There are some arguments when Buddha was born and dead. His birth is thought as from B.C. 7th to B.C. 5 and it is said he died at eighty. After his passing away, people had worshiped his bones, stupa(tomb), and footprints as a religious object for decades. Beefing up as a religion, the leaders of […]
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A Buddha statue of Bosatsu represents a figure of Buddha when he sought enlightenment. In Sanskrit language, Bosatsu is called as “Bodhisattvaa“. Sponsored Links “Bodhi” means enlightenment and “sattvaa” is who lives. He is in the stage of trainning to be Nyorai who achieves it. Because he had been a prince of a royal family
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“Nyorai” (如来)is the figure of the Buddha(Shakyamuni), who achieved enlightenment. The statues represent the figure of him. When you want to distinguish whether a statue is Buddha’s figure or not, 32 distinct physical features and 80 fine one, “Sanjunisou-Hachijishukou“（三十二相八十種好） will help you. After the trainning, “Bosatsu”(菩薩) is finally able to be the eminence and bocome Nyorai.(learn
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Learn the meaning of Japanese Buddha statues <figure> <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Miroku-Bodsatsu-Hanka-shii-zou-Koryuji.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes”> <img width=”300″ height=”450″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Miroku-Bodsatsu-Hanka-shii-zou-Koryuji.jpg” alt=”” srcset=”https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Miroku-Bodsatsu-Hanka-shii-zou-Koryuji.jpg?w=300&ssl=1 300w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Miroku-Bodsatsu-Hanka-shii-zou-Koryuji.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px” /> </a> <figcaption></figcaption> </figure> <br /><!– Japa Link Unit 2 –><br /><ins style=”display: block;” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-2105416879233547″ data-ad-slot=”3791981835″ data-ad-format=”link” data-full-width-responsive=”true”></ins><br /></p> <p>There are more than 75,000 Buddhist temples in Japan, each of which
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Buddha statue means literally that the appearance of Buddha. But it comprises the whole of Buddhism sculptures and castings. Buddha statue has the four classes. “The Nihon-shoki” said that Seong of Baekje presented Buddha statue and satras for Emperor Kimmei in 552. The Buddha statue was thought that placed
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