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六禽表法
雖然經上只略舉六種珍禽「白鶴、孔雀、鸚鵡、舍利，迦陵頻伽、共命之鳥」，但在表法上，各具有不同的意義。
「白鶴」表法身清淨，無諸垢染。
窺基大師曾說，白鶴以通體雪白為珍貴，白代表西方與清淨，當我們讀到白鶴時，要省察自己的心清淨嗎？
凡事喜歡往壞處想、鑽牛角尖嗎？心垢清除了多少呢？
「孔雀」代表佛的報身相好莊嚴，孔雀開屏百色絢麗盡呈眼前，華美異常，提醒我們要包容各種不同習性的人，在一個團體內，互不相礙。就像一座美麗的花園，要廣植各種貴賤花樹，才能顯現其美，如果只種牡丹或玫瑰就太單調了。凡夫受業力牽引，必須修正自己的行為，才能邁向圓滿的境界。蓮池大師說，拈匙放箸都是修行，所以我們時時要觀照自己的起心動念、行為舉止，學習放下執著，多包容、多體諒別人。
讀到鸚鵡專會模仿，使我們想到佛是真語者、實語者、如語者。
讀到鸚鵡專會模仿，使我們想到佛是真語者、實語者、如語者。
經上所說「佛佛道同」，古佛今佛所說一致，絕無不同的說法。經上的境界都是如來所證，沒有一分增減，我們應該深信不疑。
舍利鳥的眼光銳利、精準、清澈，末法眾生若具備這種眼光，就知念佛法門是唯一不浪費時間的解脫之門。
迦陵頻伽是妙音鳥，佛陀的聲音也稱迦陵頻伽音，所以唯有念阿彌陀佛的聲音，才能與迦陵頻伽媲美，是純善無惡的語言。我們應朝著「少說一句話，多念一聲佛」的目標前進，切莫張家長、李家短，夾雜人我是非，不斷造作口業。
共命之鳥是一隻鳥有兩個頭、兩個神識，但共有一個身體，象徵萬法皆我身。它提醒我們看到任何同修墮落，都應助他一臂之力，有好東西要與大家分享。貧富太懸殊，是國家動亂之因，唯有大家安和樂利，自己才能得到安樂。共命之鳥也提醒我們，兩和則興，各執己見，則兩敗俱傷，應該多用理智，少用感情。
所謂「愛不重不生娑婆，念不一不生極樂」，真想跳脫輪迴，還是要學著放下、再放下。
後面這四種鳥也代表佛的應身所具有的種種神通變化，無不隨意自在，含意無窮！
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In this site, you can find depictions of the Birds of Paradise mentioned in Buddhist Sutras.
https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.sg/2014/03/kannonsho-ji.html
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CHAT:
[12:51, 2/18/2018] AA: hahaha! why put a peacock at home?
: this is a great topic for discussion!
BB: hehehe really
AA: THINK:
Q1 - what is the significance of displaying this peacock specimen?
Q2 - What is this specimen?
BB: can attract people
AA: think deeper b4 you comment, dear
BB: from heaven animal
AA: BB, if these are what you can think of from the 2 questions I put to you, then you are very far from Enlightenment lol 😜
: Why do you think people get attracted by a Peacock specimen?
: if its a "heaven animal" then why put up for display in a mortal's house?
: Hey CC, where are you? Why so quiet?
BB: lol
AA: 白鹤、孔雀、鹦鹉、舍利、迦陵频伽、共命之鸟 ～ these are birds found in Buddhist sutras alleging that they exist in Amitabha's pureland & also GM's true buddha sutra....What are these birds actually?
BB: yes peacok kalavinka n others
AA: they all have significance in the sutras, WHY?
BB: hmm..
: Peacock symbolism: Vision, Royalty, Spirituality, Awakening, Guidance, Protection, & Watchfulness. In Greco-Roman mythology the Peacock tail has the "eyes" of the stars. In Hinduism, the Peacockis associated with Lakshmi who representspatience, kindness and luck.
CC: halo
: each of those birds are manifestations of amitabha mah, some represent the speech quality
: but peacok represents the royalty and transmutation of poisons into beauty
: Q1: why display such a specimen in one's house? ~ To mortals, as you said, to attract people. That means to show off!
: Q2 - this is an animal's dead body or carcass!
: so it boils down to displaying dead bodies at home to show off! Hahaha!
Q2 - What is this specimen?
BB: can attract people
AA: think deeper b4 you comment, dear
BB: from heaven animal
AA: BB, if these are what you can think of from the 2 questions I put to you, then you are very far from Enlightenment lol 😜
: Why do you think people get attracted by a Peacock specimen?
: if its a "heaven animal" then why put up for display in a mortal's house?
: Hey CC, where are you? Why so quiet?
BB: lol
AA: 白鹤、孔雀、鹦鹉、舍利、迦陵频伽、共命之鸟 ～ these are birds found in Buddhist sutras alleging that they exist in Amitabha's pureland & also GM's true buddha sutra....What are these birds actually?
BB: yes peacok kalavinka n others
AA: they all have significance in the sutras, WHY?
BB: hmm..
: Peacock symbolism: Vision, Royalty, Spirituality, Awakening, Guidance, Protection, & Watchfulness. In Greco-Roman mythology the Peacock tail has the "eyes" of the stars. In Hinduism, the Peacockis associated with Lakshmi who representspatience, kindness and luck.
CC: halo
: each of those birds are manifestations of amitabha mah, some represent the speech quality
: but peacok represents the royalty and transmutation of poisons into beauty
AA: BB, you still didn't answer my 2 questions, hor!
BB: hahaha
BB: i need to learn more 🙏
AA: https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.sg/2014/03/kannonsho-ji.html
BB: hahaha
BB: i need to learn more 🙏
AA: https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.sg/2014/03/kannonsho-ji.html
: Q1: why display such a specimen in one's house? ~ To mortals, as you said, to attract people. That means to show off!
: Q2 - this is an animal's dead body or carcass!
: so it boils down to displaying dead bodies at home to show off! Hahaha!
: The peacock along with the other birds of paradise are just manifestations of Amitabha buddha to REPRESENT certain qualities or virtues only. nothing great about the birds themselves, but the keys are what they represent only!
: like my staying in a hotel in taipei, they displayed fabricated heads of animals n in my room, there is a zebra head. and in the bathroom, there are lots of spirits playing and splashing water in the bath tub!
: These animals displays whether they are preserved specimens of dead animals or fabricated ones, often attract ghostly spirits to live within them like the statues of fo pusa.
Remember the articles I wrote about ghostly spirits occupying the statue of Buddha and looked at me with a gangsterish glare?
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Hahaha!
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With Metta
Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef
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