#the buddha

[salmonella-destroyer-of-worlds]

And then the monk was enlightened 

[jacobpking]

Heracles and the Buddha

This is based on the fascinating fusion of cultures after Alexander the Great invaded India, otherwise known as Indo-Greek or Greco-Buddhism. In Gandharan sculpture, Heracles is depicted alongside the Buddha as Vajrapani, the Buddha's protector. The pairing of two figures so iconic in their mythologies seemed perfect material for art. The Buddha would help Heracles with anger management, while Heracles would help with clobbering evildoers. Business as usual.

[ktempestbradford]

Prophets don't create religions. Prophets reform their own religions.

Jesus did not create Christianity, he was a Jew reforming Judaism. The Buddha was not a Buddhist, the Buddha was a Hindu reforming Hinduism. The prophet Mohammed (PBUH) did not create Islam. Over and over again in the Quran he's constantly saying: this is not a new message, this is not a new religion, this is the exact same message that was given to every prophet that came before. Their god and your god are the same. It's the prophet's followers, regardless of what religion you're talking about, who are then tasked with creating some kind of institutionalized Thing out of the prophet's words and deeds. All religions were created by followers of the prophet, not by the prophet themself.

—Reza Aslan

I was listening to this interview with Aslan and very struck by this idea. From what I know, I agree with the statement about Jesus, but don't know enough to know if he's right about the Buddha and Mohammed (PBUH).

Very interested on thoughts about this from people in the know.

[sketching-shark]

3rd panel of a comic about Golden Cicada's background. Here I imagined him as a being that started off as a cicada that the Buddha changed into a human when he noticed the bug listening intently to his teachings. In Buddhism only humans can reach enlightenment, but the loss of the innocence of insects may be a terrible thing.

This may be particularly true if you now understand that of your over 400 brothers and sisters, only you will live beyond a few weeks.

[wilmerswaifuandlaifu]

[This Is a void state post]

Hello my lovely void staters and my fellow lovely people In general, long time no see, I hope that each one of you beautiful souls have and Is still doing great!

This post Is for void state Inducers who are expriencing difficulty with concentration and attention while Inducing the void state, I'd suggest doing this meditation/yoga that Is Inspired by the mala meditation, you don't need to own a mala, the Intension for this meditation/yoga Is not religious, neither for channeling any religious figures, hence why I said a meditation/yoga Inspired by the mala meditation and not mala meditation Itself.

Use your necklace, bracelet, or any other object that are built up by orbs that you can use/count like It Is a mala while affirming for the void state/to be literal pure consciousness.

It Is effective when you only want to repeat a mental mantra loud and clear without getting distracted and/or bored. Doing this mala meditation Inspired trancedental meditation Is a wonderful way to Induce the void state In my opinion.

I got the Idea of a mala meditation Inspired trancedental meditation for the void state because of a necklace and a bracelet that my mom purchased for me from a store in CC vest (a center mall that serves our home district and all of the districts on the west side of our city) that I not JUST wear but also use to count the orbs of It/use It exactly like a prayer bead.

Anyways, check these two videos that I've shared out, as they explain well how to do a mala meditation, just so that you have an Idea on how to count the orbs of a mala/how to use a mala/prayer bead.

Feel free to only watch one of the videos, or both, or If you already know or got an Idea from my describition on what a mala meditation/how you do It, then feel free to not watch any of them.

There are a lot of videos on YouTube talking about mala & mantra chanting meditation.

I hope that at least one beautiful soul benefited from my post!! ❤️❤️

Peace out!

[rainbow-beanie]

My favorite screenshots from the new installment of OSP’s jttw, part four:

Jade emperor: oh dear Buddha we’re really in it now, there’s now TWO sun wukong’s. It’s my worst nightmares turned into a reality!

Buddha: don’t worry yourself none, I’ve got this.

FVTVTBYHYCBBRVTBY XD

OWOWOWOWO I really dig the spooky vibes in this one, not to mention the design of the underworld creature is very pleasing to the eyes. i really want a plushie of it now.

It gives off vee vibes

Wukong, affectionately nicknamed problem child at birth XD

OWOWOWOWO these two look really cool next to each other! The sun and the moon, one made from stone and the celestial energies of the earth and sky, and the other made from the energies of the moon, wind and shadows.

Awwwww!! wukong finally finds out the truth about his species only to kill the one who stole his looks

GASP! FLUFFY BABY!! :D

HE’S NOT WRONG-

Fricken love quanyin in this episode, yes girl, put that monk in his place!

And that’s all I have to say for now, see y’all next time

[santmat]

"Avalokiteshvara Buddha (Quan Yin), the hearer and answerer of prayer, has visited all the Buddha-lands of the ten quarters of the universe and has acquired transcendental powers of boundless freedom and fearlessness and has vowed to emancipate all sentient beings from their bondage and suffering. … How sweetly mysterious is the Transcendental Sound of Avalokiteshvara! Is is the subdued murmur of the sea-tide setting inward. Its mysterious Sound brings liberation and peace to all sentient beings who in their distress are calling for aid." (Surangama Sutra, A Buddhist Bible, Dwight Goddard)

[someweirdoreblogger]

One thing I really adore about Buddha is just plain unpredictable he is. That includes even the smallest aspects of him as a person.

In several ways, Buddha clearly separates from all the current Gods seen so far in RoR. One of the earliest, most simplest examples is how Buddha addresses people, or overall, just how he generally talks.

