Cultivation as if Playing a Stringed Instrument – (Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum) ◄ Προηγούμενος Επόμενος ►

Artist: Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum

ημερομηνία: 2011

μουσείο: Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum (Dashu District, Taiwan)

Τεχνική: Photograph

Sronakotivimsa was a musician before he became a monk. After renouncing, he was anxious to be enlightened. He cultivated tirelessly, day and night. As a result, not only did he not attain enlightenment, he ended up exhausting himself so much that he became discouraged. After the Buddha learned of this, he used a simile to explain to Sronakotivimsa,