It is for reverence for what the Buddha brought to us (the Dharma (teachings)). But in general a Buddhist will bow to most people as a greeting. It is done to show humility and resepct to the person being greeted.
Buddhist statutes are not used for worship. They are used to being to mind the teachings of the Buddha or his and his disciples actions. We bow to the Buddha in reverence to his teachings just as we bow to all beings.
Anyone who didn't bow down to the Roman Emperors who demanded people to bow down to him.
Writing was present in India for 1500 years before the birth of the Buddha. Writing down his words was no real problem.
Buddha didn't teach really much. People that saw him and heard his stories and what he believes wrote down the things they heard and people started taking his stories and beliefs as a way of life. The buddha was just a symbol of the religion.
everybody is weird but me i own the world bow down to me
The Buddha achieved Nirvania lying down.
Buddha was not and is not generally considered a god. Some Buddhists see him as a creator, and a god whom they pray to. In ancient China and in modern day China you bow to elders and give them respect, Buddhist followers bow down to Buddha all in the floor to show him respect and honor; he is not worshiped but he is praised. These are not the same thing, An example of this is if you are 96 years old and I am 18. I meet you and respect and know you and your wisdom. I bow down to you showing you how respectful of your wisdom I am.
Buddha is not a country.
In Finnish we do not use the terms up and down in this case. We use the terms push and pull. Therefore up bow is työntöjousi as the bow is pushed. Down bow is vetojousi as the bow is pulled.
Bow Down - song - was created in 1995.
Bow Down was created on 1996-10-22.
bow down to zeus or die