The Tale of the Robe and Its Consequences : หน้า 8/112

ดุสิตบุรี (ฉบับ ๒ ภาษา) Tusita Realm : หน้า 8/112 A story about a monk's struggle with attachment to a robe and the unexpected consequences after his death.

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The Tale of the Robe and Its Consequences ดุสิตบุรี (ฉบับ ๒ ภาษา) Tusita Realm หน้า 8

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สรุปเนื้อหา

This tale narrates the story of a monk and his reluctance to accept a fine robe gifted by his sister. Despite her insistence, he initially refused but eventually took it. After preparing for the robe makers, disaster struck when he died from indigestion that night. His story illustrates the attachment to material possessions and the karmic repercussions, as he was reborn as a louse in the robe. Following his funeral, the monks decided to divide the robe among themselves, highlighting the transient nature of attachments and belongings. Further insights into the teachings of detachment and the consequences of desire are explored. For more lessons on similar themes, visit dmc.tv.

หัวข้อประเด็น

-Attachment to material possessions
-Karmic consequences
-Transience of life
-Monk’s lifestyle and values
-Rebirth and its implications

ข้อความต้นฉบับในหน้า

"My robeclouth was a coarse one, eight cubits long, but this is a fine one, nine cubits long. this is not mine; it is yours. I don’t want it. Give me the same one I gave you." "Venerable, this cloth is yours ; take it." He refused to do so. Then his sister told him everything she had done and gave him the cloth again, saying, "Venerable, this one is yours; take it." Finally, he took it, went to the monastery and set the robe makers to work. His sister prepared rice-gruel, boiled rice, and other provisions for the robe-makers, and on the day when the cloak was finished, gave them an extra allowance. Tissa looked at the robe and took a liking to it. Said he, "Tomorrow I will wear this robe as an upper garment." So he folded it and laid it on the bamboo rack. During the night, unable to digest the food he had eaten, he died, and was reborn as a louse in that very robe. When the monks had performed the funeral rites over his body, they said, "Since there was no one to attend him in his sickness, this robe belongs to the congregation of monks; let us divide it among us."

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