Category: Photojournal

29
Jun
2010

Taiwan Adventure (6): Oh My Buddha!

Pic: Mug at Dharma Drum Mountain’s Bookshop at Jinshan OMG! Oh my God? Ohmigosh? OMB! Oh my Buddha! My own…

28
Jun
2010

Taiwan Adventure (5): More & More

Pic: Sign for ‘Homage to (or refuge in) Amitabha Buddha (Amituofo)’ in Taoyuan Another still and well-meaning ubiquitous sign, to…

28
Jun
2010

Taiwan Adventure (4): A Makeshift Bridge

Pic: Worm crossing at gate of Sun Moon Lake Peacock Park What one thing is to one is another thing…

28
Jun
2010

Taiwan Adventure (3): When Shelter Does Not Shelter

Pic: Drizzly evening at Shilin Night Market The rain has stopped. But it drizzles on… Not the sky, but the…

08
Jun
2010

Revisiting ‘How I Survived a Bloody Mess’

Yeas ago, I stuck a bright red sticker with the words ‘Namo Amituofo’ (Homage to Amitabha Buddha) on a dangerous…

15
Apr
2010

Guilt-free Burger

Vegan organic multiple-seeds burger with almonds, sunflower and pumpkin seeds patty, with potato wedges, with salad and soup of the…

01
Apr
2010

Humanity, Humility, Honesty

Visited St. Patrick’s School again, a couple of days ago, to give a presentation on the Buddhist perspective of life…

03
Mar
2010

India Adventures (12) : More Photos

Hi everyone, sorry for the long wait… Here are some of the photos, with more coming up :canny: Album :…

27
Jan
2010

India Adventures (11) : Lamp Offerings

(Picture: A Buddhist making lamp offerings at a Tibetan temple near Mayadevi Temple) May we always be mindful of Amita…

26
Jan
2010

India Adventures (10): A Different Christmas Cheer

Christmas’ Eve with no carols or party to attend. Immersed in total silence along the pitch dark countryside. On a…

26
Jan
2010

India Adventures (9): Wish for the Same Sky

I still remember the crisp air and clear stars. From that night under the Kent’s wintry sky. This night, under…

26
Jan
2010

India Adventure (8): The Far-Reaching Ways of the Dharma

Sankasia was where the Buddha descended from Trayastriṃśa (Sanskrit; Pāli: Tāvatiṃsa) heaven after teaching his biological mother (Queen Mahamaya), who…

25
Jan
2010

India Adventures (7): Invisible Precious Gem

A 72 year old man led us through the pages of history by telling of a majestic empire that once…

25
Jan
2010

India Adventures (3.5): Gifts that Truly Last

Taj Mahal tells of a very sad love story. It’s sad not because two who were deeply in love were…

25
Jan
2010

India Adventures (6): The Sands of Time

Seeing a cleaner dusting a stupa that housed the Buddha’s relics. I wondered what would happen, should it be left…

18
Jan
2010

Kites Need Strings to Fly Well

(Pic: Kites flying by Buangkok train station) A kite without a guiding string is a dangerous kite, that endangers itself…

08
Jan
2010

India Adventures (3): Monument of ‘Emptiness’?

En route to the first Buddhist holy place of worship, we dropped by the famed Taj Mahal. The brief of…

05
Jan
2010

India Adventures (2): The Weight of Devotion?

The above is a picture of a juzu (nianzhu; mala; prayer beads) holder we previously bought from Japan’s Daiso. (Yes,…

03
Jan
2010

India Adventures (1): Mahabodhi Temple

More photos on the way. Stay tuned! ;)) Next India Adventure: https://moonpointer.com/new/2010/01/india-adventures-2-the-weight-of-devotion

22
Dec
2009

Away Greetings

Moonpointer moderators will be away on the road soon, on Buddhist pilgrimage in India and Nepal. In the mean time,…