The Sacred Space

[Ngawang Drolma]

Sakya shrine on the day commemorating the Buddha's paranirvana. It's at Deer Park Buddhist Center.

[ChangYuan]

These are from a little Ch'an temple I came across in Chinatown NYC.

[Dodatsu]

Nishi Hongwanji temple in Kyoto, Head Temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha.


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


Amida Hall Gate


Goeido Hall Gate


Teahouse


Internal view of the Goeido


Japanese style "chandelier" in the Goeido


Passageway linking the Two Halls


Internal view of the Amida Hall


Left - Reception Hall, Right - Sutra Repisotory


Goeido shrine enshrining the statue of Shinran Shonin


Amida Hall shrine enshrining Amida (Amitabha) Buddha


Administration office

[Chaz]

The 7th Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

[pink_trike]

These are places that can wake us up...

[pink_trike]

These are places that can aid in our waking up...

[Ngawang Drolma]

Sakya Monastery
Seattle, Washington, USA

[Ngawang Drolma]

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

[Ngawang Drolma]

Tibetan Autonomous Region, Gansu Province, China

[Paul]

Some inspiring figures in no particular order:

[Luke]

Sakya Monastery
Seattle, Washington, USA

Whoa! That's a beautiful puja room! It must be a great feeling to sit inside there.

[plwk]

This thread is so memorable....how time flies...

[Luke]

H.H. Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang


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[sukhamanveti]

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[Mr. G]

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.

[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!

Source

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Above: wat-rong-khun from a distance

[Mr. G]

A site where people can upload pictures of their altars:

http://www.altar-bot.com/

[Mr. G]

[muni]

Possible to tell something more about the picture on right side?

[nirmal]

My little Maitreya corner beside my altar