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9 Jul 2021
Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi, prominent scholar& #Theravada monk with several publications to his credit,corrects @robertwrighter, author of best seller Why #Buddhism is true,on an oft-repeated misconception about belief systems prevalent during the #Buddha's time.#Dhamma #Buddhist #History
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She Of The White Raiment:
Pāṇḍaravāsinī - the spiritual consort of Amitabha Buddha,represents the purified element of fire in Vajrayana. She is the transmutation of passion into discriminating wisdom. Her attributes also influenced the imagery of other female Buddhist figures.
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Dharmakara:
Sukhavati-vyuha Sutra tells the story of King Dharmakara who, inspired by Lokesvara Buddha, embarks on a spiritual quest. He takes 48 great vows, which he perfects, ultimately becoming Amitabha, the Buddha of infinite light and compassion.
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Non-dual Diversity 🆚 Narrative Of Singularity:
Most Brahmanical texts employ a narrative structure that goes overboard in emphasizing a "saviour" character, insidiously weaving the "need" for a philosophy with a centralized singularity in sociopolitical scenario.
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4 Dec 2025
Non-Duality in Diversity and the Persian–Mauryan Hybridity
One of Buddhism’s unique contributions to the history of civilization lies in its capacity to assimilate elements from diverse cultures without engaging in appropriation. Within the Buddhist milieu,the distinct
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determination, and gumption that Chandragupta displayed in the defining struggle against the Nanda dynasty are often relegated to secondary status in these accounts; the qualities that should define him are conspicuously absent.
In contrast to this Brahmanical focus on a
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singular “saviour,” Northern and Sri Lankan Buddhist traditions frequently populate their narratives with a variety of local heroes, ascetics, and regional chiefs emphasizing the importance of diverse voices in narrative structures. Maniyatappo's is one such forgotten voice.
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Code Of Bushido:
Bushido (the“way of the warrior”) and Buddhism are deeply intertwined, primarily through Zen Buddhism, which shaped the samurai’s mindset, discipline, and acceptance of death.
"Better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war."
- Yuuki
#Zen
#Buddhism
«La única solución efectiva contra la gente mala y violenta, son personas buenas más hábiles en violencia».
~Bushido
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Dynamic Haiyun:
Born in northern China during the Jin era, Chan Master Haiyun was one of the most intellectually formidable Buddhist leaders in 13th-century East Asia. He was the primary bridge between traditional Chan Buddhism and Mongol elite after the fall of Jin Dynasty.
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Great Temple of Auspicious Longevity:
Founded by Emperor Shizong of the Jin dynasty, Da Qingshou Temple from its inception was a grand royal monastery that served as the center for Chan and Huayan Buddhist scholarship.
When the Mongols under Gengiz Khan dislodged the Jins,
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A disciple of Wansong Xingxiu, the towering master of the Caodong school of Chan Buddhism, Venerable Haiyun made Da Qingshou a diplomatic and spiritual hub where figures like Hülegü Khan and his brother Kublai Khan sought to understand the civilization they were conquering.
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Poets of Arakan:
During the Mrauk U period,Bengali language became the preferred medium for literary expression among the Muslim community living in the Buddhist kingdom of Arakan.Besides Alaol, another notable figure from this culturally diverse literary era was Daulat Kaji.
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Alaol was born in Faridpur in 1607, captured by Portuguese pirates and enslaved in Arakan. A Bengali Muslim slave in a Buddhist court, he translated Sufi poetry into Bengali and gave his mother tongue some of its finest medieval literature. Most Bengalis have never heard of him.
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Persian Buddhism:
"Persian influences are apparent in the use of the solar disc, in the flames emerging from the shoulders and feet of Buddha, and the use of flame pillars in various sculptural compositions."
- R. Samad
#Gandhara
#Buddhist
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Buddhism And Nomadic Iran:
Indo-Scythians (Sakas) were Iranic nomads who ruled parts of northwest India from ca. 2nd century BCE to 1st century CE.
Zhi Qian was born to an Indo-scythian mercantile family who migrated to Luoyang-capital of the late Eastern Han dynasty.
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Buddhism And Environment:
Approximately 6 million trees will likely fall prey to human greed in Nicobar.
In an important discourse, Sāmaññaphala Sutta, the Buddha emphasizes safeguarding plant life as an important virtue of someone who's striving to develop moral discipline.
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He abstains from damaging seed and plant life — to plants grow from roots, stems, joints, buds, and seeds — this too pertains to his moral discipline.
- Sāmaññaphala Sutta
Milindapañha beautifully describes the compassionate nature of trees:
#WorldEnvironmentDay
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Great Temple of Auspicious Longevity:
Founded by Emperor Shizong of the Jin dynasty, Da Qingshou Temple from its inception was a grand royal monastery that served as the center for Chan and Huayan Buddhist scholarship.
When the Mongols under Gengiz Khan dislodged the Jins,
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Initiation Of Kublai Khan:
The initiation of Kublai Khan into Buddhism by Drogön Chögyal Phagpa is depicted in various Tibetan paintings, illustrating their significant spiritual relationship. In 1253, Kublai was converted to Buddhism, with Phagpa as his guru,
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the temple became a sanctuary for fleeing citizens, and monastics seeking to escape slaughter. Genghiz, impressed by the temple patriarch, had decreed Qingshou premises as sacred.
Under the Mongol Empire, the temple reached the zenith of its political and cultural influence.
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Conduits of Counterfeit Dharma:
It is not the earth element, Kassapa, that causes the true Dhamma to disappear, nor the water element, nor the heat element, nor the air element. It is the senseless people who arise right here who cause the true Dhamma to disappear.
- The Buddha
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Role Of Counterfeit Dharma:
Kassapa, the true Dhamma does not disappear so long as a counterfeit of the true Dhamma has not arisen in the world. But when a counterfeit of the true Dhamma arises in the world, then the true Dhamma disappears.
- Samyutta Nikaya
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In Travancore, most of the appurtenances of modern Hinduism such as temples, worship of images, utsavams..were all borrowed from the Buddhist..The famous Sastha temples now existing in Sabarimala,Thakkala and other places..were originally temples dedicated to Buddha.
-N.Aiya,1931
When your worldview is restricted to a Well of self-induced orgasms of Caste, of course, another touch looks absurdity.🤡
By the way, Based advocate Pasha for bringing out the Buddhist roots of Ayyappa..
ASI should do the survey and confirm for the Public.🌚🌚🌚
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Prajnaparamita:
Mother Maya is in a sense can be considered as mother of Buddhism.
"In the human Mayadevi we find the prototype of the first full-fledged cosmic goddess of Buddhism, 'Prajnaparamita, the embodiment of transcendent wisdom and "Mother of All Buddhas.."
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12 May 2024
Maya Unveiled:🧵
"Standing or seated deity,sometimes on a lotus throne,holding a lotus flower in hand,with one elephant on either side standing on a long stem lotus and pouring water on the deity is a popular rendering of a lustrating divinity(commonly referred to as Gaja Laxmi).
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Visual Story:
Dunhuang cave art employed a "continuous narrative" technique. In depictions of the Mahāsattva-jātaka, the artist paints the same figure at different points in space and time within a single mural, allowing the viewer to "walk" through the story's moral trajectory.
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Cross On A Lotus:
While primarily a Buddhist site, Dunhuang caves contain a handful of fascinating depictions of Nestorian Christianity.
"Cross on a Lotus" is a recurring motif that syncretizes the Christian symbol rising from the Buddhist flower of purity.
#Christmas
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