Chin., Fotuo
Buddha
aka: Gautam Siddhartha (original name, surname
1st),
Shakyamuni (sage of the Shakya clan),
Tathagata ("suchness")
The World Honored One ( a translation of
Bhagwan)
1st),
Shakyamuni (sage of the Shakya clan),
Tathagata ("suchness")
The World Honored One ( a translation of
Bhagwan)
| born: c. 550 BCE died: c. 470 BCE--80 years place: northern India |
| Master: none known disciples: Mahakashap(1st Zen patriarch), Ananda, Sariputra, Manjushri... |
Buddha is the originator of the Zen tradition, and
the word itself means "awakened one". There
were many Buddhas before him, and many after
him, but this name has stuck to the man Gautam
Siddhartha in historical literature and religion.
the word itself means "awakened one". There
were many Buddhas before him, and many after
him, but this name has stuck to the man Gautam
Siddhartha in historical literature and religion.
The 2 Chinese characters to
the right are Shi Zun, which
translates as "The World
Honored One" in English. This
is another name for the
Buddha in literature, and is
actually the Chinese
translation of the Sanskrit word
Bhagwan.
the right are Shi Zun, which
translates as "The World
Honored One" in English. This
is another name for the
Buddha in literature, and is
actually the Chinese
translation of the Sanskrit word
Bhagwan.
Jap., Butsu
| stories: Osho The Dhammapada (12 volume set which uses Buddha's sutras) A Bird on the Wing, ch. 10 No Water, No Moon, ch. 9 The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, ch.36 |
Chinese simplified:
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| A buddha is a self-actualized person. That is why we picture Buddha, Mahavira and others – why we have made sculptures, pictures, depictions of them – sitting on a fully blossomed lotus. That fully blossomed lotus is the peak of flowering inside. Inside they have flowered and have become fully blossomed. That inner flowering gives a radiance, a constant showering of bliss from them. All those who come even within their shadows, all those who come near them feel a silent milieu around them... --Osho The Books of Secrets, Vol. 1, ch. 10 |