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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:58 am
by Ngawang Drolma
Sakya shrine on the day commemorating the Buddha's paranirvana. It's at Deer Park Buddhist Center.

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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:16 pm
by ChangYuan
These are from a little Ch'an temple I came across in Chinatown NYC.

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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:35 pm
by Dodatsu
Nishi Hongwanji temple in Kyoto, Head Temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha.

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Left - Founder's Hall (Goeido)
Right - Amida Hall

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Amida Hall Gate

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Goeido Hall Gate

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Teahouse

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Internal view of the Goeido

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Japanese style "chandelier" in the Goeido

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Passageway linking the Two Halls

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Internal view of the Amida Hall

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Left - Reception Hall, Right - Sutra Repisotory

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Goeido shrine enshrining the statue of Shinran Shonin

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Amida Hall shrine enshrining Amida (Amitabha) Buddha

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Administration office

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:24 pm
by Chaz
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The 7th Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:12 am
by pink_trike
These are places that can wake us up...

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:16 am
by pink_trike
These are places that can aid in our waking up...

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:17 pm
by Ngawang Drolma
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Sakya Monastery
Seattle, Washington, USA

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:36 pm
by Ngawang Drolma
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NEPAL. The Great Stupa of Bodhnath glows with the light of a hundred thousand butter-lamps, offered every Friday during the funeral ceremonies for the great Tibetan master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.The Great Stupa of Jarungkashor, Bodhnath, in Nepal's Kathmandu valley. The stupa is a major pilgrimage place for Tibetan Buddhists, for its construction was linked to the establishment of Buddhism in Tibet. Every early morning and late afternoon, hundreds, sometimes thousands of devotees circumambulate the stupa many times, reciting prayers, as a devotional gesture. According to ancient legend, the four sons of the poultry-woman Shamvara who built the stupa were reborn as the Guru Padmasambhava, the Abbot Shantarakshita, the King Trisong Detsen and the minister Bami Trihzi, as the result of wishes they made on completing the stupa.

Source of photo by Matthieu Ricard

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:26 pm
by Ngawang Drolma
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Tibetan Autonomous Region, Gansu Province, China

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:16 pm
by Paul
Some inspiring figures in no particular order:

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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:59 am
by Luke
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Sakya Monastery
Seattle, Washington, USA
Whoa! That's a beautiful puja room! It must be a great feeling to sit inside there.

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:56 am
by plwk
This thread is so memorable....how time flies...

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 4:35 pm
by Luke
H.H. Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang
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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:05 am
by sukhamanveti
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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:12 pm
by Mr. G
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Dreaming of the Tiger Spring (simplified Chinese: 虎跑梦泉; traditional Chinese: 虎跑夢泉; pinyin: hǔpáomèngquán) is a spring and scenic, as well as historic, location in southwestern Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.

The water from the spring itself seeps out from quartzite and is regarded as the third best in China. The water is popular for brewing teas, such as the local specialty, Longjing tea.

Tiger spring is also the burial place of monk Jigong.

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:43 pm
by Ngawang Drolma
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Wat Rong Khun, the White Temple

Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Rai, Thailand is unlike any Buddhist temples in the world. The all-white, highly ornate structure gilded in mosaic mirrors that seem to shine magically, is done in a distinctly contemporary style. It is the brainchild of renowned Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat.

Actually, the temple is still under construction. Chalermchai expects it will take another 90 years to complete, making it the Buddhist temple equivalent of the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona, Spain!

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Above: wat-rong-khun from a distance

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 5:19 am
by Mr. G
A site where people can upload pictures of their altars:

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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:53 am
by Mr. G
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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 12:42 pm
by muni
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Possible to tell something more about the picture on right side?

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 6:02 pm
by nirmal
My little Maitreya corner beside my altar