Splendour Exploration into everyday life :Avatamsaka Sutra
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This is a beginning of a long post
to understand the Dharmakaya and Splendour of Lotus Store Buddha Field in Avatamsaka Sutra
the first mention of yaksha , kinnara, Gandharva are the representation of
10 fold Residing , Practise , Practise of Transference of Merit
That is like our everyday life ,when we work , we need a network of frens to get things done
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Second chapter ,Buddha emit the thousand of light which shine and radiate through all the Buddhaland of many light years away
This is the proof of Buddha attainment in the Perfect Enlightenment
Buddha enlightenment in our daily live can be said a testimonial Buddha did not bluff us in his attainment -
Vairocana Buddha is the Dharmakaya of Sakyamuni Buddha
To indicate he is already enlightened and the central of all Buddha field -
The story of Manjusri Appearance in Sung Dynasty
There is a puja held every year on Mt Wutai at Temple of Clear and Cool (Qingliang )
The abbot was very particular on the amt to be given to the laity for free vegetarian food
One day , there is a pregnant woman with its dog came up to the Puja ,and queuing up for food .
The pregnant woman ask for more food as she have a unborn baby and her dog to feed.But the abbot was unwilling to give more , and he pushed the pregnant lady aside
Suddenly ,the pregnant lady ascended to the skies and reveal to the assembly as Bodhisattva Manjusri .All the lay man saw the Mahasattva on the skies put their food aside and prostrate sincerely to the Image above .
Manjusri Bodhisattva said ," I thought you (the abbot) have practise equality to the assembly .but sadly today i have saw u didnt
the dog that was with the pregnant woman ascended to the sky to be the kirin which Mahasattva Manjusri
Seeing this and upon hearing it , all the monks and the abbot himself fell to their knees and cried sorrowfully ,for being failing the "test " set by Manjusri
The abbott beseech Manjusri for a 2nd chance not to react in such a wrong way, and Manjusri Bodhisattva drop a human hair from the skies to show his approval
at this time .all the members of the monastery vows with the abbot to give universal equality to the layman who come to participate in this puja ceremony
today if u went to mt wutai , you will still see the pagoda with the hair by Manjusri Bodhisattva
Thus is a part of the wonderful story that happened in relation to the Flower Adornment Sutra
Homage to the Lotus Flower treasure world of Buddha Assembly
Homage to the Great Vaipulya Buddha spoke of Flower Adornment sutra -
The mask of "no form"
It is said the founder of Korean Zen ,master Won Hyo is a secular man
He went around the street of Seoul , parading and singing happily with his Mask of "no form" .The interesting thing is that everyone soon hym along when they saw him ,and subconsciously dilligently recite Namo AMitabha
The Korean Zen Master was influenced by the teachings from the Avatamsaka sutra on the "No form "
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