Visiting The Wood Block Tripitaka At Haeinsa

Brief musing on my visit: via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripitaka_Koreana and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haeinsa The Tripiṭaka Koreana[a] is a Korean collection of the Tripiṭaka (Buddhist scriptures), carved onto 81,258 wooden printing blocks in the 13th century. They are currently located at the Buddhist temple Haeinsa, in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.[1] It is the oldest intact version of Buddhist canon in Hanja script. It contains 1,496 titles, divided into 6,568 books, spanning 81,258Continue reading “Visiting The Wood Block Tripitaka At Haeinsa”

Meditation Spaces | January 23, 2024 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #17

In this seventeenth installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion we talk meditative environments and spaces — mostly external via showing images of them — for one’s “personal” (formal) meditation space, group spaces, etc References and related links: (Ways to) join these Q &Continue reading “Meditation Spaces | January 23, 2024 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #17”

Images Of Meditation Spaces

Some images and links of meditation spaces for inspiration and for the 17th “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” (and others added afterward/since): Caves Huts / Shacks / Pods Domes Temples / Halls also: https://farkaskutvolgy.hu Outdoor Indoor Other https://www.decoist.com/meditation-rooms-spaces/ https://www.hillcottageretreats.co.uk

How To Investigate Relics?

By relics I mean the physical anomalies left behind after cremation. Likely among various other places such objects can be found today on the altars and shrines of various Buddhist monasteries and temples as I have seen close up for myself. I don’t advocate associating these objects with any kind of worship or superstition norContinue reading “How To Investigate Relics?”

Galactic Historian Andrew Bartzis Topic Grab Bag: Georgia Guidestones, Stargates, Parasites, Community, Etc

[9/12/2022 UPDATE: After three attempts I’ve received zero response from Andrew’s team for scheduling another chat. If you guys found this valuable, continue to chime in in the comments to say so and say what you’re interested in please. In one of the attempts I proposed walking around and showing downtown St Louis while doingContinue reading “Galactic Historian Andrew Bartzis Topic Grab Bag: Georgia Guidestones, Stargates, Parasites, Community, Etc”