Docs from Wolfgang, tagged "Buddhism"

Inside the Gandan Monastery

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:14:16 +0000

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26.5-meter-high statue of Migjid Janraisig, a Buddhist bodhisattva also known as Avalokitesvara the eighth known as Bogd Khan the Mongolian emperor.

Bin tha bath, the food donation to the monks

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:35:02 +0000

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In Buddhist counties like Laos, monks will traditionally go out at down and collect their food from local people. Here is to see a long line of monks leaving the monastery every morning each day. Monks are not necessarily vegetarian, it depends on what food its given to them. However they will object to any meat that has ben killed just for them. Each day they will collect enough food for breakfast and the meal before midday. They will not eat or drink after this time (except clear water).

Monks get food donation in early morning

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:34:54 +0000

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Monks are to collect, receive and consume food between dawn and midday (taken until 12 noon).
A group of 280 monks come every morning to collect the food from the citizen and the giver prays and thanks to the monk.

Buddha image in the Wat Pak Ou

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:34:27 +0000

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Painting at the Wat Pak Ou

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:34:36 +0000

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Its mural paintings illustrate the signs of theyearly animals of the Lao horoscope and the 12-year cycle withassociated animals.

Wat Pak Ou

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:34:46 +0000

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Originally built in the early 16th century, Wat Pak Ou was intended as a bastion of Buddhism which would help eradicate animist practices in the capital of the Lane Xang kingdom, as well as a guardian temple for the nearby Pak Ou Caves.
The structure of many old temples built in Southeast Asia had an astrological base to their design and construction. These temples, including all the state mountain temples of Angkor, were built to represent the universe and its astronomical bodies. Like most Southeast Asian countries, the Lao adopted these Brahman astrological and cosmological concepts from the ancient Khmer. The aspect of the position of the sun and its movement into Aries as well as the 12-year cycle in conjunction with the 12 astrological signs of the zodiac are hidden in the construction, design and motifs of Lao local temples. On the western bank of the Mae Khong River opposite the famous cave of Tam Ting is Wat Pak Ou.

Wat Xieng Thong

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:32:14 +0000

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I have to say that one of the most beautiful Wats I've seen is Wat Xieng Thong. It’s a classic and archaic type of temple buildings I've seen only in an Black Thai village in southern China called Sichauanbanna.

Details of the Red Chapel in Wat Xiang Thong

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:32:05 +0000

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The Sanctuary of the Reclining Buddha, known more commonly as the Red Chapel, is renowned for the exquisite glass mosaics on the exterior walls which were created in 1957 to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the Buddha's birth.
The scenes recount the story of Sieo Sawath, a hero from classical literature who was famous for his wisdom.

Red Chapel in the Wat Xiang Thong

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:31:57 +0000

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Another small chapel, this chapel has dark red exterior walls with colored glass mosaics. Again we find a tiered roof with upward figures at the peaks. Here the mosaics show a shrine on a river with a large boat drifting by.

Entrance door to the sim of Wat Xieng Thong

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:31:46 +0000

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This drawing of the decoration around the main entrance of Wat Xieng Thong shows the skills of the Lao artisan. The door frame is covered in gold leaf. Note the four nagas that outline the curved middle section. At the top of the frame is a that, a Lao Buddhist architectural form.

Door out the sim of the Temple

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:31:34 +0000

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Here is a drawing of one of the decorative designs from Wat Xieng Thong. It is a pleasant one of flowers and foliage. (Look at the ceiling!)

Buddha statue in Wat Xieng Thong

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:31:26 +0000

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A large image of the Buddha sits on a platform, surrounded by smaller images, candles, and offerings.

Inside the Wat Xieng Thong

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:31:14 +0000

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On the left hand side there is a shrine dedicated to the Buddha whose image appears on top of a building containing the image of Nang Thorani, wringing the water from her hair. To the right are elephants in a procession of warriors who have fired arrows in the direction of the Buddha image.

Wat Xieng Thong

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:31:06 +0000

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The word "wat" in Lao means temple, in this case, the Temple of the Golden City. Wat Xieng Thong is very old, built around 1560 by King Setthathirat, a patron of Buddhism, who ruled Laos from 1548 to 1571. The temple is located in a beautiful garden on the bank of the Mekong River where the Nam Khan, a smaller river runs into it.

Funerary Pavilion in Wat Xieng Thong

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:30:58 +0000

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Built upon the death of King Sisavong, the Funerary Pavilion houses a royal funerary carriage with numerous naga heads carved by the famous Lao sculptor Thit Tan, as well as a collection of religious objects. The building is renowned for its carved and gilded wooden ornamentation, which was produced in 1962 and recounts several episodes from the Ramayana.

Small Chapel in the Wat Xiang Thong

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:30:49 +0000

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A small chapel on the grounds of Wat Xieng Thong, with caved walls, gilt on a pink background. The carving shows worshipers and Buddha images in a pastoral setting with trees, plants, and animals.

Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:30:32 +0000

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Wat Xieng Thong is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Luang Prabangs. It was built in 1560 by King Setthathirath. It was under royal patronage during the Kingdom of Laos.

In the comprise of the Wat Xieng Thong

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:30:40 +0000

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Under Royal patronage until 1975, Wat Xieng Thong is located close to the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan Rivers where according to legend, two holy men with extraordinary powers placed one of four boundary stones establishing the settlement known as Xieng Dong-Xieng Thong. In 1887, it was the only wat to have escaped destruction by foreign aggressors because their leader had utilized it as his headquarters.

Novices clean the yard of Wat Manorom

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:30:16 +0000

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I early morning young novices sweep the yard and make the close-by garden, always ready for a english conversation (I wonder how they got so good informations about German soccer stars).

Pagoda in Wat Manorom

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:21:26 +0000

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One of the oldest sanctuaries in Luang prabang, like many wats in this ancient capital, it was previously destroyed and the existing Sim was constructed more recently in 1972.