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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Shakyamuni Buddha
		Although the Buddha was not represented in human form until around the 1st century CE (see Buddhist art), his physical characteristics are described in one of the central texts of the traditional Pali canon, the Digha Nikaya.
		Buddha was born in B.C. 560 and died at the age of eighty in B.C. The place of his birth was a grove known as Lumbini, near the city of Kapilavastu, at the foot of Mount Palpa in the Himalayan ranges within Nepal.
		Buddha realized then that he should not go to extremes in torturing the body by starvation and that he should adopt the golden mean or the happy medium or the middle path by avoiding extremes.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shakyamuni-Buddha (1902 words)

	The Body, Speech and Mind of a Buddha
		Shakyamuni taught the sutras to ordinary disciples, in the form of a Buddha.
		Thus, the Buddha may be portrayed as a monk, like Buddha Shakyamuni, as slightly wrathful meditational deities such as Heruka, or Guhyasamaja, or as female deities such as dakinis, as wrathful male or female deities with ugly forms and animal heads, or as embracing consorts.
		There are also occasions when Shakyamuni Buddha is represented as a rabbit or an elephant, recalling exemplary deeds he performed in such lives during his career as a Bodhisattva.
	www.tibet.com /Buddhism/3jewels.html (1242 words)

	Meditation On Buddha Shakyamuni (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Imagine that rays of light stream from the crown of Buddha's head to your crown; this light purifies the negatities of your body and removes the hindrances to attaining the enlightened body of a Buddha.
		Rays of light then stream from the Buddha's throat to yours, pufifying the negativities of your speech and removing hindrances to attaining the enlightened speech that communicates clearly to all sentient beings, regardless of their level or capacity.
		Buddha now comes to the crown of your head, facing the same direction as you, dissolves into brilliant, white light and dissolves into your body through the crown of your head, filling your body once again with this brilliant light.
	www.fpmt-osel.org /meditate/buddha.htm (1352 words)

	Who's Who on the Gohonzon? The Buddhas of Past, Present and Future (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In that sense, Shakyamuni Buddha and his emanations represent the buddhas of the present, Many-Treasures Tathagata represents all the buddhas of the past, and the other sentient beings are the buddhas of the future.
		The Original Shakyamuni Buddha is distinguished from the historical Shakyamuni Buddha by the presence of the Four Bodhisattvas who are the leaders of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth.
		This is in fact what Shakyamuni Buddha does, and after all he has purified the Saha-world and recalled all his emanations, he ascends into the sky, opens the sutra and, at the invitation of Many-Treasures Tathagata, he enters the stupa of treasures.
	nichirenscoffeehouse.net /ShuteiMandala/2buddhas.html (1570 words)

	Thangka Gallery - Buddha Shakyamuni (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Buddha Shakyamuni was born as Prince Siddharta in 563 BC at Lumbini, in southwestern Nepal.
		In this thangka, Buddha's right hand is held in the earth-touching mudra (position), the gesture by which he subdued Mara, the "Lord of Illusion", and signaled the immanence of enlightenment.
		Shakyamuni touched the ground, calling upon the earth to bear witness to his lifetimes of selfless actions and dedication to the welfare of all beings.
	www.kalsangdawa.com /gallery/shakyamuni.htm (382 words)

	The Buddha
		Buddha told his disciples not to enquire into the origin of the world, into the existence and nature of God.
		Buddha's followers were treated with contempt when they went to beg their daily food.
		He was devoted to Buddha with a special fervour in a simple childlike way and served him as his personal attendant till the end of his life.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/bodhisattva/buddha.html (5136 words)

	The Nature of the Buddha: the Awakened One (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Buddha also knows that it is not possible for those who are enlightened to commit such heinous acts as killing their mother, killing their father, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Tathagata, or causing a schism in the Sangha; while it is possible for the unenlightened to do so.
		Therefore, the Buddha knew that people should not rely on simply being good if they wish to have a pleasant rebirth, because their underlying motives might be selfish and unwholesome, and the limited good performed in one lifetime may not be enough to offset the consequences of unwholesome deeds from the past.
		The Buddha saw that even more fundamental than our actions and their consequences are the views which motivate our actions and cause us to either act without regard for consequences or to act with full awareness of the chains of cause and effect.
	nichirenscoffeehouse.net /Ryuei/BuddhasNature.html (10135 words)

	Did Shakyamuni Buddha Preach the Mahayana?
		It is often stated as fact that the Mahayana is a corruption of primitive Buddhism, a deliberate compromise to be able to compete with the faith (or bhatki) of Hinduism, which was a very popular religion in ancient India during the birthing of Buddhism.
		Buddhas, according to an axiom of Dharma, are all-seeing, all-wise beings.
		I suggest that if he were here today observing all that had taken place in his name, Shakyamuni Buddha would not be particularly shocked at what we see as a bewildering profusion of sects all claiming him as their ultimate authority.
	www.serve.com /cmtan/buddhism/Misc/budd_mahayana.html (2184 words)

