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The Buddha achieved nirvana, yes? My understanding of nirvana is peace, bliss, no rebirth. Yet does the Buddha not say that he will return? Moreover, if achieving nirvana severs ties to this world, ho
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Is there any point in invoking them through mantras, e.g. Medicine Buddha mantra?
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I like the Medicine Buddha mantra and the Pure Land Rebirth Dharani. I should recite them more frequently.
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Some traditions take the view that mantras are a way of invoking certain qualities of the Buddha.
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Where is a fire when it goes out? The Buddha is in the same place. So I think.
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I don't think Buddha interact with us. We interact with him because we happen to learn that he existed once and we like his teaching. Whether he returns or not is immaterial. The wheel keep on turnin
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Well lets see. You mention mantras, so this is Mahayana. If it were in the context of Therevada it's simpler-- he's gone and the Medicine Buddha is an innovative idea of people (as opposed to a real
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