The Buddha criticized these bloody rituals as being " wasteful, ineffective and cruel " ( A. II, 42 ).

The Buddha criticized conceiving theories even of a unitary soul or identity immanent in all things as unskillful.

The Buddha criticized conceiving theories even of a unitary soul or identity immanent in all things as unskillful.

The Buddha criticized all concepts of metaphysical being and non-being as misleading views caused by reification, and this critique is inextricable from the founding of Buddhism.

The Buddha criticized conceiving theories even of a unitary soul or identity immanent in all things as unskillful in the Great Discourse on Causation.

They note that the Buddha required his monastic followers to ignore caste distinctions, and that he criticized the social inequality that existed in his own time.

The True Buddha School has, in recent times, been criticized by seven major Buddhist organizations in Malaysia and many other Buddhist organizations in Taiwan and Hong Kong as a cult and as a breakaway from orthodox Buddhist teachings.

Despite being one of the largest Vajrayana sects in Taiwan, the True Buddha School has, in recent times, been criticized by six major Buddhist organizations in Malaysia and denounced in other mainstream Buddhist organizations in Taiwan and Hong Kong as a cult and as a breakaway from orthodox Buddhist teachings.

According to the Buddha every Buddha in the past and to come will have two chief disciples and one attendant during his ministry.

The later tradition of commentary also recognizes the existence of two additional types of bodhisattas: the paccekabodhisatta who will attain Paccekabuddhahood, and the savakabodhisatta who will attain enlightenment as a disciple of a Buddha.

* The Taliban destroyed two ancient statues of Buddha at Bamyan in Afghanistan.

Musashi created and perfected a two-sword kenjutsu technique called niten ' ichi ( 二天一, " two heavens as one ") or nitōichi ( 二刀一, " two swords as one ") or " Ni-Ten Ichi Ryu " ( A Kongen Buddhist Sutra refers to the two heavens as the two guardians of Buddha ).

The two outstanding doctrines of the Lotus Sutra, which were the focus of Nichiren ’ s teachings and practice are: the attainment of Buddhahood by all people in their lifetime, and the eternal life of the Buddha revealed in the Ceremony in the Air of the Lotus Sutra.

With Yao Shi Fo / Bhaisajyaguru Buddha ( Medicine Buddha ), these two bodhisattvas create the Dong Fang San Sheng or the Three Holy Sages of the East.

This word has two levels of meaning: ( 1 ) on the ideal ( arya ) level, it denotes all of the Buddha ’ s followers, lay or ordained, who have at least attained the level of srotapanna ; ( 2 ) on the conventional ( samvtri ) level, it denotes the orders of the Bhiksus and Bhiksunis ”

Samatha / samādhi meditation and vipassana / insight meditation are the two wheels of the chariot of the noble eightfold path and the Buddha strongly recommended developing them both.

He took the Emerald Buddha with him and thereafter the image remained in Vientiane for two hundred and fifteen years until 1778.

Phibunsongkhram, a World War II hero of Thailand, the Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in 1941 had signed a formal treaty of alliance between the two Buddhist countries of Thailand and Japan in the divine presence of the Emerald Buddha in the wat.

Two images of the Buddha, which represent the first two kings of the Chakri dynasty, flank the main image.

Along with the later two the Kagyu is classified as one of the Sarma or " New Transmission " schools since it primarily follows the Vajrayāna or Tantric teachings based on the so-called New Tantras, i. e., those translated during the second diffusion of the Buddha Dharma in Tibet.

* The " Three Saints of the West " ( 西方三聖 ): Amitābha Buddha and the two bodhisattvas, Avalokiteśvara on his right and Mahāsthāmaprāpta on his left, appear and welcome the dying person.

The Buddha gives eight strands of his hair to the two brothers ; who brought the strands to eastern coast of Sri Lanka and enshrined in a small pagoda in an area called ' Thanthirimale '.

* 120 BCE: The Chinese Emperor Han Wudi ( 156 – 87 BCE ) receives two golden statues of the Buddha, according to inscriptions in the Mogao Caves, Dunhuang.

* 1882: Jade Buddha Temple is founded in Shanghai, China, with two Jade Buddha statues imported from Burma.

