# Buddhism

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them at least don't hurt them. Love And Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries. Without Them, Humanity Cannot Survive. – Dalai Lama DALAI LAMA #Buddhism #Meditation #Wisdom #love #Peace #Buddhisattvas

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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

3 months ago

Katabori Netsuke with two skeleton figures boxwood circa 1701-1900 Japan #katabori #3D #netsuke #skeletonfigures #carved #handmade #boxwood #Japan #japanesecraft #mujō #anitya #impermanence #buddhism #buddhistart #mementomori #art #craft #antique #nothingispermanent #philosophy #death #culture

Katabori Netsuke with Two Skeleton Figures. Culture:
Japan, 1701-1900 (Edo- Meiji Period). Material: Wood (boxwood).
Collection: Science Museum Group
Collection, London.
The skeleton motif wasn't a random theme in netsuke art.
These figures symbolized mujõ (*##
7), one of the fundamental concepts of Buddhist philosophy, meaning the impermanence of all things. As one of the Three Marks of Existence in Buddhism, mujo comes from the Sanskrit word anitya and means that nothing is permanent. You can think of it as the Japanese counterpart to the Western concept of memento mori.

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Sarasvatī

@natureofmind.bsky.social

May all sentient beings be endowed with happiness! May they all be separated from suffering and its causes! May they be endowed with joy, free from suffering! May they abide in equanimity, free from attachment or aversion. #buddhism #love

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Alissa Morgan

@yogagoddess.bsky.social

Now that I have made this Bluesky we all share my only social media home, I thought it would be a lovely idea to create a starter pack for Buddhism/Meditation/Yoga. Please feel free to suggest more accounts for this starter pack. go.bsky.app/Tmrt5io #buddhism #meditation #yoga #zen #mindfulness

Here is a starter pack of accounts that post about Buddhism, Meditation and Yoga ;-)

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The Alchemist 🇨🇦

@alchemistsstudio.bsky.social

In these turbulent times we need to take good care of each other and ourselves. We are all interconnected. 'If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.' -Buddha- #buddhism #art

A porcelain Buddha pendant that is blue and white with crystalline formations.

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Vanishing and Endangered Cultures

@nowaykgn.bsky.social

Though Thailand is generally considered a Theravada Buddhist country, Hinduism has long played a prominent role. In reality, Thailand’s common "Buddhist" religion is a mixed bag of Buddhism, Hinduism, and spirit worship. #Thailand #buddhism #hinduism #erawanshrine #worship #prayer #dancer #religion

A Thai dancer clasps her hands together in a prayer-like fashion. She is dancing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok. The Erawan Shrine is a Hindu shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, that houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu creation god Brahma. The dancers are paid not only to accompany present prayers but are also often hired in gratitude for an earlier favour that devotees believe the shrine granted before.

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Áine Keenan

@ainekeenan.bsky.social

4 months ago

Happiness cannot be found through great effort and willpower but is already present, in open relaxation and letting go. Gendun Rinpoche, 20th century #photography #poetry #buddhism #hindu #spéirghorm #speirgorm #streetphotography #imageandverse #artofbluesky #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin

A sadhu (holy man) reclines majestically on his mat by the roadside as a stream of pilgrims flow by walking the 14 km circuit around the holy mountain of Arunachala at Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India.

His orange clothing represents renunciation, while the extensive necklaces (rudraksha beads) are traditionally worn by devotees of Lord Shiva.

Other items for worship or daily sustenance surround him including alms bowls, food, water, a conch shell and small lamps for rituals.

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Go4Know

@go4know.com

about 1 year ago

🔥 Why Do Monks Create Intricate Sand Mandalas Only to Destroy Them? #knowledge #curiosity #education #ai #art #aiart #chatgpt #bluesky #photo #photography #buddhism #mandala #sandart #impermanence #monks #monk #ritual #mindfulness #tradition #philosophy #spirituality #culture #symbolism

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Tathagata

@dipamkara.bsky.social

Namo Buddhaya‬, Namo Dharmaya, Nama Sanghaya, Bless the entire world, bringing unity, peace, and harmony to all. #Meditation #Tibet #Buddhism #Ahimsa #Compassion

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Otomura Kyosuke(音村香助)

@otomura8.bsky.social

new publication release!The Depths of Bhutanese Buddhism: Guru Rinpoche's Holy Land and Saints　Now on sale on amazon kindle to rave reviews!We earn revenue as an Amazon associate.　#ad #Buddhism #Bhutan #SacredSites #GuruRinpoche #SpiritualJourney amzn.to/4eJX8ki

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Áine Keenan

@ainekeenan.bsky.social

5 months ago

wabi-sabi, 侘寂: an intuitive response to beauty that reflects an acceptance of the impermanent, imperfect and incomplete nature of things. #Photography #Haiku #Japan #India #Buddhism #Hindu #StreetPhotography #SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin

A traditional plain green roll-up bamboo chick blind fading in colour and with its woven natural slats beginning to disintegrate is used as a window screen to filter sunlight from the Old Hall, Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India.

A few months after Sri Ramana Maharshi's death in April 1950, a fire broke out in this deeply-revered meditation space where he had lived, received visitors and taught, but fortunately there was no serious damage.

In the 1970s, when termites were detected in the Old Hall, efforts were made to eradicate them but within ten years the insects had impregnated the walls and the roof, resulting in severe leakage, flooding and perpetually dampened walls that increasingly showed signs of severe stress and major cracking.

By the mid-1980s structural engineers determined that the deterioration of the building due to age, weather, and insects was so extensive that the entire building would have to be reconstructed. Great pains were taken to produce an exact replica of the original building and of the original fixtures and tiles (that were intact) were incorporated into the new building.

The renovated Old Hall was dedicated on the 5th December, 1986 and it remains a powerful, silent and authentic place for Self-Enquiry

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/r/Buddhism

@r-buddhism.at.shendrick.net

Is it justified to end my life if I'm not Buddhist? old.reddit.com/r/Buddhism… #Buddhism

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/r/Buddhism

@r-buddhism.at.shendrick.net

I'm new to Buddhism, can I listen to music while meditating & if so does it matter what kind? old.reddit.com/r/Buddhism… #Buddhism

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/r/Buddhism

@r-buddhism.at.shendrick.net

So I have been praying to yangchen lhamo(saraswati) for studies by reciting her mantra in buddhism which is om hrih devi Prajna vardhini yi soha,it has helped me immense in my studies in old.reddit.com/r/Buddhism… #Buddhism

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/r/Buddhism

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/r/Buddhism

@r-buddhism.at.shendrick.net

Allowing yourself to feel good vs. better than others old.reddit.com/r/Buddhism… #Buddhism

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/r/Buddhism

@r-buddhism.at.shendrick.net

Metaphors for mindfulness old.reddit.com/r/Buddhism… #Buddhism

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/r/Buddhism

@r-buddhism.at.shendrick.net

What is your view on eating meat? old.reddit.com/r/Buddhism… #Buddhism

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@leshoshin.bsky.social

#buddhism #asia In Asia, Buddhism has frozen over the centuries into formalism, ritual, and cultural dogma. It has become a social tradition, an identity-based or moral crutch.

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@leshoshin.bsky.social