Zen Poem: In front of the Patriarch’s room the road is smooth…
History
An old Buddhist text written in Yi language
Sutra on expelling evils and begging fortunes. Click any photo to view full size gallery. Date: acclaimed 1745. Language: Yuanyang dialect, Yi language. Photographs from the British Library #endangeredarchives project. Thanks to @bl_eap More posts about the #endangeredarchives project.
The Light of Asia
Just testing how to embed digital books. This one is the wonderful ‘Light of Asia’ by Sir Edwin Arnold. One of the first books on Buddhism. Have a good read…
The Little Pine Tree.
The little pine tree puts on a show…
Images of monasteries in Mongolia (most of them destroyed in 1930s).
Images of monasteries in Mongolia (most of them destroyed in 1930s).
Some more photographs from the British Library #endangeredarchives project.
Some notes on Tantra, by Francesca Fremantle
It is possible to do any kind of spiritual practice—not only Buddhist, but Christian or other kinds of practices—with a Tantric attitude, with the attitude of seeing the sacredness in life, of relating our ordinary everyday experiences to this kind of sacred experience…
Meditation huts
Found this wonderful picture of Meditation huts while looking at these old photos from #Mongolia now online at #endangeredarchives via @bl_eap
Fragrance of chrysanthemums
Fragrance of chrysanthemums
in Nara there are so many
old Buddha statues
Basho
Buddhism now 