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Some Buddhists pray before a statue of the Buddha in much the same way as some Christians pray before statues of the saints. The statue has no meaning in itself, but does serve as an aid to worship.
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In his text "Introduction to Zen Buddhism" Dr. D.T. Suzuki states:
" As to all those images of various Buddhas and Bodishattvas and Devas ... that one comes across in Zen temples, they are like so many pieces of wood or stone or metal... (Worshipping or honoring such items) are artificialities in the eyes of Zen."
In other places in his works he states that representations of Buddha, texts and discourses on the meanings of texts, and the words of the learned on these issues is worth less than nothing.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoBuddha is not worshiped. That is a common misconception.
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