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Patrixbourne is a lovely village with many old houses, gifted after the Conquest to the Patric family (some English scholars spell it “Patry”), a Celtic-Scandinavian lineage from the Saint-Lô region of Normandy that financially profited hugely from the Norman ownership of England, one Richard Patric or Patry having fought at Hastings alongside the Conqueror. The village and its church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, are already mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086, although some elements are from the late 12th century, most notably the rose, which is very similar to the one we have just seen in Barfreston and comes from the same workshop.
However, I do not agree with the opinion of some English art historians who believe that the church we see today is entirely from that late period. On the contrary, and except of course for the Gothic windows and any subsequent fell and cruel “restorations” from the 19th century, I opine that most of this church’s structure is from the late 1000s, the sculpted portal having been added slightly later, around 1100–30. The same applies to the more minor decoration of the narrow door opened in the southern side wall (the “Priest’s Door”, as some call it), which exists here as it does in Barfreston.
The apparel is typical of what can usually be seen in Kent: dark flintstone drowned in a thick mortar. Only the cornerstones, window frames and sculpted parts are in Caen limestone imported from Normandy.
Paradoxically, while the church in Patrixbourne ranks quite a ways below that of Barfreston overall, its main feature, the sculpted portal, appears, at least to my eyes, largely above and beyond anything that can be seen in Barfreston, despite the fact that it has been very damaged by erosion. But it is, regrettably, quite alone; there is not much else to see, apart of course from the rose. The interior, just as in Barfreston, is essentially uninteresting to us fans of Romanesque, although we will take a peek at it: the arches separating the main nave from the aisles are, for the southern one 15th century, and for the northern one 19th. Only the triumphal arch is Romanesque (Norman for our friends in the UK), as well as some windows.
The following text is taken straight from:
omniumcars.com/cars/isotta-fraschini-tipo-8a-1933
Regarding the car pictured here.
The Birth of the Company
After years of successfully importing French vehicles to Italy, Cesare Isotta and Vincenzo Fraschini created the Isotta Fraschini Company in 1902. Their elegantly designed automobiles were popular with rich clientele in the rapidly evolving world-wide automobile market. Their creations were reliable, stylish, and quick. An Isotta Fraschini car won the t Targa Florio in 1908.
When Isotta Fraschini introduced the Tipo 8 in 1919, the firm had already established itself as the premier builder of luxury automobiles in Italy. Since the dawn of motoring, Isotta Fraschini had offered some of the most pioneering and prestigious examples of the automobile, and the new Tipo 8 would live up to its proud lineage. The Tipo 8 was, the first “production” inline eight-cylinder engine, a design that would the standard for high-performance luxury automobiles of the Classic Era.
In 1912 the Isotta Fraschini Company introduced a straight eight-cylinder engine but it would not go into production until 1919 after World War I when the company built aero engines. The eight-cylinder engine powered the Tipo 8, making it the first straight-eight cylinder engine to go into production. The 5.9-liter capacity engine could of produce 100 horsepower, an most noteworthy accomplishment at the time.
In the Twenties
The grand scale of the Tipo 8 was less essential by the 1920s, when advancements in engineering ensured that a smaller engines were capable of acceptable performance. Nevertheless, in cultivating its image as an exclusive builder of high-end luxury cars, Isotta Fraschini sought to maintain the massive size of its engines and chassis as well as the extravagant coachbuilt bodies to appeal to its very wealthy clientele. A major contributor to the long, stately lines of Isotta Fraschinis was the Tipo 8 chassis itself, with its impressive straight eight necessitating an exceptionally long hood. The coachwork near the scuttle was often aligned with the sizeable radiator, further contributing to the imposing lines and immense stature of the car. The cars were also highly stylized throughout, with many coachbuilders playing up the grand chassis with delightful touches such as intricately detailed brightwork, the finest auxiliary accessories available and bespoke options.
In 1924, the Tipo 8 chassis underwent a thorough redesign that improved the overall performance, created a more comfortable ride and helped to facilitate the larger, heavier bodies that were becoming increasingly fashionable by the mid 1920s. Engine capacity was increased to 7.3 liters, giving the vehicle between 110 and 120 horsepower depending on the configuration. The updated design was soon dubbed the Tipo 8A. The standard model sat atop a 145 inch wheelbase while a sportier version was fitted with a 134 inch wheelbase.
