I had one of those too (a Jewish grandmother) and she had an antique painting of a Buddha. After she passed, everyone in the family agreed to give that to me and it is one of my most prized possessions, being an image of the Buddha and a family heirloom all-in-one.Avery wrote:This is an ornamental Buddha my (Jewish) grandmother owned, I find it is a good object of meditation though. Keep it in a good place for meditating
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acinteyyo,
That's not so "little" Beautiful corner and nice painting!
Santeri,
Nice collection of ajahns on your altar. Are they Thai forest tradition?
That's not so "little" Beautiful corner and nice painting!
Santeri,
Nice collection of ajahns on your altar. Are they Thai forest tradition?
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Can you post of a pix?TheDhamma wrote:I had one of those too (a Jewish grandmother) and she had an antique painting of a Buddha. After she passed, everyone in the family agreed to give that to me and it is one of my most prized possessions, being an image of the Buddha and a family heirloom all-in-one.
(Of the painting.)
(Or your grandma, either way.)
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Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
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Okay, I'm going to get the nerve up to post a pic
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I love the multi-levels. It's awesomeSanteri wrote:
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Who is the rupa in white porcelaine Santeri ?
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An ajahn with his own rupa, I assume he must be pretty famous. Who was he?jcsuperstar wrote:ajahn toh
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Sure, no problem, but it won't be for another couple of weeks when I am back at my Las Vegas home.Jechbi wrote:Can you post of a pix?TheDhamma wrote:I had one of those too (a Jewish grandmother) and she had an antique painting of a Buddha. After she passed, everyone in the family agreed to give that to me and it is one of my most prized possessions, being an image of the Buddha and a family heirloom all-in-one.
(Of the painting.)
(Or your grandma, either way.)
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I think it is this ajahn:TheDhamma wrote:An ajahn with his own rupa, I assume he must be pretty famous. Who was he?jcsuperstar wrote:ajahn toh
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I didn't recognize the name at first.
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I think so. This is an image you'll often see:
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He is extremely revered. We have a life-size statue of him in a shrine in the garden of our Wat...
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He is extremely revered. We have a life-size statue of him in a shrine in the garden of our Wat...
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Thank you.jcsuperstar wrote:ajahn toh
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