Angulimala - 59:
Happy grandmother presents new-born baby to Angulimala Thera
G.K. Ananda Kumarasiri
BUDDHISM: The grandmother proudly presented the new-born baby
girl to Angulimala Thera to bless. He was so relieved that both the
mother and child were safe.
He was delighted to see the innocent little girl. He happily anointed
her with Pirith Water and invoked the Blessings of the Noble Triple Gem
for her good health and protection. He then blessed the new-born baby
“Sukhi Hotu”.
The whole family was elated. They all knew that without a doubt, it
was the spiritual powers impacted through Angulimala Thera’s assertion
of Saccakiriya of his ‘noble spiritual birth’ that brought back the
mother, who was virtually on the brink of death.
The family members and neighbours who had gathered at the house paid
their reverence to him in the traditional Buddhist way for what they
considered was a miracle he had just performed. They showered him with
flowers as well as praised and thanked him profusely.
Ever so grateful were they for his compassion to the mother and her
unborn baby. One by one, they knelt at his feet and paid reverence to
his spiritual purity and noble bearing. But Angulimala Thera was not
affected by all this attention, praises and profound adulation.
He understood that he had merely carried out the Buddha’s
instructions. It was his deep faith in the Enlightened One that had
brought about the happy turn of events.
To be continued |