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I am not a Buddhist. It was an accidental opportunity for me to post on Buddhism. I happened to visit old Buddhist temples and find things I had never known before. I have visited various temples with such an opportunity.
At first I thought they were all the same, but everything else had a different meaning. There is a tendency in Buddhism trying to explain the truth through parables and symbols rather than direct explanation.
I thought that Buddha statues were all the same thing. As I have studied, I noticed that each Buddha statue had a different meaning. While looking at Maitreya statue in Gwan Chock Sa, I learned that there are several Buddhist statues nearby.
The first one was the Buddha statue of Vairocana. Word 'Vairocana' originated from Sanskrit language. I heard that the Buddha statue of Vairocana was located in front of the temple.
But even the residents in the village did not know where it was exactly. A lady informed me of the exact location. The Buddha statue of Vairocana, more than 1000 years old, was in the corner of the yard of a country house.
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A dog was looking at me with silent, it didn’t bark at me.
I thought this dog would find a way under the influence of Vairocana Buddha.
There was no wall and door. Anyone could enter into this house without permission to look at Vairocana Buddha statue.
I did not know what the Vairocana Buddha was. When I looked up the data, I could find the Vairocana Buddha contained the ontological meaning of Buddhist world view point.
Vairocana Buddha seemed to have similar meaning to Aristotle's God. Aristotle thought that God must be mechanical existence and it would be similar to the principle or the law which is moving the world. According to Aristotle, God must be a non-personal existence.
This Vairocana Buddha was expressed in the form of a Buddha Statue. Originally, Vairocana Buddha is believed in non-personal and mechanical principles that make the world exist. It was explained as a light much brighter than the sun's light. Explanations and Interpretations were different according to the factions of Buddhism.
There are lots of hand signs in Buddha’s postures. In this case, it could be named of the finger and the fist type.
The statue wrapped the index finger with hand
The meaning of this hand sign is said that Buddha and human are one.
Vairocana contains the ontological meaning of explaining the world in Buddhism. What is interesting is that in Buddhism, ontology is linked closely with existential philosophy.
Buddhism interprets the world in an existential way. In this aspect, Vairocana Buddha could be interpreted as a connection point between Buddhist point of view and ontology
This is a very interesting post, @slowwalker - I was waiting for it as you alluded to it in your previous posting, but unfortunately steemit.com was under a DDS attack and it has been spotty all day for me.
So, even though I'm late to comment, I still would like to respond to your excellent post.
I see a lot of commonality between the Vairocana Buddha and the Aristotelian Prime Mover (ie. Deus=God)
I know your mother is Catholic and it may interest you to know that Aristotle had a great influence on Catholic theology, particularly seen in the writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Many of Aquinas' proofs for the existence of god center around the idea of an uncaused first cause, which is one of the definitions of God.
But God isn't just transcendent - like Buddha, he has a physical manifestation. For Buddha it was the historical Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama).
For Catholics and other Christians it was the Incarnation of God in the person of Jesus Christ who lived and dwelt among us before ascending back into heaven.
Interestingly, when the Catholic missionary Francis Xavier went on a mission trip to Japan he encountered the Vairocana Buddha and likened him to the Christian God, even adopting the Japanese term.
I just thought you might like to make use of this information, my friend.
I loved your post and photos
thank you so much.
I did't know about Xavier and Vairocana Buddha.
It is very interesting for me what Xavier did thought about Vairocana Buddha.
You wrote an excellent post, @slowwalker
Brilliant information about buddhaism,i have learnt some things in your post today,i now know that all statue are not the same they all have differnt meanings.
thank you for reading
@slowwalker you are well informed about Buddah ie for someone who is not a buddist and I like the
stone statue of Buddha -it looks beautiful. I see it in a cultural and religious view point which shows the rich history of Korea.
Keep up the good work and more success to you.
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good point
thank you so much
welcome and more success my friend...
Good story @slowwalker. . . I like to read it...
very nice article about culture
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this says absolutely nothing , im sorry man
Great, there are alot of things that i dont know about Buddhism serious, thank for sharing mate, but there are some Buddhist statue that are made with gold right?
lol
painted with gold.
