tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post5722938573379449489..comments2024-03-28T14:11:24.265-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: The Glory Of The Lhakhang KarpoShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-90156893381206650792009-11-17T15:28:37.664-08:002009-11-17T15:28:37.664-08:00Dear JMLee,
You are quite correct. Actually, I mea...Dear JMLee,<br />You are quite correct. Actually, I meant to include three unidentified pictures and have inadvertently posted this one without noticing it until you have just now drawn my attention to it. Concerning for the eight stupas, as they are located at the very end of the series, after the Buddha’s cremation, I’m fairly certain they represent the stupas erected over the Buddha’s relics.<br /> <br />Dear Ben,<br />At Majjhima Nikaya I,79 the Buddha said that during the time he practiced self-mortifications his indifference was so strong that when some naughty cowherd boys spat on him, urinated on him, threw dirt on him and poked twigs in his ears, he remained unmoved. Interestingly, this same ‘abuse’ is said to have happened to Mahavira, the founder of Jainism, and the ‘twigs in the ears’ incident is often depicted in Jain art.Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-52360049771752488042009-11-17T05:53:24.560-08:002009-11-17T05:53:24.560-08:00Bhante,
What is the story behind the boys who pok...Bhante,<br /><br />What is the story behind the boys who poke the Bodhisattva with sticks in his ears? Could you tell me the source?<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />BenBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01255460971035567058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-24404527698293110172009-11-17T03:26:42.867-08:002009-11-17T03:26:42.867-08:00Venerable,
I would hazard a guess at number 8 bei...Venerable,<br /><br />I would hazard a guess at number 8 being a depiction of the Buddha subduing the drunken elephant sent by Devadatta to harm the Buddha.<br /><br />As for the stupas, they reflect the out types of stupas in the Tibetan tradition, commemorating the eight major events in the Buddha's life (from the Tibetan POV), being the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, first teaching, descent from Tushita, reconcilation of the Sangha (after Devadatta's schism, I think), performance of miracles (either the Twin miracle or more probably, the 15 miracle as celebrated by the Monlam Chenmo), the extension of his lifespan at the request of his disciples and the Buddha's parinirvana.JM Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00541679366228012316noreply@blogger.com