Lord Buddha posing with his hand extended forward; a widespread Buddha image in Thailand. (IMAGE)

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Lord Buddha posing with his hand extended forward; a widespread Buddha image in Thailand.

Caption

In this case, the hand's five fingers can represent five precepts, whereas the flare represents the wisdom derived from five precept-based meditations. This old, durable metal statue echoes the history of 2600 years of Five Precepts practice.

Credit

Tinakon Wongpakaran & Sriprom Wongpakaran, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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