Putting A Buddha Statue In Your House Or Garden:

[Butoot 0]

Hi

What is the significance of putting a Buddha statue in one's house or garden (but not for praying).

Also, is it ok to just display only the Head of Buddha? Someone once said the whole Buddha must be displayed.

Would appreciate your comments/expert opinion.

Thanks.

[MaCe 3]

Hi

What is the significance of putting a Buddha statue in one's house or garden (but not for praying).

Also, is it ok to just display only the Head of Buddha? Someone once said the whole Buddha must be displayed.

Would appreciate your comments/expert opinion.

Thanks.

ART ? ZEN decor ?

[ahnah 0]

Hi

What is the significance of putting a Buddha statue in one's house or garden (but not for praying).

Also, is it ok to just display only the Head of Buddha? Someone once said the whole Buddha must be displayed.

Would appreciate your comments/expert opinion.

Thanks.

1st question : Decor

2nd question : Not so ok .. it shld be in whole piece .. not part of the statue.

[enci 1]

The significance of putting a Buddha statue may be due to many reasons:

Buddha statues placed as a artistic object or oranament is always Ok since there are no taboos in Buddhism and Buddhism does not believe that the "spirit" of the Buddha resides in the Buddha statue.

From a religious viewpoint, the Buddha statue is normally marked with the 32 characters and 80 excellent qualities of an enlightened being. Therefore, the Buddha statue means as an object for Buddhists to meditate upon on and also to remind the family of the goodness of the Buddha, the consistent need to live in accord with the Buddha's advice, the need to understand the Dharma and to rejoice in it.

Making daily efforts of offerings depending on indiviual is also a mean to make practise of generosity, devotion, grace and loving kindness. Such as incense represent the fragrance and truth of the Buddha's teachings, while light dispels darkness of ignorance.

ENCI