The North American market was especially important to Isotta Fraschini as many Americans were keen on cars that offered impressive outright performance yet still retained the ability to cruise effortlessly and majestically in the greatest of style. Isotta Fraschini built grand, dignified touring cars that could cruise the continent in speed and style and with surprising ease. At least one-third of 8As were sold in the United States, where the $9,750 chassis exceeded the price of a Duesenberg Model J and a complete coach-built car would cost in excess of $20,000.
Demise in the Thirties
In 1931, Isotta Fraschini introduced a refined engine with a four-speed gearbox and the name of their car evolved to the Tipo 8B. But as with many businesses, a Great Depression and a Second World War took a toll on the company. The last Isotta Fraschini automobiles were built in 1933. The company shifted focus to creating aero and marine engines during World War II and though several efforts were made to jump-start vehicle production after the conflict, all attempts failed. The factory was forced to close.
This Car
The unique history of this car is a perfect example of the international appeal and vaunted reputation of the Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A. Though the chassis was laid down in Milan as early as 1931, it remained incomplete until 1933, the final year of production for Isotta Fraschini automobiles. Castagna, the coachbuilder famous for their beautifully constructed work, bodied this car. The resulting work served as a brilliant expression of its technical and artistic virtuosity. Bodies built by Castagna were of the highest quality and combined the artistic qualities of fine furniture, architecture and industrial design. In creating such decadent bodywork, Ercole Castagna went to some length to ensure a truly international product, which included acquiring licenses to use a Hibbard & Darrin designed hood, Baehr all-weather bodies, as well as French Grebel headlights.
The unique two-door, dual cowl sports tourer body fitted to this car is clearly a Castagna product. They were the only Italian firm that could so successfully and coherently combine both decadent and sporting themes in a body of such high quality. The unique body featured stunning, art-deco-style ornamentation on the radiator stone guard depicting the rays of the sun, a rakish V-shaped windscreen, dual cut-down doors, twin rear-mounted spares, torpedo-style running boards and brilliant proportions all contributing to this show-stopping automobile that exudes power, sophistication and good taste.
It was such a superb achievement that the car was presented at the 1933 Paris Auto Salon, a venue that always drew the most spectacular and stylish new automobiles. From there it was shipped to the famous Isotta Fraschini showroom in New York for collection by American celebrity Joe Penner, a popular zany radio comedian known to most for his slapstick antics and catchphrase “Wanna buy a duck?” A photograph still exists of this Isotta in Central Park taken upon its arrival in the city.
A Career in the Movies
By the 1940s the car had made its way to the West Coast, ending up in the collection of Pacific Auto Rentals, owned and operated by George Schweiger. Schweiger’s collection of approximately 150 cars is notable in that many of the cars were frequently used by the great Hollywood studios and were prominently featured in films of the era. This car had a particularly significant film career, taking a starring role in the 1946 film Without Reservations, starring John Wayne and Collette Colbert. In the film, Wayne and Colbert negotiate the purchase of the car from its beleaguered owner, and can be seen driving it throughout the rest movie, with the Isotta literally serving as the vehicle that drives the story along. The car would later appear in the films Invisible Agent and Mr. Imperium, starring Lana Turner, as well as Follow the Sun: The Ben Hogan Story, serving as an exclusive and imposing mode of transport. It may be best known, however, for its role in the 1956 Warner Bros. epic film Giant, starring James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson. Certainly this Isotta Fraschini was the perfect car to illustrate the wealth and power of determined Texas oil baron, Jet Rink, the character played by James Dean who in one scene can be seen speeding along a Texas highway behind the wheel of this car with a landscape of oil derricks pumping in the background. See a compendium of movie clips that feature the car in the RH column here, the link is immediately under the image gallery.
