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Buddhist Practices
Buddhism (Pali and sa, बौद्ध धर्म ''Buddha Dharma'') is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha, "the awakened one". The following outline is provided as an overview of, and topical guide to, Buddhism. The Buddha Gautama Buddha * Tathāgata — meaning "Thus Come One" ''and'' "Thus Gone One" simultaneously, the epithet the Buddha uses most often to refer to himself; occasionally it is used as a general designation for a person who has reached the highest attainment * Buddha's Birthday * The Four Sights — observations that affected Prince Siddhartha deeply and made him realize the sufferings of all beings, and compelled him to begin his spiritual journey ** An old man ** A sick man ** A dead man ** An ascetic/Monk * Qualities of the Buddha ** Abandonment of all defilements (''kilesa'' — principally greed, hatred and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharma Wheel
The dharmachakra (Sanskrit: धर्मचक्र; Pali: ''dhammacakka'') or wheel of dharma is a widespread symbol used in Indian religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, and especially Buddhism.John C. Huntington, Dina Bangdel, ''The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art,'' p. 524. Historically, the dharmachakra was often used as a decoration in East Asian statues and inscriptions, beginning with the earliest period of East Asian culture to the present. It remains a major symbol of the Buddhist religion today. Etymology The Sanskrit noun '' dharma'' ( धर्म ) is a derivation from the root ''dhṛ'' 'to hold, maintain, keep',Monier Williams, ''A Sanskrit Dictionary'' (1899): "to hold, bear (also: bring forth), carry, maintain, preserve, keep, possess, have, use, employ, practise, undergo" and means 'what is established or firm' and hence 'law'. It is derived from the Vedic Sanskrit ''n''-stem ''dharman-'' with the meaning "bearer, supporter" in the historical V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karuṇā
' () is generally translated as compassion or mercy and sometimes as self-compassion or spiritual longing. It is a significant spiritual concept in the Indic religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism. Buddhism is important in all schools of Buddhism. For Theravada Buddhists, dwelling in is a means for attaining a happy present life and heavenly rebirth. For Mahāyāna Buddhists, is a co-requisite for becoming a Bodhisattva. Theravada Buddhism In Theravāda Buddhism, is one of the four "divine abodes" ('' brahmavihāra''), along with loving kindness (Pāli: '' mettā''), sympathetic joy (''mudita'') and equanimity ('' upekkha''). In the Pali canon, Gautama Buddha recommends cultivating these four virtuous mental states to both householders and monastics. When one develops these four states, Buddha counsels radiating them in all directions, as in the following stock canonical phrase regarding : Such a practice purifies one's mind, avoids evil-induced conseq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarlet (color)
Scarlet is a bright red color, sometimes with a slightly orange tinge. In the spectrum of visible light, and on the traditional color wheel, it is one-quarter of the way between red and orange, slightly less orange than vermilion. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, scarlet and other bright shades of red are the colors most associated with courage, force, passion, heat, and joy.Eva Heller (2009), ''Psychologie de la couleur; effets et symboliques'', pp. 42-49 In the Roman Catholic Church, scarlet is the color worn by a cardinal, and is associated with the blood of Christ and the Christian martyrs, and with sacrifice. Scarlet is also associated with immorality and sin, particularly prostitution or adultery, largely because of a passage referring to " The Great Harlot", "dressed in purple and scarlet", in the Bible (Revelation 17:1–6). Uses and varieties File:Household Cavalry.jpg, The traditional scarlet uniforms of the Household Cavalry, London File ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common color of new churches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimson
Crimson is a rich, deep red color, inclining to purple. It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, ''Kermes vermilio'', but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose. It is the national color of Nepal. History Crimson (NR4) is produced using the dried bodies of a scale insect, ''Kermes'', which were gathered commercially in Mediterranean countries, where they live on the kermes oak, and sold throughout Europe. Kermes dyes have been found in burial wrappings in Anglo-Scandinavian York. They fell out of use with the introduction of cochineal, also made from scale insects, because although the dyes were comparable in quality and color intensity, it needed ten to twelve times as much kermes to produce the same effect as cochineal. Carmine is the name given to the dye made from the dried bodies of the female cochineal, although the name crimson is sometimes applied to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Yellow
Gold, also called golden, is a color tone resembling the gold chemical element. The web color ''gold'' is sometimes referred to as ''golden'' to distinguish it from the color ''metallic gold''. The use of ''gold'' as a color term in traditional usage is more often applied to the color "metallic gold" (shown below). The first recorded use of ''golden'' as a color name in English was in 1300 to refer to the element gold. The word ''gold'' as a color name was first used in 1400 and in 1423 to refer to blond hair.Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195 Metallic gold, such as in paint, is often called goldtone or gold tone, or gold ground when describing a solid gold background. In heraldry, the French word or (heraldry), or is used. In model building, the color gold is different from brass. A shiny or metallic silver (color), silvertone object can be painted with transparency (behavior), transparent yellow to obtain goldtone, something often d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapphire (color)
