Miscellaneous Photos

Pictures of revered teachers, places, rupas, temples, bhikkhus, shrine rooms etc. that bring inspiration to our members. Pilgrimage advice, devotion etc.
Tik
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Some photos to download from a (Thai) Buddhist forum. :)

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/religious/to ... 64992.html
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Tik wrote:Some photos to download from a (Thai) Buddhist forum. :)

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/religious/to ... 64992.html
Very nice! Thanks.

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I have this picture on my wall, I find it very inspiring. A great picture of a great monk.
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"If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?"

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appicchato wrote:Image
is that you Bhante?
All that is needed is a clay pipe and an eye patch (me matie) and you would be a pastaferian monk!
Blog, Suttas, Aj Chah, Facebook.

He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
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He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
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Manapa wrote:
. . . a pastaferian monk!
In the service of His Great Noodliness, no doubt.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

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tiltbillings wrote:
Manapa wrote:
. . . a pastaferian monk!
In the service of His Great Noodliness, no doubt.
rule 1 - don't get him drunk then give him a sword sending him off to a busy area!
rule 2 - you need a rule 2? just stick with rule 1! :tongue:
although I am more than sure our pastafarian monk wouldn't do, or get caught up in that! :twothumbsup:
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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
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He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
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forestmat wrote:My wife and I were at Buddhamonthon near Bangkok, about 10kms from where we live, and I shot this photo.



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Homage to the Blessed One

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beautiful! i love the way the thai people adorn their statues! in america you rarely see a statue adorned with non-statue items (except buddhist ones from time to time).
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The most beautiful "Buddhist monk" picture I've seen in quite awhile.
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"I cannot tell
A small part of the splendid lore which broke
From Buddha's lips: I am a late-come scribe
Who love the Master and his love of men,
And tell this legend, knowing he was wise,
But have not wit to speak beyond the books
And time hath blurred their script and ancient sense,
Which once was new and mighty, moving all.
A little of that large discourse I know
Which Buddha spake on the soft Indian eve...

While our Lord taught, and, while he taught, who heard --
Though he were stranger in the land, or slave,
High caste or low, come of the Aryan blood,
Or Mlech or Jungle-dweller -- seemed to hear
What tongue his fellows talked. Nay, outside those
Who crowded by the river, great and small,
The birds and beasts and creeping things -- 'tis writ --
Had sense of Buddha's vast embracing love
And took the promise of his piteous speech;
So that their lives -- prisoned in shape of ape,
Tiger, or deer, shagged bear, jackal, or wolf,
Foul-feeding kite, pearled dove, or peacock gemmed.
Squat toad, or speckled serpent, lizard, bat;
Yea, or of fish fanning the river-waves --
Touched meekly at the skirts of brotherhood..."-
Sir Edwin Arnold
"He, the Blessed One, is indeed the Noble Lord, the Perfectly Enlightened One;
He is impeccable in conduct and understanding, the Serene One, the Knower of the Worlds;
He trains perfectly those who wish to be trained; he is Teacher of gods and men; he is Awake and Holy. "

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"The Dhamma is well-expounded by the Blessed One,
Apparent here and now, timeless, encouraging investigation,
Leading to liberation, to be experienced individually by the wise. "
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Hi All,

I am currently busy processing some Buddhism-related images I took during my last trip to Thailand.

My online gallery is available here:

http://www.imagekind.com/GalleryProfile ... 91cdb17572" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Take a look if you have time and let me know what you think :)
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It needs a password Dean...
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sorry about that, this link should work...

http://www.imagekind.com/GalleryProfile ... 91cdb17572" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And thanks for taking the time to reply too!
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Creative work u have Dean, especially coming in B&W/Color pairs...keep it up
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Thanks Plwk :)
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