[Buddha-l] Tibetan word for "meditation"

[jkirk]

Interesting picture----------thanks. Would you mind spelling out the entire 
illustration? what do the clouds stand for? the monkey? one figure seems
to be carrying a double whip.
JK



----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michael J. Wilson 
  To: buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 9:08 AM
  Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Tibetan word for "meditation"


  Here is the picture.  It is found in my Tibetan temples.  A similiar story is told in Zen, with an Ox, not an elephant.

  michael j wilson

  http://www.andyweberstudios.com/s_samatha.html


  While I found the list you sent of stages of Samatha of potential personal use, I wonder about the mixed metaphors in this part. Was this an extended explanation of a picture? Without the picture it seems rather incoherent.  
  (I also have trouble imagining a monk mounting an elephant--sorry, the expression evoked a guffaw.)
  Joanna




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