The meaning of a pile of pebbles

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The meaning of a pile of pebbles

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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 ?
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Which type of pile?

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The second image - the zen one
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purple planet wrote:The second image - the zen one
Damdifino.
>> 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
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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 ?
Maybe the answer can be found here.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_rock_garden

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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

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Just a guess, but maybe: balance, equanimity, simplicity.
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Surely someone at DharmaWheel will have an idea?
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