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The reclining Buddhas I saw in the temple were all lying on their right sides, and none of them were lying on their left sides. Does this have any special meaning?

1 "Reclining Buddha" may lie on the right or on the left, with more lying on the right and less on the left. The following frames of photography are of the left-lying sleeping Buddha since the Tang Dynasty: 2 Do you want to ask about its special meaning? It is like this:

According to the fourth chapter of the Mahaparinirvana Sutra: Nearly 2,500 years ago, an unexpected accident occurred. The old and sick Buddhist leader "Sakyamuni" passed away. "Ni" accidentally ate "dried wild boar meat" donated by others. (Original text narration): "The World Honored One was eaten by Cunda, the forger, and he became seriously ill. Red blood burst out, and he was in severe pain and was on the verge of death..." He walked to the river bank. , unable to walk any longer, he lay down between the two sal trees and fell into a deep sleep, never waking up again.

In the "Buddhist Sutra", the death of "Buddha" is called "Nirvana". The excavated "Reclining Buddha" is called "Buddha Nirvana Picture". The "Buddha" died lying on his side like this when he was in pain more than two thousand years ago. He did not pretend to be mysterious and "sat down" with his legs crossed. This is a very common and natural thing.

To be fair, "Buddha" was a simple person at the beginning, and he rarely pretended. Later, there were "Buddhists" who were so talented. It was said that the Buddha slept on his right side, which was called "auspicious lying". It had great merits and scientific understanding of sleeping postures.

In fact, the people who deified the "Right Reclining Buddha" firstly do not understand "Buddhist principles" and secondly do not understand medical principles...