Tag: Saga Dawa 2024

REMEMBERING THE KINDNESS OF A SUPREME ‘FATHER’: Announcement of passing away of 17th Gyalwang Karmapa’s elderly father on Saga Dawa, new calligraphy artwork and message, and re-sharing of Shakyamuni Buddha sadhana composed by 17th Karmapa

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"Today, on the special and important commemoration of the Teacher's [Buddha] Parinirvana passing, in the morning at 8.48 am, the elderly father of Gyalwang 17th Karmapa, who had reached 87 years old, also passed into nirvana, passing into the peaceful expanse of sleep.  In particular, even though the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa has had to be… Continue reading REMEMBERING THE KINDNESS OF A SUPREME ‘FATHER’: Announcement of passing away of 17th Gyalwang Karmapa’s elderly father on Saga Dawa, new calligraphy artwork and message, and re-sharing of Shakyamuni Buddha sadhana composed by 17th Karmapa

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)

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"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)