Monday, January 16, 2023

What does the number 108 in Buddhism mean? The Bodhi tree is considered one of the symbols of Buddhism. Where the Buddha meditated to find out the source of all suffering, people have to suffer. The wood of the bodhi tree is used to make rosaries used in mantra recitations or chanting. Rosary beads usually have 108 beads. 108 bodhi seeds, representing 108 human afflictions. According to Buddhist theory, defilements stem from ignorance. Humans have eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and consciousness. When the eye is in contact with the scene; headphones get sound; nose perceives scents; tongue touches and knows sweet and salty taste; body feels heat and cold; The cognitive consciousness of the brain will make people feel either happy (pleasure) or sad (suffering) or unhappy, not sad (no sign), making our body and mind either pure or polluted. messed up, thereby causing 108 troubles in all 3 times past, present and future. The number 108 often appears in Buddhist works. There are 108 books of Law and Abhidhamma that record the Buddha's teachings, for his disciples to follow and study daily. The Hai An Tu Pagoda, also known as the Buddhist Sutras in Korea, where the Buddha's Sutras, Laws and Laws are stored is designed with a unique 108-column architecture representing 108 defilements. Large temples often build 108 steps to lead to the main hall. The implication reminds us that we need to overcome 108 sufferings to reach the shore of peace. The number 108 seems not only meaningful to Buddhists but also appears quite a lot in life. To awaken people to practice diligently and overcome all suffering in the world, the bells from temples are rung every day at a certain time. Two times a day. Each time, the bell rings 108 times. The bell is rung with a prayer for world peace, for sentient beings to be at peace. The number 108 seems not only meaningful to Buddhists but also appears quite a lot in life. Gagarin's first flight around the earth (April 12, 1962) took 108 minutes and the flight itinerary was rewritten in a book titled "108 minutes and a lifetime". If we still think that the 108-minute number of the above-mentioned human flight into space may just be a coincidence with the significant number of Buddhists, the Himalayas with 108 majestic mountains are the highest in the world. world, making us pay more attention to the meaning of the number 108.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=BUDDHIST DHARMA WHEEL GOLDEN MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.

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