Topic: Buddhist images

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I see a lot of cool pics on facebook on the buddha pages so I thot I would start a thread for some.

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Tiana got me a little green buddha just like this years ago. I still have it, sitting on my bookshelf.

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Buddha resisting the demons of Mara as he attains enlightenment, ca. 1800-1900.

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Shaka Nyorai (Sakya Tathagata) , Hanging scroll, color on silk . Late-Heian Period (12th Century) National Treasure (Jingo-ji Temple, Kyoto) , Kyoto National Museum. This scroll is the only extant Heian Period Buddhist painting that depicts Shaka alone. This painting has been called Aka Shaka (Red Sakyamuni) because of the color of the robes. It can be regarded as the finest depiction of a nyorai (Tathagata) of the Heian Period Buddhist paintings.

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"Bodhidharma on Elephant", Yinyuan - 17th c. - Color on hanging silk scroll.

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The painting depicts the first meeting Buddha had with Angulimala, a highway killer who murdered 999 people for the purpose of making an offering of 1000 human fingers to his teacher. Angulimala first intended to make his mother his 1000th victim, but then he saw a monk (the Buddha) coming, and he changed his mind. However, although Angulimala was running as fast as he could, he couldn't catch up with the Buddha who was walking calmly, but who also was using his psychic powers to stay ahead of Angulimala. This bewildered Angulimala so much that he stopped in his tracks, and told the Buddha to stop. The Buddha said that he himself already stopped, and that Angulimala should stop also. Angulimala asked for further explanation, after which the Buddha said that the he stopped harming living beings a long time ago, and that Angulimala is still harming and hurting living beings. After hearing this, Angulimala changed his ways, became a monk and attained enlightenment not long afterwards. The painting depicts Angulimala being unable to keep up with the Buddha, with his mother in the background.
Location: in Srilangka Buddhist temple in SravasthiSravasti, India.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angulimala.jpg

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The Great Departure, contained in a northern Thai (Lanna) Kammavaca manuscript from the 19th century. Prince Siddharta, after having learned about the worldly sufferings and the inevitability of death, decided to abandon his luxurious life and to become an ascetic as a result of his great compassion for human suffering.

http://a1.typepad.com/6a0192ac16c415970d01bb084874c1970d-pi

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feeling this too

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“Worthy Ones” (Arhats), included Rahula, a son born to the Buddha before he undertook his quest for enlightenment. Rahula is portrayed as dignified and gentle—an ideal monk. He can be recognized by the crown he holds, a gift bestowed upon him for teachings he gave in the Heaven of the Thirty-three Gods. 16th Century Tibet.


(I like the detail of his sandals laying beneath him.)

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That was the first thing I noticed too. He took off his sandals. And the artist went into great detail in painting the sandals too. Very interesting.