Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Universal Buddha
Wherever the Dhamma lands, its roots go deep into the local culture and tradition. The Dhamma is truly one system that's beyond any cultural trappings from the land of its origin, a system that is universal.
Just a look at how the Buddha is depicted in each Asian community that accepted Buddhism generations ago is enough to show us how ancient people of ages past in Asia would very much like to identify the Buddha as part of their already existing culture.
Just a look at how the Buddha is depicted in each Asian community that accepted Buddhism generations ago is enough to show us how ancient people of ages past in Asia would very much like to identify the Buddha as part of their already existing culture.
Buddhist art is derived from each local artist's intepretation of the symbolism that exists within the Buddha's discourses,like the depiction of lotus, Dhammacakkha [wheel of dhamma] and the Bodhi tree.
