Comments on: Buddha Collections http://www.lewismoten.com/2005/09/buddha-collections.html This is just a blog (web log) about me - Lewis Moten. Read along as I talk about daily happenings, movies, opinions, programming, and more. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:59:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Dr. Fil http://www.lewismoten.com/2005/09/buddha-collections.html#comment-1903 Dr. Fil Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.lewismoten.com/2005/09/buddha-collections.html#comment-1903 Buddhas are supposed to bring good luck. I keep one in my bed room. It has yet to fail.<br /><br />Dr. Fil<br />http://dr.fil.ph Buddhas are supposed to bring good luck. I keep one in my bed room. It has yet to fail.

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]]> By: Atomic Bombshell http://www.lewismoten.com/2005/09/buddha-collections.html#comment-1904 Atomic Bombshell Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.lewismoten.com/2005/09/buddha-collections.html#comment-1904 I hope you get an answer about the two styles of Buddhas... I've wondered about that myself.<br /><br />Although one thing I've noticed is that different cultures seem to adapt their Buddha to resembles their features. I hope you get an answer about the two styles of Buddhas… I’ve wondered about that myself.

Although one thing I’ve noticed is that different cultures seem to adapt their Buddha to resembles their features.

]]> By: Lucas http://www.lewismoten.com/2005/09/buddha-collections.html#comment-1905 Lucas Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.lewismoten.com/2005/09/buddha-collections.html#comment-1905 The basic story behind Buddha is that he started off life as a prince of some town or tribe or some such in india around 2500 years ago. His mother had a vision that foretold him to either become a king or a monk. She died shortly after he was born and his father, wanting him to be a king, sheltered him from suffering as much as possible. Buddha apparently a kind person and as he grew up and eventually did get glimpses of the world as it really was, he became obsessed with discovering why people suffer. At the age of 29 he left his wife and child to become a monk. He wandered the countryside for 6 years until he eventually came to meditate for several days under a fig tree, which is when he attained enlightenment. It is at this point that he became the Buddha, as the term buddha refers to an enlightened one. The idea is that there were many before and after him, but he's the famous one because he devoted the rest of his life to teaching what he had learned. There's a lot more detail out there if you look around, of course, but that's the gist of it.<br /><br />People sometimes think that Buddhists worship Buddha, but it is really more of a "giving thanks" kind of thing than a worshiping as a god kind of thing. Buddhism actually specifies no god. It's more of a way to live your life than a worshiping of a god, which is basically what all religions are when you get right down to it. So it is a religious symbol, but not in the same way that some symbols are used in other religions. Also, the figure has taken on a more general meaning in our culture?kind of a good fortune thing I think.<br /><br />I believe that the skinny Buddhas are representative of him when he was younger, before he was enlightened (before he was Buddha) whereas the fat one is him later in life, as a buddha and enlightened. Part of his wanderings before he became enlightened included giving up food, so this fits as well. The basic story behind Buddha is that he started off life as a prince of some town or tribe or some such in india around 2500 years ago. His mother had a vision that foretold him to either become a king or a monk. She died shortly after he was born and his father, wanting him to be a king, sheltered him from suffering as much as possible. Buddha apparently a kind person and as he grew up and eventually did get glimpses of the world as it really was, he became obsessed with discovering why people suffer. At the age of 29 he left his wife and child to become a monk. He wandered the countryside for 6 years until he eventually came to meditate for several days under a fig tree, which is when he attained enlightenment. It is at this point that he became the Buddha, as the term buddha refers to an enlightened one. The idea is that there were many before and after him, but he’s the famous one because he devoted the rest of his life to teaching what he had learned. There’s a lot more detail out there if you look around, of course, but that’s the gist of it.

People sometimes think that Buddhists worship Buddha, but it is really more of a “giving thanks” kind of thing than a worshiping as a god kind of thing. Buddhism actually specifies no god. It’s more of a way to live your life than a worshiping of a god, which is basically what all religions are when you get right down to it. So it is a religious symbol, but not in the same way that some symbols are used in other religions. Also, the figure has taken on a more general meaning in our culture?kind of a good fortune thing I think.

I believe that the skinny Buddhas are representative of him when he was younger, before he was enlightened (before he was Buddha) whereas the fat one is him later in life, as a buddha and enlightened. Part of his wanderings before he became enlightened included giving up food, so this fits as well.

]]> By: Lewis Moten http://www.lewismoten.com/2005/09/buddha-collections.html#comment-1906 Lewis Moten Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.lewismoten.com/2005/09/buddha-collections.html#comment-1906 Lucas, thanks for the very insightful information. Lucas, thanks for the very insightful information.

]]> By: Sven J http://www.lewismoten.com/2005/09/buddha-collections.html#comment-1907 Sven J Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.lewismoten.com/2005/09/buddha-collections.html#comment-1907 OMG! I have some of those Buddhas in my room!!<br />The red ones, but not exactly the same, but it must be the same company who made them! OMFG! <br />/Sven OMG! I have some of those Buddhas in my room!!
The red ones, but not exactly the same, but it must be the same company who made them! OMFG!
/Sven

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