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Maya3
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I have one, a tiny (smaller than a thumb) Buddha I bought in China many years ago.
We have several regular ones at my real life Ashram too.
Maya
Well I guess I'll just have to visit one day, and change my experience.
Namaste
Not on my Hindu Shrine, but we have a Buddha in our backyard and we have a collection of Indian, Thai, Cambodian, Lankan Buddhas at various places in the house gathered from travels and from local "Enlightenment" type shops where I live. For exsmple, we have a Reclining Buddha made of some sort of pottery/clay/glass in our living room that is quite nice. I like the peaceful projection of the meditating Buddha, reminds me of Ashen Lord Shiva meditating.
Om Namah Sivaya
Not on my Hindu Shrine, but we have a Buddha in our backyard and we have a collection of Indian, Thai, Cambodian, Lankan Buddhas at various places in the house gathered from travels and from local "Enlightenment" type shops where I live. For exsmple, we have a Reclining Buddha made of some sort of pottery/clay/glass in our living room that is quite nice. I like the peaceful projection of the meditating Buddha, reminds me of Ashen Lord Shiva meditating.
Om Namah Sivaya
Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
There is a Buddha temple (known as Buddha Vihara) within the precincts of Laxmi-Narayan Temple (Birla Mandir), New Delhi, which houses this beautiful idol. Very peaceful; separate, because otherwise Buddhists may cry 'Big Brother'. The main temple has many sculptural/paint depictions of Buddha but as far as I remember, no idols or separate enclosures.
Buddha idol in Khajuraho temple.
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They do that for me too. Occasionally I can't tell the difference.
Aupmanyav
This golden coloured murti of Buddha shown above is an EXACT copy of a stone Buddha I saw at Sarnath, India. It is absolutely my favorite image of the Buddha and was in the Deer Park where Siddhartha gave a famous sermon. I saw (and even touched) this original one which was sitting on the floor of a small adobe like building in Sarnath about 30 years ago. I am saying, I saw the original one that later copies were made.
Om Namah Sivaya
This golden coloured murti of Buddha shown above is an EXACT copy of a stone Buddha I saw at Sarnath, India. It is absolutely my favorite image of the Buddha and was in the Deer Park where Siddhartha gave a famous sermon. I saw (and even touched) this original one which was sitting on the floor of a small adobe like building in Sarnath about 30 years ago. I am saying, I saw the original one that later copies were made.
Om Namah Sivaya
Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
"B. R. Ambedkar, denied that Buddha was an incarnation of Vishnu. Among the 22 vows he gave to the neo-Buddhists, the 5th vow is "I do not and shall not believe that Lord Buddha was the incarnation of Vishnu. I believe this to be sheer madness and false propaganda."
In 1999, at the Maha Bodhi Society in Sarnath, Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati of Kanchi matha and Vipassana Acharya, S. N. Goenka after having a mutual discussion, gave a joint communiqué agreeing on the following three points.
1. Due to whatever reason some literature was written in India in the past in which the Buddha was declared to be a re-incarnation of Vishnu and other various things were written about him, this was very unpleasant to the neighbouring countries. In order to foster friendlier ties between Hindus and Buddhists we decide that whatever has happened in the past should be forgotten and such belief should not be propagated.
2. A misconception has spread in the neighbouring countries that the Hindu society of India is organising such conferences to prove its dominance over the followers of the Buddha.To forever remove this misconception we declare that both Vedic and Samana are ancient traditions of India (Vishnu belongs to the vedic tradition and Buddha belongs to the Samana tradition). Any attempt by one tradition to show it higher than the other will only generate hatred and ill will between the two. Hence such a thing should not be done in future and both traditions should be accorded equal respect and esteem.
3. Any body can attain high position in the society by doing good deeds. One becomes a low person in society if one does evil deeds. Hence anybody by doing good deeds and removing the defilement’s such as passion, anger, arrogance, ignorance, greed, jealousy and ego can attain a high position in society and enjoy peace and happiness.
4. We agree on all the three things mentioned above and wish that all the people of India from all the traditions should have cordial relations and the neighbouring countries should also have friendly relations with India."
Gautama Buddha in Hinduism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I wish somebody should have told Rajaraja Chola II not to put a Buddha sculpture in a Shiva temple. :sarcastic
"Airavatesvara Temple is a Hindu temple of Dravidian architecture located in the town of Darasuram, near Kumbakonam in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This temple, built by Rajaraja Chola II in the 12th century CE is a UNESCO World Heritage Site."
In 1999, at the Maha Bodhi Society in Sarnath, Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati of Kanchi matha and Vipassana Acharya, S. N. Goenka after having a mutual discussion, gave a joint communiqué agreeing on the following three points.
1. Due to whatever reason some literature was written in India in the past in which the Buddha was declared to be a re-incarnation of Vishnu and other various things were written about him, this was very unpleasant to the neighbouring countries. In order to foster friendlier ties between Hindus and Buddhists we decide that whatever has happened in the past should be forgotten and such belief should not be propagated.
2. A misconception has spread in the neighbouring countries that the Hindu society of India is organising such conferences to prove its dominance over the followers of the Buddha.To forever remove this misconception we declare that both Vedic and Samana are ancient traditions of India (Vishnu belongs to the vedic tradition and Buddha belongs to the Samana tradition). Any attempt by one tradition to show it higher than the other will only generate hatred and ill will between the two. Hence such a thing should not be done in future and both traditions should be accorded equal respect and esteem.
3. Any body can attain high position in the society by doing good deeds. One becomes a low person in society if one does evil deeds. Hence anybody by doing good deeds and removing the defilement’s such as passion, anger, arrogance, ignorance, greed, jealousy and ego can attain a high position in society and enjoy peace and happiness.
4. We agree on all the three things mentioned above and wish that all the people of India from all the traditions should have cordial relations and the neighbouring countries should also have friendly relations with India."
Gautama Buddha in Hinduism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I wish somebody should have told Rajaraja Chola II not to put a Buddha sculpture in a Shiva temple. :sarcastic
"Airavatesvara Temple is a Hindu temple of Dravidian architecture located in the town of Darasuram, near Kumbakonam in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This temple, built by Rajaraja Chola II in the 12th century CE is a UNESCO World Heritage Site."
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Nyingjé Tso
Dharma not drama
Yaaay, non DIR members post and a debate in the virtual ashram !
We can call that a nice combo.
I'll make dosa to celebrate this
We can call that a nice combo.
I'll make dosa to celebrate this
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Maya3
Well-Known Member
So sorry about your knees.
But why do you have a 10k medal next to your name? Oh NOW I see it! Ah I thought you were a runner like me, I got all excited, and I was wondering why I never noticed before.
Here have some tea, do you want honey in it?
Maya
I would like a nice Masala Chai, if you don't mind. 
Maya3
Well-Known Member
I would like a nice Masala Chai, if you don't mind.
Of course, come on in.
Maya
It's all from former days of athleticism, so I got my fun out of them.
Wore them out basically.
Honey taste differently from honey, depending on flowers the bees were using. Generally, in my experience, honey from a tropical area has a stronger taste than ones from temperate climate.