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- proper noun Alternative form of
Sakyamuni .
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Also known as Shakyamuni, or the Sage of the Sakyas, his teachings are contained in the Tripitaka, the canon of Buddhist thought.
"Buddha's Skull Found in Nanking?" Jan 2008
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Shi Jia Mo Ni Fo is also known as Shakyamuni, Siddhartha Gautama, and the Buddha.
Divine Transformation Dr. 2010
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Shi Jia Mo Ni Fo is also known as Shakyamuni, Siddhartha Gautama, and the Buddha.
Divine Transformation Dr. 2010
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Shi Jia Mo Ni Fo is also known as Shakyamuni, Siddhartha Gautama, and the Buddha.
Divine Transformation Dr. 2010
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The main factor that establishes a Buddha, such as Shakyamuni, as the foremost of all humans is that he has explained the universal truths that he recognized, having been requested always to impart them by those who would follow in his footsteps.
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He is also commonly known as Shakyamuni or Åšakyamuni (”sage of the Shakya clan”) and as the Tathagata (”thus-come-one”).
Firedoglake » Our Founding Fathers, Faith and the Democrats 2006
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The third is the myriad embodiments buddhas manifest in order to communicate with alienated beings: It has three types, ideal (parama - Shakyamuni Buddha et al.), incarnational (janma - all sorts of beings who introduce others to freedom and happiness), and artistic (silpa - all sorts of artistic representations of buddhas 'bodies, speech, and mind).
Mike Ragogna: The Buddha Image...Out Of Uddiyana : A Conversation with Collector Nik Douglas, plus a Forward by Tibet House's President Robert Thurman Mike Ragogna 2010
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The third is the myriad embodiments buddhas manifest in order to communicate with alienated beings: It has three types, ideal (parama - Shakyamuni Buddha et al.), incarnational (janma - all sorts of beings who introduce others to freedom and happiness), and artistic (silpa - all sorts of artistic representations of buddhas 'bodies, speech, and mind).
Mike Ragogna: The Buddha Image...Out Of Uddiyana : A Conversation with Collector Nik Douglas, plus a Forward by Tibet House's President Robert Thurman Mike Ragogna 2010
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The third is the myriad embodiments buddhas manifest in order to communicate with alienated beings: It has three types, ideal (parama - Shakyamuni Buddha et al.), incarnational (janma - all sorts of beings who introduce others to freedom and happiness), and artistic (silpa - all sorts of artistic representations of buddhas 'bodies, speech, and mind).
Mike Ragogna: The Buddha Image...Out Of Uddiyana : A Conversation with Collector Nik Douglas, plus a Forward by Tibet House's President Robert Thurman Mike Ragogna 2010
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The third is the myriad embodiments buddhas manifest in order to communicate with alienated beings: It has three types, ideal (parama - Shakyamuni Buddha et al.), incarnational (janma - all sorts of beings who introduce others to freedom and happiness), and artistic (silpa - all sorts of artistic representations of buddhas 'bodies, speech, and mind).
Mike Ragogna: The Buddha Image...Out Of Uddiyana : A Conversation with Collector Nik Douglas, plus a Forward by Tibet House's President Robert Thurman Mike Ragogna 2010
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