Sapphire is a saturated shade of blue, referring to the gem of the same name. Sapphire gems are most commonly found in a range of blue shades although they can be many different colors. Other names for variations of the color ''sapphire'' are blue sapphire or sapphire blue, shown below. Sapphire Displayed at right is the color sapphire. The first recorded use of ''sapphire'' as a color name in English was in 1430. Variations Sapphire blue At right is displayed the color sapphire blue. Medium sapphire Medium sapphire is the color called ''sapphire'' in Crayola Gem Tones, a specialty set of Crayola crayons introduced in 1994. B'dazzled blue B'dazzled blue is a color in Crayola Metallic FX, a specialty set of Crayola crayons introduced in 2001. Blue sapphire Displayed as right is the color blue sapphire. The source of this color is the Pantone Textile Paper Extended (TPX) color list color #18-4231 "Blue Sapphire". Dark sapphire Dark sapphire is a dark tone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prabashvara
Prabhashvara is the color of the aura of Gautama Buddha.The Buddhist Channel (D.C. Ranatunga, Sunday Times), April 29, 20/ref> The actual spectrum of his aura consists of five colors: Pāli: * ''nīla'' ( sapphire blue) * ''pīta'' ( golden yellow) * ''lohitaka'' (crimson) * ''odāta'' ( white) * ''mañjeṭṭha'' (scarlet Scarlet may refer to: * Scarlet (cloth), a type of woollen cloth common in medieval England * Scarlet (color), a bright tone of red that is slightly toward orange, named after the cloth * Scarlet (dye), the dye used to give the cloth its color * ...) The mixture of those five colors is believed to be Prabhashvara but it is depicted as separate strips of the five colors. The flag was originally designed in 1885 by the Colombo Committee, in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).More than thousands years after Buddha's "parinirvana" to represent the Buddhism as a religion.the prabhashvara means pure or nothingness which cannot be explained in normal languages bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Places Where Gautama Buddha Stayed
There are various types of places where Buddha stayed. The most important kind are those monasteries which were given for his (or the Sangha's) use. Also, sometimes he was invited to stay in someone's garden or house, or he just stayed in the wilderness (a forest without owner). All these places are located in the Gangetic Plain (located in Northern India and Southern Nepal). Monasteries Owned by the Sangha. Originally offered to Buddha and/or the Sangha. Savatthi: * Jetavana. The following huts were used by Buddha: Gandhakuti, Kosambakuti * Pubbarama. Migaramatupasada * Rajakarama Rajagaha: * Veluvana: Kalandakanivapa * Jivakambavana * Gijjhakata Kosambi: * Kukkutarama * Ghositarama * Pavarika-ambavana * Badarikarama Vesali: * Kutagarasala * Ambavana Kapilavatthu: * Nigrodharama Saketa: * Kalakarama Gardens Buddha used to stay there as a guest in someone's garden or forest Kosambi: * Udakavana Nalanda: * Pavarika's mango grove Thullakotthika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miracles Of Gautama Buddha
The miracles of Gautama Buddha refers to supernatural feats and abilities attributed to Gautama Buddha by the Buddhist scriptures. The feats are mostly attributed to supranormal powers gained through meditation, rather than divine miracles. Supranormal powers the historic Buddha was said to have possessed and exercised include the six higher knowledges ('' abhiññā''): psychic abilities (''iddhi-vidhā''), clairaudience (''dibba-sota''), telepathy (''ceto-pariya''), recollection of one's own past lives (''pubbe-nivāsanussati),'' seeing the past lives and rebirths of others (''dibba-cakkhu''), and the extinction of mental intoxicants (''āsavakkhaya''). Miracles found in Mahayana sutras generally play a more direct role in illustrating certain doctrines than miracles found in non-Mahayana Buddhist texts. Apart from texts, several of the miracles are often shown in scenes of the life of Buddha in art. Stories of Gautama Buddha's miracles include miraculous healings, teleportat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Depictions Of Gautama Buddha In Film
The life of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, has been the subject of several films. History The first known film about the life of Buddha was ''Buddhadev'' (English title: ''Lord Buddha'') which was produced by the well-known Indian filmmaker Dadasaheb Phalke (1870–1944) in 1923. Two years later, another important Buddha film was released, ''The Light of Asia'' (Hindi title: ''Prem Sanyas''). This movie was made by the German filmmaker Franz Osten (1875–1956). Himansu Rai (1892–1940) played the Buddha. Its title suggests that the script was based on the book ''The Light of Asia'' composed by the British poet Sir Edwin Arnold, which was issued by the Theosophical Society in 1891. In fact, its contents deviate deliberately from Arnold's book. The film was a greater success in Europe than in India. It gives a somewhat romantic picture of the life of Buddha. ''Buddhadev'' as well as ''The Light of Asia'' were silent films. On March 20, 1952, a Japanese feature film represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iconography Of Gautama Buddha In Laos And Thailand
The iconography of Gautama Buddha in Laos and Thailand recall specific episodes during his travels and teachings that are familiar to the Buddhists according to an iconography with specific rules. The Buddha is always represented with certain physical attributes, and in specified dress and specified poses. Each pose, and particularly the position and gestures of the Buddha's hands, has a defined meaning which is familiar to Buddhists. In other Buddhist countries, different but related iconography is used, for example the mudras in Indian art. Certain ones of these are considered particularly auspicious for those born on particular days of the week. Introduction For Buddhists, the correct depiction of the Buddha is not merely an artistic matter; Buddhists believe that a properly rendered Buddha image is a hypostasis: an actual spiritual emanation of the Buddha, which possesses supernatural qualities. Although the Buddha is not a god, Buddhists seek to communicate with the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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