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Can someone please tell me who this is?

mjo54mjo54
edited April 2010 in Buddhism Basics
Right, i know nothing about buddhas, im hoping someone could pease tell me who this is in the pic. he/she? which lotus is associated? please help, thanks. :cool:

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  • NiosNios Veteran
    edited April 2010
    Which lotus, wha? :confused:

    It appears to be simply a generic depiction of the historic buddha, shakyamuni.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha

    Nios.
  • baggbagg
    edited April 2010
    Did you wake up and realise you had the tattoo?
  • mjo54mjo54
    edited April 2010
    i dont know, i was just reading about lotus flowers and each one was associated to different buddhas, i take it that was wrong yeah?
  • NiosNios Veteran
    edited April 2010
    It might be right. But I've never heard of it. As far as I know the lotus flower is the symbol for all of buddhism.
  • mjo54mjo54
    edited April 2010
    ''The color of the lotus flower has an important bearing on the symbolism associated with it.
    The White Lotus represents the state of spiritual perfection and total mental purity. The White Lotus is also associated with the White Tara and proclaims her perfect nature, a quality which is reinforced by her white body.
    The Pink Lotus is the supreme lotus and usually reserved for the highest deity and as such it is associated with the Great Buddha himself.
    The Red Lotus represents the original nature and purity of the heart. It is the lotus of love, compassion, passion and all other qualities of the heart. The Red Lotus is the flower of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of compassion.
    The Blue Lotus represents the victory of the spirit over the senses and signifies the wisdom of knowledge. The Blue Lotus is the flower of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of wisdom. The Blue lotus is shown as double flowers with curly petals.''
  • mjo54mjo54
    edited April 2010
    there fore the pink lotus is associated with my buddha?

    can anyone clarify please?
  • NiosNios Veteran
    edited April 2010
    Well I never :lol:

    That appears to be from Tibetan buddhism. Do you have a link to where it came from?
  • mjo54mjo54
    edited April 2010
    yeah mate im at work now ill get it later
  • DeshyDeshy Veteran
    edited April 2010
    oh it's a tattoo. Took me a while to see that :lol:
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