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In Ueno zoo there are some buildings much older than the zoo itself (which itself was founded in 1882). This five stories pagoda originally dates to 1631 but later had to be rebuilt after a fire. It was previously the property of the Kan'ei-ji temple, but in 1958 it was donated to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the management given to the zoo.
El complejo del templo del Buda reclinado está formado por numerosos templos y construcciones, a cual más hermosa.
Las pagodas están decoradas con coloridos mosaicos,
decoraciones ejecutadas minuciosamente a base de pequeños cristales o piezas de colorida cerámica que dotan al conjunto de una belleza difícilmente descriptible.
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This is the pagoda at the Buddhist temple Sensō-ji in Asakusa, Tokyo. It is built in a classical style - but actually dates to 1973. There has been a pagoda on the temple grounds since the 17th century, so it is part of an old tradition.
And if you are ready for some confusion: Asakusa and Sensō is actually written with the same kanji: 浅草. They can be read both ways. But the reading Sensō is now used for the Buddhist temple (浅草寺) while Asakusa is used for the area, but also for the nearby Shinto shrine (浅草神社).
Sensō-ji was originally founded in 645, making it the oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo. According to legend it all began when two fishermen found a statue of the Kannon in the nearby river in 628 (they now are venerated at the Asakusa shrine). During the Tokugawa shogunate (beginning in 1603) Tokugawa Ieyasu chose Sensō-ji to be the tutelary temple of his clan. Earlier the temple was associated with the Tendai sect, but after World War II the temple went independent.
Pagoda statue garden decoration.
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La Shwedagon Pagoda è una delle più famose pagode del mondo e sicuramente la principale attrazione di Yangon, la capitale del Myanmar,
Secondo alcuni la pagoda risale a 2500 anni fa e questo la renderebbe la più vecchia pagoda del mondo. Tuttavia non ci sono documenti ufficiali che ne attestino la costruzione e anche la sua età è ancora oggetto di dibattiti.
The Shwedagon Pagoda is one of the most famous pagodas in the world and it is certainly the main attraction of Yangon, Myanmar’s capital city.
According to some, the pagoda is 2,600 years old, making Shwedagon the oldest pagoda in the world. However, no official documents attesting its construction exist and its age is still a matter of debate.
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This pagoda stands some eight metre tall, and dates back to 1761 when it was cast by Fujiwara Masatoki (according to its sign - I am not sure if they mean he actually manufactured it, or if he paid to have it made). The pagoda is based on the Buddhist Sutra of Casket Seal Dharani, which in Japanese is Hōkyōindaranikyō (宝篋印陀羅尼経) and this type of pagoda is therefore known as a Hōkyōin-tō (宝篋印塔). The pagoda was damaged by an earthquake in 1855, but repaired in 1907. This is the largest pagoda of its type in this part of Tokyo (Taitō-ku, 台東区). It is located in close proximity to the Buddhist temple Sensō-ji.
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Central section of pagoda at Daigo-ji, Kyoto. Very intricate wooden structure built in 951 and the oldest building in Kyoto. It was one of few buildings to survive the Onin War in the 15th century. A National Treasure of Japan.
This site just off Inle Lake, Myanmar, has so many of these small pagodas. They are very attractive.
The Fahua Pagoda (法华塔) in Jiading's "old" district.
Jiading (嘉定) is a town and the "capital" of the eponymous district in the northwest of Shanghai Municipality.
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Japanese landscape: Pagodas built on the mountains near a winding river. Sunrise, clear sky.
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La historia de la Pagoda del Pilar Única o Chua Mot Cot se remonta al año 1049 cuando el Emperador Ly Thai Tong mandó construir la pagoda en honor a Avalokiteshvara (la Diosa de la Compasión), en agradecimiento por el nacimiento de su primer hijo varón. Según la leyenda, el emperador ante la imposibilidad de tener hijos con su esposa, soñó como la diosa le entregaba una niño varón sentada en una gran flor de loto. Esta flor de loto fue simbolizada en el mismo diseño de la pagoda, haciendo que emerja sostenida en un solo pilar, a modo de tallo de una planta y rodeada con un pequeño estanque de agua. Con 4 metros de altura y 2 metros de ancho la pagoda está construida enteramente de madera. En su interior se encuentra una figura de la Diosa Avalokiteshvara muy popular entre las mujeres jóvenes recién casadas, quienes acuden a rezar y dejar ofrendas en busca de fertilidad para poder tener hijos durante su matrimonio.