Later Life
The Isotta’s illustrious film career came to an end and the car was completely restored in the late 1960s when it was purchased by Matt Browning of Ogden, Utah. While in the renowned collection of Mr. Browning, the car, by this time restored to its current appearance, was featured in Angelo Tito Anselmi’s definitive book on the marque, Isotta Fraschini. It has since resided in two impressive homes, including the late Otis Chandler’s famed collection, where, for a time, it served as one of the centerpieces of his growing collection of significant classics. In the 1980s the car was comprehensively restored to a much higher standard than the first freshening and, in the possession of its most recent caretaker, the car has benefited from sympathetic cosmetic and mechanical maintenance, ensuring that it remains in excellent order throughout.
The Car Today
This Isotta Fraschini is a truly spectacular car in every sense. It possesses a brilliantly engineered chassis, a handsome one-off Castagna body, and an impressive provenance that includes major roles in several classic films and an unblemished history – all of which contribute to a singular and highly desirable classic. This car is sure to continue attracting favorable attention wherever it is shown and deserves its place among the finest coachbuilt luxury cars of the 1930s. A fabulous offering from two of the most cherished names in the history of the Italian automobile industry, this car is sure to please both in the effortless way in which it drives and in its undeniable presence, two characteristics that have gained it much admiration during the past 85 years.
This miniland-scale Lego model Isotta Fraschini 8A Dual-Cowl Sports-Tourer has been designed for Flickr LUGNuts 76th Build Challenge - 'Viva Italia' - featuring all things Italian and automotive.
Kamael, Lineage 2
Photographer: A.Z.Production Cosplay Photography (www.facebook.com/azproductioncosp)
Cosplayer: Yosuii Cosplay (www.facebook.com/YosuiiCosplay)
Location: Albrechtsburg Meissen (www.facebook.com/Albrechtsburg.Meissen/)
Setup: Main: Godox AD360II with Phottix Para-Pro 1.5m and Orange Gel; Side: Godox AD200 with 0.9m Octabox and Cyan Gel
Kamael, Lineage 2
Photographer: A.Z.Production Cosplay Photography (www.facebook.com/azproductioncosp)
Cosplayer: Yosuii Cosplay (www.facebook.com/YosuiiCosplay)
Location: Albrechtsburg Meissen (www.facebook.com/Albrechtsburg.Meissen/)
Setup: Main light (from left): Godox AD360II with Phottix 0.85m Octabox; Back (from right): Godox AD200 with Phottix 0.85m Octabox
Vajrasatva Mahaa Aakasha Pushti Nama Yogenii Tantra, rDo rJe Sems dPa' Nam mKha' Che rGyas Pa Shes Bya rNal 'Byor Ma'i rGyud
Vol: Kha P. 595 Line 3
In the Language of India:
Vajrasatva Mahaa Aakasha Pushti Nama Yogenii Tantra
In the Tibetan Language:
rDo rJe Sems dPa' Nam mKha' Che rGyas Pa Shes Bya rNal 'Byor Ma'i rGyud
I fold my hands to the One Who Transcends Dominion and Possession, the Glorious Bearer of The Stone of Transformation!
On one occasion I spoke out these words:
He who transcends dominion and possession, the true Master of all those who leave behind dominion and possession and conduct themselves accordingly, whose personal character is physical, vocal, and psychological, and who is Supreme Bliss (bDe ba'i mChog) was, naturally, engaging the Lotus of Great Bliss, his honored wife. He erected a crystal palace from the powerful waves of tremendous happiness, a happiness that comes from working towards happiness, for his honored wife. Its architecture and dimensions were beyond measure.
The entire audience entered [the crystal palace], including:
Vajra Maker of All Vision
Vajra Stability
Vajra Glory of Supreme Rarity [596]
Vajra Endless Life, and
Vajra Accomplishment Free From Demonic Consumption
Their Honored Wives:
Wide Eyes (Yangs pa'i sPyan)
Feminine Stability
She Who Splendors in Jewels
She Whose Life is Unending
She who's Accomplishments Are Free from Demonic Consumption
Furthermore, there were the Enlightened Ones of Strong Mind:
Heart of the Land
He with the Power of Transformation in His Hands
Heart of the Sky
Dominator of the World
Kind
Polite Voice
Cleanser of Darkness
Goodness in All Things
And Their Honored Wives:
Dancer
Flower Garland
Singer
Actress
Perfume Lady
Flower
Candle
Sweet Water
The Honored Tylers were:
Killer of the Lord of the Dead
Victory in All Things
He Who Takes the Lotus to the End
He Who Puts the Soup of Life on the Stove (Thab or Thabs?)