	Relic Tour Gallery, Shakyamuni, the Historical Buddha
		Shakyamuni Buddha was born to Queen Mahamaya and King Shudhodana of Kapilavastu in approximately 563 BCE at Lumbini, which is on the modern border between India and Nepal.
		Buddha Shakyamuni's blood relics - These relics came from Meiktila Relic Museum in Burma and were offered by the abbot who manages the museum.
		Buddha Shakyamuni's head relics - These relics were offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche by his student, Wu Wen Yuen, during a long life puja (prayer ceremony) for Rinpoche held in Taipei, Taiwan on 18th March 2001.
	www.maitreyaproject.org /en/relic/gallery-shakyamuni.html (638 words)

	Shakyamuni Buddha Thangka/Thanka Paintings: Online Shakyamuni or Sakyamuni Buddha Thangka/Thanka Paintings Collection (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Shakyamuni Buddha Thangka/Thanka Paintings are mostly painted Thangka/Thanka Paintings.
		Shakyamuni Buddha, born as a prince of Shakya clan in Lumbini is the founder of Buddhism.
		All forms of the Buddha, however, are commonly shown seated on a lotus throne, a symbol of the open space, so too does the mind rise through the discord of its own experience to blossom in the boundlessness of unconditional awareness.
	www.himalayanmart.com /shakyamunibuddhathankas.php (1099 words)

	Shakyamuni Buddha Tibetan Greeting Card
		Shakyamuni Buddha is considered to be the Buddha of our age, and is often referred to as the historical Buddha.
		This posture is associated with the frist sermon g iven by the Buddha after attaining enlightenment.
		The historical Buddha lived from 563 BCE to 483 BCE, and was born a prince into a powerful family.
	www.siamese-dream.com /page/siam1/PROD/Buddhist-Hindu-Cards/GCALshak (210 words)

	The Buddha
		Buddha was an "ordinary" human like you and me before he became enlightened.
		A Buddha is not a passive being; he will use his wisdom to help to other living beings when they are open to his advice.
		The main disciples of the Buddha are also known as the Great Arhants: Shariputra, known for his understanding of the Abidharma teachings; Maudgalyayana, known for his psychic powers; Mahakashyapa, the great ascetic; and Ananda, the personal attendant of the Buddha who recalled every word the Buddha spoke.
	buddhism.kalachakranet.org /buddha.html (1550 words)

	Shakymuni, Tientai, Lots Stra
		Shakyamuni's ability to impart hope, courage and wisdom lay in his deep compassion for and desire to save the troubled and despairing.
		Since Shakyamuni's activities spanned five decades and covered a considerable geographical area, the people who came to embrace his teachings were diverse, and the nature of his many teachings varied accordingly, giving rise to a number of different interpretations and schools.
		Shakyamuni's earliest teachings strove to awaken people to the impermanence of all phenomena in order to free them from the sufferings that arise from egoistic attachment to things that the passage of time will destroy or render meaningless.
	sgi-usa.org /buddhism/sbuddha.html (394 words)

	Shakymuni, Tientai, Lots Stra
		Shakyamuni's ability to impart hope, courage and wisdom lay in his deep compassion for and desire to save the troubled and despairing.
		Since Shakyamuni's activities spanned five decades and covered a considerable geographical area, the people who came to embrace his teachings were diverse, and the nature of his many teachings varied accordingly, giving rise to a number of different interpretations and schools.
		Shakyamuni's earliest teachings strove to awaken people to the impermanence of all phenomena in order to free them from the sufferings that arise from egoistic attachment to things that the passage of time will destroy or render meaningless.
	www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/sbuddha.html (394 words)

	Shakyamuni Buddha - Land of Medicine Buddha - A Center for Healing & Developing a Good Heart
		Shakyamuni Buddha is the historial Buddha who walked the paths of India approximately 2500 years ago and from whom all the various lineages of Buddhism originated.
		Buddha Shakyamuni manifested the 12 deeds, as do all Buddhas, as implicit teachings for the beings of our world system, in addition to the explicit teachings he gave during his life.
		In the third turning, the Buddha clarified the relationship between the teachings of the first and second turnings especially with regard to emptiness and taught Buddha nature.
	www.medicinebuddha.org /shakyamuni_buddha.htm (891 words)

	Shakyamuni Buddha
		Siddhartha, Gautama, Shakyamuni buddha, or the "Sage of the Shakyas" was the prince who founded Buddhism around 483 BC (possibly earlier).
		Shakyamuni who was said to be a "Buddha" by his followers, existed in a climate, apparantly, where he was believed to be not the only Buddha.
		The cause for enlightenment is to embrace the wisdom of the teachings (Dharma), the aspiration for Buddhahood (worship the buddha), and to work together with the community (Sangha) to reach one's enlightenment in ones present form.
	www.geocities.com /chris_holte/Buddhism/shakyamuni.html (1734 words)

	RESOLVING THE MIND: Buddha's Enlightenment (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Buddha Shakyamuni is nothing other than the fact that the mind itself is buddha.
		Shakyamuni was the son of the prince of Magadha, a large country located in what is now India.
		It is said that Shakyamuni made 8000 journeys to the ordinary world of man. Making this many trips to the regular world he came to the conclusion that no matter how much one indulges in pleasure, the result is sorrow and grief and the realization of the futility of it all.
	sped2work.tripod.com /resolve.html (3100 words)

