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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Shakyamuni Buddha, Indication of his supreme wisdom

At the time of awakening, when the former prince of a warrior clan of northern India passed from the hungry acetic to the Buddha himself, he touched (sparsha) a finger on the earth (bhumi), invoking him as his witness. The sutras tell how the grahas (planets) stopped and the totality of the jivas (living creatures) paid homage to him. Despite being beyond the scope of art and literature, the superb brass work captures the glamor of Shakyamuni's unsurpassed awakening. "Don't look at me," Shakyamuni had said, "but in the state of enlightenment."



The lobes of the Buddha fall with the weight of his carnaphool, an indication of his supreme wisdom. On his forehead is written inexpressible bliss, three characteristic curves of the shell on his sweet throat. His graceful bust and limbs emerge from beneath a robe containing the ashtamangala in dense and complex patterns, which gather in lush folds beneath Him. The drape covering the entire back of the Buddha was exquisitely carved with the motifs of great spiritual significance in the



Tibetan Buddhist tradition. For example, under the seated life of Shakyamuni there is a pair of deer on either side of a golden Dharmachakra, a symbol of fidelity and harmony. At the center of the spine is the dragon, which represents the masculine principle (which) includes creative and transformative energies. The snow lion between his shoulders is the national animal of Tibet and is said to preside over its snowy mountains, lending Buddha the name of Shakyasimha.

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Shakyamuni Buddha, Indication of his supreme wisdom

At the time of awakening, when the former prince of a warrior clan of northern India passed from the hungry acetic to the Buddha himself, h...