Their Honored Wives:
She Who Kills the Lord of the Dead
She Who Wins at Everything
She Who Takes the Lotus to the End
She Who Puts the Soup of Life on the Stove
An audience of those already mentioned, and many others, all came together there, with no disparity between any of them. What is more, they came together just like sesame seeds, filling the whole place.
Their light made the dominions of the world visible. It filled [the world]. It pervaded [the world]. Suddenly it was there, looking like a glowing shimmer. [597]
Then, from the waves of the power of that great happiness, which comes out of working for happiness, there emerged Grand Masters numbering three thousand great thousands. All the dominions of the world were shaken by their might (mThu). Very Shaken. Totally shaken. They were wiped out. Very much wiped out. Totally wiped out. Totally and completely wiped out. They were blasted. Very blasted. Totally blasted. They crackled. Crackled loudly. Crackled all up.
Then the periphery was equalized with the center. All living beings were brought into submission. They also used the power of prayer to bring all the many kinds of physical realities, the many kinds of speech, and the many kinds of psychological realities into submission.
Through physical submission one manifests oneself in the work and deeds of a human being. One is born, studies, does things that are difficult to do, turns the wheel of truth, and so on. There are also methods of submission by which one does the work and deeds of a lion or the work and deeds of an elephant.
Submission through speech is an act of submission in which divine beings use divine language and dragons use dragon language.
Psychological submission is the act of submitting in the shining light of absorption as well as through magical ritual. [598]
This is the First Chapter of The Vast Tantra of the Magnificent Sky: The True Character of All Those Who Travel through Reality. It is called "The Topic under Discussion."
II
Then He Who Leaves behind Dominion and Possession smoothly moved into the absorption of Great Happiness which comes out of working towards happiness. It is called "Generous Royalty." He smiled with his face to those in the audience.
Then all those who had left behind dominion and possession, travelers through reality, addressed, in a single voice, the Master of those who leave behind dominion and possessions, travelers through reality, with these words:
Aye Ma Oh!
O Supreme Master of physical, vocal, and psychological realities!
Allow us, through your compassion,
To utilize a physical writing implement
To retain the methodology of your wisdom!
Then the Master of those who have left behind dominion and possession, those who travel through reality, took on the body of Goodness in All Things. All the Travelers through Reality saw him as having three faces and six arms.
Then those Travelers Through Reality, including Maker of All Visions, made a very pure sacrifice, an offering of what is external, what is internal, and what is secret, to Goodness In All Things, The Master of all those who have left behind dominion and possession, who travel throughout reality. [599]
They held their hands together and said these words:
"We request that the Master of all those who have left behind dominion and possessions, those who travel through reality, perform for us the transmission of empowerment into the Secret Mandala, and after that turn the wheel of the truth for that which has no symbol!"
They said this.
The Master of all those who travel reality, who leave behind dominion and possessions, listened to this, and said: "So be it!"
He gave instruction with these words:
Aye Ma Oh!
All of you want to request this Tantra,
For it is difficult to understand!
Good! Good! O Great Enlightened Ones!
Good! Good! Listen with respect!
Then all those who travel through reality repeatedly folded their hands, their eyes full with the greatest joy. They addressed him with these words:
Aye Ma Oh!
O Buddha, What a Buddha!
Aye Ma Oh!
The Buddha's announcement is Good!
Aye Ma Oh!
We request that you,
The one who has left behind dominion and possessions,
Explain to us the Supreme Magnificent Enlightenment!
Aye Ma Oh!
We request you,
Most Direct One (gZu bo che),
To explain that supreme secret word that,
When properly applied,
Consolidates a strategy
For bringing about the Great Enlightenment of All Living Beings!
