Symbols

The posture of a statue can symbolize anything from death to grace. There are several different Buddha statues; the most common is the meditating Buddha. The meditating Buddha is always found in a lonely place, it symbolizes concentration, because the Buddha's eyes are always focused of the tip of its nose or between the eyebrows. Other Buddha’s are the seated Buddha, walking Buddha and the crowned Buddha, just to name a few more. The seated Buddha Means peace, worship and is always present during meditation, it represents a vow to seek Enlightenment. The walking Buddha Means grace and final harmony reached in life. The crowned Buddha Means a higher mental power and symbolizes spiritual powers and world leaders. Aside from the different Buddha statues hands and light all have their separate symbols. Hands
Shaped into the form of a cup symbolizes dharma, meaning law or teaching. Light
Symbolizes light rising to the supreme Enlightenment. By lighting an orange candle it symbolizes consciousness, sense and positive aspects of life and death connecting the two worlds. Common things are symbols so that Buddhists are constantly reminded to live out the Buddhist way. Something that is highly respected within a Buddhist community is artwork.

- Black symbolizes killing and anger
- White denotes rest and thinking
- Yellow stands for restraining and nourishing
- Red for summoning
- Green means exorcism