This was not my first encounter with Buddhism. I’ve previously written about theWhite TempleinChiang RaiandWat PhoinBangkok, the Buddhist temples that I visited when I was inThailand. Buddhism is fascinating, but perhaps we can say the same for all other major world religions. I would certa...
Question:When we encounter Buddhist temples with many images of Buddhas, Bodhisattvasand/or Arhats, should we prostrate to all of them? Answer:There should at least be complete sets of prostrations before the central images in the main halls. If there are really too many other images, it is...
Thanks your praise with the affirmation, I also hope your once more arrival! [translate] a一对家长 A pair of guardian [translate] aImages of Monasticism: The Temple Stay Program and the Rebranding of Korean Buddhist Temples 修道院生活的图象: 寺庙逗留节目和韩国佛教寺庙Rebranding [translate] ...
The temple stay program is a new and prominent Korean tourist attraction in which visitors are invited to many of the major Buddhist monasteries throughout the country to stay for a couple of days and experience the traditional monastic lifestyle. This article will contextualize the temple stay ...
of worshipping which is primarily been displayed in the monasteries, Gompas (Buddhist temples) and Lhagang i.e. family chapels. The display of Thangkas signifies a great dedication towards the religion and self reliance to achieve salvation. The meditation and worships in front of the Thangka...
Evening Prayer in Buddhist Monastery, Mandalay, Myanmar 00:53 SLO MO WS TU Monks gathering outside Mahabodhi Temple / Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India Time lapse photography of the scenery of Nanputuo in Xiamen City 00:47 Burma- Myanmar : Close-up of temples in the forest ...
there are many temples and monasteries built in various architectural styles. These monasteries usually patronized by foreign countries' Buddhist organizations such as Japan, Korea and China, are the main centres for promotion of Buddhist studies. Today the small town of Bodhgaya is full of many su...
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Q: In the Han Buddhist temples, usually the images of eighteen Arahats can be seen. Who are they? 应当是十六罗汉(罗汉即阿罗汉的简称,又称十六尊者)。据经典说,有十六位佛的弟子受了佛的嘱付,不入涅槃。公元二世纪时师子国(今斯里兰卡)庆友尊者作的《法住记》中,更记载了十六阿罗汉的名字和他们所...
If the images are one old and one young, the old is Mahākassapa, and the youngĀnanda. If they look about the same age, one is Sāriputta and the other Moggallāna. However, these images exist only in Han Buddhist temples, while in temples of the southern tradition, the Buddha's im...