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viewing the Buddha Garden statue
one can find it as a source
of happiness and serenity.
A Buddha Garden Statue means a garden statue with form like any figure of Buddha.
Buddhism Philosophy
The founder of Buddhism was Siddhartha Gautama and that is the figure that is represented by the Buddha Statues and in particular – in the Buddha Garden Statues.
Buddhism is a religious philosophy which does not believe in a personal God who punishes our wrong-doings and rewards our good-doings personally and individually.
The Buddha Statue represents the Enlightment truth of the Four Truths.
The Four Noble Truths are:
- Suffering is part of life
- What causes suffering is craving
- When the craving stops, the suffering stops also
- The only way to conquer the cravings and suffering is to follow the Noble Eighfold Path. And that path is to be in/with the right views, aspiration, speech, conduct, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, contemplation.
In Buddhism the individual is not recognized. "Karma" is all that happens. Following all of the Noble Eightfold Path steps the individuals reach an enlightened pure state “nirvana”.
Characteristics and symbolic elements of the Buddha Garden Statues
There is no standard way of representing the Buddha. The way of presentation differ according to the artistic inspiration and also the tastes or the iconographical canons of the different cultures in which they are produced.
But however some features are common to most Buddha Garden statues. The Buddha is depicted in one of several postures. Budha is standing, sitting in meditation or lying down.
There are some characteristics and symbolic elements that can be found eventually in the Buddha Garden statue and all of them have some particular meaning. When hands of the Buddha Garden Statue are resting in the lap - this represents the meditation of one. The Crossing Buddha Garden Statue hands over the chest represents the symbol of Dharma - which is actually the state of "being."
In the earliest Buddha Garden statue, the figure has both hands raised with the ring finger on the left hand touching the thumb and the index finger on the right hand is touching the thumb to make a circle with the three other fingers held a right. It is not certain what this symbolizes.
Buddha Garden Statues Decoration
When someone is Contemplating and viewing the Buddha Garden statue one can find it as a source of happiness and serenity. That brings the symbol of the end of suffering and true peace. The Buddhist philosophy as a whole tells us that we must strive for perfection and control over our personal cravings and we all are here to work for the good of all. And that philosophy and ideas are to be seen and noticed in the Buddha Garden Statue. The messages for love and peace, for righteousness is are to be recognized in the statue and to remind us who we are and what is the great sense of existence.
If our society as a whole adopt some of these philosophical concepts there would be much more peace and tolerance in the world. The Buddha Garden statue is seen as a symbol that can be interpreted as helpful in creating devotion, uplifting the mind and focusing attention. And the nirvana state would not be impossible.