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BUDDHA

A gift from my sister Gladys

Buddhahood is defined as freedom from the obstructions to liberation

(or negative states of mind such as hatred and desirous attachment)

and the obstructions to omniscience

 (which are the imprints of negative minds, or delusions).

When one is freed from mental obscurations

one is said to attain a state of unimaginable,

 continuous bliss where all limitations on one's

 ability to help all other living beings are removed.

This includes the attainment omniscience –

 that is all obstructions to knowing all phenomena

(including knowing perfectly the minds of all sentient beings)

 are removed.

Standing Buddha

sculpture,

ancient region of Gandhara,

northern Pakistan,

1st century CE, Musée Guimet.

In the Tibetan Buddhist view,

when one perceives or conceives of a particular

 object the mind (carried upon a subtle energy - 'prana' in

Sanskrit and 'lung' in Tibetan) goes to that object.

Thus it is said that upon the attainment of omniscience,

one's mind becomes omnipresent.

There are said to be countless beings that have

 attained Buddhahood, or in other words there are

countless Buddhas. Buddhas spontaneously,

naturally and continuously perform activities

to benefit all sentient beings. However it is believed that

sentient beings' karma (or actions and results)

 has equal power to Buddhas. Thus, although

Buddhas possess no limitation from their side on their

ability to help others, sentient beings continue to experience

suffering as a result of their own negative actions

 (usually committed in previous lifetimes).

 

 

The Hand of Buddha

 

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