What are the unknown facts of Buddhism

Some of the earliest Buddha statues were created by Greek artists. I don't really know how unknown this is, but let's get started: some of the earliest human images of the Buddha himself are often thought to be at least the result of Greek and Buddhist interactions.

The earliest Buddha figure paintings were mostly done by Greek artists. There is also a depiction of Vajra Lopani by Hercules, the protector of the Buddha, and the complete depiction of Hercules by the Greeks in 200 AD is on the right. These Greeks belonged to the Greco-Bactrian kingdom, a successor state to the conquests of Alexander the Great:

There is also a depiction of Vajra Lopani by Hercules, the protector of the Buddha, and the complete depiction of Hercules by the Greeks in 200 AD is on the right. These Greeks belonged to the Greco-Bactrian kingdom, a successor state to the conquests of Alexander the Great: it is worth noting that these people were certainly not entirely Greeks, but their art and culture were certainly mixed with some local Bhaktras and Indians.

The history of the Buddhist Bactrian Greeks is interesting and extensive, full of conquests, conversions, and other interactions.

Greek text on Buddhist coins: Between the 4th and 6th centuries CE, Buddhism's power in the Indian subcontinent declined, but it spread rapidly in East Asia. When Buddhism was introduced to China, Japan, Taiwan, and other places, it was influenced by local customs and traditions.

Sokushinbutsu (Japanese) is the mummy of Buddhist monks, and I'm sure many of you haven't heard of it before.

There is a debate about the exact origin of sokushinbutsu. In the 7th century, followers of Shujindo (a Japanese version of Buddhism) introduced sokushinbutsu, emphasizing asceticism and spiritual practice. In sokushinbutsu, a monk must strictly observe mokujikigyo (eating trees) for about 10 years.

This diet is actually a combination of pine needles, resin, and seeds found in the mountains. This process removes fat from the body. In the last stage, the monk stops ingesting fluids, which dehydrates the body and all organs contract.

Monks would die in a meditative state while chanting chanting Buddha (a mantra about the Buddha), and their bodies would naturally be preserved like mummies, with their teeth intact, not rotting, and without any artificial preservatives. [1] In 1975, a pagoda in India collapsed, and the archaeological team found a 500-year-old mummy named Sangha Tenzin. So far, 24 mummies of Buddhist monks have been found in Japan, China, Thailand, Taiwan and India.

Personally, I think that the mystical sense of Buddhism is the strongest in religion, such as whether Buddhist relics really exist and whether the respected presiding elder of Shaolin Temple can keep his body from decay after a hundred years, these are unknown facts.

There are only three things that Buddhism does not know, first, you have not heard of the unpleasant Dharma, second, whether you can see the gods, demons, and Buddhas clearly, and third, there are only six pure roots that can see the pure land outside the heavens.

There are too many events mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures that have not yet been confirmed, such as the three evil paths mentioned by the Buddha, hell, evil ghosts, and animal paths, which are not visible to everyone, including the four meditations and the eighteen days;

There is a story that after Venerable Anan became enlightened, he didn't even dare to drink water, because he found that there were hundreds of millions of bardo bodies in a cup of water, and he saw that there were hundreds of millions of lives in this cup of water, which is what is now called bacteria, and at that time there were no scientific instruments and could not be confirmed.

If the monks die while meditating, then they become mummies. The body will be left intact.

Buddhism says that the wicked come to save the good, and the wicked do the evil to the good, and the evil deeds done by the wicked are greater good.