Amitabha and Pure Land

last SG · 2006-02-13T00:04:37+00:00

It's easier to put your mind and do a very proper, sincere and concentrated recitation of Amitabha's name than to do a proper recitation of a thousand Buddh...

An Eternal Now SG

I finally finished watching Xie Wan Rong Lao Ju Shi's Wang Sheng video!!! Yes, I watched the wrong one by mistake, I downloaded the Xie Wan Rong one and its 4 videos, and it was totally great. I would recommend everyone, Buddhists or non-Buddhists to download them. This video also reminds me of my grandmother, she also chanted Amituofuo and many many miraculous signs happened at the time of her death. Unfortunately I was not there at the time so I only heard from my relatives. One of them even saw Amitabha with brilliant golden light.

I am going to download the rest of the videos and watch.

bohiruci SG

Thus is the Truthfulness of Buddha Sakyamuni Teaching that have testified by all this Holy Sights and Sounds

May All Sentient Being liberate from acute sufferings to be reborn in the Western Paradise

In the conducive learning environment of all learner Bodhisattva

The Guides of Western Paradise ,Amitabha

Om Ami Dewa Hrih

Namo Amitabhaya

Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink

concerned_man SG

Great Pictures. A Mi Tuo Fo.

concerned_man SG

Another very good picture. Very commonly found in Mahayana Buddhist community.

Namo A Mi Tuo Fo

Amitabha

An Eternal Now SG

Thanks for sharing the magnificent pictures.

concerned_man SG

Just wondering anybody knows where exactly is this place when the picture taken.

Thanks.

concerned_man SG

sinweiy SG

your second image's file name gave me the clue.

http://www.chinareview.com/cities/jiangsu/#lin

Lingshan Buddha

25 km from the city's downtown area, the Lingshan Sakyamuni Buddha stands solemnly at the site of famous Tang Dynasty Xiangfu Temple, which was ruined after a series of ancient wars.

The bronze icon is 76 m long, 30.5 m higher than the Statue of Liberty. Entirely made of tin and copper, the statue weighs more than 700 tons. On the left side, the Shiwuwei seal is supposed to reduce suffering in the world while the Yuyuan seal on the right delivers happiness. The character on the Buddha's chest represents solemnity and virtue.

With the nearby Taihu Lake and a beautiful range of hills, the Lingshan Buddha attracts the faithful, as well as travelers, especially from Hong Kong and Japan, the former of which are said to have contributed some $ 150,000 towards the construction of the site.

concerned_man SG

This is awesome.

Thanks. Smile

concerned_man SG

I thought the Buddha statue is Amitabha. According to the description (the link), it is Sakyamuni Buddha.

That's alright, all Buddha's share the same Dharma body and in a complete state of ONENESS. Smile

Na Mo A Mi Tuo Fo.

sinweiy SG

Originally posted by concerned_man:
I thought the Buddha statue is Amitabha. According to the description (the link), it is Sakyamuni Buddha.

That's alright, all Buddha's share the same Dharma body and in a complete state of ONENESS. Smile

Na Mo A Mi Tuo Fo.

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maybe the writer is not so a Buddhist.
me too think it's Amitabha at first...maybe half half. as one hand it's welcoming beings while the other hand isn't holding the lotus. hmmm.

it said it's higher than statue of liberty was interesting.

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concerned_man SG

at closer look. I think the author of the text may be right. The bronze Buddha statue resemble Sakyamuni Bubbha. Their costume did say something, I think.

Smile

sanath SG

This is the image of Amitabha Buddha in the Japanese traditions, so the images might not be always holding a lotus.

Gassho

concerned_man SG

Thank you! Smile

My understanding is that the Koreans and the Japanese are very much into Pure Land and Buddha Amitabha is very popular in their communities, on par or surpass the Chinese. The big Buddha statue in Kyoto is Buddha Amitabha. The Big statue over at HK is Buddha Sakyamuni.

Interesting pictures.

NaMoAMiTuoFo

sanath SG

Hi,
i think you might have been referring to this Buddha statue of Amida Buddha in Kamakura,l west of Tokyo (not Kyoto, the one in Kyoto is Avalokitesvara [Guan Yin]).

And here is another huge statue of Amida Buddha, 120m tall, called the Ushiku Amida statue, located 50km east of Tokyo in Ibaraki prefecture. At the base is a columbarium actually.

Last but not least, the statue of Amida Buddha that is at my affiliated temple - Jokyoji Temple - in Nara. It is about 800 years old.

Gassho

concerned_man SG

They are spectacular. Thank you very much.

NaMoAMiTuoFo

concerned_man SG

sanath SG

Gassho

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