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Tibetans on a pilgrimage to Lhasa, doing full-body prostrations. A prostration (Pali: panipāta, Sanskrit: namas-kara, Chinese: 禮拜, lǐbài, Japanese: raihai) is a gesture used in Buddhist practice to show reverence to the Triple Gem (comprising the Buddha, his teachings, and the spiritual community) and other objects of veneration.
The Buddha in Leela Attitude at Wat Sa Sri in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand. Leela attitude is an attitude of Buddha in Southeast art of which the Buddha is stepping with his right foot and his right-hand swinging and the other hand put towards to the front. The attitude is sometimes called the Walking Buddha.
Visitors have to climb 268 steps to reach the Buddha, [2] though the site also features a small winding road for vehicles to provide access for disabled people. The Buddha's right hand is raised, representing the removal of affliction, while the left rests open on his lap in a gesture of generosity.
But, his own life also is an example that even a murderer can transform into a Buddha. [2] Lopez further notes that The Life of Milarepa portrays two parallel worlds, a profane world and a sacred world, which are ultimately one, showing that the world itself is sacred.
Statue of "the Buddha preaching on reason," with the Buddha's hands in the double abhāya mudrā position (Luang Phrabāng, Laos) Reasoning and exposition (Vitarka mudrā): the arm and hand are positioned in the same manner as in the abhāya mudrā, except that the thumb and forefinger are brought together. The gesture can be made with either ...
Double-headed Buddha, Niche 83, 8th century. One peculiar image at the Southern Cliff is a double-headed Buddha as the central figure displayed in Niche 83. This image represents a seated Buddha performing a reversed bhūmisparśa mudrā, i.e., his left hand, instead of the right, touches the ground. The two attending Buddhas are shown standing ...
Sunset from Mandalay Hill. Once on the terrace of the Sutaungpyei Pagoda, a panoramic view of the Mandalay plain stretches far to the horizon, with the old city walls and moat, the Thudhamma Zayats (rest houses), various stupas around such as the Kuthodaw Pagoda and its 729 satellite stupas each housing a page inscribed in stone the world's largest book (the entire Pali Buddhist Canon ...
The mountain is said to be the site where the Buddha's disciple, Mahākāśyapa, is said to have died while waiting for the future Buddha, Maitreya to arrive on earth. [2] It is also considered to be one of the tallest peaks in the Gangetic plains. There is a rough steep path that leads to the summit.