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Bodhgaya
... and what does it mean to be enlightened? Many here desired to learn this, including myself, but it would take more than a day's visit to find out. I believe it took the Buddha many years! We lit some incense and made a small donation for good karma, then set out on our way to catch the train to New Jalpaiguri for ...
Enlightening Bodhgaya
... though Kinko decided it was and actually had good weather), so got an overnight train to Bodhgaya instead. Trains are normally packed in India, but our sleeper carriage was only half full. Bodhgaya is where the first Buddha attained enlightenment and attracts Buddhists from all over Asia, as well as Indian pilgrims, easily recognizable as they wear bright orange. It’s also quite a small place which is what we were ...
Buddhagaya
... the Maldives; in addition, India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
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Mystery Solved
... Part of her role is essentially as a fertility-goddess, which explains why so many lay women of child-bearing age where focused on her. This statue looked fairly androgynous like the others.
But in studying some of the symbology of the other Taras, it does suggest that this is Tara, so I guess she was created during a period where both male and female Bodhisattvas were portrayed as fairly androgynous.
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But I'm not angry
... the same thing. I make an aspiration then and there that today I will not get angry.
The funny thing about aspirations is that the universe has as tendency to test them. Since March 1st, I've been calling Bihar Optical to learn if my two pair of glasses are ready. When I ordered the lenses, the owner said they would be ready by the 1st. It's now the 5th. He said on the 2nd that the progressive lenses were there, but ...
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