”…… Well in this Dharma talk I want to talk about the visualisation of the Treasure Tree of Pure Land.
Why a tree? Well, first there was the visualisation of the Sun, then water visualisation, next is the earth or ground so it is natural that the tree should follow. It is also natural to visualise a tree because the tree is important as a symbol of Shakyamuni Buddha’s enlightenment, the Bodhi tree. Actually I don’t think it’s just because of that because as I said before it is natural to choose the tree because trees have a spiritual meaning.
Before the practitioners of Buddhism in India started to visualise Buddha they used to visualise a tree, the symbol of the enlightenment of Shakyamuni. Actually in those days it was prohibited to make a statue of Buddha, to create Buddha in any form. Why was there this rule? Actually I don’t know the reason but eventually someone broke the taboo. Who broke the taboo? It was the Greek Buddhists……..”
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Hope Warriors Dharma Talk 