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Photo 1: Bai sema at Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai Historical Park Bai sema (Thai: ใบเสมา, pronounced [bāj sěː.māː]) are boundary stones which designate the sacred area for a phra ubosot (ordination hall) within a Thai Buddhist temple (); otherwise called sema hin (เสมาหิน).
The Vajrasana (IAST: vajrāsana; diamond throne), or Enlightenment Throne of the Buddha, is an ancient stone slab located under the Bodhi tree, directly beside the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya. The slab is thought to have been placed at Bodhgayā by Emperor Ashoka The Great of the Maurya Empire between 250-233 BCE, [ 1 ] at the spot where the ...
In Tibetan Buddhist tradition the Chintamani is sometimes depicted as a luminous pearl and is in the possession of several of different forms of the Buddha. [ 3 ] In Japan, where the Hindu goddess Lakshmi is known as Kisshōten in Shinto , she is commonly depicted with a Cintāmaṇi in her hand.
The antiquities unearthed include a plethora of images of Buddha in different meditative forms from the Mahayana Buddhism period. The finds also include a gold pendant , silver jewellery, stone tablets with imprints of Ganesha and Mahisasurmardini , a seal matrix-cum-pendant, and a small image of Avalokiteśvara .
Mani stones are stone plates, rocks, or pebbles inscribed with the six-syllabled mantra of Avalokiteshvara [1] (Om mani padme hum, hence the name mani stone) as a form of prayer in Tibetan Buddhism. The term mani stone may also be used to refer to stones on which any mantra or devotional designs (such as ashtamangala ) are inscribed or painted.
Buduruwagala is an ancient Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. The complex consists of seven statues and belongs to the Mahayana school of thought. The statues date back to the 10th century. The gigantic Buddha statue still bears traces of its original stuccoed robe and a long streak of orange suggests it was once brightly painted.
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A stone depiction of ancient worship of Buddhapada. The veneration of the feet of gurus or deities was commonplace in ancient India, placing one's head at or under their feet being a ritual gesture signifying a hierarchy. [2]: 85 As cetiya, the Buddha's footprint was classified in a variety