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This wooden sculpture of a sitting bodhisattva dates to, probably, the 13th century - in any case made during the Song dynasty.
Now on display at Fitzwilliam museum, Cambridge.
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A bodhisattva statue from Gandhara, in what is now Pakistan. It dates to the second century A.D. and is made of schist.
Now on display at Tokyo National Museum.
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A statue of the Bodhisattva Kannon (Guanyin). The small, colourful ones behind are little Jizōs - Jizō is a guardian of children and these statues are in memory of dead children to help them shorten their suffering in their afterlife. But sometimes these offerings are also made by thankful parents whose children have been saved from a serious illness.
At Zōjō-ji which was founded by Yūyo Shōsō in the 14th century - at another place, but it was moved here in 1590. During the Edo period it was one of the two family temples of the Tokugawa family (the other being Kan'ei-ji).The temple is the main temple of the Chinzei branch of Jōdo-shū Buddhism.
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A Chinese Bodhisattva statue made of limestone, made in 552 A.D. From the Shanxi province in China. Now on display at the Tokyo National Museum.
This is the interior of a Chinese temple discovered during a motorcycle trip to Hua Phra, Don Tum District, Nakhon Pathom.
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A bodhisattva statue from Gandhara, in what is now Pakistan. It dates to the second century A.D. and is made of schist.
Now on display at Tokyo National Museum.
Unnoticed
transparent in the hustle ....
a rush though,
a rare glimpse
of energy
so that, when fully realized
we wonder with mouths and hearts open.
A prayer to all sentient beings
to the realization of their enlightenment.
For their liberation from lower rebirth in the realms of Saṃsāra.
To their ultimate attainment and ascension to the blissful state of Nirvāṇa.
By the gracious and merciful blessings of the holy one, and of all enlightened beings.
Father Tanglha and Mother Namtso.
"Gnyan-chen-thang-lha"means "the God of Grassland" in the Tibetan language.
གཉན་ཆེན་ཐང་ལྷ > gnyan chen thang lha > Nyenchen Tanglha - 7088m (23254ft)
Nyenchen Tanglha. Important protector of the Nyingma teachings, regarded as a bodhisattva on the eighth level. Also a name of a mountain range south-east of Lake Namtso..
Nyen Chen Tanglha: a mountain god from the central Tibetan area of U-tsang. Aside from the people of the local region Nyen Chen Tanglha is most popular with the Karma Kagyu and the Gelug Traditions of Buddhism.
Numbers are significant in the Buddhist tradition. These three little statues were found in a garden at Lindisfarne, Tasmania. In Mahayana Buddhist philosophy “a bodhisattva is an ordinary person who takes up a course in his or her life that moves in the direction of Buddha. You and I, actually, anyone who directs their attention, their life, to practicing the way of life of a Buddha is a bodhisattva.” tricycle.org/magazine/what-bodhisattva/
In Buddhist philosophy (remember I am not talking about religion here, so this applies equally as well to non-Buddhists) all of life is interconnected. There is a “Buddha nature” (Buddha Dhatu) that pervades all existence. The English Christian theologian and poet John Donne (1572-1631) understood this as well when he wrote that, “No man is an island”. The way of interdependence is the way of compassion, of feeling for the needs of others, the way a true adult will feel, regardless of religion. So in a sense the desire to be a Bodhisattva is a way of growing up.
As Kosho Uchiyama defines it, “The life that flows through each of us and through everything around us is actually all connected. To say that, of course, means that who I really am cannot be separated from all the things that surround me. Or, to put it another way, all sentient beings have their existence and live within my life. So needless to say, that includes even the fate of all mankind—that, too, lies within me. Therefore, just how mankind might truly live out its life becomes what I aim at as my direction. This aiming or living while moving in a certain direction is what is meant by vow."
"In other words, it is the motivation for living that is different for a bodhisattva. Ordinary people live thinking only about their own personal, narrow circumstances connected with their desires. In contrast to that, a bodhisattva, though undeniably still an ordinary human being like everyone else, lives by vow. Because of that, the significance of his or her life is not the same. For us as bodhisattvas, all aspects of life, including the fate of humanity itself, live within us. It is with this in mind that we work to discover and manifest the most vital and alive posture that we can take in living out our life.” tricycle.org/magazine/what-bodhisattva/
It’s a wonderful outlook on life.
