Some 2000-2500 years before communication was generally in form of symbol/image because it speak lot more with minimum words or no words...!
everywhere we found Buddha in sitting posture with silent gesture on face. I am very much dis-comfortable with such kind injustice with Buddha...Buddha has not become Buddha just because of his sitting experience under the Peepal tree or Bodhi tree BUT he had up most will to free people out of Dukka (sorrow)...man has not sorrow of his mental satisfaction (very personal) but physical too as freedom to live,i.e. liberty.
Sitting Buddha and seeking enlightenment is very personal act and self reflective view which Buddha certainly would have not expected neither he himself did it. One may think that he following Buddha by imitating him like how he sit under trees and do meditation and freeing own from all social obligation...bull shit...
Buddha have taught 84000 Gatha's (teaching) such innumerable teaching...! how it could possible for himself...? such huge works..?
By sitting under tree one how one can do this huge works ..he must have wander for thousand of kilometer for day and night,suffering rain or sun...he did it because he was Buddha..he cared not his personal life what he cared is life of other...! Because he was Buddha....
By watching sitting Buddha one may not fueled himself/herself for great passionate works to free other from the bondage of mental as well as social junk...! yes what i want to say that Buddha was equally passionate for "social revolution" he "REVOLTED" against social inequality caused by Bramhin....But some smart minded used Buddha image powerfully to depict Buddha as "spiritual revolutionary" it was deliberately done to pursue people from social struggle and demand for social equality....
Buddha have been loved by everybody in India he was "most honored son of soil"
Now we should change our attitude to see Buddha as sitting and spiritual..instead we should see him walking and revolting against social inequalities....so we can fueled our-self to fight against social inequality.
M.J.
Well explained sir..Hope all should follow Buddha who walked all his life till his maha parinibbana.I too feel instead of sitting Buddha,walking Buddha is great to follow.
ReplyDeleteYess sitting Buddha has been used more
DeleteAnd Buddha has never rested until Mahaparinirvanna. He kept walking and spreading dhamma ๐๐๐