turtlette wrote:Lord Ellpus wrote:Ahem......Mr K. is very busy at the moment, but has asked me (his Overseas director) to pass on that the vehicle in question should be a Mahayana (which is basically something akin to a vast boat that carries all the beings in the universe across the sea of suffering......apparently).
Lord Lepros..Leper...Elvis? You know who! I'm sorry to say, your guess isn't even close. May I suggest you re-read the riddle for a clearer understanding. I would hate to see K LMNOP = Lil' man no pee!
Stress will do that to a person, especially when they have to shave themselves.
My dear Testudo of the small variety,
Having studied the riddle very carefully, the clue was found to be in the mantra.....going to a Buddhist website that translated this mantra:-
http://www.dharma-haven.org/tibetan/meaning-of-om-mani-padme-hung.htm
The following paragraphS were discovered....."
People who learn about the mantra naturally want to know what it means, and often ask for a translation into English or some other Western language. However, Om Mani Padme Hum can not really be translated into a simple phrase or even a few sentences.
Buddha taught many very different methods for removing the cause of suffering, methods appropriate for the very different types and conditions and aptitudes of suffering beings. For those who had the capacity to understand it, he taught the most powerful method of all, a method based on the practice of compassion. It is known as the MAYAHANA, or GREAT VEHICLE, because practicing it benefits all beings, without partiality. It is likened to a vast boat that carries all the beings in the universe across the sea of suffering."
It is obviously the correct answer to the riddle and, as the President has confirmed it himself, nobody can now declare it incorrect ( if they do, they will meet Big Lou).
