Inlaid
Buddhi
ring is made in the shape of Ficus
religiosa leaves, known as the tree under which the prince Siddhartha Gautama
reached awakening and understanding of the source of all suffering.
The ring is inlaid with precious and semi precious stones.
Around the stone there is a sentence in Hebrew – "Utterly senseless, everything is senseless!"
taken from the book of Ecclesiastes written by King Solomon. Many Buddhists relate
to Ecclesiastes as a highly Buddhist script. Both Buddha and King
Solomon related to life as Maya – Illusion or Senseless.
The word Buddhi was mistakenly
translated to “enlightenment”
although the true meaning of it is ‘awakening’ or ‘awareness’. The use
of the term ‘enlightenment’ leads to a basic misunderstanding of the
Buddhi state as something supreme that cannot be attained. Actually the
Buddhi state is simply a state of consciousness awakening and being
without illusionary thoughts.
The Buddhi ring reminds the wearer the possibility of being
compassionate and modest which are highly important in the
awakening process.