Date: 1910 - 1915, Амдойский буддийский монастырь Лавран Amdoysky Buddhist monastery Lavran Genden shaydrub-dargyey Tashi-kunnay kyilway-ling (dGe-ldan bshad-grub dar-rgyas bkra-shis kun-nas ‘khyil-ba’i gling), also known as Labrang Tashikyil Monastery (Bla-brang bKra-shis ‘khyil), or simply Labrang, was founded in 1710 by the First Jamyang-zhaypa, Ngawang-tsondru (Kun-mkhyen ‘Jam-dbyangs bzhad-pa Ngag-dbang brtson-‘
Portrait of a Korean Buddhist monk, Korea, ca. 1920-1940 Photograph of a Korean Buddhist monk standing near a doorway holding a drum. "Getting ready to beat it. This is a Korean Buddhist monk. When he needs money he beats the kettle drum. A good scheme for Maryknoll." International
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Staand beeld met vier armen van Avalokitesvara. c. 750 - c. 875 A bodhisattva is one who has almost attained the state of enlightenment, but chooses to remain in the human world to help others on their journey to this state. Avalokiteshvara is recognizable from his hairstyle,
Sanchi. Small miscellaneous drawings. Small pen and ink drawings by Frederick Charles Maisey, dated 1847-1854, inscribed: 'plate XV' and 'References. fig 1-5. Specimens of miniature stupas. fig 6. Shape of the ordinary Linga and Yoni. figs 7, 8, 9. specimens of miniature sthupas. fig 10. Head of
The Concept Of Poverty In the Pali Canon, Lillian Mavis Fenn, Apr-1994 | McMaster Open Access Dissertations and Theses I will argue that discussions of poverty in the Pali Canon indicate that the connection between poverty and spiritual development may be a negative or positive one. Poverty that prevents an individual
Basics of Mongolian Astrology Early astronomical maps of nomadic tribes dating back to the Imperial Mongol period (13th to 14th centuries) describe over 1,000 stars, 12 zodiac constellations, 28 moon positions and the positions of the sun during the year’s twelve months and twenty-four seasons, not to mention
Due to their extreme timescales, the Indus Valley and Vedic periods cannot be shown every year, although every year is shown from 413 BCE.
Notes: Black and colored ink on linen pages, with wooden boards. This eighteenth-century pattern book is written in Newari script with Tibetan numerals, and was apparently produced in Nepal for use in Tibet. It delineates, in 36 ink drawings, precise iconometric guidelines for depiction of the Buddha and Bodhisattva figures.
61: Buddhist shrine and pagoda, people making offerings, Chinese wagon outside. Poems of blessing on columns, Tai Lien Views of early twentieth-century China., 1906-1912. Author/Creator: De Maynard, Michel. | Getty This set of glass slides taken by Fr. Michel de Maynard, a Franciscan missionary to China, documents Chinese culture and
Graham Kuo | COLD MOUNTAIN: 100 Poems 20 Some critic tried to put me down - "Your poems lack the Basic Truth of Tao." And I recall the old timers Who were poor and didn't care. I have to laugh at him, He misses the point entirely,
The Thirteen Ascetic Practices | The Austere Practices dhuta pp. of dhunāti shaken off; removed. -2. lit. "shaken off," but always expld in the commentaries as "one who shakes off" either cvil dispositions (kilese), or obstacles to spiritual progress (vāra, nīvaraṇa). -aṅga, a set of practices leading
Dalai Lama Reaches India (1959) | British Pathé The 23 year old god king of Tibet makes his first public appearance since his escape from the Chinese communists. In Tezpur, a tea growing center of north-eastern India, the Dalai Lama is greeted by enthusiastic crowds. For more than two weeks he