A large number of the caves were constructed at Mogao during this era, including the two large statues of Buddha at the site, the largest one constructed in 695 following an edict a year earlier by Tang Empress Wu Zetian to build giant statues across the country.

The most famous two sculptures carved in semi-precious stone are the Phra Keo ( The Emerald Buddha ) and the Phra Phuttha Butsavarat.

The Buddha held that attachment to the appearance of a permanent self in this world of change is the cause of suffering, and the main obstacle to liberation.

Beckenham is also one of the main locations of the novel The Buddha of Suburbia ( 1990 ), by Hanif Kureishi.

The main building is the central ubosoth, which houses the statue of Emerald Buddha.

The main temple of the Emerald Buddha is very elegantly decorated and similar to the temple in ancient capital of Ayudhya.

The main teaching of the Chinese Pure Land tradition is based on focusing the mind with Mindfulness of the Buddha ( Skt.

Possibly the main philosophical difference between Hinduism and Buddhism is that the concept of atman was rejected by the Buddha.

For Buddhists, Bodh Gaya is the most important of the main four pilgrimage sites related to the life of Gautama Buddha, the other three being Kushinagar, Lumbini, and Sarnath.

* The first is Sun Wukong, or Monkey, whose given name loosely means " awakened to emptiness " ( see the character's main page for a more complete description ), trapped by the Buddha for defying Heaven.

A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside a perforated stupa.

Hartmann did not write any reports of his activities ; in particular, the alleged story that he discovered the large statue of Buddha in the main stupa.

Another Tibetan source explains that Buddha Amitabha gave to one of his two main disciples, Avalokiteśvara, the task to take upon himself the burden of caring for Tibet.

) to create a series of posters and the complete graphic decoration for the 1994 event, including two 70 ft. tall Buddha statues that flanked the main stage.

A full-sized Zen Buddhist temple will typically have at least one zen-dō as well as a (" main hall ", but sometimes translated as " Buddha hall "), which is used for ceremonial purposes, plus a variety of other buildings with different functions.

The main item of worship in the temple is a laterite block, which is believed to have been used by Buddha to seek enlightenment.

Several of the structures at Narita-san temple have been designated National Important Cultural Properties ; the Kōmyō-dō, built in 1701 and dedicated to the Dainichi Nyorai Buddha ( Vairocana ), the principal image of Shingon Buddhism ; the three-storied, 25-meter high pagoda built in 1712 ; the Niōmon main gate, built in 1830 ; the Shaka-dō ( Shakyamuni Hall ), built in 1858 ; and the Gaku-dō ( Votive Tablet Hall ), built in 1861.

At Tō-ji, in addition to the main hall ( kondō ) and some minor buildings on the site, Kūkai added the lecture hall in 825 which was specifically designed along Shingon Buddhist principles, which included the making of 14 Buddha images.

In the main chamber a Buddha statue is seated.

The main attractions are Haeinsa ( 해인사, 海印謝 ), a standing Buddha figure carved into sheer rock face, Yongmun Falls, and Hongnyudong Valley.

Thus, the main hall in Tongdosa opens out onto a stupa which the faithful claim contains relics of the Buddha ; Haeinsa has two large buildings holding the Tripitaka Koreana ; and Songgwangsa has several prominent buildings dedicated to its monastic community ( including the numerous Seon ( Zen ) masters the temple has produced ).

Appropriately, the 16. 2-m ( 53-ft ) Buddha or Daibutsu ( completed in 752 ) enshrined in the main hall is a Rushana Buddha, the figure that represents the essence of Buddhahood, just as Tōdai-ji represented the centre for imperially sponsored Buddhism and its dissemination throughout Japan.

The Birojeon ( Vairocana Buddha Hall, 비로전 ), which sits below the Gwaneumjeon, houses national treasure No. 26 while the Geuknakjeon ( Hall of Supreme Bliss, 극락전 ), standing near the main compound, houses the gilt-bronze buddha that is the national treasure No. 27.

The pillar supports of the main body are carved with a cloud motif while the main body is cylindrical and has four bas-reliefs of Buddha and bodhisattvas and are accompanied by flower motifs.