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TATTOO DESIGNS & SYMBOLS - BUDDHA TATTOOS
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Buddha
 Buddha
/ Buddhist Tattoos - Buddha is the term commonly used to
refer to Siddhartha Gautama, the historical founder of Buddhism.
In Buddhism a Buddha is any being that has become fully enlightened
and has permanently overcome emotional states like anger, greed and
ignorance. Having achieved such awareness, a being has achieved
total liberation from suffering, better known as Nirvana.
Nirvana is a state of Being where one is devoid of passions such as
lust, anger or craving -and is thus in a state of great inner peace
and contentment. Nirvana is the abiding of a fully enlightened being
in a state of pure awareness. Through enlightenment comes the
attainment of wisdom.
The path to enlightenment comes from the study of The Four Noble
Truths, which are fundamental Buddhist teachings about the nature of
suffering. Suffering, as derived from Sanskrit, encompasses a number
of English terms; sorrow, suffering, affliction, pain,
dissatisfaction, discomfort, anguish, stress, misery, and aversion.
Buddha literally means "awakened" or "that which has become aware".
As a tattoo symbol Buddha may be represented by a literal symbol,
such as the statues of Buddha one is familiar with, or by a Lion, a
Begging Bowl, a Stupa, an empty Throne, the Bodhi Tree - the tree
under which Buddha achieved enlightenment, Buddha's footprints, or
an Eight-Spoked Wheel and Deer.
Buddha Tattoos, Designs and Stencils
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