I and my family are from Bangkok, Thailand and we are all Buddhists. We were born into this religion and we are always thankful for everything that we receive in this life and the next. We are writing this blog to share our thoughts and meditation techniques with the outside world. We want people that we know and love to respect what it is we believe in. We mean no harm, we come in peace and we run a store that is focussed on all things Buddhist. You can visit the store here: www.yourbuddhastore.com/ Above is a picture of the Buddha in a meditating position. Below him is the lotus flower which is regarded as a sacred flower in Buddhism. As such, we've tried to incorporate the lotus flower into our Buddha store. Using clever graphic design and even featuring the lotus on some of our Buddha Jewelry, we've been able to feature this beautiful and symbolic lotus flower well. Here pictured is a great and useful infographic on who Buddha was and is. As you can see top right his name was Siddhartha Gautama and he was born in Nepal. In his early years, the Buddha wanted to understand the true meaning of life - So as the legend has it, he meditated underneath a now famous tree for a full 40 days. At the end of this meditation spell it is said that the Buddha reached 'enlightenment' which means he reached a total inner peace with himself and his surroundings. This enlightened state is known as reaching 'Nirvana'. This means that it is the final state of liberation from the cycle of life and death.
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We are the founders of the Your Buddha Store and writers of the My Love of Buddha Blog. We live in Thailand. We are Buddhist. |