The history of the One Pillar Pagoda or Chua Mot Cot dates back to the year 1049 when Emperor Ly Thai Tong had the pagoda built in honor of Avalokiteshvara (the Goddess of Compassion), in gratitude for the birth of his first son. According to legend, the emperor, faced with the impossibility of having children with his wife, dreamed of how the goddess gave him a male child sitting on a large lotus flower. This lotus flower was symbolized in the very design of the pagoda, making it emerge supported by a single pillar, like the stem of a plant and surrounded by a small pool of water. At 4 meters high and 2 meters wide, the pagoda is built entirely of wood. Inside there is a figure of the Goddess Avalokiteshvara, very popular among young newly married women, who come to pray and leave offerings in search of fertility in order to have children during their marriage.
La història de la Pagoda del Pilar Única o Chua Mot Cot es remunta a l'any 1049 quan l'Emperador Ly Thai Tong va fer construir la pagoda en honor a Avalokiteshvara (la Deessa de la Compassió), en agraïment pel naixement del seu primer fill mascle. Segons la llegenda, l'emperador davant la impossibilitat de tenir fills amb la seva dona, somni com la deessa li lliurava un nen baró asseguda en una gran flor de lotus. Aquesta flor de lotus va ser simbolitzada en el mateix disseny de la pagoda, fent que emergeixi sostinguda en un sol pilar, a tall de tija d'una planta i envoltada amb un petit estany d'aigua. Amb 4 metres d'alçada i 2 metres d'amplada, la pagoda està construïda totalment de fusta. Al seu interior hi ha una figura de la Deessa Avalokiteshvara molt popular entre les dones joves acabades de casar, les quals acudeixen a resar i deixar ofrenes a la recerca de fertilitat per poder tenir fills durant el seu matrimoni.
Thoughts from a Pagoda
Sweeping the yard
Cutting the flowers
Preparing prayer seats
Meditating
Facing my own fears and weaknesses
Embracing them with kindness
Conversation with Buddha
Reading the Sutra
Helping for dinner
Eating a bowl of rice
Enjoying each grain of rice one by one
Being grateful for the sun, clouds, rain, for the hardworking hands of the rice farmers
Feeling the cycle of life
Consciously drinking a sip of cool water
Closing my eyes
Feeling the refreshing waters of life
Understanding how little it takes to be happy
Understanding how unimportant I am and how much that can mean
Watching the night lay its soft blanket over the sun
Closing my eyes silently, tired but happy and being fulfilled
Feeling gratefulness for being a small part of life
Soon I will be back again
In the oversaturated, blind everyday life
Like a little snowball
Lovingly and carefully shaped by gentle hands with fresh snow
Clean and softly formed crystals
Then rolling down the hill of life
Faster and faster, unstoppable
Accumulating stones, dirt, brushwood
Losing the original shape and purity
To arrive deformed at the bottom
To search my soul again
Bes, Vietnam July 2023
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Great Pagoda at Kew Gardens in southwest London, was built in 1761 by Sir William Chambers as a present for Princess Augusta, the founder of the gardens. Constructed of grey brick, the pagoda comprises 10 storeys, totalling 163 ft (50 m) in height, with 253 steps to the viewing gallery. Closed for repairs in 2006, the pagoda was reopened in 2018 following a major programme of restoration. It is a Grade I listed building.
Very often there is a strong wind which forms these clouds at the southern cost of Koh Samui, Thailand.
This is a repost. I postet this image out of camera first in 2017 when I was new on Flickr while I was travelling in Thailand, I had no good computer and software for editing with me. Now I did a RAW edition using DxO Pure RAW and further in Photoshop Lightroom, because I thought it is worth to do so.
(Not an impressive photo though)
I wanted to get it in one complete framing!
Darjeeling, the land of thunderbolt, is a quintessence of natural beauty making it prevalently known as the ‘Queen of the hills’. This nature’s best destination will let you explore the most serene and peaceful locations of all times, one of them being the Japanese Peace Pagoda.
Considered as a symbol of peace and religion, the Pagoda is an extremely popular Buddhist temple and monastery.
It symbolizes global peace
The Japanese Peace Pagoda of Darjeeling was built by a Buddhist monk Fuiji to spread a message of harmony all around the world after the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The foundation stone of this place was laid in the year 1972 by Fuiji and was completed by his favourite disciple Guruji Fuiji in the year 1992. The main motive of the place is to welcome individuals from every part of the world, regardless of any religion and express a message of religious equality and harmony. A visit to this beautiful place will surely give you immense peace and a sense of positivity.
