I brought back almost 300 photos from the Wat Doi Suthep. Erected in 1383, it can be visited at 15 km of Chiang Mai. Legend says that the King Keuna choosed an white elephant to carry Buddha’s relicts on the … Continue reading
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Further, I enter in a yard were I see Birojeon or the Hall with Budha Vairocana. The construction was erected on 751, has been burnt by the Japanese invaders and rebuilt on 1666. The Saritap from the yard, a stupa … Continue reading
Bulguska is considered no.1 Budhist temple in Korea and when I visited it, I understood why. I reached the place by a bus from Lake Bomun (no.10, 11, or 700; 1500 won one way). From the bus station I climbed … Continue reading
Tommorrow we celebrate August,15, one of the great celebrations of the Christianity. This is the reason I interrupt my story, to relate about the most important place of pilgrimage in Moldova, a county in the Eastern part of Romania, at … Continue reading
I wanted to visit this temple because this is the leading temple of the Korean Buddhist temples of the Jogye Order. All the details and explanations are from their brochure. Buddhism was introduced in Korea from Japan, via China. The … Continue reading
Buddhism has been introduced in Korea in 372. Blended with Shamanist (the initial religion of the nation) and Japanese Zen elements, it created the Korean Buddhism. The Bongeunsa Temple has been erected in 794 by monk Yeonhue Sunim, during the … Continue reading
De la cenotafuri ne-am intors spre Bikaner, oprindu-ne sa vizitam templul jainist Bhandeswari. Stiind ca in Rajahstan voi vizita mai multe asemenea temple, m-am documentat inainte de plecare si, bineinteles, am vrut sa stiu ce este jainismul despre care nu … Continue reading
De la Mandawa la Bikaner, urmatoarea destinatie, nu sunt decat 190 km dar facem iar ore intregi ca sa ajungem acolo. Ne-am obisnuit deja cu ritmul acesta, asa ca incerc sa profit facand poze pe drum sau revazand documentatia. Avem … Continue reading
As putea spune ca am ajuns la acest muzeu din intamplare. Venisem cu metroul 1 la statia Muxidi si aveam o bucata buna de mers pe jos pana la Templul Norilor Albi. Era o zi foarte mohorata si ploua destul … Continue reading
“Pari cum esti sau fii ceea ce pari” (Mevlana) Orasul Konya, prin care trecem in drum spre Cappadocia, a fost capitala statului Seljuk si era renumit pentru numarul mare de invatati si artisti care traiau aici. Facem o oprire, necesara, … Continue reading