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Coloured in both Buddha and flower (both of which were previously transparent outlines) 13:11, 25 February 2007: 74 × 74 (10 KB) Xaonon: 13:02, 25 February 2007: 75 × 75 (4 KB) Xaonon: Reverted to earlier revision: 12:59, 25 February 2007: 72 × 72 (10 KB) Xaonon == Summary == {{Information |Description=An iconic Buddha figure inside a lotus ...
English: An iconic Buddha figure inside a lotus blossom. Derived from the earlier PNG version. Derived from the earlier PNG version. Coloured in both Buddha and flower (both of which were previously transparent outlines)
The boy Buddha appearing within a lotus. Crimson and gilded wood, Trần-Hồ dynasty, Vietnam, 14th–15th century. In the Aṅguttara Nikāya, the Buddha compares himself to a lotus (padma in Sanskrit, in Pali, paduma), [3] saying that the lotus flower rises from the muddy water unstained, as he rises from this world, free from the defilements taught in the specific sutta.
There may be an image in the figure's crown, [2] or the figure could be holding a book, thunderbolt, vase, jewel, or lotus flower or stem. [3] Mandalas created for Japanese Shingon Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism can contain hundreds of different figures that may need interpretation.
The lotus throne, sometimes called lotus platform, is a stylized lotus flower used as the seat or base for a figure in art associated with Indian religions. It is the normal pedestal for divine figures in Buddhist art and Hindu art , and often seen in Jain art . [ 1 ]
The Buddha was able to stand and take seven steps almost immediately, [28] a lotus flower springing up where each step went, and the baby standing on the final lotus may be shown, often in addition to him emerging from his mother's side. He raises his right hand towards heaven and declares "I alone am honoured in heaven and on earth.
The lotus flower, the species of flower said to have been used during the Flower Sermon. The Flower Sermon is a story of the origin of Zen Buddhism in which Gautama Buddha transmits direct prajñā (wisdom) to the disciple Mahākāśyapa. In the original Chinese, the story is Niān huā wéi xiào (拈花微笑, meaning "Picking up a flower and ...
Just below the pool is the stem of a lotus, branching left and right. Nine lotus flowers appear above the stem, five on the right and four on the left. There are animals and tributes on each lotus, representing the "nine courses to the afterlife" (i.e. bless the people in time to ascend to the western paradise). [6] Kalaviṅka