Difference between revisions of "Earthcrust"
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| + | * '''crust of bread''' → hence, '''cassay the earthcrust''' = to break [a crust of] bread → The Last Supper → mastication of the host | ||
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Following references to the Buddha's enlightenment, there are a few references to the Earth: "terricolous", "quaky", "earshare", "earthcrust". | Following references to the Buddha's enlightenment, there are a few references to the Earth: "terricolous", "quaky", "earshare", "earthcrust". | ||
| − | In Buddhism, the 'earth witness' mudra, formed with all five fingers of the right hand extended to touch the ground, symbolizes the Buddha's enlightenment under the bodhi tree, when he summoned the earth goddess | + | In Buddhism, the 'earth witness' ''mudra'', formed with all five fingers of the right hand extended to touch the ground, symbolizes the Buddha's enlightenment under the bodhi tree, when he summoned the earth goddess Sthavara to bear witness to his attainment of enlightenment. |
Latest revision as of 04:36, 6 May 2007
- crust of bread → hence, cassay the earthcrust = to break [a crust of] bread → The Last Supper → mastication of the host
Commentary
Following references to the Buddha's enlightenment, there are a few references to the Earth: "terricolous", "quaky", "earshare", "earthcrust".
In Buddhism, the 'earth witness' mudra, formed with all five fingers of the right hand extended to touch the ground, symbolizes the Buddha's enlightenment under the bodhi tree, when he summoned the earth goddess Sthavara to bear witness to his attainment of enlightenment.
