A drop and some droplets....
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Explored: Sep 14, 2007 #305
March for the Alternative 南無妙法蓮華経
Image by Dominic's pics
The text on this banner (南無妙法蓮華経) is a Buddhist mantra, the same characters in both old Japanese and Chinese. It is called Daimoku (題目, and sometimes お題目). The mantra is chanted in Nichiren Buddhism, founded on the teachings of a 13th century Japanese monk. One translation of this mantra is: "I take refuge in (devote or submit myself to) The Wonderful Law of the Lotus Flower Sutra". The lotus sutra is an important Bhuddist religious text, a philosophy - in parts more than 2000 years old.
These Buddhists are right trouble makers you know. One minute they are campaigning for democracy in Burma and asking to be banged up in prison, the next they are Marching for the Alternative, whining on about the Cuts... (If you are not native British English, the tone of this paragraph is intended as a joke. Truth be told, it is hard to find an aggressive or angry Buddhist, it is not really part of the deal. Please don't complain to flickr... ☺)
On the right, the spire of Big Ben can be seen - through some foliage - in the background.
Part of a set / slideshow of "point an shoot" images - taken with a very high sensor speed to minimise camera shake (and so with excessive image noise), and hastily fixed in Photoshop. The pictures were taken at the TUC organised "March for the Alternative" in London on Saturday 26th of March 2011, to protest against government cutbacks, and a belief that the economic recovery may be sabotages by the speed and levels of the cuts.
Between a quarter and a half a million people attended. The march terminated in a rally in Hyde Park. Because the numbers of participants were so large, the rally was over by the time I eventually got to the park...
Trades Union Congress [TUC Trades Union Congress website]
The March for the Alternative [Event organiser's website]
2011 Anti-Cuts Protest in London [Wikipedia]
24K inlaid lacquer painting - Tianjin
Image by h8laib8ng
Size
Length: 3.15m
Width: 0.8m
Height: 2.18m
The gift was presented by the Municipal Government of Tianjin to celebrate Macao’s return to the People’s Republic of China. The main feature of the huge shield is the 24K inlaid lacquer painting. The exquisite graphic design originates from Yangliuqing New Year Pictures. The Yangliuqing New Year Pictures can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) and are named after Liuyangqing, a town in western suburban Tianjin. The main techniques applied in this work are found in the wood chromatography and freehand drawing. The application of colour is firstly completed by wood block painting and then repainted by hand afterwards. Yangliuqing New Year Pictures are traditionally bright in colour and together with the rich sources of folk legends, historical stories, ancient fairy tales, folk conventions and landscapes, the Pictures have a unique artistic style and a strong local theme.
The picture on the shield depicts a plump Chinese girl, smiling and embracing a golden fish and a lotus flower. This design represents the prospect of success and joy, symbolising the people in Tianjin celebrating Macao’s return. The frame of the shield is made of red wood with a double side cutout of Chinese roses (the traditional flower of Tianjin) surrounded by the fret, implying Macao’s return to the People’s Republic of China. The tops of the columns on both sides are in the shape of a lotus to indicate Tianjin and Macao’s quest for prosperity together.
Linh Phước Pagoda (Dalat)
Image by ANDY LEDDY
LINH PHUOC PAGODA
It is 8km from Dalat (in trai Mat zone) near the National Road No. 27. it is in district 11 of Dalat. It was built in 1949-1952 and was renovated in 1990 by Thich Tam Vi Monk. The architecture of the pagoda is Asian style.
The gate of the pagoda is near the National Road. The main building worships Buddha on a lotus flower (4.9m high); the two sides are dragons inland with pottery, decorated with pictures inlayed with pices of dishes and both telling the story of Buddha.
In front of the pagoda there is the picture os a dragon kneeling to worship Buddha. From 1998, Linh Phuoc pagoda and Trai Mat railway station has become a tourist tour and it can be coordinated with Hang Cop waterfall tour (6km from there).
LINH PHUOC PAGODA (Dalat)
Image by ANDY LEDDY
LINH PHUOC PAGODA
It is 8km from Dalat (in trai Mat zone) near the National Road No. 27. it is in district 11 of Dalat. It was built in 1949-1952 and was renovated in 1990 by Thich Tam Vi Monk. The architecture of the pagoda is Asian style.
The gate of the pagoda is near the National Road. The main building worships Buddha on a lotus flower (4.9m high); the two sides are dragons inland with pottery, decorated with pictures inlayed with pices of dishes and both telling the story of Buddha.
In front of the pagoda there is the picture os a dragon kneeling to worship Buddha. From 1998, Linh Phuoc pagoda and Trai Mat railway station has become a tourist tour and it can be coordinated with Hang Cop waterfall tour (6km from there).
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