Saturday, August 20, 2011

Arca Buddha

In addition there is Buddha in Buddhist cosmology is engraved on the walls, in Jakarta there are many statues of Buddha sitting cross-legged in the lotus position and displays the mudra, or symbolic hand of a certain attitude.
Statue of Buddha in a niche-niche level Rupadhatu, arranged on the outer side of the fence line of the ledge. Numbers have declined in the sight of it. The first step of the fence lines consist of recesses 104, the second row of recesses 104, the third row recesses 88, fourth 72 recesses, the recesses 64 and the fifth row. Total total there are 432 statues of Buddha in Rupadhatu level. In the Arupadhatu (three court circular), the Buddha statue was placed in the domes berterawang (holes). In the first circular courtyard there are 32 stupas, the second court of 24 stupas, and the third the court has 16 stupas, all total 72 stupas. From the original total of 504 Buddha statues, more than 300 were damaged (most without heads), and 43 missing (since the discovery of this monument, the head of Buddha is often stolen as collectibles, many of the museums abroad).
At first glance all this Buddhist statue looks like, but there are subtle differences between them, namely the attitude of mudra or hand position. There are five of the mudra: North, East, South, West and Central, all based on five main compass directions according to the Mahayana school. The fourth step of the fence has four mudra: North, East, South and West, respectively, where Buddhist statues are facing the mudra of special features. Buddha statue at the fifth step of fences and statues of Buddha in the stupa berterawang 72 in the court on the show mudra: Middle or Central. Each mudra symbolizes the five Dhyani Buddha; each with its own meaning characteristics.

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