The reason why the Buddha big ears - enormous wealth

The founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama was of royal lineage Shakya and spent his early years in the palace, bathed in luxury. The lobes of his ears drew off under the weight of earrings that he wore. From the vast wealth he refused to take the path of spiritual enlightenment. In Buddhist iconography of the Buddha Gautama detail regulated. For example, in the Mongolian-Tibetan dictionary of Buddhist terms "source of Zion" is a 32 main and 80 minor characteristics that distinguish it from other people. In particular, the head of the Enlightened is ushnisha (oval protrusion) - chakra connection with the cosmos. Between the fingers of his hands - ear, saying that he is able to exist in the water (water in Buddhism - one of the symbols of other worlds). On the canonical image of Buddha appears usually sitting in lotus position on a symbolic disk of the sun and moon as the ruler of the world. Lotus Pose is profound contemplation. Buddha's right hand touches the ground, symbolizing enlightenment, achieved in spite of the machinations of the evil demon Mara, when Sakyamuni attained liberation, he called to witness mother-land.

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