Buddha turns the wheel of Dharma, is this the only function and use of Buddha nature?

Question

Or is there something else?

What can I say, I'm just a dumb house painter in Indiana in the middle of the bible belt that gave up swimming and sank. The water is deep, how deep, well, I'm not sure. ~*~

2 Hours this question sat but the 2 answers came *suddenly*! ~*~

Jon, a Buddha that emits light, so rare these days.
Down here I don't know, upside-down, inside-out, if one goes east far enought one ends up in the west. I bow to you. ~*~

Sara, You are Buddha, all you see feel taste etc. is enlightenment flowering. I bow to you. ~*~

Aum. Oh you of a noble family, I bow to you. ~*~

Wood Uncut: Dumb painters have old, slow computers, took an *eternity* to download but was worth it. I bow to you. ~*~

Magnoila, Your light is very strong, I bow to you. ~*~

AghorBuddha, Yes, the Buddha sits in stillness, I bow to you. ~*~

Shrill, Yes that is one way, I bow to you. ~*~

Goodfella, Yes, awareness is everything. I bow to you. ~*~

MarkS, Yes and when the most important thing is found we find a bow to be the most important. And so I bow to you my friend ~*~

Answer 1

It must be quite difficult being a Zen Buddhist in the middle of the Bible Belt.

There was a Zen Master who chopped up a wooden statue of the Buddha and burned it to warm his backside. That was certainly one use and purpose of the statue.
Perhaps the other uses and purposes of the statue could not be told.

Of course, he was a Master and understood these things.

Is it cold, all the way down there?

Gassho

Answer 2

Love your question Cosmic!!! OK, I will attempt this one. All living beings have a Buddha nature. Buddha means the enlightened one. Enlightened to what? Enlightened to the fundamental truth of this Universe. We are all 'ONE'. Since 'God' is defined as the 'One' who created the heavens and earth, it then follows that is also Buddha nature itself. I think the error is in our limited understanding of this separation of 'God' and 'Buddha'. It is like asking the now famous paradoxical question, "If an immovable object met an irresistible force what would happen?" If we accept the concept of an irresistible force, then there cannot be an immovable object. However, since we all enjoy working our brains we have to continue in this vein. So, Cosmic, I don't know if I answered your question but I love your mind. Only those who approach a high level of thinking can ask such questions. I find your quirky questions both engaging and stimulating. Thanks for reading

Answer 3

Buddhism originates in the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. Around 500 B.C. He was recognized as a Buddha...meaning The Awakened One.

According to the Mahayana tradition the Buddha did not actually die, because the Buddha is a spiritual entity called the Dharmakaya.

Only the corpse of Siddhartha Gautama remained behind where it was given the burial of a Chakravartin (Wheel King).

Answer 4

Buddha-nature, or Buddha-potential, is in our mental continuum, so this potential to become a Buddha is already there, but it is said to be obscured by our karma and afflictions. All sentient beings, or beings with a conscience, have this Buddha-potential; but humans have this human mind which has so many good qualities and so many abilities to engage in constructive practices which can purify and remove these obscurations. These practices start with refuge in the Three Jewels, acknowledgment of misdeeds, and adopting ethical behavior by abandoning the ten non-virtues. Teachers (emanations of the Conqueror) turn the Wheel of Dharma, and you can entreat them to stay until samsara ends and turn the Wheel of Dharma through recitation of the Seven-Limb Prayer. Best wishes!

Answer 5

As I sat contemplating the question, I thought, "There is no Buddha without the Dharma, no Dharma without the Sangha, no Sangha without the Buddha, so what turns what?

I believe it was Suzuki Roshi who, when asked to summarize the most important thing in Buddhism, once answered something along the lines of, "The most important thing is searching for the most important thing."

Answer 6

A buddhist turns the wheel of dharma and becomes Buddha... u dumb painter ...LOL

and i heard painting too leads to nirvana..is it true?

another dumb from lebanon :)

Answer 7

For Buddha himself the wheel of dharma has stopped . It turns on its own for us and nobody knows who started to rotate . Once we know like the buddha that everything here is repeated the rotation stops and it just moves with the remaining torque and all the balance karmas flood to him . After he is enlightened the wheel stops after that he may rotate it for the sake of his disiples it is his wish he may help you to understand.

Answer 8

You make the world more beautiful.

Lilies in the fields.

Lotuses in the ponds.

Go well, Good Friend.

Saviour of the world.

Superman. :-)

Answer 9

One have to become
Buddha
Again and again and again and again and again....................
Like the DHARMACHAKRA turns and turns and turns....
Like the NEW SUN is rising and rising and rising.......

Answer 10

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lotus_Nelumbo_nucifera_Flower_Large_3264px.jpg

Namaste friend.
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