Here is where he was born, the remains of the palace in Tilaurakot, where he was raised, & the east gate of the palace from where he left to seek enlightenment.
(How I had ended up here, a few months ago, is for another day.)
This is another one of our smaller #Buddha statues. We painted it gold. We have multiple Buddha statues of various sizes, all over our front & back gardens. We practice Taoism but also adopted a lot of Buddhist practices - they tend to interconnect with many crossovers.
Wishing you all more peace & quiet, beautiful & soul-filled moments in life 💗❤️💗
Dieser #Buddha stammt vermutlich aus der Kaschmirregion.
(Foto: Swedisch History Museum [CC BY 2.5])
Ein Hinweis für die weiten Vernetzungen der Handelslinien des frühmittelalterlichen #Skandinavien. Die kleine #Jadefigur stammt aus dem 6. Jahrhundert und wurde in einem Grab im #Schweden gefunden.
Da ist die Frage, wo kamen die #Wikinger eigentlich ursprünglich her? Wie sind sie entstanden? Gar nicht so leicht zu beantworten. Ich habe es trotzdem versucht: https://www.miss-jones.de/2021/05/07/woher-kamen-die-wikinger/
A remarkably well preserved 2nd century CE Stucco head of #Buddha from the ancient region of #Gandhara#Afghanistan which has defied exposure to the elements of nature (hence very rare) from the Richard C Blum & Senator Dianne Feinstein Collection of #Himalayan#Art will be on Bonhams auction on 20th March estimate $30,000 - $50,000