Oohh lol.. I always thought its real gold, i been thinking how come no one has stolen this statue and sold them to black market.. Lool
Buddhism is the teaching of peace and love, I would like to call myself a Buddhist, but I'm not a Buddhist - I still have a long time to study, but I really like reading books about Buddhism, they fill me with warmth. Thank you for the photo.
thank you for reading
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So what are the differences?
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Very Interesting post. I don't know much about Buddhism so your observations and explanations cast some light on the subject. I hope you will be posting more of the same.
Thank you so much for your reading
I thinks that is not a tample.
But nice budda stone.
where is the location @slowwalker
I didn't realise all statues had different meanings, but of course, it makes sense.
I wonder if the parables are used in the teachings so the person learning from them is able to make their own mind up about what each lesson means to them, on a personal level? Rather than the indoctrination of some religions, Buddhism is more free-flowing?
Thank you for this post, it was very enlightening :)
the essence of Buddhist teaching is everything is changing.
so they use the parables not to fix meaning. of course it depend on the individuals to accept the meaning
That's a better way of explaining it. Thank you :)
good infomation,
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Knowing the various religions is always a cultural enrichment.
exactly.
Hi Slowwalker,
this is a very interesting post! I practice zen meditation in temple called Musang Am in Italy, but before I was among Shinjo Ito's children.
I would like to highlight that there's a difference between countries and Buddhism branches. Furthermore, there are different buddhas for each country (India, Malaysia, China, Japan etc).
If one day you happen to go to Hong Kong I've been in this amazing place called 10,000 buddhas monastery:
http://www.hongkongextras.com/_ten_thousand_buddhas_monastery.html
really thank you for information.
Starting to end every word is very meaning full
We are one...
All of us... maybe that's why it's considered to be impersonal.
Because he is love... we are love... we are one...
Thank you...
Be love💌
thank you
Thanks for telling about it in details today very nice clicks
Awesome post.....keep it up..😊😊
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There is no question that photography has played a major role in the environmental movement.
I wonder how the Bhuddha looked like. From what I have read he was a simple man with simple ideas about life and death. Peoplesome how made him into a god.
he is not a god.
he is a person who realize
I was also always under the impression that all buddha statues were the same until I started reading and understanding your posts my friend! Each one are different in all aspects!
Simply a lot to learn about them in the history!
lol
thank you for reading
A very interesting experience @slowwalker I like and keep working, thanks for sharing. 😁
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every thing in Buddhism must have meaning, like this Vairocana Buddhist statue .. and thank you for sharing about the ontology and existentialism meeting in Buddhism..
Very interesting post. Seemed like you had a peaceful day to your inner self. I was born Buddhist but i hardly visit the temples. I hardly pray nor know the words to them by heart. I was taught to believe that my parents are the biggest and most holy Buddha to warship. That is what keeps me going today and toward.
On the other note. In Thailand we have Buddha positioned according to the day of the week. Starting from Sunday. So if you pray and give merit according to the Buddha positioned of your birth, more holiness will come to you.
thank you for your comment
WOW!!! That thing is big, I have a hard time imagining anything being 1000 years old...sure seems like it's in good condition.
Hello Friend @slowwalker! Your knowledge is very deep! I noticed that you are very interested in spiritual symbols and historical places. I also have such a passion! For me, Buddha's figure is associated with calm and wisdom. I am a Christian, but I respect other religions. Thank you for sharing! Have a nice day!
I love the way you analyze things, giving a deeper meaning to your articles than many do. it takes time and research, of course, but more importantly it takes a deep desire to get to the heart of the subject. this is hard for many to accomplish, but i see you love to do it, my friend.
this is a wonderful old sculpture of Buddha. Here in my home, there are often crosses on the edge of the road in some areas. Mainly in catholic regions. Very nice pictures my friend.....
A great post @slowwalker. When I was here in another life I knew much more than I do now. Of that I am quite sure. But that dosnt necessarily mean I lived a better life. Peace love and joy to you :)
Hello my dear friend! Very interesting story and story about the statue! I liked how you wrote about the dog))) You travel so much and see many wonderful things in this world. I'm happy for you. I also like a lot of walking and learning new places and things. I hope that as soon as we solve the main problem in the family, we will definitely travel outside Ukraine. Your posts inspire a new and better life. Thank you very much. Your constant reader from Ukraine))) I wish you happiness, good luck and great health.
Awesome post, keep it up :-D
There is no argument. Buddhism is the truth of this world.