How the Buddha Got His Face

[Washin]

Very profound and interesting historical read indeed. Thank you for sharing, Anne.


Gassho
Washin
sattoday

[Seikan]

Thank you Anne for sharing this. I've only just started to read through it, but it is such a fascinating read. I had heard that it was some time before the Buddha was represented as a complete human figure (as opposed to just footprints, etc.), but I had no idea it took hundreds of years! Wow. I have to go finish reading... Thanks again!

Gassho,
Rob

SatToday

[Ryudo]

Thank you Anne


Gassho/SatToday

[Tai Shi]

This story, this depiction of our reverence and in Soto Zen, the ideology, the mental formation, the Sutra, the growth of each individual the way over above, around and through gives me pause in the image of Buddha my essence, my belief, my acceptance, this being represented in my seated overwhelming dignity, indeed, more than I could have ever hoped for in my belief in a middle path of equanimity, gratitude, and compassion, to offset greed, anger, and dishonesty. This is where I find power meant for everyone, for all along the Silk Road, along India, Nepal, Tibet, Back through Cambodia to Vietnam, north through Singapore and Hong Kong, Then to Korea, and Taiwan finally to Japan where in early American never accepted until brief flowering into North, East, Central. Especially in San Francisco, to Tasahara, and now back to Silk Road going throughout Europe, over to Great Britton, and IN Germany, melding of Christianity through priests and Zen through priest, now, Living Buddha Living Christ, I take my teachings from American transplants, and Japan and Dogen, Soto Zen which allows me free will, so I reach back in my personal history to Christ upon Cross, and now forward to Living Buddha under Bodhi Tree,
Tai Shi
sat / lah
Gassho