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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:07 am
by Thug4lyfe
More picturz of da Buddha Memorial Centre!!!

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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:27 am
by justsit
catmoon wrote:Wow. That is an amazing work of art. Tell us a little about it?
It is a statue from the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
"Guanyin of the Southern Sea," Chinese, Liao (907-1125) or Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)

Wood with multiple layers of paint
95 x 65 inches (241.3 x 165.1 cm)

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:49 am
by Malcolm
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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:03 pm
by Mr. G
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Monk prays for a man who passed away in the station hall of the Shanxi Taiyuan Train Station, China.

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:01 am
by Rakz
No words to describe these pics. Stunning would be an understatement.

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:12 pm
by Mr. G
Drawn on a chalk board:

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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:03 pm
by Mr. G
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Ususama Myouou
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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:39 pm
by Bhavana
pine wind buddha.jpg
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Pine Wind Zen Monastery, Shamong Township in the New Jersey Pine Barrens

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:46 pm
by Bhavana
My Bedroom

(this tiny statue is old, old, old - it was my grandfather's)

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:02 pm
by MrDistracted
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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:08 pm
by justsit
:thumbsup:

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:23 pm
by Paul
That's Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, right? What is he up to?

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:38 pm
by MrDistracted
one more..

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 1:58 pm
by Mr. G
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Portable Shrine, Japan, 19th century, collection of Phoenix Art Museum

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:45 am
by Tilopa
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This awesome Stupa built in 1651 is in the main gardens of central Beijing. The small shrine in front contains a beautiful statue of Yamantaka and the plaque beneath it reads: Here is enshrined the image of Yamantaka said to be the Guardian of Beijing. Inside the gate is a Gelug Temple.

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:46 am
by plwk
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1963-2012 gate gate pāragate pārasaṃgate bodhi svāhā

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:46 pm
by Mr. G
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Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:45 pm
by Khalil Bodhi
Mr. G wrote:Image

Monk prays for a man who passed away in the station hall of the Shanxi Taiyuan Train Station, China.
I'm a little late on this but I'm really touched. :heart:

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:30 pm
by Mr. G

Re: The Sacred Space

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:34 am
by rose
Various views of Larung Gar aka Serthar Buddhist Institute where my very good friend Ven. P. Gyatso lived for several years at the time when Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok was alive.

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Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok

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A road divides a town of wooden cabins into two parts in Serthar in southwest Sichuan Province. On the left is where nuns live, while on right are houses for monks. The Serthar Buddhist Institute, also known as Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, is sited in the Larung Valley near the town of Serthar. Despite its remote location, at an altitude of 4,000 meters in the Karze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan and more than 800 kilometers by dirt road from the nearest city, the institute has grown from a handful of disciples to become one of the largest centers for the study of Tibetan Buddhism in the world, numbering nearly 10,000 monks, nuns, and lay disciples.
Quote and image directly above from Shanghai Daily.com
At the time my friend was resident there were approximately 10,000 monks, 6,000 nuns and several hundred laypeople.

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Below is a water colour of Manjushuri painted for me by Ven. Gyatso
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There are some more paintings by Ven. Gyatso painted for me here here and here.

Regards,