{"id":802,"date":"2009-11-26T10:09:41","date_gmt":"2009-11-26T10:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/treeleafzen\/2009\/11\/retreat-retreat-iii-whatsa-b.html"},"modified":"2009-11-26T10:09:41","modified_gmt":"2009-11-26T10:09:41","slug":"retreat-retreat-iii-whatsa-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2009\/11\/retreat-retreat-iii-whatsa-b.html","title":{"rendered":"RETREAT !! RETREAT!! (III) – Whatsa Buddha Statue?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is traditional to have a Buddha Statue in the Zen Hall … or, rather, a statue of Manjusri Bodhisattva astride a Lion, a symbol of Wisdom …<\/p>\n

But, really, any Buddha (or Bodhisattva) statue or picture will do.<\/div>\n

In fact, where in these do you see or not see the ‘True Buddha”?<\/p>\n

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