To Whom it may concern
Some time ago I sent you an email about Buddho (Buddha) on fabric as the most original Buddhist art. I found it in history of indian religions. I also found that Buddhist art on fabric was, as I understand, told to monks. I assume that monks know about it first, then lay people. Because of Vinaya allows monks to have extra fabric. Buddho outside should have all body covered, and lotus should be far away, no lotus for feet swiping, like it says in Vinaya. And all that should be made in a very-very nice way, it is more respect.
I suppose it can be four green strips on top and use a branch of tree to make it stright. maybe two on a bottom too, to the sides, or nothing. Later I found from Sutta pitaka about blanket. I suppose art can be done on blanket. After some thinking and meditations and investigation, I am finding, that to have soft pad, like camping mats or a wall of styrofoam is good too. Then place Buddhist art. It is good in case of earquake if someone standing close, then soft pad is help and Buddho is helper.
I guess styrofoam Buddha is good too. In case of flood it can save life.
About Buddhist bowl, I found that ceramic bowl is the most original. It can be with some thin bumpers on sides. If mara is destruction, then to have a bowl with bumpers, is better to have. Metal bowls is more for army and jails. As I know original buddhist had ceramic or clay ones.I found in Sutta Pitaka, that ceramic is placed on smooth ground.
Forest is good with some flowers and free from immoral and house roof should be strong if the tree falls down. Mara is destruction, so that forest house should not be destroyed easely. The same is good to have verandas on the side and extra support in that case. And for forest houses it is good to have a special shield made of metal that is protection from bugs and so on. It is stick out a little and curved down so the can not go up. Steps should be not too thin, otherwise after rain they can be broken. It should be treated with water protection. Storage with light.
It should be made in a safe way. If rock is anger, then some buddist flip flops/slippers should be used when walking.
If something made of rock, then it should have tight borders. If Nibbana is unlimited, the what is in rock should be limited,like sitting in a thick backet, and with ears up and made in unnatural way. Running way is better too, if made in a safe way. small cube on a head is ok i guess. It is much better to make a stupid man out of rock, then the wise one. Unnatural, maybe spotted one. And crane to use is better, then to deal with heavy weights.
Stupa should be made out of clay and have a round base. Rock distroys dishes. Buddha is on a side of clay. Robes of Buddhist monk should be color of the rising sun, based on Vinaya Pitaka. But sun is far away, so it should be a combination of orange with a little bit of light blue, which is haze because of big distance. Otherwise it is more fire color if yellowish and sun has radiation. It says also about hell of endless fire and endless blood as I remember. So a little bit of blue make it right. More like a rising sun in a morning.
Ancient places were very natural, so it would be the most original to maintain them in a natural form. To walk in places where elders walked mean to walk in natural places. original Buddha and monks way was without rock or other statues. All statues came later and it is not real Buddho's way, that is more some new way. Fabric and blanket is more original way. Tathagatha's touch is soft and He likes cakes. It says also in Sutta Pitaka, Samyita Nikaya about murderous forms. I guess rock statues would belong to murderous forms and do not really make happy.
As I know India was very vegetarian those days because of hindu religions and bad karma to kill beliefs and I guess dahl ,nuts and milk products were the main source of protein, unless someone is living close to rivers and ocean and can not grow dahl or buy it, they did fishing. But Buddho did not live close to ocean and rivers, so most likely main dishes were vegetarian with protein coming from dahl, nuts and milk products.
Bamboo fence can be made not only with bamboo sticks, but also planting bamboo without digging and letting it grow. Later it will be big green bamboo walls. natural look and good protection from running in animals.
Whatever we do we accumulate certain karma. If we accumulate karma that Buddho never talked about then we accumulate kamma that was not told by Buddho.
I hope you like my findings.
Sincerely
With Metta
Leo


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