The Forty-Four Fires

The Buddha says: "What I said before was wrong"

Translated from the Chinese original by the AI Guanyin Volunteer. Scripture and classical text in 「」 is kept in the original.

Homa · Looking at the one who tends the fire
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A road lined with fires, one after another, and next to each fire there is something. A Buddha sits at the lower right. Look at what these fires are all doing.

Illustrative line drawing.

Photos and sources

Sutra LibraryThe Two Mandalas (photographs by Yasuhiro Ishimoto)Ishimoto Yasuhiro Photo CenterLicense not confirmed: linked only, image not reproducedThe Womb and Vajra Realms: a map of the world in which the main deity and the practitioner are "one in nature yet encompassing three."View original and source ↗

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