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Pennabilli - Emilia Romagna (Italy)
On saturday 30th July 2005, during his second visit, His Holiness the Dalai Lama inaugurated the "Bell of Lhasa" monument in order to commemorate the great Capuchin missionary fr.Orazio of Pennabilli.
The bell is the exact copy of the one that was located in the Capuchin monastery built at Lhasa in 1725, when fr.Orazio was the Prefect of the mission.
Three manikorlo or Tibetan prayer wheels have been put on the monument next to the bell to symbolise the dialogue between religions in favour of peace and harmony among mankind.
The buddist mantra "Om mani padme hum" is impressed on these prayer wheels as well as on those situated around all Tibetan temples.
The turning of the wheels means the same as sending a prayer to the sky, like the sound of the bell.
On the left (western) side of the Taj Mahal is a mosque where there are 569 prayer rugs in black marble.
Generally, in Bhutan, prayer flags are hoisted for happiness, long life, prosperity, luck and merit and to offer karmic merit to all sentient beings. After one dies, the benefits of offering prayer flags is believed to guide the soul of the dead away from the netherworld and to prevent it from being reborn in the three lower realms (Nge Song Sum, animals, pret and life in hell) of the six life cycles: Lha (god), Lha Min (demi-god), humans, animals, pret, and life in hell, according to a Buddhist scholar, Dasho Lam Sanga.
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This photo has been graciously provided to be used in the GRID-Arendal resources library by: Yannick Beaudoin
I very rarely I take pictures of people, this is a stolen moment, she was unaware of my presence.
Photo taken in Cuba.
China. Yunnan. Shangri-la Old Town. Dukezong.
In Shangri-la, local residents and tourists come to Guishan Park to turn the world's largest prayer wheel. The 21-meter-tall, 60-ton prayer wheel and attracts thousands of visitors each month. The monolithic landmark is visible for miles around and has been a local landmark since it was constructed in 2002. Visitors can pray and turn the wheel alongside other pilgrims. A minimum of ten people is usually required to move the enormous icon. The prayer wheel is also the perfect spot for visitors to enjoy commanding views of the area.
Designed in a restrained Scots Renaissance style, Bangour Village Hospital is an outstanding remaining example of a psychiatric hospital built as a village and espousing a complete philosophy of care. The village system of patient care, exemplified by the Alt-Scherbitz hospital, near Leipzig in Germany in the 1870s encouraged psychiatric patients to be cared for within their own community setting, where there were few physical restrictions and where village self-sufficiency was encouraged. This was in contrast to the large contemporary asylum buildings. This philosophy had been gradually developing in a number of Scottish institutions, but Bangour saw its apotheosis, specifically in relation to psychiatric patients. Two other hospitals were built in Scotland for psychiatric patients, Kingseat, to the north of Aberdeen (built in 1904) and Dykebar Hospital in Paisley, 1909 (see separate listing). These have not survived as completely as Bangour.
The hospital was built by the well-known Edinburgh architect Hippolyte J Blanc as a result of a competition begun in 1898. The Edinburgh Lunacy Board had concluded that a new psychiatric hospital was required to cater for the increasing numbers of patients from Edinburgh and the hospital was opened in 1906, with some of the buildings still to be completed. It was designed with no external walls or gates. The utility buildings were positioned at the centre of the site, the medical buildings for patients requiring medical supervision and treatment were to the E and there were villas to the W of the site which could accommodate patients who required less supervision and were able to work at some sort of industry. The complex also included a farm to the NW (not part of current site) and had its own water and electricity systems and also had its own railway. The hospital was commissioned by the War Office in WWI for wounded soldiers and extra temporary structures were erected. Most of these were dismantled after the War although some timber ones were retained by the hospital. The railway too was dismantled in 1921. The patients returned in 1922. The hospital was commissioned again for WWII. At this time many temporary shelters were erected to the NW of the site and this became the basis of the Bangour General Hospital (now demolished). Bangour Village Hospital continued as a psychiatric hospital until 2004.
Harold O Tarbolton (1869-1947) was born in Nottingham and came to work in Edinburgh in the 1890s. He was involved in designing a variety of building types, including a number of Episcopal Churches throughout Scotland. He was consulting architect to the Deans and Chapters of the Cathedrals in Perth and Oban (see separate listings) and became the advisory architect for the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board in 1944. He was a prominent figure in public life in Edinburgh.
There's biochemistry exams to be conquered. Help us, St. Yankee, Jesus the Lamb, Demon-warding Garlic, St. Anna Nicole, Mother Mary, and St. Jude! Pray for us half-wits now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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Ja Rung Kashol Chorten Chenpo is the name in Tibetan language
This is the holiest of all Buddhist Stupas anywhere
Boudhanath is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with Swayambhunath, the other huge stupa in Kathmandu/Nepal r
Paintings of ink and colours on bamboo paper by Quek Kiat Sing display at the Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay during Sakura Matsuri floral display.
My thoughts have been occupied of late with the terrible tragedies in Burma and China. The terrible pictures I see coming from these areas are heartbreaking and it makes one feel so helpless. My prayers have been numerous for the people who lost their lives and those who suffer from agonizing loss. I wish there was more I could do.
The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. - Henry David Thoreau
(Buddhist prayer flags on a holy mound, or "Ovoo", Zaisan Hill, Ulaanbaatar)
This is Venkataramana Swamy Temple. Situated adjacent to Tipu’s summer palace.
Built by Maharajah Chikka Devaraya Wodiyar. 300 years old.
Meenakshi Sundareswarar marriage is depicted in the walls of the main temple as series of sculptures.
Another important information:
This is a Shiva temple originally. Has been converged to Vishnu temple later. If you observe carefully you will be able to spot the removed statues of Nandi and Shiva lingam from the pillars!
Thanks to INTACH Bangalore for organizing this event.
The Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is a nationwide, non-profit membership organization. INTACH was set up in 1984 to protect and conserve India’s vast natural and cultural heritage
They also took us to Bangalore palace, fort and Tipu's armory.
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These Prayer Wheels are a few of many to be found at the Swayambhunath Stupa (Monkey Temple) in Kathmandu. They must be rotated clockwise and each turn sends the prayer to the Buddha.
Traditionally, the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum is written in Newari language of Nepal.
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Prayer flags are rectangular pieces of cloth found strung along mountain ridges in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside and the people.
The Prayer Stop sits by the side of a two-lane road, New Hampshire Avenue, way out in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. It was built in 2002 by a member of the neighboring Immanuel's Church. He wanted to reach out to people who need prayer, but might be intimidated by a large church (Immanuel's has 3000+ members; the Prayer Stop is reported to seat 4). The man who started the Prayer Stop had hit rock bottom, drinking heavily, and had been convicted of a serious felony. After having a religious turn-around, he wanted to help others with his ministry. When I visited it, it was decorated for Christmas, and there was a note tacked to the door which indicated it was closed for the day, but that the church is still operating it one of their missions.
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