Who is Buddha Tathagata, the story and how to distinguish it from Amitabha Buddha?

1, Who is Buddha Tathagata?

The Dharma name Buddha Tathagata is only one of the ten dharma names in Buddhism. The Dharma name Tathagata is translated from the Sanskrit word Tathagata, referring to the founder of Buddhism, enlightened to the highest level of the realm.

1.1 Is Buddha Tathagata real or not?

Historically, the Buddha Tathagata is real, he is the Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha. He was born in 624 BC and passed away at the age of 80 in 544.

1.2 Origin of Buddha Tathagata?

Buddha Tathagata was born as a prince of the Co Dam royal family in Northern India named Siddhartha. From a young age, he lived in luxury and wealth, but he gave up everything to found Buddhism, save suffering and save sentient beings.

2, Legend of Buddha Tathagata

On April 8, 624 BC, Queen Maha Maya gave birth to Prince Siddhartha. Before giving birth, the queen dreamed of a white elephant going from a golden mountain to offer her a white lotus. Immediately the queen told this dream to the king, and summoned the sages. They think that this is an omen that the crown prince is born to be a great man.

Prince Siddhartha was born knowing how to walk, every step he took bloomed a white lotus. Feeling strange, the king looked for the best gurus to pray for blessings and see the signs for Prince Siddhartha. There was a hermit from the Himalayas, when he saw Siddhartha, cried and said to the king: "The crown prince has 32 good marks, 80 beauties later on will definitely become righteous. righteous awareness. I cried because by that time, I was already dead, so I didn't have the opportunity to hear his Dharma."

At the age of 29, Prince Siddhartha realized that human life is impermanent, difficult to avoid birth - old age - illness - death. So he left behind a glorious life, wife and children to find a spiritual path and become the first Buddha. He was self-enlightened, freed himself from the law of birth and death, and then passed it on to people in the world. Free sentient beings from suffering, towards truth, goodness and beauty.

3, How to distinguish Buddha Tathagata and Amitabha Buddha

As written above, Buddha Patriarch Tathagata is real in history, is the founder of Buddhism, is the owner of the Sa Ba realm where sentient beings are living.

As for Amitabha Buddha, he only appears in Buddhist scriptures and is the master of the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. In the Buddhist scriptures, you can understand that, but with the object of invitation, you are often confused, so please follow the content below to be able to distinguish the most accurately between the two statues. as follows:

3.1 Features of the Buddha statue Tathagata:

The Tathagata Buddha statue is usually a large bun or spiral clusters. The humiliation on the crown of the head, the eyes open three-quarters. He usually wears a yellow or brown robe or robe around his neck. If the robe is open-chested, there will be no swastika. His hands are often neatly folded on his thighs, his hands are holding the meditation seal or turning the Dharma wheel, in addition, the Buddha can also hold a black or blue-black bowl.

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