The centrepiece of my shrine, a Thai rupa seated in half-lotus. The hands are in the mudra of meditation. The wooden plate behind the rupa is seperate, but is intended to suggest the aura of bodhi and lesser attainments of the Buddha. I like the simplicity of the rupa, and because I don't have a seperate room for the shrine I've tried to lend a feeling of emphasis.
Gotama Siddartha is the name of the Buddha. Sakyamuni means 'sage of the sakya clan'. Tathagata means 'thus gone' and refers to the attainment of enlightenment or bodhi. Samma-sambuddho describes enlightenment gained by one's own efforts, which is singular to the Buddhas. After a Buddha is born and attains enlightenment, he or she can teach the Dhamma to others. Those who become enlightened from the Buddha's teaching are arahants.
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