About 2500 years ago, this noble prince decided to renounce his throne and family in order to get an answer of all suffering. So he went for the quest and He eventually found it while meditating under a Bodhi tree with the vows he took of not leaving the spot he meditating no matter what happen. He thus became the Awakened One, or the Buddha.
He has many names:
He has many names:
- Siddhartha Gautama
- Gautama Buddha
- The Honored One
- The Wise One
- Shakyamuni / Sakyamuni Buddha
Images of him frequently depict him
- sitting crossed legged in full meditation,
- his right hand lightly touching the ground beneath him. This is symbolic of how Buddha responded to the challenge of Mara’s. Buddha invoked the earth to bear witness to the truth and virtue of his words and actions through countless aeons that earned him the right to sit and meditate there. Buddha thus constantly reminds those who take refuge in him to cultivate virtues of the six paramitas of giving, patience, concentration, wisdom, morality and perseverance.
- His left hand cradles a begging bowl in a meditative pose.
- sometimes He never hold anything but just sitting on a meditation position
Wikipedia
TheBenzinArchive
Images of Buddha Sakyamuni
(the most common image of Buddha)
(Tibetan style)
(Thailand - normally the hair is pointing up)
Hope this will clear-up for those who get it hard and difficult on identify Buddha Shakyamuni.
Next up - Buddha Amithaba
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