The Sacred Space

[Dazzle]

Kagyu Samye Ling Temple Scotland






Temple door






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[thornbush]

The Lei Feng Pagoda, Hang Zhou, China (From my trip there last year)
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leifeng_Pagoda

[thornbush]

The Lei Feng Pagoda, Hang Zhou, China (Selection of wall murals)

[thornbush]

The Thean Hou Temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thean_Hou_Temple
(Surprisingly, being a Taoist and a landmark tourist temple, Theravada/Mahayana Buddhist activities are more rampant than any other activity)

[thornbush]

My personal collection of Dharma instruments over the years (used in chanting)-Part 1

[thornbush]

My personal collection of Dharma instruments over the years (used in chanting)-Part 2

[thornbush]

My personal collection of Dharma instruments over the years (used in chanting)-Part 3

[thornbush]

My Buddhist Altar (subject to monthly change and festive commemorations): Part 1
It basically faces east-west (a wooden half moon table back to back with a open book shelf cabinet)
The sample 2 pics are what it looks like during a commemoration period.

[thornbush]

My Buddhist Altar (subject to monthly change and festive commemorations): Part 2

[David N. Snyder]

The Big Buddha on Lantau Island, Hong Kong

I love the stairs "going up" to the Buddha.

[Drolma]

in response to post above:
I love the stairs going up too, magnificent!






Tso Pema -( Lotus Lake ) Padmasambhava Statue and caves.

[Ngawang Drolma]

All these pictures everyone has posted are wonderful.

Thornbush, I really enjoyed looking at your collection of instruments!

[dumb bonbu]

agreed, thornbush your altars are beautiful - they must be a great inspiration to you and it's obvious a lot of care and love has gone into them. if you wouldn't mind sharing a bit more....on the side altar, i was wondering what the open text is? and about the photo (is that a photo?) above it?

[thornbush]

if you wouldn't mind sharing a bit more....on the side altar, i was wondering what the open text is? and about the photo (is that a photo?) above it?

Oh the open text is a glazed clay piece containing the Heart Sutra in Chinese and the 'photo' is actually a cut out piece of Amitabha Buddha, from an old damaged picture card that I found on a free rack, so instead of letting it go to waste, I gingerly cut it out and stuck it as the central figure of the side altar.

[Dazzle]

Mountain retreat ,Sherab Ling, India

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[Dazzle]

Samye, Tibet

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[Ngawang Drolma]

I'd like to see more of Thorny's shrines too (when he has time)

[Drolma]

Lama Yeshe's Stupa - Tushita Dharamsala



Deer Park Bir HP India

[pink_trike]

The Milky Way

[Drolma]