Buddha
The Buddha is Siddhartha Gautama, who left a palace, sat down under a pipal tree and woke up, and then spent forty-five years teaching a path out of suffering rather than a doctrine about himself. He is not a god in the Buddhist account, and is venerated across traditions as the teacher of gods and men.
Buddhism is non-theistic: the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) is a human teacher, not a deva, and holds no planetary rulership in any Buddhist source. The planetary, elemental, zodiac and tarot layers are a Hermetic-modern overlay.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- None, traditionally
- Zodiac Affinity
- SagittariusPiscesVirgo
Offerings
- Offerings
- FlowersIncenseWaterFruitSilenceMeditation
Sacred timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- Siddhartha GautamaShakyamuniThe Awakened OneTathagata
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- The Awakened OneTeacher of Gods and MenThe Thus-Gone
- Symbols
- Bodhi treeDharma wheelLotusFootprints
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneStill clearAddressBuddhaAwakened OneTeacherRelationshipTeacher who points at the pathWarningHe teaches no doctrine of himselfResonancePractitioners those seeking liberation
- Modern Practice
The Buddha is present in practice rather than in petition: sitting, breathing, watching the mind, and acting with compassion. He is called on at Vesak and at the beginning of a retreat, and his instruction is to test the teaching rather than believe it.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- AwakeningCompassionTeachingMindfulnessLiberationEquanimityThe middle way
- Mythology Summary
The Buddha is Siddhartha Gautama, who left a palace, sat down under a pipal tree and woke up, and then spent forty-five years teaching a path out of suffering rather than a doctrine about himself. He is not a god in the Buddhist account, and is venerated across traditions as the teacher of gods and men.
- Related Deities
- Quan Yin
Details
- Correspondences
- ColorsGoldSaffronWhiteScentsSandalwoodJasmineLotusMetalsGoldBrassAnimalsDeerElephantSerpentLion
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