BRONZE BUDDHA STATUE Selection, Information, Reviews

1. Understand why you need to buy bronze buddha statue. It will help you to choose the right one among the hundreds of different kinds of bronze buddha statue. More than listening to anyone else or any other belief you should listen to your soul. Basic reason to buy buddha is to help yourself achieve your inner peace. Worshiping the bronze buddha statue will help us remember, understand and practice Buddha’s teachings. Ultimately by breaking out of never ending cycle of life after death, the state of Nirvana can be achieved by practicing buddhism with the help of Vipassana meditation. It depends on your choice of taking the path to achieving what you desire. If you want to experience a joy of life, happy buddha or laughing buddha might be the appropriate one. If you wish to tame your mind with meditation techniques, you might want to buy meditating bronze buddha statue. If however, You simply love and want to appreciate the artwork they can serve as the proper ambience to your living room or showroom. Trying to find such answer will help you much to find the right one ultimately. 2. Learn to distinguish the buddhist statues from other religious statues. Hindu Deities look similar to Buddhist statues but there are huge differences in their meaning. There are many ways to recognize buddhist statues. One of the ways is to look at body positions and other is to observe hand gestures. Hands resting on the lap symbolizes meditating buddha.Right hand touching the earth represents shakyamuni buddha, the enlightened one. 3. Be careful where you buy it from. You have to be very careful to buy bronze buddha statue. Before considering buying you have to know where the bronze buddha statue is originally made. To ensure the genuine statue one should avoid the replica of original art. Please be informed that the genuine artisans who make these statues are originally from Nepal. From Nepal the art of making the statues is exported to Tibet, where it gained major popularity. You may say bronze buddha statue are originally from Tibet but the root to making one is descended from Nepal. Newar artisans, Shakya Artisans to be specific are the original masters from whom the art is being descended for generations. Click here for the bronze buddha statue from Nepal. 4. Judgement of Quality by observing face painting. Face is the single most important factor to look for while buying one. The finer the face painting of the buddha better the quality of the statue.If you choose to buy golden buddha the face is primarily painted with 24 k gold by specialist artist. On top of that fine outlining of eyes, nose and tika is done. The overall face should portray compassion, looking at which should invoke respect for buddha within us naturally. 5. Never forget to look at the ears. Always check the long ears which signifies the true artistry behind. Genuine bronze buddha statue should have long ears. 6. Check the carvings on the body of the Buddha Carvings on the body of the statue speak volumes about the quality of the Buddha. High qualitybronze buddha statue have fine carvings which is the delicate artwork of specialist artists. These artists are specially located in Patan, Nepal. 7. Different types of bronze buddha statue You should decide what kind of statue is appropriate for you. There are Golden Buddha, Oxidized Buddha, Antique Buddha, Wooden Buddha, Jade Buddha, Copper Buddha, Bronze Buddha etc. 8. Fill bronze buddha Statue with Mantras (Holy Chantings) In the context of buddhism empty statue in your house without mantras inside will decrease long life, peace, health and wealth. Whereas filling it with mantras blesses you with good fortunes, peace, prosperity and happiness. Filling it with mantras and make a statue, the enlightened one. You should Look for possibility to insert the mantras in the statues. Statues specially made in China or India are not designed for filling the mantras inside where as statues made in Nepal are designed specifically for mantras to be inserted.You can even ask the vendor to bless the statue by a Monk in local Buddhist Monastery when buying.

Bhutan will have the largest and tallest statue of Lord Buddha.

Perhaps it will become the eighth wonder of the world.

The 169ft (51m) bronze Buddha, symbolizing indestructibility, will be erected at Changri Kunsel Phodrang overlooking the capital city, Thimphu.

This project is initiated by His Eminence Trizin Tsering Rinpoche.

The statue will accommodate 100,000 statues of eight-inch and 25,000 statues of twelve-inch Buddha Dordenma, made of copper and gilded in gold, placed in multi-layered grid boxes.

The names of sponsors will be inscribed separately on copper plates and displayed in the meditation hall.

The well-being of future generations is dependent on the kindness and compassinof the present sponsors and Buddha makers.

This project will benefit self and all sentient beings.

Left: 169 ft tall Buddha Dordenma seated within the Buddha-field or Pureland, represented by the mandala in the background.

