I was named for the Buddha of compassion,
because this form of Buddha protects children and travelers.
I have many children, now grown and creeping toward middle age,
and I am also an itinerant.
I could be described as a compulsive traveler,
but I prefer to think that my transient beingness
is as a transient!
All these different Buddhas are a bit of a trial to me.
84,000 is a number one hears.
There are tankas and other art works showing
hundreds of different looking Buddhas,
and there are people who know them all.
Someone gave me a St Christopher medal to carry with me.
In respect for her kindness, and perhaps with sub-conscious superstition,
I keep it in the bottom of my purse.
I'm not keen on saints, and I'm not keen on
all those Buddhas
either.
After all there is a Buddha in each of us.
Could we leave it at that?
because this form of Buddha protects children and travelers.
I have many children, now grown and creeping toward middle age,
and I am also an itinerant.
I could be described as a compulsive traveler,
but I prefer to think that my transient beingness
is as a transient!
All these different Buddhas are a bit of a trial to me.
84,000 is a number one hears.
There are tankas and other art works showing
hundreds of different looking Buddhas,
and there are people who know them all.
Someone gave me a St Christopher medal to carry with me.
In respect for her kindness, and perhaps with sub-conscious superstition,
I keep it in the bottom of my purse.
I'm not keen on saints, and I'm not keen on
all those Buddhas
either.
After all there is a Buddha in each of us.
Could we leave it at that?
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