Then the Master of all travelers through reality, those who have left behind dominion and possessions, [600] gave instructions to all those who travel through reality with these words:
You, The Unsurpassed,
Wish to quickly acquire
The perfect Ati Yoga,
The strategy for bringing about
The enlightenment of living beings.
So listen!
I will give you an explanation.
Then the Master of all those who travel through reality, those who have left behind dominion and possessions, smoothly moved into the absorption that is called "The Bedazzling Stone of Transformation." He positioned the audience in a Secret Mandala. Then he performed the transmission of the empowerment. After that he explained the truth of it, from the very beginning:
Reality itself is the true identity of everything.
Everything has been worked out to make this real.
The strategy is to engender wisdom.
This cannot be seen through perspectives based on differentials.
The true identity of all things
Cannot be seen by anyone whosoever!
Even the Buddha cannot see it!
The wisdom of enlightenment has no visible abode!
This is the real reason it has no true identity!
Nothing brings a harvest of Nothing!
A duality of Something and Nothing does not exist!
This is called "The Inconceivable Center."
The only thing real about a true identity
Is that there is nothing whatsoever to say about it!
Anything that can be an object of sensory perception
Cannot be proven to exist!
The true identity of all things [601]
Has no beginning and no end.
It neither lasts nor does it stop.
It is not plural nor is it single.
It does not come nor does it go.
Speculation is pacified through recognition.
Respected intentions have no substance!
This cannot be perceived by the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body or mind (yid)!
The attitude that one is perceptive is a deception!
True purity cannot be understood!
There are no superior attitudes with regard to Samsara and Nirvana.
When one dwells in the way things really are
Stability and instability are both fine.
When what is taken in and what is saved are clear,
There are no specifics or generalities,
No endings and no beginnings.
The unspeakable is completely inconceivable!
Words that are not written down are the best.
(Yi ge Med pa – This is the Title of key tractate in the Great Sky cycle)
If you give up on words
The delusions of the mind will stop!
This is the second chapter of the Vast Tantra of the Magnificent Sky, the true nature of all those who travel through reality. It is called "Dwelling in Reality,"
III
Then the Master of travelers through reality, those who have left behind dominion and possessions, considered the previous request that had been presented by the audience. He intentionally spoke out the following intentional statement:
The truth about dwelling in reality
Is that there is no peace
Through acquisition or rejection.
It is difficult to determine,
And difficult to teach. [601]
It stands apart from linguistic conventions.
The physical aspect of the Stone of Transformation
Is not a compound.
The physical aspect of the immutable (gyung drung sku)
Has no birth or death.
It is not compounded in tripartite temporality.
That which is called "This,"
Magnificent and permanent,
The light of all things,
Cannot be taught symbolically.
I myself am incapable of seeing it.
It is not something that can be directly perceived.
It pervades all things.
It is actually a treasure that does not decay.
The true identity of all things
Is none other than their true potential (stong pa nyid).
There is no differential or difference whatsoever
Between Samsara and Nirvana.
There is not even a single thing to distinguish these two.
Things like conglomerates (phung po), domains (khams),
and generative forces (skye mched)
Along with their interdependent origination,
Are nothing but potentialities.
Those who are born into the true reality,
Which is their own potential,
Cannot see it.
The true reality
Is therefore known as "Travelling Through Reality."
It is as if all things move through bliss.
You will not find it by looking anywhere else.
No one who looks for true purity
Will be able to see the purity.
Some of those who are blind
Have a great insight into this.
Those who cannot see Nirvana
Or the position of the Buddha
Instantly achieve genuine enlightenment
Through Lotus Wisdom (Padma'i Ye shes).
The true Master has a single identity
But appears in many different ways.
The Master of distorted designations
Deceives living beings,
As if he was sticking them into a trap.
The transcendence of dominion and possessions
Is a magnificent occurrence.
The minds of those who do not make conceptual designations
Remain clear,
For they leave behind dominion and possessions.
Just as every living being dwells in reality,
Every Buddha is his own true origin.
Living beings bring themselves into life.
This [life] does not come from anything else.
It is on account of their ignorant designations
That all sentient beings,
Beings that [already] have Buddha Hearts (sangs rgyas snying po),
Come to experience all kinds of sorrow,
Both subtle and gross.
