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  • Buddhist Monastery architecture in China. Vihara (and 3)

    Posted on June 1, 2016 8:04 am by griell Comment

    Kuan Yin, also known as Avalokiteshvara, is a bodhisattva who is one of the most widely worshipped deities among the Chinese. A bodhisattva is a compassionate Buddha-like being who has elected to postpone his or her own enlightenment in order to assist others on their journey. Commonly shown in female form, she is also known colloquially as the “Goddess of Mercy,” and is often depicted pouring from a vial containing “elixir of compassion.


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  • Buddhist Monastic Life and the Vinaya. Daily life -2-

    Posted on May 23, 2016 7:26 am by griell Comment

    (starts in the preceeding post. Link)


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  • Buddhist Monastic Life and the Vinaya -1-

    Posted on May 20, 2016 4:17 pm by griell 1 Comment

    Buddhist Monks are called Bhikkus (“who lives from alms”). Originally, Bhikkhus were people who left everything beneath them and lived on alms, like Jesus’ disciples. Bhikkus wandered the countryside, they stopped somewhere, where they spoke the teachings of Buddha. Lay people feed them, and gave them cover. During the three months of the Monsoon, they gathered together in temporary shelters, which become monasteries later on.


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