The preserver of Buddhism.In this capacity,an image of the Buddhism means that justice is maintained.the deity conquers the malevolent forces that threaten humanity by performing amiracle with frightens away evil spirits
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
China-Song-Dynastie (960-1279)
Ethnological Museum Berlin
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
China Song Dynasty (960-1279)
Song dynasty seated bodhisattva Guanyin, goddess of mercy. The one who percieves the sounds of the world. China 10th century. Ringing Art Museum, Sarasota Florida USA.
高尾山に行ってきました。とにかくすごい混雑
まずは、山麓のお地蔵さんを撮影。
ここの標高200m、平地より少し紅葉が早いみたい。
I went to Mt. Takao. Anyway it was very crowded.
First of all, I photographed the Jizo Bodhisattva at the foot of the mountain.
The altitude here is 200 m. The autumn leaves seem to be a little earlier than the plain.
Stone statues of Bodhisattvas dedicated to Takahashi Yakushi (高橋薬師) in Kinasa (鬼無里). The flowering plant of the photo is Shuumeigiku (秋明菊 Anemone hupehensis), a species close to Anemone and native to East Asia.
Bodhisattvas are ascetics striving to become Buddha. They are roughly equivalent to Christian saints. There are dozens of Bodhisattvas including those derive from Hindu deities.
Buda feliz
El templo Vĩnh Tràng es un templo budista cerca de Mỹ Tho en la región del delta del Mekong en el sur de Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh, antigua Saigón). Es uno de los templos más conocidos de la región. El templo se encuentra en un bloque de 2 hectáreas lleno de árboles frutales en el pueblo de Mỹ Hóa en la ciudad de Mỹ Phong, a orillas del canal Bảo Định.
En los jardines exteriores del templo, pueden encontrarse diversas figuras de Buda de gran tamaño entre las que destaca la del Bodhisattva Maitreya (a la derecha de la pagoda). Fue inaugurada en 2010, mide 20 metros de altura y pesa unas 250 toneladas.
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Happy Buda
Vĩnh Tràng Temple is a Buddhist temple near Mỹ Tho in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh, old Saigón). It is one of the best-known temples in the region. The temple is located on a 2-hectare block full of fruit trees in Mỹ Hóa village in Mỹ Phong town, on the banks of the Bảo Định canal.
In the exterior gardens of the temple, you can find various large Buddha figures, among which the Bodhisattva Maitreya stands out (to the right of the pagoda). It was inaugurated in 2010, measures 20 meters high and weighs about 250 tons.
This gentle statue sits in my garden and over the years has taken on some beautiful textures and patina. There is something so enchanting about statuary as it ages, becoming a unique piece of art in its own right. But also in this case, emanating a peaceful aura around the garden.
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The Po Lin Monastery located at the village of Ngong Ping on Lantau Island in the Island District, Hong Kong.
The monastery was founded in 1906 by three monks visiting from Jiangsu Province on the Chinese mainland and was initially known simply as "The Big Hut". It was renamed to its present name in 1924. The main temple houses three bronze statues of the Buddha – representing his past, present and future lives – as well as many Buddhist scriptures.
The monastery boasts many prominent architectural structures, such as the Main Shrine Hall of Buddha, the Hall of Bodhisattva Skanda. It is also noted for making wooden bracelets that are only sold near the Tian Tan Buddha statue.
In 1918, three nuns ordained at this monastery established a private nunnery called Chi Chuk Lam on Lantau's Lower Keung Hill. The nunnery is dedicated to Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy. There were about 20 jushi and nuns residing there in the 1950s, but now only an elderly abbess remains.
Tian Tan Buddha, a giant Buddha statue completed in 1993, is an extension of the monastery and is now a major tourist attraction in Hong Kong.
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Excerpt from temple.bongeunsa.org/public_html_en/intro/buddhist.asp:
Beopwangru( The Dharma Hall )
Haeundang ( Information Center )"Beopwang-ru" literally means Pavilion of 'Dharma King', the Buddha. So this pavilion faces Daewoongjeon that is the Main Buddha Hall and is used for various religious services such as morning ceremonies, grand Dharma meetings, prayers and meditation practices. Enshrined in the hall are 3,300 small statues of Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion.
