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The Buddhist cosmology is not a literal description of the shape of the universe; [2] rather, it is the universe as seen through the divyacakṣus (Pali: dibbacakkhu दिब्बचक्खु), the "divine eye" by which a Buddha or an arhat can perceive all beings arising (being born) and passing away (dying) within various worlds; and can ...
This belief, states the Buddhist texts, was then shared by other deities. Eventually, however one of the deities died and was reborn as a human. Through meditation, he got the power to remember his previous life. [7] He went on to teach what he remembered from his previous life in the lower heaven, that Mahabrahma was the creator of the universe.
Buddha Amitābha in Tibetan Buddhism, traditional thangka painting An esoteric depiction of Amitābha in union with his female consort Pāṇḍaravāsinī. Amitābha remained an influential Buddha in the Vajrayāna Buddhist pantheon. He is considered one of the Five Tathagatas, together with Akshobhya, Amoghasiddhi, Ratnasambhava, and Vairocana.
In Buddhism, Buddha (/ ˈ b uː d ə, ˈ b ʊ d ə /, which in classic Indic languages means "awakened one") [1] is a title for those who are spiritually awake or enlightened, and have thus attained the supreme goal of Buddhism, variously described as awakening or enlightenment (bodhi), Nirvāṇa ("blowing out"), and liberation (vimokṣa).
Thus, the title may be rendered in English as A Garland of Buddhas, Buddha Ornaments, or Buddha's Fine Garland. [3] In Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit, the term avataṃsaka means "a great number," "a multitude," or "a collection." This is matched by the Tibetan title of the sutra, which is A Multitude of Buddhas (Tibetan: sangs rgyas phal po che). [3]
An alternate version sometimes appears with a Buddha vandana (homage) as follows: [32] [33] Namaḥ samanta-buddhānām A vaṃ raṃ haṃ khaṃ "A" is the seed syllable mantra ( bījamantra ) of Vairocana in the Garbhadhatu mandala , while "Vaṃ" is the seed syllable of Vairocana in the Vajradhātu mandala.
Mani believed that the teachings of Gautama Buddha, Zoroaster, and Jesus were incomplete, and that his revelations were for the entire world, calling his teachings the "Religion of Light". [2] Manichaeism also often calls Jesus a Buddha. [3] This is because the term prophet was unfamiliar to a Chinese audience so Buddha was used as a substitute ...
Miraculous birth of Buddha Shakyamuni, Kanzan Shimomura (1873–1930) A relic of the Buddha, ostensibly a hair from the Buddha's physical head, Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo The Nirmāṇakāya (Ch: 化身, 應身; Tib. sprul sku; the body of transformation, emanation, manifestation or appearance) is a reflection of the Saṃbhogakāya, one of ...