"At the centre of your enlightened intention of immeasurable limitless profundity, even the ocean renowned for its depths, is like no more than a footprint.--from the 150 Verses of Praise to Buddha by Mātṛceṭa "We who claim to follow Shakya, even if we don't appreciate or repay the kindness of others, if we don't remember… Continue reading “FOOTPRINT DEEPER AND VASTER THAN AN OCEAN”: PRAISING THE BUDDHA: Saga Dawa day commemorating the amazing, incomparable life and deeds of Shakyamuni Buddha
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VISITING THE ANCIENT ‘INDRA JEWEL’ JAVANESE MENDUT TEMPLE. Vesak/Saga Dawa Day procession, the Śailēndra dynasty in Java, three original 9th Century Buddhist statues representing awakening, compassion and power, the stellar constellation straight line and stunning gardens and buildings of Mendut Buddhist monastery(Indonesia pilgrimage VII)
"Candi Mendut is a reflection of the sublime and stupendous “Indrajal” of the Javanese people when they attained unprecedented heights of power, when literary genius blossomed in their language of Javanese, when they enriched their lovely island with monumental structures that evoke wonder after twelve centuries, even in their ruined state." "Even now it is… Continue reading VISITING THE ANCIENT ‘INDRA JEWEL’ JAVANESE MENDUT TEMPLE. Vesak/Saga Dawa Day procession, the Śailēndra dynasty in Java, three original 9th Century Buddhist statues representing awakening, compassion and power, the stellar constellation straight line and stunning gardens and buildings of Mendut Buddhist monastery(Indonesia pilgrimage VII)