DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Fo Guang Shan
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Fierce Creatures [Haiku]
city, nightfall:
the temple’s fierce creatures
turn nightmare shapes.
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Buddha Light [Free Verse]
Walking the ruins
of some old Buddhist
university,
I entered a chamber,
and found myself
confronting a Buddha,
its head obscured by
a bolt of sunlight.
I thought it might be like
one of those Angkor Wat
crop tops from when Pol Pot
had the heads chopped off
all the Buddhas to make
some quick cash.
But the head was intact,
just blotted out by blinding light,
and I blinked my way into sight
of that serene face.
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DAILY PHOTO: Buddhist Ruins of Udayagiri
DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Enchey Gompa, Gangtok
DAILY PHOTO: Golden
Five Wise Lines from Chōmei’s Hōjōki
drawing by Kikuchi Yōsai
On flows the river ceaselessly, nor does its water ever stay the same.
Kamo no Chōmei, Hōjōki
No one owns a splendid view, so nothing prevents the heart’s delight in it.
Kamo no Chōmei, Hōjōki
Knowing what the world holds and its ways, I desire nothing from it, nor chase after its prizes. My one craving is to be at peace; my one pleasure is to live free from troubles.
Kamo no Chōmei, Hōjōki
These days, I divide myself into two uses — these hands are my servants, these feet my transport.
Kamo no Chōmei, Hōjōki
When I chance to go down to the capital, I am ashamed of my lowly beggar status, but once back here again I pity those who chase after the sordid rewards of the world.
Kamo no Chōmei, Hōjōki
Reference: Saigyō Hōshi, Kamo no Chōmei, Yoshida Kenkō. 2021. Three Japanese Buddhist Monks. New York: Penguin Books. 112pp.
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DAILY PHOTO: Stupa & Butter Lamp Shack at Do-Drul Chorten
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DAILY PHOTO: Religious Buildings in Beijing
St. Joseph’s Church on Wanfujing Street (a.k.a. Wanfujing Church / Dongtang); Roman Catholic
Lama Temple (a.k.a. Yonghe Temple); Tibetan Buddhist (i.e. Vajrayana Buddhist)
Beijing Temple of Confucius; Confucian
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Footprints [Haiku]
footprints in stone -- outside the temple; how do Buddhists step so hard?
Tiger Riding for Beginners 