So that professional statue makers do not go out of business?
is a home made statue acceptable?
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"My religion is not deceiving myself."
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Re: is a home made statue acceptable?
Actually, as I've heard in China and Viet there is a kinda ritual similar with Tibetan "rabne" (invitation of God inside the statue). The ritual runs, after that the God comes inside, and statues is getting sealed by varnish. From this only moment the statue is considered as a sacred object.
It would be great to read more about classification of the deities of Far Eastern tradition, similar with Terentiev's "Identification Guide". Let me know if there is any.
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Re: is a home made statue acceptable?
I can confirm we do this in the Vietnamese tradition. The statuaries literally represent the Dharmakaya, the awakening of the Buddhas, and has his perfections transferred in. I wouldn't bother to make my own statue without knowing how to perform this ritual.Alex1976 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:20 pmActually, as I've heard in China and Viet there is a kinda ritual similar with Tibetan "rabne" (invitation of God inside the statue). The ritual runs, after that the God comes inside, and statues is getting sealed by varnish. From this only moment the statue is considered as a sacred object.
It would be great to read more about classification of the deities of Far Eastern tradition, similar with Terentiev's "Identification Guide". Let me know if there is any.
Nam mô A di đà Phật
Nam mô Quan Thế Âm Bồ tát
Nam mô Đại Thế Chi Bồ Tát
Nam mô Bổn sư Thích ca mâu ni Phật
Nam mô Di lặc Bồ tát
Nam mô Địa tạng vương Bồ tát
Nam mô Quan Thế Âm Bồ tát
Nam mô Đại Thế Chi Bồ Tát
Nam mô Bổn sư Thích ca mâu ni Phật
Nam mô Di lặc Bồ tát
Nam mô Địa tạng vương Bồ tát
Re: is a home made statue acceptable?
"It is very demeritorious to make images of the Buddha, etc., that do not correspond to the proper proportions."
Bullshit.
Bullshit.
"I have made a heap of all that I have met"- Svetonious
Re: is a home made statue acceptable?
Look a whole grotto of Kuan yins, maybe some Jizos to boot:
"I have made a heap of all that I have met"- Svetonious
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I think, he just wanted to make his point VERY clear to me as a person who fails to understand his points often.
I heard about these proportion rules in Tibetan buddhism, but I never heard that it is demetrious to make a statue for your own home and not for selling.
My Tibetan teacher did not tell so.
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This is a valid objection.
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Re: is a home made statue acceptable?
T21n1419liuzg150181 wrote: ↑Wed May 30, 2018 8:42 am The sutra I had in mind mentioned the protocols as to how to make buddha statues.
See my earlier post in this thread about. It usually involves dotting the eyes. this is why you will see statues blindfolded.Alex1976 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:20 pm Actually, as I've heard in China and Viet there is a kinda ritual similar with Tibetan "rabne" (invitation of God inside the statue). The ritual runs, after that the God comes inside, and statues is getting sealed by varnish. From this only moment the statue is considered as a sacred object.