Often mistakenly called the Big Buddha, this impressive figure is actually Guan Yin, the Buddhist ‘Goddess of Mercy.’ She is a central feature of Wat Huay Pla Kang in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.
Nikon D7500, Nikkor 18-300, ISO 125, f/11.0, 18mm, 1/500s
We took an all-day photography tour with Oahu Photography Tour. It was a lot of fun. I recommend it highly.
This is the Byodo-in Buddhist Temple on the east coast of Oahu. South of the Polynesian Cultural Center and north of Kailua.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byodo-In_(Hawaii)
The Byodo-In Temple (Japanese: 平等院テンプル, Byōdōin Tenpuru) is a non-denominational Buddhist temple located on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi in Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. It was dedicated in August 1968 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaiʻi.[1]
The temple is a replica of a 900-year-old Buddhist temple at Uji in Kyoto Prefecture of Japan.[2] Contrary to popular belief, it is not a functioning Buddhist temple in the proper sense as it does not host a resident monastic community nor an active congregation.[3] Inside the Byodo-In Temple is a 18 ft (5.5 m) statue of the Lotus Buddha, a wooden image depicting Amitābha.[2] It is covered in gold and lacquer. Outside is a three-ton, brass peace bell.[2] Surrounding the temple are large koi ponds that cover a total of 2 acres (0.81 ha). Around those ponds are lush Japanese gardens set against a backdrop of towering cliffs of the Koʻolau Range. The gardens are home to sparrows, peafowl, and swans.[4] The temple covers 11,000 sq ft (1,000 m2).[5]
Ancient Japan
Byodo-In Temple is a smaller-scale replica of the Byōdō-in, a World Heritage Site near the ancient city of Kyoto, originally a monastery founded by Fujiwara no Yorimichi in 1052 of the Heian period. It was famous for its Vairocana statue. The statue was lost and replaced in 1053 with a large wooden statue of Amitābha, a national treasure carved by the Japanese artisan Jōchō.
The Amitābha statue stands in the midst of the Phoenix Hall (鳳凰堂, Hōōdō), an artistic reproduction of Sukhavati, the pure land of Amitābha. It is called the "Phoenix Hall" in English in reference to the two fenghuang birds stretching their wings upon the temple roof. Fifty-two wooden images of bodhisattvas surround Amitābha, dancing and playing musical instruments on floating clouds.
From 2001 to 2007, the temple underwent restoration in the spirit of preservation of Japan's ancient heritage.
Modern Hawai'i
Byodo-In Temple was commissioned and built largely by concrete (the original is wooden without the use of nails) in 1968 at its present location in the Valley of the Temples to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the arrival of Japanese culture to Hawai'i.[6] It was dedicated by Governor John A. Burns, a favorite of the Japanese community for his long service for the cause of Japanese rights during the state's territorial years. Japanese immigrants entered the Kingdom of Hawai'i and later Territory of Hawai'i to labor in the sugarcane and pineapple plantations. They joined the Chinese, Filipino, Korean, native Hawaiians and Portuguese.
Haiku thought:
Crimson halls reflected,
Byodo-In cradles stillness
Buddha's gaze unmoved.
Hawaii 2025
Oahu 2025
Avalokitesvara is Anniedollz custom work in 2010.
She is the Buddha of Asia ancient mythology.
Already gone Thailand.
Hope you like her :)
展望台のカフェでビール堪能
琥珀色のビールがかすかに紅葉の色に染まった気がした。
I enjoyed beer at the observation cafe.
I felt that the amber beer was colored a little by the color of the maple.
Buyeo-eup (South Korea) '25
Yonghyeon-ri, Seosan, Baekje Dynasty (4th Century-660)
Angkor Archaeological Park - Cambodia
Prasat Preah Khan means Temple of Sacred Sword. It is one of the rare temples that keeps its original name from 12th century. The temple was build by the king Jayavarman VII., one of the greatest ruler of the Khmer Empire. The temple is dedicated to his father and Bodhisattva Lokeshvara - the Lord who looks upon the world with compassion. According to Mahāyāna doctrine, Lokeshvara is the bodhisattva who has made a great vow to assist sentient beings in times of difficulty and to postpone his own buddhahood until he has assisted every sentient being in achieving nirvana.