.
The Bhaga,
Which is the domain of what is true
Is the real condition of all sentient beings.
This is the sky.
It pervades everything.
Those who do not see this
Do not see it.
It is a serious error for them to put shadows over it.
It is vast, tremendous, and profound in depth.
It is understood by the wise (she rab can).
That which comes from nowhere, goes nowhere.
It has nothing to do with coming and going.
The heart of pure intent
Will not be found,
No matter where one looks,
No matter how many approaches one takes.
Purity is unshadowed self awareness (rang rig).
There is no origin
To all those material things.
They are not pure;
They are complete fabrications.
There is no difference whatsoever
Between the real domain of truth
And the heart that turns away from it.
Reality is without attachment.
It is not born and does not die.
It cannot be imagined nor conceived of.
It is bliss.
This is the Third Chapter of The Vast Tantra of the Magnificent Sky, a realistic paradigm for all travelers through reality. It is called "Teachings on the Unchanging Truth."
IV
Then the Master of all travelers through reality, those who have left behind dominion and possessions, longed, most delightfully, to manifest his own greatness. The Master of both the corporeal and of wisdom proclaimed the following:
Even the Buddha does not see
The reality that pervades all things.
It is not available to direct awareness,
While it pervades all things.
This comprehensive Light
Is not a compound.
It is actually permanent.
It is the corpus of the Stone of Transformation.
This, from amongst all pure embodiments,
Is the supreme body.
The explanation of the truth
Is called "The Corpus of Truth."
This is clearly understood by means of
A grand self-generated wisdom.
The One with the Lotus (Pad ma can) has put together
A series of tactics
Involving an inclusive basis (kun gzhi) as essential elements.
The corpus of actual enlightenment is not conceptual.
How, then, is this perfect corpus put together?
The actualization of perfect enlightenment
Is instantaneously realized
Through the Wisdom of its own potential.
This is the Corpus of Truth.
There is no other.
The Magnificent Mandala of what is real [605]
Becomes evident by virtue of its waves of power.
Attitudes based on conventional intentions
Give birth to tactics that do not prevent apparitions.
The field that is a Mandala for the Stone of Transformation
Has it dawn with the true instructions on Mantra and Mudra.
The Corpus of Enjoyment,
Supreme in its interconnectedness,
Is stationed, with its symbol and allegories,
In the massive collections of Letter Wheels (yi ge 'khor lo).
The corpus of good deeds (bsod nams)
Maintains the purest wisdom
With the continuity of a river.
The Lord (mgon po), The Grand Master,
Turns the wheel of the stone of transformation.
He uses his tongue's powers to send forth
The turning of the wheel of truth.
There is interconnectedness between prayers
And the magnificent Aware Ones.
They appear in manifest embodiments
Throughout every domain in the world.
Utilizing impermanent things,
They demonstrate a way
To get from birth right up to Nirvana.
They bring everyone that has distorted ideas
Into the fields of those with Great Hearts.
Through the stages of the physical, the verbal, and the psychological,
They bring fulfillment to the lives of living beings.
This is the forth chapter of The Vast Tantra of the Magnificent Sky, a realistic paradigm for all travelers through reality. It is called "Teaching that the Master of the Harvest has a Physical nature along with his Wisdom." [606]
V
Then the Master of all travelers through reality, those who have left behind dominion and possessions, spoke out a strategy on the Mandalas of the corporeal, the vocal, and the psychological so that they should be realized.
The reality of any truth
Is not masculine, nor feminine, nor neuter.
There is something essential
About bringing in the harvest.
Do not talk about the various sorts of Mandalas!
They are made from shapes,
Which pervade all things.
The corpuses of truth and of perfect enjoyment,
Along with their innumerable manifest embodiments
Are dispersed [everywhere],
But are not elaborated upon.
That which is pure is not a potential.
It shows itself to every living being in the three spheres
[of Desire, Form, and Formlessness]
In a physical form that will be suitable
For the purpose of making them submit.
Potentialities cannot be removed from shapes.
The Masters,
Who are not spoken of,
Have the power to make them submit.
