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St Edith's at Monk's Kirby is one of the grandest churches in Warwickshire; having formerly been monastic it was built on a huge scale; the aisled nave and chancel form one vessel with no structural division, all built of rich red sandstone except for the later upper part of the tower giving it a distinctive two-toned red and white look ('the strawberries & cream church' according to a local friend!).
The interior is a huge, dark, cavernous space, and with all three aisles virtually the same height feels like a German hall church. The arcades have no capitals, giving them an Arts & Crafts feel. The windows are large but high up (there was formerly a cloister to the north) and admit only so much light, having much rich glass by Hardman's at the west end and a fine Lavers & Barraud to the east. The furnishings are not old and the main items of interest are the monuments, with two Tudor-period tombs with effigies in the Fielding chapel in the north east corner (the clutter in here grows with every visit!). There are ghostly white marble 19th century memorials further west in the north aisle with members of the Earl of Denbigh's family in high relief, and a badly worn medieval knight's head poking out the wall at the north west corner (fragment of a large tomb effigy).
This is a very familiar church for me as I'd been here several times over the years, in fact it was one of the first old churches I ever saw as a child (my mother wanted to see the monuments here when I was about 5 years old, but I ruined her visit by finding the tombs way too spooky and had to be taken out in a state of distress!). Last year I was working on the stained glass under the tower, so was keen to get some pics without scaffolding, but alas instead of no scaffolding there was now loads more of the stuff with the south side completely covered, so those windows and better exterior shots will have to wait for yet another visit, but at least that shouldn't be difficult as the church is normally open to visitors.
Some Monks and Nuns walking down the street in Cefalu... Love the expression on the Nun on the far left.
Now - couldn't this be one of the reasons gays are routinely accepted in the society?
Young buddhist monks washing and playing at Royal Palace Museum, Luang Prabang, Laos
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A monk capturing on camera his cotravellers @ Wat Phar Kaew and Grand Palace
monks, palaces, wats, great markets, not so great vegetarian food, ...
Monks gather for prayer as they take part in a march in Yangon, 23 September 2007, launching the biggest challenge against military rule in nearly two decades. Some 20,000 people marched in the rain-sodden streets of Yangon from the golden Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar's most important landmark, and numbers swelled as they crossed downtown Yangon and circled the Sule Pagoda, witnesses said. MYANMAR OUT THAILAND OUT AFP PHOTO
It was a rather bleak day but I did find something green.
Fue un día un poco sombrío, pero sí hallé algo verde.
The Dalai Lama's very own Gyuto monks of Tibet came the the Preston New Rd, Maple Farm anti fracking camp at Blackpool, Lancashire to show their support to our campaign and bless the land and give support to the Earth & Water Protectors.
An unbelievable experience for me as they came to my table to chat with me and look at some Treasures of Wisdom collection items.
Nuhang played our Dungchen (Longhorn) which everyone who heard its sound smiled.
We all walked together to the frackers gates (gates of hell- 10 minutes away) and they carried out Puja - blessing the land and us.
Onen Mind, Loving Heart Tour 2017
Namaskar
Simon
St Mary, Monks Eleigh, Suffolk
One of the great East Anglian cloth churches in the hills to the east of Lavenham. The proximity to the great Lavenham ironworks means that there is a fair number of iron grave markers in the churchyard.
This is one of my favorite places in Southeast Asia.
Luang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ in Laotian or Louang Phabang), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ literally meaning "Royal Buddha Image," is a city in north central Laos, consisting of 58 adjacent villages, of which 33 comprise the UNESCO Town Of Luang Prabang World Heritage Site. It was listed in 1995 for unique and "remarkably" well preserved architectural, religious and cultural heritage, a blend of the rural and urban developments over several centuries, including the French colonial influences during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The center of the city consists of four main roads and is located on a peninsula at the confluence of the Nam Khan and Mekong rivers. Luang Prabang is well known for its numerous Buddhist temples and monasteries. Every morning, hundreds of monks from the various monasteries walk through the streets collecting alms. One of the city's major landmarks is Mount Phou Si, a large steep hill which despite the constrained scale of the city, is 150 meters (490 feet) high, a steep staircase leads to Wat Chom Si shrine and an overlook of the city and the rivers.
The city was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. It had also been known by the ancient name of Chiang Thong. It was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos, until the Pathet Lao takeover in 1975. The city is part of Luang Prabang District of Luang Prabang Province and is the capital and administrative center of the province. It lies approximately 300 kilometers (190 miles) north of the capital Vientiane. Currently, the population of the city as a whole is roughly 56,000 inhabitants with the UNESCO protected site being inhabited by around 24,000.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luang_Prabang
June 24, 2017 - We were only allowed to take pictures/videos with cellphones of the debating monks. This afternoon we had the opportunity to go on an optional tour of the Sera and Papungka Monasteries which I didn't want to miss. "Sera Monastery, one of the largest of the Gelugpa sect. In the Tibetan language, sera means "wild rose garden." The monastery earned the name for the opulent wild roses that grew all around the site centuries ago. At its peak, the monastery was the home for more than 7,000 monks. While the number of roses and monks have diminished with the passage of time, the monastery and its grounds have only increased in cultural significance and emotional power. Built in 1419 - the year that the sect's founder, Je Tsongkhapa, died-Sera Monastery features the largest tsokchen (main assembly hall) in the town, four stories high and with nearly 11,000 square feet of floor space. The monastery was built to house precious gifts from the emperor to one of Je Tsongkhapa's disciples." Previous text from OAT trip booklet.
Monks from Bhutan's Trongsa Monastery conclude their 8-day visit to New York with a performance of the Cham dance of liberation at the Statue of Liberty, Sun. Sept. 21, 2008, in New York. The monks were in New York to celebrate the exhibition 'The Dragon's Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan' at Rubin Museum of Art through Jan. 5, 2009.