(Insert long-ass anime weeb rant below...)

This fucking guy is The Buddha, not some mere buddhist, literally The Buddha. As in, he created Buddism. Implied to also have created the spiritual concept of combining souls and bodies in RoR canon; Common Destiny.

Which, had it not existed, wouldn't make it at all possible for the Valkyires to weaponize a transformation bond with their chosen wielders.

He is one of the most important divinties on the entire planet. Capable of creating techniques able to bridge the gap between Gods and men, albeit temporarily during Ragnarök, but still obviously quite the difficult feat in RoR's very specific world.

Despite all this, Buddha doesn't talk the way everyone expects. He and Earth's real Buddha share more than their fair share of views and quotes as clearly expected, although slightly tampered.

Buddhists are known to address wisely and speak in hamony of absolute truth. They even practice a certain way of communication. Basically, it is a tone of conversation called 'the right speech', pretty self-explanatory given this is literally The Buddha we're explaining.

But no, in RoR-Buddha fucking talks like this to Loki and The Seven Lucky Gods literally sticking guns and swinging swords right in his face.

You'd think Buddha would throw on some of that sick wisdom that has moved humanity and the Buddha's loyal followers for centuries ongoing. Some random rant about the importance of faith and how murder is wrong, but nope, not what happens.

Instead Buddha spit sticks a lollipop stick up one of the Lucky Gods hand and basically tells him to suck it the fuck up and gather your shit. Like bro, do you even lift?

He talks like an American redneck, like what?

Buddha goes as far to pull the whole "holier then thou" crap on Zeus of all damn people, in front of fucking Odin. The King of The Cosmos getting told to pound sand by The Buddha is a scene I didn't expect to see.

Nor did I think I needed too.

You know The Buddha in this transition is going to be a fun character when he flips Heaven the middle finger on a daily basis, Buddha brags a lot of sass and takes no fucks.

This one will be one Hell of a ride for all readers, and that's not even mentioning his fight with Zerofuku. Buddha walks dick out and ready to show everyone their just desserts. He appears with extraordinary detail put on his personality and design appeal.

No wonder everyone loves him to bits and pieces.

Trust me, I ain't immune either.

[claer]

Siddhartha at the Bodhi Tree (AD 100s–200s) at the Cleveland Museum of Art

[aranazo]

The Dhammapada, the collected sayings of the Buddha, with a Germano Facetti cover featuring a Tanka painting of the Buddha in Meditation.

[thepursuitofunderstanding]

The question of the meaning of life is, as the Buddha taught, not edifying. One must immerse oneself into the river of life and let the question drift away.

Irvin Yalom

[jadeseadragon]

Buddhist oil painting series by Zhang Zhenyu

[love1kimono]

Odilon Redon, The Buddha, 1910

[nesssblog]

SUPER BEST FRIENDS WOOOOOOO

[aspiritualwarriors]

In the Lotus Sutra, Buddha says to light up one corner—not the whole world. Just make it clear where you are.

— Shunryū Suzuki

[wilmerswaifuandlaifu]

There are bloggers and people out here causing OR there have been people and bloggers out here who have caused my best friend Issues/unecessary drama on this Illusionary app.

Let me tell you that She and I are the Buddha In this situation, and those bloggers/people who stirred up some unecessary Issues with the hope of provoking us (Remember that the wise/enlightened never gets provoked by any Illusionary words and any illsuonary PERSON, even If just for an example, the words and the person were real my respone would remain the same of course ♡♡♡.) Is the hinduist preist present in the true story that I've shared below:

Buddha, seated beneath the serene bodhi tree, graciously imparted his wisdom to a gathering of eager learners. Among them was a former Hindu priest, who, upon embracing Buddhism, drew the ire of a close friend deeply rooted in Hinduism. Enraged by the conversion, the priest stormed into Buddha's teaching space one day, unleashing a torrent of vile insults and curses upon the enlightened teacher.

Undisturbed by the priest's outburst, Buddha maintained his composed posture and, with a gentle smile, began to engage the agitated visitor.

Buddha: "Greetings, esteemed priest. In your temple, you offer hospitality to visiting guests, do you not?"

Priest: "Indeed, I do so with utmost reverence."

Buddha: "And if a guest declines the food you offer, what becomes of the uneaten meal?"

Priest: "The uneaten food becomes mine to consume."

Buddha: "Similarly, if a guest refuses the flowers you present, how do you handle the discarded blooms?"

Priest: "The flowers then become my possession to cherish."

Buddha: "And what of the spiritual treasures you bestow upon your guests? If they reject such gifts, what is your course of action?"

Priest: "Those gifts, if spurned, remain in my possession as well."

Buddha: "I have not accepted your curses and insults, for they do not belong to me. Instead, they rightfully belong to you. Keep them, as I have no use for such negativity in my heart. I have not said these words therefore I do not possess them like I have no other possessions."

I hope that every reader who took the time to read this post learned something from a little bit of the Buddha's wisdom, and I wish you all the best.

Be at peace and you'll never be bothered.

-Buddha 2500+ years ago.

My best friend has refrained from uttering those hurtful remarks: hence, none of those words rightfully belong to her. Those bloggers or individuals responsible for the dramatic and disrespectful comments are welcome to retain ownership of their words.

(P.S)( I've been taught this part of the Buddha's life and how he handled the sitaution, In the class that I am learning about buddhism right now.)