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An 18thC Guide Stoop, or post, seen in a lonely spot on Big Moor. The spellings of the names of nearby towns on the sides of the post make for interesting reading. 'chasterfeld' (chesterfield), 'dronfeld' (dronfield), 'hoope' (hope) and 'tidsewall' (tideswell).
An 18thC Guide Stoop near Curbar Gap car park.
It has the following markings:
1709
TIDSWALL ROAD,
CHESTERFEILD ROAD,
DRONFIELD ROAD,
SHEFELD RD.
A Student of Buddha asked him 'how would you like to be remembered my lord', and Budha pointed him to his Inverted begging bowl (Bhiksha Patr). And that's how he is remembered in form of Buddhist Stoops.
The Stoops of Sanchi are closely related to the story and the emperor that impresses me the most. Emperor Ashok who was called Chandd Ashok (the Cruel Ashok) at the height of his power (at which point he had one of the largest kingdoms ever in the world), gave up war and violence forever and followed Buddhism. He made his life goal from there on to spread the message of Buddha. It is said that he built 84 thousand Stoops in his life. Sanchi was the first. and from here his son Mahendra and his daughter Sanghmitra started for their endless mission to spread Buddhism.
Buddha had three students. the 'Asthiyan' (the remains) of two of them are said to be buried in these Stoops of Sanchi.
Ashok had a big Piller erect next to the Stoop with the famous Ashok Chinh (The Sign of ashok which is now Indias national emblem) on the top of it. It is now broken. These Toran dwars (the gateways) were made later by Sungas. Tails of Bodhisatvas and Buddha are engraved in intricate details all over on the walls of the gates.Many famous figures like Laughing Budha, MahaKapi ect are taken from these carvings and made into show pieces..
On the stoop on Napoleon Avenue, c. 1988 or 1989. Wearing beads from one of the early Carival season day parades.