Recently, a statue of Buddha I have fell over and broke at the neck, its head rolling away. I glued it back on and set it lower to the ground so it wouldn't fall such a great distance and break so easily.
Unfortunately, there was a minor earthquake and the head broke off again. No matter. I glued it back on, with superglue, and set it on the ground and surrounded by objects that would prevent its fall. No dice. My parents moved the objects to clean. When I came home, the Buddha was exposed and fell over when I closed my door (not harshly, either, but moderately).
I've taken this as a sign that perhaps someone out there is trying to tell me something. Unfortunately, I have no idea of what they're trying to say.
Is there any magical reference to a headless Buddha, or just a headless figure in certain mythologies? As far as I know, I can only think of the state-sanctioned vandalism of removing Buddha heads during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. |
