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Pilgrims prostrating themselves at the site of the Buddha's enlightenment
in Bodh Gaya, India. © Alison Wright/Corbis. Reproduced
by permission
kok harus sembayang bergitu? seperti tibet.. tujuannya untuk apa dan dari mana asal usulnya?
ga ada pic nya tuh bro
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Indian Buddhism
The original sacred space acknowledged by all schools
of Buddhism is the actual site where the historical Buddha
is said to have to have achieved BODHI (AWAKENING),
BODH GAYA in northeastern India, as is attested
by the fact that sculpted depictions of the site in question
were made before the Buddha himself was ever
represented. The symbolism attached to this site formed
a kind of anchor that most subsequent notions and
practices referred to, consciously or not. A secondary,
early form of sacred space involved PILGRIMAGES undertaken
by monastic or lay figures who wished to "follow
the footsteps" of the historical Buddha; many of
these footsteps are described in a vast number of sutras,
most of which begin with a statement identifying sites
where the Buddha would have given his teachings.
These sites are still visited by Buddhists from around
the world, which seems to indicate that sacred space is
not to be separated from practices and ideas linked to
salvation (SOTERIOLOGY). One can see throughout
Asia, for example, stones in which imprints of the soles
of the Buddha's feet have been engraved with a variety
of symbols. Borrowed from pre-Buddhist Indian
mythology, this feature of footprints left by divine entities
stands for the notion that each Buddhist school
is a "way" or "PATH" that is said to be a replica of the
process whereby the Buddha reached NIRVANA, or, as
became fairly common later, that the footprints in
question are "traces" that the post-nirvana Buddha
would have left on the ground wherever local traditions
claimed he would have manifested himself,
preached, or performed supernatural deeds.
One of the earliest aspects of the production of
Buddhist sacred space in India was, perhaps, the construction
of STUPAS, stone monuments that were used
as reliquaries and soon became objects of veneration.
As time passed and the legend of the Buddha's life
took shape, some of these stupas were adorned with
bas-relief representations of important moments presumed
to have taken place during the Buddha's life
and, later, with events that would have occurred in his
former lives. Originally venerated as repositories of
relics (physical supports for memories held to be true),
stupas became memorials constructed and adorned in
such a way that they would evoke specific recollections
of the Buddha's path, elicit intended readings of major
experiences in the Buddha's life, and support practices,
such as circumambulation (walking clockwise
around any Buddhist site of cult). As MONKS and NUNS
engaged in austerities and built retreats, cave complexes
were dug at the base of cliffs; some were plain
cells, others were sanctuaries adorned with paintings
or statues. Among the many cave complexes scattered
throughout Asia, Ellora and AJAN TA in India and
DUNHUANG in China are, perhaps, the most famous.
Monasteries also came to be erected on or near such
sites. Their scope, sometimes immense, attests to the
patronage Buddhism enjoyed on the part of rulers or
wealthy merchants, as can be seen in the stupendous
monastery complexes of Pagan and Rangoon in
Myanmar (Burma), Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom
in Kampuchea (Cambodia), BOROBUDUR in Java,
Lhasa in Tibet, the various capital cities of China, and
many others.
from E N C Y C L O P E D I A O F B U D D H I S M
kalo maksud anda gaya sembahyangnya mengapa begitu...
saia rasa itu cuma karena beda budaya dan kebiasaan masyarakat setempat
Jika yang dimaksud adalah mengapa mealkukan hal seperti di gambar. Ini hanya sekedar bagaimana cara seseorang atau kelompok dalam memberi rasa hormat kepada yang dihormati. Itu saja.
Yang saya tahu, cara bernamaskara seperti itu populer di kaum Tibetan. Itu adalah salah satu bentuk bakti dan ketulusan dalam menghormat yang diyakininya. Penghormatan (namaskara) seperti itu dilihat sebagai penghormatan yang baik, karena seluruh tubuh menyentuh lantai / tanah; simbolis kesediaan menghormat dengan hati yang paling tulus. Namaskara seperti ini pun sebenarnya pernah dilakukan oleh Pertapa Sumedha (Bakal Calon Sammasambuddha Gotama) dulu ketika berjumpa dengan Buddha Dipankara yang datang bersama pengikut-Nya.
Bro Upasaka,
sedikit meluruskan,
Petapa Sumedha bertiarap bukan dalam rangka bernamaskara, tapi untuk dengan tubuhnya menutupi jalan berlumpur yg akan dilalui oleh Buddha Dipankara.
_/\_
[at] Bro Indra
Iya seh. Karena Pertapa Sumedha belum selesai memperbaiki jalan yang rusak dan berlumpur, padahal Buddha Dipankara ingin melalui jalan itu. Tapi itu juga termasuk bentuk penghormatan dari Pertapa Sumedha kepada Buddha Dipankara kan? ;D
[at] Upasaka
mungkin lebih tepat adalah sebagai bentuk pengorbanan, yaitu mengorbankan hidupnya demi Buddha Dipankara, seorang yg paling kuat pun pasti matek kalo diinjak sama empat ratus ribu orang