what is 108 Kata?

last SG · 2006-02-18T00:16:14+00:00

its just an experience. I know self cultivation & realization from the teachings of shakyamuni buddha give the solutions to a blessed blissful life &...

An Eternal Now SG

108 refers to 108 distresses. Monks usually wear mala strings of 108 beads.

Lay man usually wear 18-beads mala, refering to 18 Dhatus.

paperflower SG

Very Happy thanks. getting some understandings of the meaning now. why didn't I think of the search engine...

paperflower SG

i have a 28 beads mala i always use to chant mantras. am i having the correct numbers of mala?

An Eternal Now SG

Any number would be good. I am not too sure about 28. But dont have to be those significant numbers.

bohiruci SG

In singapore there is some thai Buddhist temple , u can ask Palelai temple or
Wat Ananda Metyarama

they will tell u wat is 108 kata

An Eternal Now SG

Found this interesting website: Number Symbolism (in Buddhism)

Found this:

Buddhist Theravada tradition presents the number 108 as related to emotions:

"What are the thirty-six feelings? There are six feelings of gladness based on the household life and six based on renunciation; six feelings of sadness based on the household life and six based on renunciation; six feelings of equanimity based on the household life and six based on renunciation.

"What are the hundred and eight feelings? There are the (above) thirty-six feelings of the past; there are thirty six of the future and there are thirty-six of the present.

"These, O monks, are called the hundred and eight feelings; . . . ."

paperflower SG

Very Happy
thanks!

paperflower SG

I feel attracted to vajrayana tradition too. don't know why... so enchanted by their mystical culture..... the colors of those monks robe...

when I close my eyes I see myself on a high mountain like it was the himalayans like I been there before so familiar.

Mr. Green
ok abit out of topic

marcteng SG

Oh, thats not a coincidence, maybe you were there or were from Tibet in your previous lives.

An Eternal Now SG

Hi people, I'm very sorry about my ignorance regarding 108 Kata. Rahula25 kindly explained to me just now.. so pardon me if I caused any confusion. I have explained the significance of '108', but have not explained the meaning of 108 Kata. I believe the paperflower and bryan already know so this is to those who is confused by my post.

Kata means 'Gatha' in Pali, like Jayamangala Gatha etc. They are words of the Buddha, or discourses. Theravada Buddhists believe that Gatha from Buddha contains a profound meaning in it and also harbours great mystic powers. Therefore many monks meditate through these gathas and absorbs these gathas as a form of mantras... similar to the Mahayana practise of chanting Sanskrit mantras. Theravada Buddhists chant the gathas as mantras, whether for protection, spiritual harm, occult protection, protection from wild animals, etc.

In Thailand...many forest monks practising meditation in deep jungle...they using these katas to protect themsleves from all these harms n sickness. these katas are essence n by-product of highly accomplished Luang phor monks. The luang phor are compassionate and they teach these hidden katas to the devotees to benefit them.

An Eternal Now SG

Rahula25 also asked me to share this amazing Kata with you all:

http://lekwatruak.tripod.com/kropetch.html

paperflower SG

its something i chose myself from all the options of tattoos.

its a round lotus with some ancient-looking words that are (mantras?) inscribed in all the eight petals each & one mantra in the center of the circle. its hand-tattoo using a wooden stick and a needle to poke individually. (interesting experience in an ancient way of tattooing).
was painful but can say not painful also as i just concentrate meditating reciting na mo shakyamuni buddha (thinking & seeking to him to guide me always on the path to enlightenment no matter in what situations i am.

after finished tattoo-ing, the master recited the mantras and he blow at the tattoo.....

next, i turned around, and he did some reciting and placed an amulet on my forehead & continued reciting firmly earnestly and then blow at my forehead. in cantonese this is called "gam mok" dun know whats it called in other language perhaps "jing1 mu4" i just literally translating - golden vision? i dun know....

so all the while in the process i just kept meditating reciting shakyamuni buddha's name non-stop.

the tattoo resembled a lotus if looked carefully if not can just easily pass of as any ordinary mystical design to those who don't know.

paperflower SG

thanks, rahula25 & an eternal now.

rahula25 SG

Paperflower....

Your Tattoo is called Sakyant in Thai. I believe you still hve doubts abt this Sakyant. I give u the following website for your reference please.

http://www.geocities.com/dharmagrafix108/

Wink

sherling22 SG

u mean u tattoo on your forehead?

paperflower SG

no, it's on my upper arm.

paperflower SG

thanks!
there are limitless things in this world to explain & perceive & know about and they are not the things you bring along to true liberations. there's nothing to bring along at all. what's been done is done. journeys to cover, experiences to go through, nothing to hang on to. there's no doer, no performer, no listener, no talker for all past present and future moments.

life is just a dream - the difference is one is illusion and the other is real.
eyes-open meditation (with feelings senses sights sounds thoughts)
close-eyes meditation (no self to experience and experience to experience)
which one is true?

well,
i still have no regrets! Very Happy

paperflower SG

i think my pc system got bugs..... some ad-ware bugs?

Rolling Eyes

rahula25 SG

Hi ! Paperflower...

U chose the Sakyant design will benefit u a smooth-sailing in life. It is also another form of blessings too.

So dun regret abt it....however, if in future u going for another sakyant, I advice u not to choose those animal sakyant design like Tiger, pigs, Bull or monkey. Those animals sakyants are meant for specific protections as there are originated from brahminism and folks beliefs.

U should ask the master what are these sakyants about? And their origins too. It is advicable to have sakyants that are abstracts from Pali buddhist scriptures rather than some unknown brahmin spells. Unless you are going for magical powers....then that is your preference.

Not everyone suitable for these animal sakyants as they will triggered hot tempted and negative emotions...some serious cases may cause u to enter into unneccessary trance. While U enter trance, U might behaved like the animal on your bodily sakyant.

There are many forms of sakyants and there are many meanings and usage too. Normally, monks not allowed u to choose any sakyants design..the decision shall goes to the monk who decide which sakyant u suitable accords to your astrological birth. There are many schools of sakyants in Thailand, thus monks will bestow u their best sakyant on you based on the schools of yantra that they are expertised.

Only those white clothed archans will allowed you to choose the designs where I feel not so appropriate lah...keke...

For sakyants, U can choose coloured or invincible one. I feel that coloured sakyants quite ragged. If too many such tattoo on your body might not look good in job interviews. Right? haha... Laughing

Hey..by the way, there are some restrictions u need to observe after sakyants...did the archan highlight u about it?

marcteng SG

Why choose to delve into such occults or mystic in the first place.
tattoos doesnt mean a thing in regards to searching for the truth or salvation.
it is just for showboating, for others to see the tattoo in one's flesh only, nothing more than that.

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