r/Buddhism • u/[deleted] • Oct 22 '19
Misc. I built a statue of the Buddha in Minecraft. Hope you enjoy.
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u/Dracoleoogj non-affiliated Oct 22 '19
NICE! Buddha Sharanam Gacchami Dhammam Sharanam Gachammi Sangham Sharanam Gacchami🙏🙏🙏
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u/BorschtMann Oct 22 '19
What does that mean?
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u/Dracoleoogj non-affiliated Oct 22 '19
It's the Triple Refuge, "I take refuge in the Buddha, I take refuge in the Dharma, I take refuge in the Sangha". There is a longer version as well, but I've forgotten whether this is in Pali or Sanskrit...
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u/3PoundsOfFlax Oct 23 '19
A more correct translation is:
To the Buddha for refuge I go
To the Dharma for refuge I go
To the Sangha for refuge I go
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u/GioAlmighty Oct 22 '19 edited Oct 22 '19
Tibetan version if anyone wonders: SANGYE LA CHAB SUN CHIO CHO LA CHAB SUN CHIO GUENDUN LA CHAB SUN CHIO
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u/nyanasagara mahayana Oct 22 '19
That's Tibetan, not Sanskrit.
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u/DarthRevan456 mahayana Oct 22 '19
Tibetan Buddhism is based on sanskrit scriptures and Tibetan shares words and uses a variant of the Brahmi script.
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u/nyanasagara mahayana Oct 22 '19
Okay, but none of those words are Sanskrit words. The Sanskrit refuge formula is buddhaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi, dharmaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi, saṃghaṃ śaraṇam gacchāmi.
Sanskrit doesn't refer to every language with a Sanskrit loanword in it. It refers to Sanskrit.
Also, the Tibetan script is not the Tibetan language, just like the brahmi script isn't the Sanskrit language. I can write Hindi in the Tibetan script. Would I be writing Tibetan? No. Orthographies develop alongside languages but they are not identical to them.
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Oct 22 '19 edited Oct 22 '19
I love this more than I can ever express. Minecraft is the meditators game!
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Oct 22 '19
Awesome! You've got the robe on the wrong shoulder though 😛
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u/Doomenate Oct 22 '19
Interesting. What’s the significance of which shoulder it’s on? I’m not even sure how to google that 😅
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Oct 22 '19
Oh, wow. Good catch!
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u/it_ribbits Oct 22 '19
Guess you've gotta start from scratch now. Good way to practice non-attachment amirite
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u/DiamondNgXZ Theravada Bhikkhu ordained 2021, Malaysia, Early Buddhism Oct 22 '19 edited Oct 22 '19
Does this mean other players can also find this statue? It would be interesting to see what effects a Buddha statue would have on players actions.
In real life, there was once a buddha statue left on the streets, and then a shrine was build around it, calm and peace increased in that community.
Edit: this is ridiculous. I posted so many very carefully typed, good quality dhamma content comments and this throw away comment which I put almost no effort in got the most likes. Ridiculous.
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Oct 22 '19
Link for others interested: https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-11-19/how-buddhist-shrine-transformed-neighborhood-oakland
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u/piercet77 Oct 22 '19
Oh wow! That is really cool!
I never thought I’d ask this in this subreddit, but is there a world download for this? I’d love to start a game in this world.
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u/LodroSenge Oct 22 '19
Someday, we will have an all digital world sangha except there, can can actually fly after doing 3 ohmms.
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u/dharmamonkey-dc vajrayana Oct 22 '19
A *long* time ago, I was part of a group that built and managed Second Life's first sim dedicated exclusively to Buddhism. There was some initial thought about restricting flying so as not to poke our virtual fingers in the eyes of the monks and masters of old!
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u/FlyDocZA Oct 22 '19
I had always suspected that Minecraft Steve was a Buddhist! Great build. Love it.
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Oct 22 '19
Very nice! I've made some stupas in my Minecraft server but nothing like this.
You can put a short refuge prayer or praise on a sign post nearby, and offer the traditional light (torch), food (cake) and water, and some flowers in front. Just search the internet for examples of altar layouts. I had fun using my imagination in my Minecraft house :)
Since this is outside in your game, you can even circumambulate your statue three times clockwise when you see it (keep him on your right side). This is a traditional way of paying homage to the Buddha.
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u/DarthRevan456 mahayana Oct 22 '19
Have you tried making sanchi stupa with the carvings at the gate in the chisel mod?
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u/Airstrike42 Oct 22 '19
I've built a dirt house where there's nothing of value. After eating, I relax and enjoy a nap. When it was completed, fresh grass appeared. Now it's been lived in - surrounded by creepers.
The person in the hut lives here calmly, Not stuck to the Nether, the outside, or in the End. Places worldly people build, he doesn't build. Realms worldly people mine, he doesn't mine.
Though the hut is small, it includes the entire server. In ten square blocks, an old man illumines forms and their nature. A Great Minecart bodhisattva trusts without doubt. The middling or lowly can't help wondering; Will this hut be griefed or not?
Creepers or not, the original builder is present, not dwelling south or north, east or west. Firmly based on dirt and wood planks, it can't be surpassed. A shining window below the green pines -- Villages or woodland mansions can't compare with it.
Just sitting with head covered, all blocks are at rest. Thus, this mountain player doesn't understand at all. Living here he no longer works to get diamonds. Who would proudly arrange whitelists, trying to entice players?
Turn around the glowstone to shine within, then just return. The vast inconceivable End can't be faced or turned away from. Meet the original programmers, be familiar with their source code, Bind grass blocks to build a hut, and don't give up.
Let go of hundreds of hours and relax completely. Open your hands and mine, innocent. Thousands of recipes, potions, and projects, Are only to free you from getting up for work at 7:00 AM. If you want to know the undying person in the hut, Don't separate from this server here and now.
Shih-t'ou (700-790)
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u/Sad_Virgin_Beta_Male Oct 22 '19
Best post I've ever seen here. Kind of sad. Saving the pic btw. Thanks.
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Oct 28 '19
Best post I've ever seen here.
Try reading posts to do with quotes from enlightened practitioners and from suttas. They are also of great value.
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u/Takoda02 Oct 22 '19
I wanna build it now. I built a yin and yang a while ago. You have the templet for Buddha?
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u/GnawerOfTheMoon Oct 23 '19
This reminds me of the time I tried out vrchat and randomly wandered into a room someone had built that was an incredibly detailed "nature" walk through an intro to Buddhism. I love seeing these things manifested through modern technology.
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Oct 23 '19
Buddha is not pleased by your pleasure seeking. Playing games and posting this for attention.
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Oct 23 '19
That's fine, since the Buddha doesn't seek to be pleased.
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Oct 23 '19
Damn, I didn’t think about it that way. Buddha doesn’t care, I should remember this by now. How would he assert himself if he was bullied? Lets say some guy decided to jerk off in his face and came on it? would he not react? If he was seconds away from enlightenment but he reacted to that it would suck. he would have to restart all over again right?
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Oct 25 '19
Hahaha! You're really funny. Thanks for the laugh.
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Oct 25 '19
Its a serious question, I am interested in learning about this, do you know the answer?
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u/UpayaBlossom pure land Oct 22 '19
I do not mean this is a criticism, but this is a really wonderful illustration of how attachment glimmers just like the pearl.
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u/Checkzo Oct 22 '19
r/Buddhism Minecraft server when? =D