Buddhist Banners 经幡

经幡, originally uploaded by jqn.

These are the Banners that been chanted with suttras, It is believed that would give some protections to the devotees!!

Shakyamuni Buddha

Shakyamuni Buddha, originally uploaded by !Blue!.

This statue by the feature, I believes it must be from Tibet.

Buddha Statue

indiarupa, originally uploaded by johncoxon.

This Buddha statue I believed is made of soap stone.

From the features, I can say that this is from India.

觀音 -Guanyin Goddess of Mercy

觀音 (Guanyin), originally uploaded by Mister Boboli.

According to Gotama Buddha She is the Great Compassionate Buddisvathva; who listen to the suffering voice & savage the sufferer's!!

She is also the 1st Buddha in the Universes!!

Monks

Xiiiiiiiiis - Say cheese, originally uploaded by Ana Castro.

These are the monks from Thailand, I believe.

From the color of the robes, you can see their rank in the temple that they belong to.

Buddhi Tree Leaves

Carnaval d'Automne, originally uploaded by *Chris.

Gotama Buddha attained Buddhahood under the Buddhi tree.

The leaves of Buddhi Tree is shown here.

The original color is green.

So the color here is art form.

buddha's face out of the Banyan Tree

buddha's face?, originally uploaded by dasparadies.

This is an interesting picture.

I believed the Buddha face must have been there when the Banyan Tree was small.

buddha's face out of the Banyan Tree

buddha's face?, originally uploaded by dasparadies.

This is an interesting picture.

I believed the Buddha face must have been there when the Banyan Tree was small.

Monk's Quarter

Quiant, originally uploaded by S'Murf.

This is a very colorful Monk's quarter in Lhasa.

All Being Are Equal

Cambodian Monks (Color), originally uploaded by WayneMethod.

Gotama Buddha teaching is "All Beings Are Equal".

However, you see the robe of the Monk's they are differentiated by the color, to show that their status.

That is why Buddha foresees that 2,500 - 3,000 years after his enlightenment there would be no more division between lay people & monk's or Nan's!!

All Being Are Equal

Cambodian Monks (Color), originally uploaded by WayneMethod.

Gotama Buddha teaching is "All Beings Are Equal".

However, you see the robe of the Monk's they are differentiated by the color, to show that their status.

That is why Buddha foresees that 2,500 - 3,000 years after his enlightenment there would be no more division between lay people & monk's or Nan's!!

BoroBhuRo

metta, originally uploaded by Farl.

The old Chinese Saying:

Saving one life is better than building a 7th step BoroBhuRo!!

What is the Wisdom behind??

Doumu Nian Nian 斗母娘娘

Penang Doumugong # 91 : 斗母娘娘, originally uploaded by Wang HL.

From the photo of this I can recognise the similarity with the Goddess of Mercy with Thounsands Hands & Thousands Eyes!!

In the legend, this goddess is the mother of the 9 emperors' Star's of the heaven.

According to my research, this have some infleunce from the Indian God Lord Siva!!

N.B.

Buddism evolved from Hinduism.

Lotus Or Lily

macro_lily, originally uploaded by kaanah.

The Gotama Buddha Said:

The Muddies Pond's would grow the Biggest & prettiest Lotus or Lily's!!

Pagoda

Bangkok-Temple-Complex, originally uploaded by Atelier Teee.

This photos shown the Pagoda or Stupa of the Hade Temple in Bangkok - Thailand!!

Pagoda or Stupa in Thailand temples' are used for the remains of the ashes of the priests' or Holy persons'.

Candle Wisdom

Glow of love, originally uploaded by Holly Yvonne <><.

Do you know why Gotama Buddha advise us to offer Candle to Holy re;igious teachers' & at the Altar??

Well, the wisdom of a candle is just like one live cycle.

From light up a new candle to the Candle is burn off & light extinguished!! That is Like:

Birth

Growth

Decay

Death

The processes of BLive Cycle.

Winner & Loser

Winners, originally uploaded by kool_skatkat.

As Gotama Buddha Said:

All Being's Are Equal!!

Therefore,

There Is No Winner

&

There Is No Loser!!

Buddhissvathva of Great Filial

Faith, originally uploaded by WayneMethod.

This is Mokalanat the Greastest Filial Buddhisvathva.

He have Vow in his life time that if the Hells are not destroyed he would not become the Budddha.

He also vow to salvage the suffering beings in hells or living hells.

Buddha Statue

Wat Indrawiharn - 07, originally uploaded by shutupyourface.

I appreciate the craft of Thailand Buddha Statues more then the other is that:

Thai Buddha Statues are influenced by both the India & Sri-Lanka craftman works.

& it is just excellent art!!

Greatest Compassionate - Goddess of Mercy

Goddess of Mercy, originally uploaded by CharlieBrown8989.

Goddess of Mercy with Thousand hands & Thousand Eyes.

He/She have Vow that, in any corner of the Universe, He/She would look for the suffering beings & free them!!