	Buddha Shakyamuni
		As the Buddha himself continually taught, it was not he who was continually revered but the possibility he presented.
		The first anthropomorphic representations of the Buddha are said to have been drawn on canvas from rays of golden light emanating from his body.
		All forms of the Buddha, however, are commonly shown seated on a lotus throne, a symbol of the mind's transcendent nature.
	www.exoticindiaart.com /product/ZN60 (387 words)

	SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA : SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA MEDITATION
		Buddha's face is very beautiful; his smiling, compassionate gaze is directed towards you and simultaneously encompasses all sentient beings.
		Visualise that a stream of golden light, the essence of which is the excellent qualities of the Buddhas' body, speech and mind, descends from the Buddha's heart and flows into you and into all sentient beings around you via the crown of the head.
		Be mindful of the Buddha at your heart as you do all the daily activities of your life.
	www.buddhastatues.org /shakyamuni_buddha_meditation.htm (1124 words)

	SOTOZEN-NET - How to celebrate the Buddha
		Shakyamuni Buddha taught us the best way in which to live our lives and is enshrined within the Buddha-altar.
		However, if you have a scroll with the images of Shakyamuni Buddha and the two founders of Soto Zen School in Japan, Dogen Zenji and Keizan Zenji, then it is fine to hang that in the center of the Buddha-altar.
		The image of Shakyamuni Buddha is enshrined on the middle of the upper shelf of the altar.
	global.sotozen-net.or.jp /eng/how_celeb_buddha.html (815 words)

	Homage to Shakyamuni Buddha
		The testing ground that shows us which qualities are firm within us and which ones still need to be developed is our daily life with all its various activities.
		Thus for a person dedicated to developing his or her Buddha potential, prayers and the activities of daily life complement each other.
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	www.thubtenchodron.org /PrayersAndPractices/homage_to_shakyamuni_buddha.html (337 words)

	About Buddha
		In general, 'Buddha' means 'Awakened One', someone who has awakened from the sleep of ignorance and sees things as they really are.
		Through the force of his or her compassion, a Buddha spontaneously does whatever is appropriate to benefit others.
		We shall then be in a position to repay the kindness of all living beings by liberating them from the sufferings of samsara and leading them to the supreme bliss of Buddhahood.
	www.kadampa.com /english/reference/about_buddha.php (618 words)

	Shakyamuni Buddha Rupa page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Shakyamuni Buddha Rupa is an eleven-foot gold-leafed statue.
		Shakyamuni Buddha existed in 2500 B.C. and is the fourth Buddha today.
		Buddha is thought to break the cycle of negativity and anger.
	www.albany.edu /faculty/mackey/isp523/fall2001/solano/project/ShakyamuniBuddhaRupapg.htm (261 words)

	The Life of Shakyamuni
		Buddha's mother died shortly after he was born and he spent one summer teaching her the dharma in heaven.
		Twelve years before the Buddha was born the gods told the pratyekabuddhas a nirmanakaya buddha was about to be born.
		Buddha was born in a family of the warrior caste because at that time they were held in the highest respect.
	buddhism.inbaltimore.org /twelve_deeds.html (1431 words)

	Buddha's life
		Before descending to Earth in 563 B.C., Buddha Shakyamuni was born in the Tushita Heaven as Devaputra with great clear mind and profound recollection.
		When Buddha, full of compassion, thus preached the Law there in these words, he of the Kaundinya clan and a hundred deities obtained the insight that is pure and free from passion.
		Buddha spoke, "I know, O king, that in your compassionate nature you are overtaken by sorrow at the sight of Me. Give up that delight in having a son, and becoming calm, accept from Me the Law in place of a son.
	home.swipnet.se /ratnashri/buddhalife.htm (4847 words)

	Siddhartha Gautama
		His son became a monk and is particularly remembered in a sutra based on a conversation between father and son on the dangers of lying.
		Because he was saddened by the departures of his son and grandson into the monastic life, he asked Buddha to make it a rule that a man must have the permission of his parents to become a monk.
		The Buddha said that it didn’t matter what a person’s status in the world was, or what their background or wealth or nationality might be.
	webspace.ship.edu /cgboer/siddhartha.html (1798 words)

	Consecrating an Image of Shakyamuni Buddha Made by Shijo Kingo
		In the case of living beings, this doctrine is known as attaining Buddhahood in one's present form; in the case of painted and wooden images, it is known as the enlightenment of plants and trees.
		But after he became a disciple of the Buddha, he achieved the status of arhat and, acquiring the divine eye, was able to perceive that his mother was in the realm of hungry spirits.
		The body of Shakyamuni Buddha could not be burned, though thirty-two strong men applied torches to it, and when fire emanated from the Buddha's body, the dragon deities of the threefold world all poured down rain in an effort to put it out, but it would not be extinguished.
	www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/library/Nichiren/Gosho/ConsecratingImage.htm (2818 words)

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