ane rombo rakanaka. Akataura kuti aive nerombo rakanaka zvakapetwa kaviri, zvaakaberekwa ari mwanakomana waBuddha uye zvakare achiona kuvhenekerwa.

Izvo zvakare zvakanyorwa kuti akafa achiri mudiki, baba vake vachiri vapenyu. Emperor Ashoka the Great anonzi akavaka stupa mukuremekedzwa kwaRahula, kwakatsaurirwa kune mamonki madiki.