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Confucius was a name given to Philsopher Kong Fuzi by a western missionary and has no meaning to the Chinese who call him Kongzi. Seasoned for more than 2,000 years, the philosophy of Kong Fuzi has been fully integrated into Chinese culture. Laozi 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 BCE.
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. 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, as she safeguards travellers and journeyers of all kinds from trader
merchants to pilgrim seekers... Go back
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