Buddhas

Eyes

The peaceful and

compassionate
eyes of Lord
Buddha. The
Buddha's eyes are
shown to remind
us to be
compassionate
towards all living
beings, and to be
diligent in staying
on the dharma
path.

Buddha All Seeing Third Wisdom Eye symbol meaning:

Tibetan Oldest Symbol of Unity of all the things as well as the One Way to reach
enlightenment trough the Buddha's Teachings. Above this is the Third Eye symbolizing
the All Seeing Wisdom of the Buddha. Stimulates Intuition and Stability.

On virtually every stupa (Buddhist shrine) in Nepal, there are giant pairs of eyes staring out from the
four sides of the main tower.
These are Buddha Eyes (also known as Wisdom Eyes), and they look out in the four directions to
symbolize the omniscience (all-seeing) of a Buddha.
The Buddha eyes are so prevalent throughout the country that they have become a symbol of Nepal
itself.
Between the Buddha's eyes where the nose would be is a curly symbol that looks like question mark.
This is the Nepali character for the number 1, which symbolizes unity of all the things as well as the
one way to reach enlightenmentthrough the Buddha's teachings.
Above this is a third eye, symbolizing the all-seeing wisdom of the Buddha.

BUDDHA WISDOM EYES

Often depicted on Stupas (Buddhist Shrines), this symbol represents the all seeing eyes of Buddha.
In Nepal, the symbology is found on the majority of all Stupas shown as giant pairs of eyes staring
out from all four sides of the main tower. The Buddha eyes are so prevalent throughout Nepal, they
have become a symbol of the country itself.
These are Buddha Eyes (also known as Wisdom Eyes), and they look out in the four directions to
symbolize the omniscience (all-seeing) of Buddha.
The small dot between the eyes represents the third eye, a symbol of spiritual awakening. The
curly mark between the eyes (where the nose should be) is the Sanskrit numeral one, which
symbolizes the unity of all things. The mark also represents the one way to reach enlightenment
through the Buddha's teachings.

OnthestupasorshrinesofNepalisfoundasymbolknownastheEyesofBuddha,itappearstobea
pairofeyeswithasmalldotinbetween.AccordingtoBuddhistteachingsgreed,hatred,anddelusion
causesufferingintheworld.Onlybyfocusingonriddingoneselfofthesetraitscanapersonhopeto
obtainahigherrealmuponreincarnation.Buddhistsymbolsforgreedincludemirrors,eyes,andthe
powerofvision.TheEyesofBuddhaserveasaremindertoBuddhiststobehaveethically,meditate,
andmakeritualofferingsinordertoeliminategreedfromtheirlives.

Buddhistsbelievethathealingthesickwillhelpalleviatespiritualsuffering.InBuddhistthoughteye
diseaseandcloudedvisionareconsideredareflectiononapersonsabilitytofreethemselvesfrom
feelingsofgreed.Tothisend,Buddhistswereknowntousesmallbookscalledolas,whichcontain
bothprayersandremediesforanumberofailments,includingeyedisease.
WithintheEyesofBuddhasymbol,thedotcenteredbetweentheeyesrepresentsthethirdeye.For
Buddhiststhethirdeyeisasymbolofspiritualawakening.Commontomanycultures,thethirdeye

representsasourceofhiddenpowertoHindusandinwesternthinkingindicatesclairvoyanceor
secondsight.