"Layman Li Tongxuan developed a unique meditative practice based on the 9th chapter of the Avatamsaka sutra. The practice, named 'the contemplation of Buddhalight' (foguang guan)" Does anybody here know about this?
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where should I imagine the radiant Buddha as being? In front of me? Inside me?
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In the instructions I've received and in the way I've practiced it, the Buddha is situated in the sky, but any position is hypothetically workable. I might try some alternatives this evening, now that you've mentioned it.
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I took a quick look at chapter 9. It mentions billions of billions of Buddhas. I don't think I could even visualize 200 Buddhas, much less a billion, much less a billion billion. How do you do a visualization based on this chapter?
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One Buddha is enough to start. Billions and billions are invoked to express the inconceivably infinite manifestations which are all ultimately empty of self/substance/solidity and thus completely malleable. The 3 most important ingredients in the visualization: buddha/light/self.
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