Eight path of Buddha

   Eight path of Buddha

                 
1.Right view        -      Right way to think about life is to see the world through the
                                    eyes of Buddha with wisdom and compassion .Having Buddha
                                    eyes means seeing everybody as self only.
2.Right thought       -     We are what we think. Clear and kind thoughts build good
                                    strong characters .
3. Right speech        -   By speaking kind and helpful words , we are respected and
                                    trusted by everyone.
4. Right conduct       -  No matter what we say, others know us from the way we
                                   behave. Before we criticize anyone , we should first see what
                                   we do ourselves.
5. Right Livelihood    - This means choosing a job that does not hurt anybody. Buddha
                                   said” Do not earn your living by harming others. Do not seek
                                   happiness by making others unhappy,”

6. Right effort            - A worthwhile life means doing our best at all times and having
                                    good will toward others. This also means not wasting effort on
                                    things that harm ourselves and others.

7. Right mindfulness   - This means being aware of our thoughts , words and deeds.
                                         May buddha eyes show us the way to right mindfulness.

8. Right concentration- Focus on one thought or objects at a time. By doing this
                                   we can be quiet and attain true of mind.


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About Buddha

Buddha,The Enlightened One

                                                                                                                                                         

Gautam buddha was born in Lumbini ,presently in Nepal.He was born in royal family to king Suddhodhana,ruler of kapilavastu but He set out for a spiritual journey leaving all the worldly pleasures behind.Inspite of the fact that the father brought him up with luxurious surrounding away from cares and worries of world.Three cruel sites of old age,disease and death convinced him of the futilty of worldly pleasures.He resolved to seek the true knowledge which could end suffering of mankind. At the age of 29 he left behind his home and his family in his quest for salvation and true knowledge.He wandered in search of truth and practiced rigid austerities but nothing could satisfy him.He realised that self mortification was not the means to enlightenment.

buddha idols at birla mandir,delhi

Buddha,Birla Mandir

 Lakshmi Narayan mandir or the Birla mandir was built by a industrialist family in Delhi.The temple is basically devoted to Lord Vishnu who is entrusted to maintain the flow of life.A sub temple is devoted to Lord Buddha in this very complex and houses numerous monks who are taking care of the daily activites at the vihara.

buddha at buddha garden (delhi)

   Buddha Garden becomes a centre of activity on Buddha purnima.Buddhist believers visit this place on that day and become a part of cultural program every year.Buddha Garden or buddha Jayanti park is one of the newly constructed park in Delhi.It marked the attainment of Nirvana by Buddha 2500 years back.The park is lush green with loads of big tree standing in salute to Buddha.This garden is located in the forest area of ridge of south Delhi.The original sapling of Bodhi Tree was transported from Sri Lanka to mark the occasion.The Bodhi tree gave shelter to Lord Buddha when he was meditating for attainment of enlightenment.Kunal,the son of Ashoka took a sapling from Bodhi tree and placed it in Sri Lanka .

Buddha Jayanti Park is also famous among couples who hang around the garden from morning till evening spending time with each other.

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Buddha pictures

Munirka Buddha vihara is located in front of Jawaharlal nehru university.It was a hub of buddhist activities some years ago but now a reminder of past.Buddha idols can be seen all over the place.

buddha pictures at munirka vihara

Buddhist caves in India

       The Buddhists were the pioneers in excavation of rock cut temples in India.They excavated largest number of caves in this place.Even today there are 1200 Buddhist caves in India.Most of these  are present in maharastra.All these caves were excavated with with primitive tools like hammer and chisel.Buddha statues are allover the place here.

Artistic representation of caves, digital art

Ajanta caves-Buddhist architecture
      The Ajanta caves are located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra.The images are cut from the stones at the site.The images of Buddha and his previous birth is depicted in these caves.The monks of these region crafted these statues with hammer and chisel.The stories from jataka are seen on the walls of the caves.Buddha is shown subduing the elephant Nalagiri sent by people jealous of The enlightened one.Various postures of Buddha can be seen.