RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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Which celestial being is Siddhartha Gautama alleged to have spoken of?
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Avalokiteshvara
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Manjusri
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Tara
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Maitreya
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The emanation body (nirmanakaya) is the form of the Buddha that appears in the world to teach people the path to liberation. The enjoyment (or bliss) body (sambhogakaya) is the celestial body of the Buddha to which contemplation can ascend.
Detailed explanation-2: -This bodhisattva can be identified as Maitreya by the lip of the sacred water flask in his left hand and by his loop topknot, a hairstyle common to Maitreya images. On the base, donor figures venerate a Buddhist reliquary that rests on a low throne under a canopy.
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