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Shrines, photos, statues, beads...

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:23 pm
by rowboat
Hello dhamma wheel friends. Please share photos or tell us a bit about your small shrine area, photographs, special book, your Buddha statue. Where did you find that statue? Is there a story behind your amulet? Did you make this?

I have some beads and a photograph of Venerable Luang Pu. I don't know very much about Ven. but there is something about this picture that says arahant to me so whenever I look at him I think, time is precious and life is short - a good reminder throughout the day to be sure!

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Re: Shrines, photos, statues, beads...

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:46 am
by Tathagathava
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that's my simple and small shrine,the first picture is the relics of Buddha and his main Disciples,Ven.Mahamoggalana and Ven.Sariputta.

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Re: Shrines, photos, statues, beads...

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:07 am
by pilgrim
Respectfully, I wish to point out that one should not garland the Buddha rupa with beads or flowers. Monks and also eight-preceptors undertake the rule not to wear a garland, so this practice is extended to how we treat the rupa. Some monks may wear a rosary around their neck, but theoretically they are just using a convenient body part to hang the rosary.

Re: Shrines, photos, statues, beads...

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:53 am
by alan
Which is, of course, completely meaningless. Just like assuming that old withered guy is an arahant.

Re: Shrines, photos, statues, beads...

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:36 am
by rowboat
alan wrote:Which is, of course, completely meaningless. Just like assuming that old withered guy is an arahant.
Of course it can be meaningless to Alan that whenever I look at a particular photograph I'm reminded of something important.

Re: Shrines, photos, statues, beads...

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:31 am
by Tathagathava
pilgrim wrote:Respectfully, I wish to point out that one should not garland the Buddha rupa with beads or flowers. Monks and also eight-preceptors undertake the rule not to wear a garland, so this practice is extended to how we treat the rupa. Some monks may wear a rosary around their neck, but theoretically they are just using a convenient body part to hang the rosary.

please notice that the beads is pink colored,that's not too fit with me,so i just put it to my buddha rupa,i planned to give it to my mom or my girlfriend... :smile: :smile: :smile:

Re: Shrines, photos, statues, beads...

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:41 am
by Tathagathava
rowboat wrote:
alan wrote:Which is, of course, completely meaningless. Just like assuming that old withered guy is an arahant.
Of course it can be meaningless to Alan that whenever I look at a particular photograph I'm reminded of something important.


the old Monk in the first post is Luang Pu Thuat,he is a legendary monk in Thailand,i guest he is an arahant.Many amulets and statues depicted him. :smile: :smile: :smile:

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he was born in 1582,he become famous as the story that once,when he was a little baby,a snake come to him,but didn't hurt him,but give him a crystal orbs,the legend told that the snake was a Deva's manifest, :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: .

Re: Shrines, photos, statues, beads...

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 4:36 pm
by Ontheway
Luang Phor Thuad (Thai: หลวงพ่อทวด) was believed by Thai and Malaysian folk buddhists to be a "Bodhisatta".

Some legends about him:

(1) A large snake gave him a crystal ball. He somehow knew how to use it.

(2) Learned Pāli Tipitaka & solved puzzle presented by seven Sri Lankan royal Brahmins (it was said that if he fails, Sri Lanka will take over Ayutthaya - ancient Thai kingdom).

(3) Turn seawater into drinkable freshwater using his meditative power in the middle of the ocean.

(4) A white-clothed person (later revealed to be a Deva) gave a flower to a young Samanera in nearby temple, asking the Samanera to look for a monk who recognise this flower. Whoever recognise this flower, he should be known as a Bodhisatta. Then the Samanera asking everyone in the area but no one recognise it. Until he meet Luang Phor Thuad. Luang Phor Thuad recognised the flower and say:"Where did you get this "Mondathip" flower? It is only found in the realm of Deva." Then the Samanera understood that he is the Bodhisatta.

I obtained this as a souvenir when I was still a kid visiting Thai temple...
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Thai people believed that whoever pay respect to Luang Phor Thuad and carried his image or picture will surely escape untimely sudden death and protect people against evil spirits. There is a semi Pāli verse created by Thai Buddhists for him: "Namo Bodhisatto Akantimāya Iti Bhagavā."

I would say it is a Thai folk Buddhist belief.