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A photo from my trip to Nepal in 2009 bumped up my photo stream. So many of the places we visited are damaged, but the greatest sympathy must be for all the Nepalese people affected by the earthquake; everyone we met there were so friendly and happy notwithstanding the poverty a lot of them lived in.
I love the effect of prayer flags blowing in the Himalayan wind against the background of a clear blue sky. The colours of the flags represent the five Buddhist elements: blue for the sky and space; white for the air and wind; red for fire; green for water; and yellow for earth.
.. brahmin having his final prayer, completing 'sapta lingum' throned with lord ganesha.
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Chaplain to the Forces, Pat Mernagh and the Very Rev John Marsden, Dean of Kildare lead those present in prayers
My card for A Blog Named Hero - see details on My Blog Will enter this in the LOVE challenge #43 also.
Prayer Wheels
Prayer wheels have holy mantras inscribed on them and rotating them brings a feeling of peace and tranquility besides good luck. So, go ahead and give those wheels a spin or buy your own personal handheld prayer wheel like those frequently seen in the hands of monks.
The Buddhist Way. (2018). [museum display board]. Leh, Ladakh, India: Hall of Fame.
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I believe this is a form of mandala.
Someone (could well have been the guy pictured ... I forget) told me that following the path through these circles was like a prayer, and that in fact there was a prayer on some paper or cloth in the middle (you can just about see this).
When we were all praying, I took this shot of the three girls. I love the way the oldest has her head bowed while the younger ones have wandering eyes. The youngest looks straight into the camera.
At the Labuleng Monastery (拉卜楞寺) in Gansu Province of China, a group of Tibetan prayers was circling the temple and praying. According to Tibetan tradition, turning the prayer wheels has the same effect as chanting the mantra containing in the prayer wheels.
A small prayer shrine on top of my stereo receiver. From left to right, prayer and photo of Bl. Titus Brandsma, Our Lady of Guadelupe candle, crucifix from a chainmail rosary I made, holy land olivewood crucifix, red blessed candle, some big ol' candle rock thing, St. Maxmillian Kolbe card, "Praying in the Presence of Our Lord For the Holy Souls" book. In front, small St. Michael statue, seed rosary, St. Anthony card, and Divine Mercy pamphlet. Whew.