公園内のお寺の小さな地蔵さんです。
誰がどんな願いを込めで建立したのやら
This is a small Jizo Bodhisattva of the temple in the park.
Who built this Buddha statue with any thought?
Gyeongju (South Korea) '25
Dong-gu, Daegu, 8th Century (Unified Silla Period)
Excerpt from thebuddhistgarden.com/places-of-interest-%e5%af%ba%e9%99%...:
South Platform Manjusri Bodhisattva
南臺智慧文殊菩薩
Consecration Ceremony 開光 : 2019-10-05
Statue Net Height 銅像淨高度 : 9.99米
Platform Overall Height 含臺總高度 : 13米
Raw Material 原材料 : Bronze 青銅
Statue Surface 銅像表面 : Gilding 貼金箔
Made In 原產地 : China 中國
Transportation : By sea over a month 超過一個月的海上運輸
Cargos 貨運 : 6 containers 6 個貨櫃
Delivered On 運抵日期 : 2017-3-29
From design to complete installation 設計至圓滿安座 : over 5 years 五年多
Assembly Artisans From China 中國組裝技師 : 16
Donor 捐贈者 : Venerable Master Miao Jiang from Mount Wutai in China 中國五台山妙江長老
Cost Contributor 捐資者 : Chamshan's long-term patron, Mr. Huang Chu Long 湛山大護法黃楚龍
5 Statues Cost 五尊銅像總費用 : about 15.6 million RMB 约1,560萬人民幣
1 Statue Cost 一尊銅像費用 : about 3.1 million RMB 约310萬人民幣
Foundation and Platform Cost： open for donation 歡迎捐款支助
Offering to the South Platform Manjusri Bodhisattva : Success in all endeavors, in harmony with others, with no obstructions in work and business.
供奉南臺智慧文殊師利菩薩功德利益 : 諸事順利，與人和睦，凡做事有障礙者，可保工作、事業順利。
Excerpt from thebuddhistgarden.com/places-of-interest-%e5%af%ba%e9%99%...:
Eighty-Eight Buddha Surrounding the Southern Platform
八十八座佛塔繞南台
The South Platform is dedicated to the wisdom Manjushri Bodhisattva. Around the South Platform, numerous Buddha stupas stand tall, creating a magnificent landscape. Can you count how many stupas there are? There are a total of precisely eighty-eight stupas, a highly auspicious number.
So, why are there eighty-eight stupas on the South Platform? What special significance do these stupas hold?
In fact, the benefactors who initiated the construction of these stupas were among the first to donate to the establishment of Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden in Canada. Back then, Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden was nothing more than vast, untamed mountains and wilderness, devoid of any development. The merit of these benefactors, centred around their unwavering trust in Venerable Dayi, led them to decisively donate these stupas. With the merit generated by these eighty-eight stupas, Venerable Dayi was finally able to gather the initial funds needed to start the construction of the monastery.
As time has passed, many of the donors of these stupas have already passed away. Venerable Dayi is deeply grateful to these dedicated benefactors who made great aspirations. Therefore, he made a vow that, during the inauguration of Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden, every donor of the eighty-eight stupas would be invited before the stupa they donated, allowing them to witness the tremendous contribution they made and to express gratitude towards them.
What is special about the design of these eighty-eight stupas? All of the eighty-eight stupas are seven-tiered structures, standing at around 3 meters in height, commonly referred to as "seven-tiered pagodas." The bottom three tiers are hexagonal bases adorned with lotus relief carvings on all sides. On the front, there are inscriptions of the eighty-eight Buddhas' names and the names of the donors who contributed to the stupa. Above that is the upward-reaching lotus section, followed by tiers that recede like stairs, leading up to the bell-shaped stupa body. Within each tier, there are niches enshrining the images of the eighty-eight Buddhas, symbolizing the heart of the Buddha. The stupa finial, representing the Buddha's head, is composed of seven levels of discs and a jewel, creating a profound symbolism that captures the essence of Buddhism. These stupas are exquisitely carved, uniquely creative, and meticulously structured, making them masterpieces of ancient stupas.
