Manuscript Cover Interior with Mahasiddhas, #Bodhisattvas, and Protectors, #Tibet.
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#Buddha #Amoghasiddhi with Eight #Bodhisattvas, Central #Tibet, ca. 1200–50.
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A copy of the Sonshō #Mandara, a #mandala deployed in rituals praying for prosperity, longevity, rain, and/or the purification of sins, with the #cosmic #buddha #Dainichi #Nyorai (大日如来) in the center surrounded by emanating #buddhas & #bodhisattvas as well as #FudōMyōō to the lower left and #GōsanzeMyōō to the lower right. Kamakura period (1185-1333) at Hōjū-in (宝寿院) on Mount Kōya in Wakayama Prefecture, #Japan.
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The frontispiece to the first fascicle of the #LotusSutra depicting the #Buddha #Shakyamuni (#Shaka #Nyorai) preaching at Vulture Peak attended by #bodhisattvas, #arhats, and layfolks. From a manuscript of the sutra dating to the 11th century in the collection of Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei north of #Kyoto, #Japan.
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👼 #Angels, as mythological figures, are seen as intermediaries between the divine and the mortal in #Judaism, #Christianity, and #Islam. However, similar intermediary beings can also be found in other cultures and religions, such as #devas, #nāgas and #bodhisattvas in #Buddhism and #Hinduism, reflecting shared human quest for connection with the transcendent. This post briefly explores their cross-cultural roles and connections:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2024/2024-12-14-mythology_of_angels/

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The mythological roles of ‘angels’ in East and West

Angels, as intermediaries between the divine and the mortal, have captured the human imagination across cultures and religions. In the Abrahamic traditions, angels are messengers, guardians, and executors of divine will, often depicted as ethereal beings imbued with spiritual power. Their origin, however, is deeply rooted in ancient Near Eastern and Hellenistic traditions, which influenced the conceptualization of angels in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Simultaneously, analogous figures in Buddhism and Asian traditions, influenced in part by Hellenistic cultural exchanges after Alexander the Great, reveal the interconnectedness of cultural and religious ideas in the ancient world.

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The central chambers of the Taizōkai #Mandara, the Matrix World #Mandala depicting hosts of #buddhas, #bodhisattvas, wrathful wisdom kings, and assorted other divinities & supernatural beings radiating from the #cosmic buddha #Dainichi #Nyorai in the center, all represented by their #Sanskrit seed syllables in #Siddhaṃ script. Enryaku-ji, 14th cent., #Japan.
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“Awakening isn't snobbish about where and when it reveals itself, so we probably shouldn't be, either."
~ Joan Sutherland

*full post w/ commentary:
https://themettagarden.com/2024/05/11/may-awakening-spring-forth/

may hearts open, may wisdom arise, and may awakening spring forth!

~j
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Enlightenment will be ours when we are able to care for others as much as we now care for ourselves.
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