The nuns in the instructions. The Buddha was a lot of nuns. The Buddha was well ahead of his time, but also a product of his time who do not consider women inferior, but only reluctantly accepted that women in the order.
The two disciples we are everywhere in Northern Buddhism and Maudgalyayana Sharputta. They stand, from the perspective of the Buddha, right and left of his throne, each with alms bowl and the staff of a beggar jingle. The thangka radiate holiness, with nimbus, here are green, and a transparent shining behind nandorala each of them. They are standing in a lush green landscape, each in a small square carpet.
Both were sons of the Brahmins. They met at a party where everybody was singing, dancing and having fun. They were the ones who ignore these amusements. They decided to withdraw from social interaction to become monks and seek perfection. They found an old sage, a teacher who had a wealth of knowledge, but also knew that true perfection taught as a member of the Shakya rational decided to become a monk. He advised them to seek their salvation in the future with him. And so it happened. Maudgalayayana asked if Sariputra, the smarter of the two (that also is on the right of the Buddha, because the right is better than the left) will share their expertise with him if I were to create understanding first each vowed to help the other. They were informed about where to find the Buddha, "the ocean deep wisdom in the transformative effect of which would be able immaculacy bathing. "Just before they did, however, met a holy man fake. She feared she would lose many followers to the new thinking. He whispered bad things about his new inspiring teacher, but they saw through their treachery. They reached the wisest of the Shakya, and apply to be admitted to the order of nonastic. As soon as the Buddha had agreed to this, his hair fell out spontaneously, and metaphorical took a bath in the sea of immaculacy.
Finally, they became their best students. Hoping to help sinners obtain a better rebirth and what it offers them the possibility of a virtuous life, which descended into hell. There, many people were paying penance for his terrible sins, including grievance Bearing Shakyamuni's cousin, Devadtta. Sariputra was known for his sharp, analytical skills and outstanding Maudgalyayana in clairvoyance and magical powers.
Because could not bear the thought of dying after the Buddha, which were allowed to leave the world before, both on the same day in the year 486 BC C. Sariputra died first, and Maudgalyayana, also sometimes called Mahadgalyayana was killed near Rajgir by religious opponents.
While Anand was associated in the past times to popular beliefs, the philosophical and dialectical Sariputra was related to Mahayana Buddhism, and the medium and mystically oriented Tantric Maudgalyayana with Buddhism. The rich robes worn are not really worthy of a monk. In times later, when Mahayana Buddhism became prevalent, the desire for increased comfort and luxury. In thangka paintings "> thangka paintings silk and gold thread brocade is Honer considered symbols.
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