Who was Shakyamuni Buddha?

seeker242

Worthy, honorable & perfectly self-Enlightened is the Buddha! Consummated in knowledge and behavior, totally transcended, expert in all dimensions, knower of all worlds, unsurpassed trainer of those who can be tamed, both teacher & guide of gods as well as of humans, blessed, exalted, awakened & enlightened is the Buddha!

Perfect stillness and perfect calmness in any situation! Peaceful, tamed, smokeless, wishless, and harmless, unobstructed both in front and behind, untroubled, unconcerned with both past and future, pure, aloof, imperturbable, beyond wavering & doubt, confident, directly knowing, calmed & freed from all delusions. Total ease, complete calm, absolute stillness, safe freedom, perfect happiness & pure peace, under any circumstances!

Absence of any uncertainty, any doubt, any confusion, any delusion & all ignorance. Presence of confidence, cleared certainty, understanding all, and direct experience. Absence of any greed, lust, desire, urge, attraction, hunger, temptation and pull.

Presence of imperturbable indifference, serene composure & all stilled equanimity. Absence of any hate, anger, aversion, hostility, irritation, & stubborn rigidity.

Presence of universal goodwill, infinite friendliness, all-embracing & boundless kindness. Not a place, not an idea, not a fantasy, not a deception, not a conceit, not a conception… Not a cause, not an effect, not finite, not definable, not formed, not changing, but eternal.

Unborn, unbecome, unmade, uncreated, uncaused, unconditioned & unconstructed, yet real. The most transcendent and supreme goal of all goals has already been reached!

Yishai

Aloof AND friendly? Wow... a living contradiction.

Also, WALL OF TEXT. Non-reading friendly. :facepalm:

EDIT by Moderator - wall of text 'improved'.

Talisman

Completely unsurpassed.

Chico

Basically, Old Sid must have some great dinner parties

Yishai

I wonder if you could do 99 Names of Shakyamuni (In parallel to 99 Names of Allah). That would be entertaining.

Yishai

For some reason, I just thought of this: "Shakyamuni maker" #lolpuns

mugzy

Ugh :rolleyes:

Daozen

A dude.

Vincenzi

@Yishai

the closest is the various descriptions of nirvana...

Jeffrey

If he's unobstructed both in front and behind he better not drop the soap :buck:

dharma

- "That Blessed One is a Perfected One , Fully self-awakened One (samma sambuddho) , Perfect in Knowledge and Conduct (Vijjacaranasampanno), the Fortunate One (Sugato),

- "Knower of the Cosmos (Lokavidu) ,
the Incomparable Trainer of Tamable People (Anuttaro purisadammasarathi) ,

- "Teacher of Human and Deva (Sattha devanunussanam) ,
Awakened (Buddho) .. .

"Having realized it through direct knowledge, he teaches in this world together with gods and humans, Maras, Brahmas , in this generation with its recluses and Brahmins, their rulers & common people; has explained the Dhamma admirable in the beginning, admirable in the middle, admirable in the end. He proclaims the holy life that is entirely complete and pure . " - Yasa Sutta



The Tathagata (AN 4:23):

"Bhikkhus, the world is fully understood by the Tathagata; the Tathagata is liberated from the world.
"The origin of the world is fully understood by the Tathagata; the origin of the world is abandoned by the Tathagata.
"The cessation of the world is fully understood by the Tathagata; the cessation of the world has been realized by the Tathagata.
"The path to the cessation of the world is fully understood by the Tathagata; the path to the cessation of the world has been developed by the Tathagata.
"Bhikkhus, in the world with its devas, Mara and Brahma, in this generation with its ascetics and brahmins, devas and humans, whatever is seen, heard, sensed and cognized, attained, searched into, pondered over by the mind—all that is fully understood by the Tathagata. That is why he is called the Tathagata.
"Moreover, bhikkhus, whatever the Tathagata speaks, utters, and proclaims from the day of his perfect enlightenment up to the day when he utterly passes away into the Nibbana-element without residue left —all that is just so and not otherwise. Therefore he is called the Tathagata.
"Bhikkhus, as the Tathagata speaks, so he acts; as he acts, so he speaks. Therefore he is called the Tathagata.
"Bhikkhus, in the whole world with its devas, Mara and Brahma, in this generation with its ascetics and brahmins, devas and humans, the Tathagata is the conqueror, unconquered, one who sees-at-will, the wielder of power. Therefore he is called the Tathagata.
"By comprehending all the world, All in the world just as it is, From all the world he is liberated; In all the world he clings to nothing.
"He is the all-victorious sage, The liberator from all bonds, By him the highest peace was won: Nibbana that is free of fear.
"A taintless Enlightened One, Free from all woe, with doubt destroyed, Has made an end to all kamma, Set free in the destruction of life’s props.
"Exalted One, he is the Buddha, The lion without compare; For the divine and human worlds He has set rolling the Supreme Wheel.
"Therefore devas and human beings Who go for refuge to the Buddha, Meet him full of reverence, The mighty one free from self-doubt.
“Tamed, of the tamed he is the best; Calmed, of the calm he is the first; Freed, of the free he is supreme; Crossed over, the best of those who cross.” So saying, they pay him reverence, "The mighty one free from self-doubt; In all the worlds of devas and humans There is none who ever equals you!"