Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not the kind of se?orita I would attempt to chat up at the tapas bar ;-) Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jan 23, 2009, at 11:44 AM, Richard Man wrote: > Today's cultural lesson, from the Asian Art Museum <http://asianart.org/ > >, > online gallery, object ID: B60S600. Text copyright (C) by the Museum > > Simhavaktra Dakini, an enlightened Goddess of the Gelug order of > Tibetan > Buddhism, clears obstacles from the paths of those who seek > enlightenment > and provides inspiration and knowledge. The dancing Goddess's hair > blazes > upward with the fire of wisdom. Her lion head indicates fearlessness > in > confronting all obstacles to liberation. Her cape is made of freshly > flayed > human skin, signifying her transcendence of the limitations of the > human > condition. The bone ornaments on her chest indicate that she has > passed > beyond the cycles of birth and death; the tiger skin around her waist > symbolizes victory over all harmful passions and deeds. This figure > once > held a chopper, a skull cup, and a staff. This image of Simhavaktra > Dakini > was produced under the patronage of the Qianlong emperor and would > have been > worshiped in a temple in Beijing or its vicinity. > > > Pic at: http://rfman.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/india-via-tibet-to- > china/ > -- > // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com > // b: http://rfman.wordpress.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information