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Cheery Buddha
posted by moonpointer
The cheery Sakyamuni Buddha image at Tai Pei Buddhist Centre....
Friends: NY Adventur...
posted by Shen Shi'an
NY Adventure 50: Friends Korean-styled Buddha and Bodhisattva images at the Met. They tend to look child-like in stature, while being very friendly and homely. (The Three Saints of the Western Pure Land are in the first...
Busts: NY Adventure ...
posted by Shen Shi'an
NY Adventure 49: Busts Majestic and rock solid, these are among the earliest Greek influenced Buddha and Bodhisattva Gandharan images at the Met. Note that many are just the ‘busts’, or headless and limbless, because not only are these parts the most fragile, they are also the...
Japanese Statues: NY...
posted by Shen Shi'an
NY Adventure 42: Japanese Statues From the Japanese Buddhist section of the Met. Nice woody rustic feel! Yes, the first few pictures are of the Three Saints Of Western Pure...
Buddha Head Fruit
posted by Shen Shi'an
#ssInterestingFacts #1: Sugar-apples (custard apples)are also called ‘Sakya’ (释迦), as they are shaped somewhat similar to Sakyamuni Buddha’s (释迦牟尼佛) crown. Among many other names, they are also known as ‘Buddha head fruits’ (佛头果) in Taiwan. No, the Buddha was not...
A Fully Awakened One
posted by Shen Shi'an
Question: Why does the Buddha sleep so little, supposedly just an hour a night? Answer: I would like to think that he does not really need to sleep at all, that he was just manifesting sleep to blend in with the masses. He probably does not need at all since he is a fully ‘Awakened...
Were-whatevers
posted by Shen Shi'an
In the movie ‘Werewolf: The Beast Among Us’, Daniel reads this from a book, ‘But just as the beast lives inside the man by day, the man may live inside the beast by night.’ Kind of true but then again, our bestial nature can reside in us by night, and humanity in...
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