Thursday, January 19, 2012

Nepal

CallBhaktapurBhaktapurColoured LionsBhaktapurEscort
Prayers IIAgricultureSilhouette of an old townLadderRiceVillage
Thank God,it`s not me!Old town quarterTo tame a lionWheelsOutskirtsStreet
Family WorkBreakCleaning of RiceNocturnoLightsBhaktapur

Nepal, a set by AdjaFong on Flickr.

Nepal

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The Essence

The Essence by Janiscula
The Essence, a photo by Janiscula on Flickr.

The Dharmacakra (Sanskrit: धर्मचक्र; Pāli: Dhammacakka; Tibetan: འཀོར་ལོ། (chos kyi 'khor lo), Burmese: ဓမ္မစကြာ (IPA: [dəməseʔ tɕà]); Chinese: 法輪; pinyin: fălún), lit. "Wheel of Dharma" or "Wheel of Law" is a symbol that has represented dharma, the Buddha's teaching of the path to enlightenment, since the early period of Indian Buddhism

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Nepal

Kathmandu Durbar SquareNepali Puppets & MasksNepali MasksNepali PuppetsKathmandu StreetNepali Men Chatting
Stupa Near Kathmandu Durbar SquareStupa Near Kathmandu Durbar SquareTibetan Monk & PigeonsStupa Silhouette During SunsetKathmandu Durbar SquareHindu Deity Shiva At His Most Fearsome
Hindu Deity Shiva At His Most FearsomeCandle OfferingsKathmandu Durbar SquarePigeonsWooden Replicas Of King & QueenOld Nepali Woman Watching The Day Goes By
Old Nepali WomanNepali Man With Traditional HatDeity Statue Stands In The CrowdNepali KidsNepali PorterNepali Porter

Nepal, a set by spearhawk on Flickr.

3 weeks backpacking trip to Nepal, where I did the Annapurna Circuit (including side trip to Tilicho Lake) as well as the Annapurna Base Camp trek.

Boudha [Nepal]

Boudha pano_fAround BoudhaAround BoudhaStreet life - BoudhaLocals at Boudha, NepalAround Boudha
Around BoudhaStreet life - BoudhaBoudha - NepalBoudha - NepalDSC_0534fTibetan restaurant, Boudha
Daily blackout, KathmanduDSC_0669fDSC_0728fthe shifting mindMorning at BoudhaDSC_0492f
DSC_0705fDSC_0682fAt the stupa - Boudhacircumambulate the stupa, BoudhaBoudha streetscapeTibetan gompa, Boudha

Boudha [Nepal], a set by displace on Flickr.

The world oldest and largest stupa (Boudha or Boudhanath) is the landmark of this place. On the outskirt of Kathmandu city, Boudha is now has the largest Tibetan Buddhist community outside Tibet. A spiritual place of Tibetan Buddhism it attracts pilgrims round the world to learn more about the philosophy and various practices.

Boudha is located on the ancient trade route entering Kathmandu Valley from Tibet.

We stayed in this area for 10 days so there were plenty of photo opportunitites for the account of life around the stupa and surrounding backstreets.

Apart from these visual pieces presented here, the resonant Tibetan chants and sounds of drums, bells and other musical instruments from the monasteries and chants from individual devotees circumambulate the stupa every dawn and dusk were the most enchanting experience I ever had. Really love this place!

p.s. most of the pics here contain quotes from various masters such as the 14th Dalai Lama, Shantideva, Soogyal Rinpoche, Jack Kornfield, Matthieu Ricard etc