| 摘要 | Chapters: Mahabodhi Temple, Tawang Monastery, Deur Kothar, Kanheri Caves, Neelamperoor Palli Bhagavathi Temple, Dharmrajeshwar, Pandavleni Caves, Karla Caves, Dhamek Stupa, Dambal, Chaukhandi Stupa, Matho, Toran. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 58. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mahabodhi Temple - The site of the Bodhi tree at Bodhigaya is, according to the Buddhist commentarial scriptures, the same for all Buddhas. According to the Jatakas, it forms the navel of the earth, and no other place can support the weight of the Buddha's attainment When no Bodhi tree grows at the site, the ground around the Bodhi tree is devoid of all plants for a distance of one royal karsa, even a blade of grass, and is quite smooth, spread with sand like a silver plate. Around this area is covered only with grass, creepers and trees. None can travel in the air immediately above it, not even Sakka. When the world is destroyed at the end of a kalpa, the Bodhimanda is the last spot to disappear; when the world emerges into existence again, it is the first to appear. A lotus blooms there, bringing it into view, and if a Buddha is to be born during the kappa thus begun, the lotus puts forth flowers, according to the number of Buddhas. In the case of Gautama Buddha, his Bodhi tree sprang up on the day he was born. Traditional accounts say that, around 530 BC, Siddhartha Gautama, a young Indian Prince who saw the suffering of the world and wanted to end it, reached the sylvan banks of Falgu River, near the city of Gaya, India. There he sat in meditation under a peepul tree (Ficus religiosa or Sacred Fig), which later became known as the Bodhi tree. According to Buddhist scriptures, after three days and three nights, Siddharta attained enlightenment and the answers that he had sought. Mahabodhi Temple was ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=226050 |
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