| Malloy Deep | |
|---|---|
| Location |   Molloy Deep Location of Molloy Deep |
| Coordinates | 79°8′12″N 2°49′0″E / 79.13667°N 2.81667°E |
| Type | Oceanic trench |
| Etymology | Arthur E. Molloy |
| Part of | Fram Strait |
| Max. depth | 5,550 m (18,210 ft) |
| Water volume | 600 km3 (140 cu mi) |
In Buddhism, the ten directions start with the eight usual directions of the compass:
- North, the god Vaiśravaṇa, [1][2]
- Northeast, the god Ishvani, one of the forms of the god Shiva,[3]
- East, the god Indra,[4]
- Southeast, the god Agnideva,[5]
- South, the god Yamarāja,[6]
- Southwest, the god Nairptah,[7][8]
- West, the god Varunapati,[9][10][11]
- Northwest, the god Vayudeva.[12]
To make ten, we add zenith going up, and nadir going down.
The expression "the Buddhas of the ten directions" in the sutras Buddhas of all ten directions.
The phrase "ten directions" often appears with the phrase three existences, meaning past, present, and future existences. "The Buddhas of the ten directions and three existences." This means all Buddhas throughout space and time.[13]
Buddhas of the Ten Directions edit
From Pratyutpanna Samādhi Sūtra,
What should they do in order to acquire the Ten Powers and the true wisdom? What should they do in order to see, with a single thought, all Buddhas from the ten directions appearing before them? What should they do in order to know that the four appearances of dharmas have never had any reality? What should they do in order to see right here innumerable Buddha Lands in the ten directions and to know the good and evil life-journeys there of the people, gods, dragons, spirits, and wriggly insects?[14][15]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Beyond the Sinosphere in Early Japan: Nara and the Silk Roads". 2021.
- ^ "Standing Figure of Tamonten (Vaiśravaṇa)".
- ^ "Ishvani". Wisdom Library.
- ^ "Indra, Lord of the Gods: Regent of the East". The MET.
- ^ "Agnideva". October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Yama". Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Nirrti, Guardian of the Southwest Direction and Lord of Death". Philadelphia Museum of Art.
- ^ "Nirriti, The Guardian Deity Of The Southwest". Shri Swami Samarth.
- ^ "Varunapati". Buddhist Worldly Protector: Virupaksha, Guardian of the West.
- ^ "Varuni, Vāruṇī, Vāruṇi, Vārunī, Varuṇī, Vārūṇī, Varuṇi, Vārūṇi: 40 definitions".
- ^ "Vajrashpota, Gatekeeper of the Western Direction".
- ^ "Vayudeva".
- ^ "Ten Directions".
- ^ "Buddhas from the ten directions appearing before them? What should they do in order to know that the four appearances of dharmas have never had any reality? What should they do in order to see right here innumerable Buddha Lands in the ten directions".
- ^ "Buddha Pronounces the Sūtra of the Pratyutpanna Buddha Sammukhāvasthita Samādhi".
External links and references edit
- Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia on the ten directions
- More from the Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia
- The Ten Directions
- Nichiren Library on the ten directions
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A sky compass is a Viking sunstone for determining the position of the sun, when it is a few degrees below the horizon. They are not quite Compasss.
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