What is the meaning of a pile of pebbles that are stacked up one above the other ?
does it have any buddhist significance ? or any other philosophical non-buddhist meaning ?
The meaning of a pile of pebbles
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Re: The meaning of a pile of pebbles
Which type of pile?
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Re: The meaning of a pile of pebbles
The second image - the zen one
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Re: The meaning of a pile of pebbles
Damdifino.purple planet wrote:The second image - the zen one
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
Re: The meaning of a pile of pebbles
Maybe the answer can be found here.....purple planet wrote:What is the meaning of a pile of pebbles that are stacked up one above the other ?
does it have any buddhist significance ? or any other philosophical non-buddhist meaning ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_rock_garden
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Re: The meaning of a pile of pebbles
Yes i read that already - its not really talking about the pile of pebbles
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Re: The meaning of a pile of pebbles
Just a guess, but maybe: balance, equanimity, simplicity.
Re: The meaning of a pile of pebbles
Surely someone at DharmaWheel will have an idea?
- "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting oneself one protects others? By the pursuit, development, and cultivation of the four establishments of mindfulness. It is in such a way that by protecting oneself one protects others.
"And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting others one protects oneself? By patience, harmlessness, goodwill, and sympathy. It is in such a way that by protecting others one protects oneself.
- Sedaka Sutta [SN 47.19]