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Lao Zi was a Chinese Sage, Ascended Master, who founded Daoism in an effort to end the constant feudal warfare. According to legend, Kong Fuzi (Confucius) visited with Lao Zi and was very impressed with his superior intellect, comparing him to a mysterious dragon.
The keeper of the imperial library, Lao Zi, disappeared to the west through the gate of the Great Wall in his old age, leaving behind the Book of The Way of Virtue, the "Daode Jing", which describes the nature of life, the way to peace, and how a ruler should lead his life.
Maitreya Shangdi was a Pan-Asiatic boddhisattva who has been revered since around 500 B.C.E. Venerated by both the Mahayana and Theravada Buddhists, he was mentioned in the "Sadhanamala" and tantric ritual texts. as well as, depicted in paintings and sculptures.
His local Chinese Buddhist name was Mi-Lo Fo, a bodhisattva with a substantial appearance who was associated with a purse and roses.
As Maitreya, "Most Loving
Bodhisattva", he was renown for his caring, compassionate disposition and his
unwavering commitment to the enlightenment of humanity by elevating their
overall level of conscious awareness to greater spiritual heights.
Second Century Statue of the Bodhisattva Maitreya
Greco-Buddhist Art, Ancient Gandhara Kushan Maitreya in Musee Guimet, Paris
Believed to be a Manusibuddha, a future human Buddhic incarnation, his colour was golden yellow, the hue of the Maim mantra syllable from which his name was derived. Maitreya was often portrayed triple headed or triple eyed signifying his three-fold nature. His symbols were white blossoms, prayer wheels, and water jars.
As Shangdi (Shang Ti, Yu Huang Shang Ti), the Chinese creator god, he was the Daoist (Taoist) Supreme Deity in an earthly incarnation. Especially revered by the Jade Emperor and the Sung Dynasty, he was visibly remote from the average person.
Considered a spiritual master of the fundamental cosmic principles of the heavenly realms, he was not depicted symbolically.
Tara was an enlightened female bodhisattva, revered mainly in India, Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia and Indonesia, and, somewhat in Japan. The form of Tara is crystalline pure changing colors from blue to green to red to white to yellow depending on the needs of the moment.
Tara safeguards travellers and journeyers of all kinds
from trader merchants to pilgrim seekers...
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Public Domain Image Second Century Statue of Bodhisattva Maitreya, Greco-Buddhist Art Ancient Gandhara Kushan Maitreya in Musee Guimet, Paris, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:KushanMaitreya.JPG]. Accessed February 11, 2007.
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