Reclining Buddha also known as Nehanzo (meaning Nirvana)
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The reclining Buddha is an iconographic representation of the Buddha lying down during the moment of his Mahaparinirvana. It is one of the popular iconographic patterns in Buddhism as they represent the historical Shakyamuni Buddha during his last moments of illness. With reclining Buddha statues, the Buddha is seen lying on the right side while his head is supported by his right hand.
This
particular pattern of posture in the Buddha's life seems to have originated at
the same time as the other symbols and images of the Buddha, most
notably in the Greek influenced Gandharan period
Buddhist arts and have been followed by many other regions in their Buddhist
art to represent one of the pivotal moments of the Buddha's life. This
particular position of the Buddha is better known as themahaparinirvanasana in
Buddhism. Buddha is said to have known that his death was approaching while in
this position, the Buddha asked his disciples to make a couch for him in a bush
to make it easy for him to lie down. Although he had attained enlightenment and
became the Buddha, as a human being, the Buddha had to leave his physical
appearance. This moment is believed to have taken place in Kushinagara in India
when he was eighty years old. Therefore this physical demise of the awakened
world is termed as Mahaparinirvana, the state beyond Nirvana.
The reclining Buddha statues are
not supposed to induce the state of sadness to the followers but rather
the reclining
Buddha should be taken as an object of encouragement that
all beings have the potential to be awakened or enlightened and release
themselves from the suffering which is characterized by the cycle of rebirth.
The serene and smiling expression of the Buddha in reclining Buddha statue
portray the compassion and calmness that comes with the enlightenment. There
are many iconic reclining
Buddha statues all over the Buddhist nations like Chaukhtatgyi Paya in Burma, Dambulla in Sri
Lanka, Wat Pho in
Thailand, Monolithic
Buddha in Cambodia and many more. These reclining Buddhas are
taken as the objects of great importance both in religious as well as tourism
point of view.
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