They send out all kinds of sounds and words
To control all kinds of conjectures.
I have taught the single transport (theg pa),
The dual transport, the triple transport,
The five transports, and inconceivable others. [607]
This was to prevent the separation of the center
From the periphery.
The purity of the Sonic Mandala
Is the inconceivable way that it spreads out everywhere.
There is something about the supreme Sonic Mandala
That makes the eighty four thousand bounteous worlds
Melt into Sonic Spaciousness.
He said this.
Then the entire Sonic Mandala melted into the spaciousness of truth, and became invisible.
Then he spoke on the Magnificent Mandala of the Heart.
The Mahamudra shines out
From the mudra of reality.
The clan of the real (de bzhin)
The clan of the Stone of Transformation (rdo rje)
And the clan of Precious Things (rin chen)
Blaze in the light of the Mahamudra!
Just like the blazing Udum flowers
That are sometimes found on lonely pathways.
You alone perceive all the Mandalas of Illusion.
For others, there is nothing there at all.
Thus he spoke.
Then all the Mandalas of the Heart were transformed beyond the imagination.
This is the fifth chapter of The Vast Tantra of the Magnificent Sky, a realistic paradigm for all travelers through reality. It is called "A Non-conceptual Teaching on the Physical, Vocal and Heart Mandalas." [608]
--
Peace on Earth
Translated by Christopher Wilkinson
Taxiing to parking after arriving on 14 at Zurich Airport during The World Economic Forum at nearby Davos
23-01-2020
On Explore December 11, 2007.
Check out the note on the photo to get a better idea about the scale.
This is an actual cone from a Giant Sequoia tree. These amazingly tall trees that can grow to more than 300 feet (91 meters!) yet their cones are so small.
Yosemite, California.
Italian postcard. Photo by G. De Virgiliis, Genova. Probably late 1910s or 1920s.
Enzo Biliotti, born Lorenzo Biliotti (Livorno, June 28, 1887 - Bologna, November 19, 1976), was an Italian actor.
Son of Francesco Biliotti and soprano Ines De Frate, Biliotti began his theatrical career as a brilliant actor in the Carini-Gentili Company (1918-1921) to later join that of Gemma Bolognesi. He was also part of that of Virgilio Talli (1922-1924), then of the Piccola Canobbiana of Milan in the 1924-1925 season and then of that of the Teatro d'Arte in Rome in 1925-1926, to be one of Alda Borelli's companions in the 1926. Dina Galli wanted him with her for the entire 1927-1928 season, then he moved to the Dora Migliari-Menichelli company in 1928-1929 and in a revue company directed by Paolo Reni (1929-1930). Guido Salvini hired him for a large-scale production, entrusting him with the character of Fouché in Campo di Maggio (1930) by Giovacchino Forzano, a character he resumed when Forzano himself made the film version of it in 1935. In 1931 he was part of the large cast of Za Bum n. 3 and in 1938 he was with Tumiati-Bagni-Scelzo, where he distinguished himself in a beautiful edition of Manzoni's Adelchi. Also in 1938 he played Federico in As you like it by William Shakespeare, directed by Jacques Copeau, with Massimo Pianforini, Sandro Ruffini, Guido Gatti, Fernando Farese, Nerio Bernardi, Umberto Melnati, Giuseppe Pierozzi, Franco Scandurra, Checco Rissone, Nella Bonora , Letizia Bonini and Zoe Incrocci, staged at the Boboli Gardens in Florence. Finally in 1946 Biliotti was with the company of Lilia Silvi.
In the cinema Biliotti was always employed in character or secondary roles. After his debut in 1916 in Cura da baci directed by Emilio Graziani-Walter and starring Armando Falconi, he acted in three more silent films, all directed by Mario Bonnard. He impersonated e.g. Fra Cristoforo in Bonnard's 1922 adaptation of I promessi sposi. Bonnard would later on also directed him in La gerla di papà Martin (1940), while Biliotti would act again in another adaptation of I promessi sposi (Mario Camerini, 1941), now as Antonio Ferrer. His first sound film was Villafranca (Giovacchino Forzano, 1933), where he superbly interpreted Napoleon III, which he wittily re-proposed in La contessa Castiglione (1942) by Flavio Calzavara. Biliotti specialized in masterfully designing kings, emperors, nobles and fathers of high lineage. Among his tastiest characterizations is that of the Viceroy in Un'avventura di Salvator Rosa/ An Adventure by Salvator Rosa (1939) by Alessandro Blasetti (1939) and King Philip IV in Don Cesare di Bazan (1942) by Riccardo Freda, in addition to the aforementioned French emperor. Married to Lia Di Lorenzo, at the end of the fifties he retired to the Casa di Riposo Lyda Borelli for retired actors in Bologna.
