Why are tourists forbidden to shoot Buddha statues when they travel to temples?

Many friends have been to temples and monasteries. In ancient times, there were more than 65,438+0,000 temples inside and outside Luoyang, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Du Mu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, said in his poem that "there are 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties, and there are many temples in the misty rain", which is enough to explain the number of temples.

There is a famous Shaolin Temple in China, which attracts not only domestic tourists but also foreign tourists. They all want to see this Shaolin Temple, which is known as "Shaolin Kung Fu is the best in the world".

If you like traveling, you must have been to the famous temples along the way, such as Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Ta 'er Temple, Yaqing Temple, etc., and seen the worship and chanting, which has sublimated our personal spirit;

It can be seen that the charm of religious culture is admirable, and the magic of spiritual belief is fascinating!

When I arrived at the solemn temple and saw the solemn Buddha statue, I couldn't help but take out my mobile phone and want to take a picture of the statue, but this is forbidden, so why not take a picture of the statue?

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According to folklore, the old people say that you can't shoot Buddha in the temple because Buddha is omnipotent. If you take a picture of the Buddha and bring it back, it means that you kidnapped the Buddha. The Buddha shines brightly, so we can't just shoot you.

That's disrespectful to Buddha. Once the Buddha is angry, it is very serious.

In addition, as far as faith is concerned, the image of the faith instructor is saved after taking pictures, so how to save it in the future becomes a problem. I am afraid there will be mistakes if it is not saved well.

Moreover, there are often photos of myself and idols in photos, so it is inevitable that idols will become their own foil. How to arrange photos in the future will have more or less psychological effects, so it is inevitable that there will be disrespect for the image of faith and it is not easy to take pictures. It's like walking down the street and taking pictures of others. I'm afraid it is disrespectful.

This is because people have deified the Buddha for thousands of years. Since ancient times, people have cultivated respect and confidence from the Buddha, and also increased their diligence for their own lives.

This is from folklore, or superstition; Believers nowadays are very confident. If they don't believe it, they don't believe it.

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From the perspective of cultural relics protection and unit interests; First, although cultural relics such as Buddha statues have passed the limitation of copyright protection, temples and related management units still enjoy certain copyright priority, just as the Forbidden City can make photo albums for its collections, but it does not want tourists to keep a photo album themselves.

For example, in the British Museum, you can take photos (without flash) unless otherwise specified, but you can't publish the cultural relics collection of the British Museum. Photos with publishing intentions should be negotiated with the competent authorities and authorized, video materials should be archived, and income should be divided into rules.

Second, safety and imitation; Although everyone has a camera phone now, if they are really bad people, these are not problems, but they are really not allowed to take pictures from the perspective of thinking.

Third, tourists take pictures; First of all, flashlights are not good for statues, murals and so on. On the other hand, using tripods and other instruments will make people stagnate, even affect the normal activities of some temples, and show insufficient respect for monks.

Going to a temple, especially one managed by a monk, is just like following someone else's home. Paying attention to signs, respecting their requirements and habits and asking fewer questions is a better attitude. They have no obligation to fully explain the ins and outs of the rules to you, and the unhappiness you bring them will eventually turn into specific unpleasant events.

As for not taking photos, as far as sightseeing is concerned, we should abide by local rules and regulations. If local regulations don't allow you to take pictures, it's illegal and uncooperative.

Sometimes you need to use a flash to take pictures, and its shining will be harmful to the maintenance of painting and so on. So this is also a big reason why taking pictures is not allowed.

Of course, there is no need to flash in the open air now, but if religious customs do not allow taking pictures, it is not negotiable; This is equivalent to not bringing your mobile phone into the examination room, turning it off, etc. In order to maintain order, it is not allowed, so it should be observed.

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Returning to life, in fact, we should probably avoid taking the myth of Buddha statues and statues in Buddhist temples as reference objects for believers to practice, rather than using them as idols.

For example, the tantric practice principle of "body, mouth and mind", in which "seeking body" means that the practitioner should align with the Buddha when walking, sitting and lying, so the standard of alignment is the behavior of the Buddha displayed.

Therefore, since the Buddha statue is a reference in practice, it is allowed to take pictures, and deifying the Buddha statue is out of the original intention of Buddhism. Some people in Zen Buddhism put forward that "seeing Buddha and killing Buddha" seems absurd, but in fact they are against idolizing Buddha.

Taking pictures is not disrespectful to the Buddha, and it is forbidden to take pictures from the perspective of respect. However, it is necessary to show respect for Buddha and Buddha statue in Buddhism, but taking pictures is not disrespectful.

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Buddhism is different from Islam, Catholicism or Christianity, which basically unifies classics and taboos.

Buddhism is a relatively loose religion with many classics and schools, and there are not many so-called stereotypes.

It is not a clear and unified taboo to prohibit taking pictures of Buddha statues.

Sri Lanka is a country where Buddhism thrives, and religious figures there even invite photographers to take pictures of Buddha statues.

Even many schools of Middle-earth Buddhism or Tibetan Buddhism in China are not exactly the same at this point.

Even if it is also forbidden to shoot Buddha statues, there are different explanations.

Therefore, it is better to respect the opinions and regulations of local monks, sects and religious figures whether it is possible to shoot Buddha statues.