In Buddhism, the Eighty-Eight Buddhas are comprised of the Fifty-Three Past Buddhas and the Thirty-Five Present Buddhas. The names of the Fifty-Three Past Buddhas can be found in the " Sutra Spoken by the Buddha on Visualizing the Two Bodhisattvas Bhaisajyarāja and Bhaisajyasamudgata," while the Thirty-Five Present Buddhas are mentioned in the " Sutra Spoken by the Buddha on the Inquiry of Upali Regarding Determination of the Vinaya." These Eighty-Eight Buddhas can serve as objects of confession and purification for sentient beings. Therefore, people can turn to them with repentant hearts, expressing their desire to mend their ways.
The "Sutra of Circumambulating the Stupa for Merit on the Right" states: "All heavenly dragons, yakshas, spirits, and others draw close and make offerings when one circumambulates to the right of the stupa." Circumambulating stupas enables all sentient beings to be free from descending into unfortunate realms, allowing them to encounter the Dharma and be shielded from harm. Pilgrims who come to the Eighty-Eight Buddha Stupas on the South Platform can walk around them with joined palms, concentrating their minds, leaving behind afflictions, freeing their spirits, and ultimately achieving supreme enlightenment. This is akin to what is expressed in the "Lotus Sutra": "If a person with scattered mind enters a stupa or a temple, and even utters the name 'Namo Buddha,' they have already achieved the path of Buddhahood!"
This is the story of the South Platform and the Eighty-Eight Buddhas.
南台是智慧文殊師利菩薩。在南台的周圍有許多佛塔林立，風景壯闊，大家可以數一下看看有多少座呢？一共有不多不少整八十八座佛塔。非常吉利的數字。
那麼，南台為什麼是八十八座佛塔呢？這批佛塔又有什麼特殊的意義呢？
其實這批佛塔的功德主都是最早捐建五台山的人。當初，加國五台山還是一望無際的荒山野嶺，除了荒山之外什麼都沒有。南台的這些功德主憑著對達義大和尚的充分信任，他們果斷地捐了這些塔。因為有了這八十八座佛塔的功德金，達義大和尚終於籌集了開山建寺的第一筆啟動資金。
時光荏苒，現在這些塔的捐贈者，其中有很多人已經往生了。達義大和尚特別感恩這些發大願心的功德主，所以大和尚發了一個願，五台山開園之際一定要讓每一位八十八佛塔的捐贈者都來到他們捐贈的佛塔面前，讓他們看到當年他們所做的巨大貢獻，以此來感恩他們。
八十八佛塔的造型設計有什麼特別之處呢？我們所看到的八十八佛塔都是七個層級，高度在3公尺左右，即世稱的「七級浮屠」。最下三層為六角形基座；基座上四面飾以蓮花浮雕；正前方為八十八佛尊號銘文，以及捐建佛塔功德主的芳名；再上為仰蓮；腰部以上逐層收分如階梯，上覆缽形塔腹，中設有龕門，供奉八十八佛尊像，象徵佛的心臟部位；而塔剎象徵著佛的頭部，塔頂上面由七級相輪和寶珠剎組成，巨大的塔身蘊含著深厚的佛教內涵，佛塔雕刻精湛，獨具匠心，結構嚴謹，為古塔之精品！
佛教中的八十八佛是五十三佛加三十五佛。五十三佛名見《觀藥王藥上二菩薩經》，是娑婆世界的過去佛；三十五佛出自《決定毘尼經》，是現在十方世界中佛。這八十八佛都可以為眾生作懺悔主，因此，人們可以向他們申述自己改悔過惡的願望。
《右繞佛塔功德經》雲：「一切諸天龍，夜叉鬼神等，皆親近供養，斯由右繞塔。」繞行佛塔能使諸天龍免於墮惡趣中，得以值遇佛法，所有眾生悉不能害。朝聖至南台八十八佛塔，同修們可合掌繞行佛塔，止心一處，拋開煩惱，釋放心靈，乃至成就無上正覺。這如同《法華經》中所說：若人散亂心，入於塔廟中；一稱南無佛，皆已成佛道 ！
Buyeo-eup (South Korea) '25
Hyeonbuk-ri, Buyeo, Baekje Dynasty (4th Century-660)