Source: IMDB, Italian Wikipedia
Mirage Resorts Embraer Lineage 1000 (ERJ 190-100 ECJ) (N785MM) on final approach to LAX Runway 25L. (09/19/21)
Normally UP works the line up to St. Charles Industrial Lead from West Chicago at night so I was fortunate to catch this daylight job switching both General Mills and the Lineage cold storage facility.
These two industries come off the new track that was constructed when the DuPage Airport expanded south and took over the former Chicago Great Western ROW, forcing UP to build a new connection along Kautz Road north to reach remaining St. Charles customers.
Kamael, Lineage 2
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Civic Centre, Carlisle. January 2017. Olympus OZ-10 Agfaphoto Vista 200 (purple cannister). C-41 processed and scanned Digital Photo Express Carlisle
Pa Then tribal woman (My Bac village).
Locality: Concentrated in communes of Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang provinces.
Customs and habits: Pa Then houses are built either on stilts, level with the ground, or half on stilts and half on the earth. Marriage is strictly forbidden within the same lineage. According to customs, after marriage the husband lives with his wife's family for a certain amount of time. If the wife has no brothers, the husband will live with his wife's family forever, and he has to worship the spirits of his wife's family. Half of the children take the family name of their father, and the rest takes the family name of their mother. The Pa Then worship their ancestors at home. They worship the spirits of the soil and the new rice crop, pray for the rain, and worship the souls of the dead.
Culture: The Pa Then language belongs to the Mong-Dao Group. The Pa Then have managed to preserve a rich heritage of folk culture through legends, folk songs, lullabies, and dances. They also have a lot of musical instruments such as panpipes, string instruments called the "tay nhay", and bamboo flutes.
Costumes: The Pa Then costumes look very colourful. Men wear shirts, long indigo trousers, and cover themselves with a long scarf. Women wear long skirts, a bra and a shirt. They like to wear their hair wound up in a turban which is trimmed with colourful motifs.
Economy: The Pa Then live mainly on slash-and-burn cultivation. Rice and corn are their food staple.
EJ-IOBM Embraer Lineage 1000E Gainjet Ireland. Flight GJI10 departing Shannon for Farnborough 16th October 2018
Embraer ERJ-190 Lineage 1000 ( msn 19000691 ) . Lineage Asset Company . First flight 2.9.15 , ferried SJK-MAO-FLL-SWF 2-3.4.16 on delivery . Just caught some sun as it races down runway 06 for departure .
Hunder is a beautiful village in scenic Nubra valley. . The villagers had lovely blue eyes, auburn hair and fair skin. The children, especially girls, looked so cute… like dolls with rosy cheeks! They neither looked like Kashmiris, nor Ladakhis nor Baltis. They were happy and excited to see me and waved at me as my vehicle passed by. Later I heard a story that they were a Greek tribe who came in search of Jesus Christ’s tomb and eventually settled in the village. Someone said they were most likely to be the descendants of Greek soldiers of King Alexander.
PT-TOE Embraer ERJ-190-100ECJ Lineage 1000 c/n 19000317. This was the second to depart Avalon. When Embraer announced that they will be displaying it, I was looking forward to getting some good interior photos of it. But Embraer gave me the run around. They told me to go to their makeshift office and ask permission. I went to the office and found no one there. It was like this all day. It was their way of politely saying 'get lost', we're only interested in big business who want to purchase this bizjet. Don't waste our time! A real shame though! - Day 5 Avalon 2013 Australian International Airshow. File: PT-TOE_YMAV_20130302_9568