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http://rr-bb.com/showthread.php?145633-Poll-Americans-believe-Islam-no-more-prone-to-violence-than-other-faiths/page2

(42% of Americans say Islam is not more violent than other faiths)
I believe the Survey is rigged
Because when we watch TV we are not hearing on a daily basis:
Today radical Zionists blew up a child care.
Conservative Christians kill 50 on Army base
Hare Krishnas scalped elderly in nursing home
Buddhists car bombed local schools

What Religion does all these things and is always in the news????????? Put on your thinking caps the answer is a hard one to figure
The religion is ISLAM the religion of piece(s)

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http://rr-bb.com/showthread.php?142273-Report-from-daughters-mission-trip-to-Japan.

(Board member forwards a message from his daughter about her mission trip to Japan)

“It’s 9:17 pm Wednesday here in Tokyo. That would be about 7:17 am where you are. Today, we went prayer walking at Asakusa Temple, and it was devastating. As you enter through the large gates, you see two huge statues of "protectors" (translation: demons). Beyond that is a market place and then another gate with yet more demon representations. As you enter the second gate, you can see people bowing to the false gods before they enter. Then, you’re greeted by the smell of incense as you watch people stand around an altar, bathing themselves in the smoke in order to purify themselves. After that, they go to the right where a large water fountain/basin is located so that they can rinse their hands and mouths to purify those. To the left is an atrocity. They have a bronze Buddha called a "healing Buddha." People rub the place on the idol that needs healing and then rub themselves in the same stop. It’s terrible. Inside the temple was bad, too. People were throwing money into this large…thing…and clapping their hands before saying a prayer. Yes, they have to pay the gods to listen to their prayers and clap to wake them up. It’s the worst. There are two large lantern-like things to either side in which people place small white birthday candles to pray for aborted babies (this is normally done by a family who suffered this tragedy). Beyond this is an area where only members of the temple can enter in which they pray to false gods. Beyond that is something similar to the Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple. Only the monks could enter. I saw someone open the door, and the monks were simply lounging about."… "Outside to the right of the temple was a Shinto shrine. There, someone had brought their new car to get blessed, and we watched as a shrine priest performed a very long ceremony over it. These people are lost. They are so spiritually blind. I’ve never seen idol worship to this extent before, and it’s a sad thing.

Also, yesterday, we did 5 minute English lessons. I felt I was largely unsuccessful. It took a long time for people to come to me, and when they did, they were all men. The problem with that is that I, as a woman, can’t ask a man for any sort of friendship without it meaning something…more. And none of them were actually interested in what I had to say. Although, many lost interest when they found out I was with a Christian organization.”

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http://rr-bb.com/showthread.php?145592-America-is-Islamophobic-now&p=1908460#post1908460

Nope, not Islamophobic. Quite simply, Islam doesn’t belong in the West, and has no business being in a Christian nation. We all know what happens to Christians in Islamic countries.

trying to find meaning cant find it anywhere else need help immediately

A masklike image combining human and animal features is a _________.
A) taotie
B) bronze bell
C) ceramic vessels
D) lacquer painting
2.
Shang priests used oracle bones to _________.
A) cast spells
B) communicate with other priests
C) teach
D) communicate with the dead
3.
The Chinese view of departed ancestors or supernatural beings is represented by _________.
A) the Daoist concept of qi
B) a taotie
C) the Confucian concept of ren
D) ceramic vessels
4.
Qin Shihuangdi’s mausoleum included a nearby pit where
A) haniwa statues were found.
B) thousands of terracotta soldiers were found.
C) a pagoda was found.
D) a Shinto shrine was found.
5.
The authoritarian and unified world Qin Shihuangdi had shaped in China was embodied by _________.
A) his burial mound
B) the deference of the Qin dynasty to outside forces
C) the growing demand for freedom in China
D) the Qin terracotta army
6.
Chinese depictions of the Buddha are
A) more natural than Indian depictions.
B) more remote and austere than Indian depictions.
C) different in symbolism from Indian depictions.
D) more angry than Indian depictions.
7.
A pagoda is a combination of
A) an Indian stupa and an Indian torana.
B) a Han watchtower and an Indian stupa.
C) a Shinto shrine and Buddhist temple.
D) a Han watchtower and Shinto shrine.

