Earth Witness Buddha Stag Hephaestus was a very kind

Hephaestus was a very kind and loveable god

Made from grain stalks

harvest and death presaged the cycle of crop fertility

the forests

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Earth Witness Buddha Stag Hephaestus was a very kindEarth Witness Buddha At the moment of his spiritual awakening, Buddha reaches down to touch the earth, invoking the Earth Devi to witness his enlightenment. The bhumisparsa or "earth witness" mudra of Gautama Buddha is one of the most common iconic images of Buddhism. It depicts the Buddha sitting in meditation with his left hand, palm upright, in his lap, and his right hand touching the earth. It represents the Buddha asking Prthivi, the devi of the