The spectacular view
Once you reach at the top of the Pagoda, you will be unquestionably fascinated and dazed by the view it offers. There is greenery all around you. Also, if you are lucky enough to visit the Pagoda on a clear day, you will get an opportunity to see the snow laden white mountains. The vibe here is something that will make you feel entirely unperturbed.
The mesmerizing architecture
The Pagoda is just at a short distance from the Japanese temple which is built in a traditional Japanese style. The amazing architecture of the temple will completely leave you captivated. There are also prayers held at this temple, which can be attended by tourists.One can pay a visit to this sacred shrine throughout the year. People of all faiths visit Peace Pagoda frequently. Moreover, no one is bounded to attend the prayers. One can exit from the prayer hall whenever he/she likes. Before exiting, sweets (Prasad) are offered to the visitors.
There are no charges for clicking photos but making videos of the main prayer hall is entirely prohibited.
A visit to this beautiful place will surely give you immense level of mental relaxation. Whenever you visit this beautiful city of hills, make sure to include a visit to the Japanese Pagoda in your list of things to do in Darjeeling.
The Great Pagoda at Kew's Royal Botanic Gardens in southwest London, was built in 1761 by Sir William Chambers as a present for Princess Augusta, the founder of the gardens. Constructed of grey brick, the pagoda comprises 10 storeys, totalling 163 ft in height.
Kew is under the flightpath to London's Heathrow Airport.
As I was shooting the buildings of the Japan pavilion at EPCOT near Orlando, Florida, I noticed a small plane writing "GOD" in the sky. Maybe, this was a decisive moment, according to the great French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson.
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Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery is a Zen monastery of the Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen lineage located in Dai Dinh town, Tam Dao district, Vinh Phuc province, about 85 km west of Hanoi. Along with Truc Lam Zen Monastery in Dalat and Truc Lam Zen Monastery in Yen Tu, Truc Lam Tay Thien Monastery is one of the three largest monasteries in Vietnam.
Bagan (formerly Pagan) is an ancient city located in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar . From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan, the first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute modern Myanmar. During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, over 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over 2200 temples and pagodas still survive to the present day.
As a part of Podere Lovolio, at Massarosa, Tuscany, you can find this beautiful floating Pagoda in the middle of a pond, under the custody of lovely water lillies.
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The area below the pagodas is planted with dwarf evergreens.
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Kew's iconic Pagoda was completed in 1762. The ten-storey octagonal structure is 163ft high (almost 50m).The Pagoda was one of the jewels in the crown of Georgian London. It was so unusual that a suspicious public were unconvinced it would remain standing when it was built in 1762.
Designed at the height of the 18th century craze for Chinoiserie, it tapers with successive floors from the first to the topmost being 1ft less (30 cm) in diameter and height than the preceding one. The original building was very colourful; the roofs being covered with varnished iron plates, with a dragon on each corner. There were 80 dragons in all, each carved from wood and gilded with real gold.
The eye-catching dragons were the talk of the town for 20 years, before disappearing in the 1780s. The dragons had been removed in 1784 when repairs were undertaken to the building’s roof and are rumoured to have been sold to pay for the Prince Regent’s debts. However experts believe that, being made of wood, they had simply rotted over time.( Kew)
La Pagoda de Tran Quoc es de estilo marcadamente budista, fe mayoritaria durante muchísimos siglos en Vietnam, y tiene un total de 11 niveles, alcanzando los 15 metros de altura.
A su vez, cada nivel tiene 6 puertas y, cada una de estas puertas, está presidida por una estatua de Amitabha.
Los 11 niveles no es algo casual, ya que, cada uno de los 11 niveles, corresponden a uno de los 11 diferentes estados del budismo hasta llegar a la iluminación. Ni que decir tiene que, para ser una construcción tan antigua, los 15 metros a los que llega son una altura muy imponente. La Pagoda de Tran Quoc tiene el honor y el orgullo de ser la pagoda más antigua de todo Hanoi, Esta pagoda se construyó entre los años 541 y 545. Hace casi 1.500 años.
The Tran Quoc Pagoda is markedly Buddhist in style, the majority faith for many centuries in Vietnam, and has a total of 11 levels, reaching 15 meters in height.
In turn, each level has 6 doors and each of these doors is presided over by a statue of Amitabha.
The 11 levels is not something casual, since each of the 11 levels corresponds to one of the 11 different states of Buddhism until reaching enlightenment. It goes without saying that, for such an old construction, the 15 meters it reaches are a very imposing height. Tran Quoc Pagoda has the honor and pride of being the oldest pagoda in all of Hanoi. This pagoda was built between 541 and 545. Almost 1,500 years ago.
