Nov. 23, 2020

JAPAN TRAVELOGUE – DAY 13 – KONGOBU-JI TEMPLE – KITCHEN AND…

We eventually ended in Kongobuji's kitchen with its enormous hearth and kamado stoves large enough to feed up to 2000 people We saw scores of monks passing by…

by angil

Nov. 19, 2020

The Monks Bath (Ffynnon Gyffyr)

Known locally as "The Monks Bath" this ancient building has the name Ffynnon Gyffyr which seems a little vague. It is also known as the Spring well or the…

by david_nurse

Nov. 13, 2020

JAPAN TRAVELOGUE – DAY 13 – SHINGON BUDDHISM – THE BALD…

♫♫ Shingon Monks chants ♫♫ Secrecy Today, there are very few books on Shingon in the West and until the 1940s, not a single book on Shingon had ever been…

by angil

Nov. 11, 2020

JAPAN TRAVELOGUE – DAY 13 – SHINGON BUDDHISM

♫♫ Exploring the Mysteries of Shingon Buddhism on Japan’s Koyasan ♫♫ Shingon, (Japanese: “True Word”) branch of Vajrayana (Tantric, or Esoteric) Buddhism…

by angil

Dec. 12, 2019

The best-ever photograph I didn't take

This is the story of a photograph I would love to have taken, but didn't. I'll try to explain and paint the scene in words instead. I think this story is…

by johnw

Oct. 28, 2019

SRI LANKA TRAVELOGUE – DAY 8 – RAWANA FALLS

♫♫ Ravana Falls, Ella Waterfall ♫♫ This waterfall measures approximately 25 m (82 ft) in height and cascades from an oval-shaped concave rock outcrop.…

by angil

July 27, 2019

SRI LANKA TRAVELOGUE –DAY 5 – INSIDE THE TEMPLE OF SACRED…

♫♫ I Am A Pilgrim" (Live) by Johnny Cash with June Carter and Pete Seeger ♫♫ The Pilgrim By John Bunyan Who would true Valour see Let him come hither; …

by angil

July 25, 2019

SRI LANKA TRAVELOGUE –DAY 5 – INSIDE THE TEMPLE OF SACRED…

♫♫ Morning puja by the 'Sri Dalada Maligawa' ♫♫ History of Temple of Sacred Tooth The origin of Temple of Sacred Tooth goes back to the time when Lord…

by angil

April 20, 2019

Same Age, Different World

I was waiting for someone by the Waterfront Skytrain Station in Vancouver, Canada. These three young monks were standing together silently, all facing different…

by adayinthesky

April 17, 2019

SRI LANKA TRAVELOGUE – DAY 3 – MIHINTALE – PILGRIMS

♫♫ Johnny Cash - Wayfaring Stranger ♫♫ The Pilgrim By John Bunyan Who would true Valour see Let him come hither; One here will Constant be, Come Wind…

by angil

March 08, 2019

SRI LANKA TRAVELOGUE – DAY 2 – ANURADHAPURA – MONKS

♫♫ Buddhist Monks Chanting at Sunrise ♫♫ SpiritHeart67 Jan 25 Those Beautiful Monks I always struggled with and did not understand…

by angil

March 07, 2019

SRI LANKA TRAVELOGUE – DAY 2 – ANURADHAPURA – LOVAMAHAPAYA

♫♫ Sri Lankan Folk Music /Ranwala Balakaya Muththa Awith Song ♫♫ Lovamahapaya in Sri Lanka, also known as the Brazen Palace or Lohaprasada, is a set of…

by angil

Sept. 28, 2018

Snapshooting

by richix

May 01, 2018

Villers-la-ville an impression

Today I will post a few more pictures of this ruined abbey. It is just an impression of this place on a gray day, and I could not use the tripod there was fair…

by peterphotowalks

Nov. 18, 2017

Thimphu Tshechu : Part~1

It was during the planning of my journey to Bhutan that I came to know about different Tshechus (Annual Festivals) being celebrated at various parts of the…

by vipin_c

Oct. 21, 2017

Shades Of The Dragon People...

It was during the planning of my journey to Bhutan that I came to know about different Tshechus (Annual Festivals) being celebrated at various parts of the…

by vipin_c

July 18, 2017

A Visit to the Land of the Lamas - Leh

A visit to the Land of the Lamas has long been on my 'Bucket List" places to go in Life and materialized when I got some time off from work. The trip started…

by antonygrossy

April 17, 2017

Novice monks - Day 100

I have witnessed dew things which others haven't. One of them is a monastic school. Theres something different about these monks. They are always calm, greet…

by prasenjit

Jan. 22, 2017

8/365

I was riding my motorbike home from a seminar and I ended up on a really small street. I was kind of lost. But then I passed by this temple and there was some…

by grattray

Jan. 05, 2017

Ancient Tombs

Well, the towns lay out across the dusty plains Like graveyards filled with tombstones, waitin' for the names And a man could use his back, or use his brains…

by js1995