please, this is just very hard for me.
A masklike image combining human and animal features is a _________.
A) taotie
B) bronze bell
C) ceramic vessels
D) lacquer painting
2.
Shang priests used oracle bones to _________.
A) cast spells
B) communicate with other priests
C) teach
D) communicate with the dead
3.
The Chinese view of departed ancestors or supernatural beings is represented by _________.
A) the Daoist concept of qi
B) a taotie
C) the Confucian concept of ren
D) ceramic vessels
4.
Qin Shihuangdi’s mausoleum included a nearby pit where
A) haniwa statues were found.
B) thousands of terracotta soldiers were found.
C) a pagoda was found.
D) a Shinto shrine was found.
5.
The authoritarian and unified world Qin Shihuangdi had shaped in China was embodied by _________.
A) his burial mound
B) the deference of the Qin dynasty to outside forces
C) the growing demand for freedom in China
D) the Qin terracotta army
6.
Chinese depictions of the Buddha are
A) more natural than Indian depictions.
B) more remote and austere than Indian depictions.
C) different in symbolism from Indian depictions.
D) more angry than Indian depictions.
7.
A pagoda is a combination of
A) an Indian stupa and an Indian torana.
B) a Han watchtower and an Indian stupa.
C) a Shinto shrine and Buddhist temple.
D) a Han watchtower and Shinto shrine.

1. The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City, or Palace Museum, sits at the center of Beijing, directly north of Tiananmen Square where the famous portrait of Mao Zedong hangs on the palatial crimson wall. It was the imperial seat for Ming and Qing dynasty emperors from 1420 until 1912 when the last emperor, Pu Yi, abdicated. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

2. The Great Wall
The Great Wall winds its way across China covering over 4,000 miles (6,700km). While the latest construction occurred after 1368 during the Ming Dynasty, construction of the Great Wall began over 2,000 years ago. In fact, the Great Wall is actually made up of a number of interconnecting walls spanning China that different dynasties and warlords constructed over the years.

Jiangnan Watertowns – There are 6 watertowns located in Zhejing and Jiangsu Province, not far from Shanghai. They are all old towns, some thousands of years old. As they are well preserved, these historically insignificant towns have grown to become important attractions. They are all accessible from Shanghai

The Four Mountain Sanctuaries
There are more than 200 mountains in China, which have associations with Buddhism. Among them are the famous Buddhism’s Four Mountain Sanctuaries. They are the domains of Buddhism’s four most venerated Bodhisattvas.

Mount Wutai of Shanxi Province is the domain of Manjusri, or the Universal Great Wisdom Bodhisattva. Mount Emei of Sichuan Province is the domain of Samantabhadra, or Bodhisattva of Universal Benevolence (Universal Worthy Great Conduct Bodhisattva). Mount Putuo of Zhejiang Province is the domain of Avalokitesvara or Guan Shi Yin Great Compassion Bodhisattva (Goddess of Mercy). Mount Jiuhua of Anhui Province is the domain of Ksitigarbha or Earth Treasury King Great Vow Bodhisattva (Guardian of the Earth).
Wutai has four peaks thoughtfully laid out by Mother Nature according to the natural points of the compass, with a fifth in the middle. They have been worn smooth and wide by time, hence the mountain’s name, "Five Terraces" or Wutai in Chinese. Wutai sits 3, 000 meters above sea level. According to statistics, Wutai has more than 70 temples containing over 20, 000 Buddhist statues.

Emei is located in western Sichuan Province. It features many attractive places, especially the summit, or "golden peak." Atop the peak are many unusual scenes of nature such as "Buddha’s halo," and the local monkeys that call Emei their home are well accustomed to the foibles of visitors.

Jiuhua is located in southern Anhui Province, and it too is home to many ancient Buddhist temples. There are seven Buddhist pagodas and over 60 temples still standing, including the Dharmakaya statue of the eminent monk Yingshen of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

Putuo is located in the East China Sea in Northeast Zhejiang. There are three temples here, Puji, Fayu and Huiji, occupying a special position in Chinese Buddhist architecture.

Terra cotta Warriors
In 1974, a number of peasants accidentally discovered some ancient bronze weapons and pieces of broken terra cotta armored warriors while sinking a well at the northern foot of Mt. Lishan, 35 km from Xi’an, the famous cultural city in China’s history This includes an incredible collection of 6,000 men and their horses. The warriors are over 2000 years old and were originally constructed to protect the tomb of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang…

Also known as "Lady Buddha"? What does she represent? I have a bronze statue of her in my room and was told she represents the feminine side to Buddha, that she listened to the people and was very understanding. What else can you tell me about her?

Just looking for more information (preferably from Buddhists or at least open minded people who have studied Buddhism). What is the backstory of Lady Buddha?

(Please no Christian answers about Jesus, the Bible, and all that crap, don’t want to hear it, go solicit elsewhere)
Bill J- shut the f*ck up, why don’t you take your Bible sh*t up your a**?

As for the other two, thank you very much = )