Buddha Thangka Paintings
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
In general, “Buddha” means someone who has awakened from the depth of ignorance and sees things as they really are. A Buddha is a person who is completely free of all its defects and mental barriers. We have seen many people have become Buddha in the past, and many people hope to see many become Buddha in the coming days. There is nothing that Buddha does not know. Because he was awake from the sleep of ignorance and has removed all obstructions his mind, he knows all past, present and future, directly and simultaneously. In addition, Buddha has a great compassion which is completely impartial, embracing all living beings without discrimination.
It benefits all living beings without exception from various forms throughout the universe, and by bestowing his blessings on their minds. Thanks to receive blessings of the Buddha, all, even the smallest animals, sometimes develop peaceful and virtuous states of mind. Ultimately, through a reunion emanation of Buddha in the form of a spiritual guide, everyone will have the opportunity to enter the path of liberation and enlightenment. As the great Indian Buddhist scholar Nagarjuna said, there is no one who has not received the help of Buddha.
It is impossible to describe all the good qualities of a Buddha. A Buddha of compassion, wisdom and power are completely beyond conception. With nothing more to hide his mind, he sees all phenomena throughout the universe as clearly he sees a jewel in the palm of his hand. Thanks to the strength of his compassion, a Buddha spontaneously does whatever is conducive to others. He did not need to consider what is the best way to help living beings - he naturally and effortlessly into action in the most advantageous. Just as the sun does not need to motivate himself to shine the light and heat, but simply because light and heat are its very nature, so that Buddha does not need to motivate him - even the benefit of others, but simply because the recipient is very nature.