La Pagoda de Tran Quoc és d'estil marcadament budista, fe majoritària durant moltíssims segles al Vietnam, i té un total d'11 nivells, assolint els 15 metres d'alçada.
Alhora, cada nivell té 6 portes i, cadascuna d'aquestes portes, està presidida per una estàtua d'Amitabha.
Els 11 nivells no és casual, ja que, cadascun dels 11 nivells, corresponen a un dels 11 diferents estats del budisme fins a arribar a la il·luminació. No cal dir que, per ser una construcció tan antiga, els 15 metres a què arriba són una altura molt imponent. La Pagoda de Tran Quoc té l'honor i l'orgull de ser la pagoda més antiga de tot Hanoi. Aquesta pagoda es va construir entre els anys 541 i 545. Fa gairebé 1.500 anys.
Birds and Bees love this tree. Bees like the flowers and the birds like the berries which are now mostly gone..
The Pagoda was designed by Sir William Chambers and completed in 1762 as a gift for Princess Augusta, the founder of the botanic gardens at Kew. It is a ten-storey octagon tower, standing at almost 50m and each level is 30cm narrower than the one below.
It offered one of the earliest and finest views of London.
At the time of its construction it was considered so unusual that people were unconvinced it would remain standing.
A restoration project is underway to restore the Pagoda to its original 18th century splendour.
This includes the original 80 dragons which originally adorned the roofs, each carved from wood and gilded with real gold. The dragons were removed in 1784 and were rumoured to have been sold to settle George IV’s gambling debts. However, experts believe that since they were made of wood, they had simply rotted over time.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London
Set at the end of a splendid avenue of trees the Great Pagoda is being restored to its original 18th century splendour.
The vista is lined with North American pin swamp oaks, sweet gum and Turkish hazel (Corylus colurna). One cedar of Lebanon tree stands in front of the Pagoda,
The Pagoda was designed by Sir William Chambers and completed in 1762 as a gift for Princess Augusta, the founder of the botanic gardens at Kew. It is a ten-storey octagon tower, standing at almost 50m and each level is 30cm narrower than the one below.
Taken from the Palm House end of the Pagoda Vista.
La Pagoda de Tran Quoc es de estilo marcadamente budista, fe mayoritaria durante muchísimos siglos en Vietnam, y tiene un total de 11 niveles, alcanzando los 15 metros de altura.
A su vez, cada nivel tiene 6 puertas y, cada una de estas puertas, está presidida por una estatua de Amitabha.
Los 11 niveles no es algo casual, ya que, cada uno de los 11 niveles, corresponden a uno de los 11 diferentes estados del budismo hasta llegar a la iluminación. Ni que decir tiene que, para ser una construcción tan antigua, los 15 metros a los que llega son una altura muy imponente. La Pagoda de Tran Quoc tiene el honor y el orgullo de ser la pagoda más antigua de todo Hanoi, Esta pagoda se construyó entre los años 541 y 545. Hace casi 1.500 años.
The Tran Quoc Pagoda is markedly Buddhist in style, the majority faith for many centuries in Vietnam, and has a total of 11 levels, reaching 15 meters in height.
In turn, each level has 6 doors and each of these doors is presided over by a statue of Amitabha.
The 11 levels is not something casual, since each of the 11 levels corresponds to one of the 11 different states of Buddhism until reaching enlightenment. It goes without saying that, for such an old construction, the 15 meters it reaches are a very imposing height. Tran Quoc Pagoda has the honor and pride of being the oldest pagoda in all of Hanoi. This pagoda was built between 541 and 545. Almost 1,500 years ago.
La Pagoda de Tran Quoc és d'estil marcadament budista, fe majoritària durant moltíssims segles al Vietnam, i té un total d'11 nivells, assolint els 15 metres d'alçada.
Alhora, cada nivell té 6 portes i, cadascuna d'aquestes portes, està presidida per una estàtua d'Amitabha.
Els 11 nivells no és casual, ja que, cadascun dels 11 nivells, corresponen a un dels 11 diferents estats del budisme fins a arribar a la il·luminació. No cal dir que, per ser una construcció tan antiga, els 15 metres a què arriba són una altura molt imponent. La Pagoda de Tran Quoc té l'honor i l'orgull de ser la pagoda més antiga de tot Hanoi. Aquesta pagoda es va construir entre els anys 541 i 545. Fa gairebé 1.500 anys.