I love Kamakura Buddha in Japan

7 Responses to I love Kamakura Buddha in Japan

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   Elena on Jul 5, 2010 at 10:39 pm

   Wow, if that’s the kind of thing love can lead to, how wonderful for the couple! I think the best kind of relationship is where the two people push each other to become better versions of themselves. Rinpoche gave a talk about this recently, at the wedding of Suzan ( http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/2010/04/ingredients-for-a-successful-relationship-rinpoche-on-how-to-stay-married.html ) who works with the Kechara Paradise outlets. It’s become a really popular talk because so many of us are looking for relationships, looking for how to be happy or happier in our relationships, etc.
   Speaking of the outlets, the Kamakura Buddha actually looks like the car Buddhas that we have in the Kechara Paradise outlets these days! Rinpoche actually commissioned those Buddhas to bless us as we drive, since we spend soooooooo much time in our cars. They’re really cute…and if I’m not mistaken, the most exclusive ones are the Kamakura Buddha ones, as there’s a very limited number of them.

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   Beng Kooi on Jul 6, 2010 at 5:08 am

   Back when I got a new car late last year, Rinpoche very kindly performed a blessing and protection ritual for me. I remember clearly driving directly from the showroom to the Ladrang, where I parked my car directly outside and waited nervously for the moment when Rinpoche would actually come down to perform the ritual.
   The Ladrang staff are well trained in preparing the necessary items for such ceremonies, and there was already a small tray filled with chakras, blessing strings and protector rice by the door, as well as a small silvery statue of the Kamakura Buddha.
   When Rinpoche came down to perform the ritual, he placed in my car an old chakra of hayagriva (very precious as it contains the robes of the 14th Dalai Lama), a blessing string and the Kamakura Buddha image. After that, I took Rinpoche and his attendants for a short drive around the neighbourhood before returning to the Ladrang.
   It is said that the mere presence of the Lama in a location (eg a building or a car) is already more than enough blessing and I certainly believe that. More recently, Rinpoche has performed another car blessing for Louise, another of his students who also works for Kechara Discovery
   http://www.kechara.com/b2b/news/double-car-blessing/
   Starting from the Kamakura Buddha, Rinpoche conceptualised the idea of having consecrated Buddha images in his students’ cars, to protect and bless them while they are driving. The Buddha images also plant seeds in the minds of passersby and our fellow drivers and passengers, another of Rinpoche’s methods to spread the Dharma.
   This idea has now spread to our Kechara Paradise outlets, where there are “Car Buddhas” blessed, consecrated and waiting to be invited home.

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   David Lai on Jul 8, 2010 at 3:21 am

   I remember the beautiful funky chrome-coloured Kamakura Buddha that Rinpoche had on his dashboard. Rinpoche used to have a Sandalwood one from a local Chinese Dharma store but switched it to the modern chrome Buddha which he purchased from Kamakura itself. I really loved that Buddha and wished there were more here in Malaysia but I have not seen any.
   However, I was very fortunate because I had a friend a few years back who went there and she got me one and I was just so happy! To me, this chrome Buddha reminds me of Rinpoche’s modern demeanours of speech but heart-wise, essentially a Buddha. I don’t know why, Kamakura always reminds me of the chrome Buddhas forever sitting on my dashboard to perpetually travel wherever for the Dharma and be modern, unfettered and yet with a good Dharma heart.

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   Sean Wang on Jul 9, 2010 at 10:45 pm

   I really think that the shogun’s wife sounds really devoted towards the glorious Dharma. She seems to do it mostly to her husband, the Shogun. We should show that kind of care towards our partners. I love the picture of the Kamakura Buddha statue in Japan. I hope I can visit it one time to feel the stone especially during winter. The effects on the picture added to the beauty of the great and majestic statue itself is extremely beautiful. It is a masterpiece! Rinpoche, how did it feel going up close to the beautiful masterpiece of artwork? Were there any strong energy waves floating in the air?

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   Andrew James Boon on Jul 10, 2010 at 10:53 pm

   What a inspiring story on devotion and love! Dedicating a Buddha image for all to view/visit and pay homage to which in turns creates merits for her beloved husband.
   It looks very serene and most calming. I too wish we could make it there someday.
   If this evokes such feelings in me, how more compelling it would be and thus how many more people it would benefit when KWPC manifests. Imagine that! Magical and how incredible special that will be. We HAVE to go all the way if not for us for the sake of others!
   I wish and want this with all my heart!

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   Sarah on Jul 11, 2010 at 12:16 am

   How wonderful! The Taj Mahal may have an almost similar story behind it, but the Kamakura Buddha in Japan shows love and care, accompanied with wisdom. Seven wonders or not, it’s definitely worth admiring.
   I have always wanted to travel to Japan in the future, and this shall be in my list of ‘places to visit’ should i ever set foot in Japan. It is so beautiful (I googled up more pictures to have a closer look…) I’m so glad the Japanese did not recycle it like how they did on Hachiko’s statue in WW2 (don’t worry… they restored Hachiko’s statue after the war… though its not the original one..)

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   justinripley on Sep 15, 2011 at 6:59 am

   Kamakura Buddha is soo nice. Its shape and size is formiddable. Apparently the story goes is that after a huge storm that ravaged the area the only thing left standing was the Buddha.

   Even the Monastery that housed Kamakura Buddha was destroyed but the Buddha.

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