Here is some of Asia's Buddhist Sites:
In the southeast corner of Japan lies a small village and Buddhist retreat called Koya-San which is covered in ancient cedars. There the man, Kukai, who has said to have brought Shingon Buddhism to Japan is buried. Because of this, everyone and his mother wants to burried near him thinking that they will gain a free ticket to enlightenment.
In Hanoi, Vietnam there is a lake where today, the communist beliefs are forgotten and women have taken up the entrepreneurial spirit. They have brought scales down for morning walkers to wiegh themselves and to earn a few Vietnamese dong (dollars) for themselves. In the center of the lake lies a tiny temple with beautifully carved doors.
In the center of Cambodia lies some of the earth's most fantastic temples and ruins. They are the temples of Angkor. Several hundreds of years ago the city thrived until the same drought that did in the ancient Anasazi dried up their water works and caused them to dissappear. Most of the temples crumbled into the lush jungles waiting to reclaimed by archeologists. One though, that of Angkor Wat continued to be inhabited by monks to this day.
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The strong verticals of the first two shots - send my eye skyward - interesting impact in a holy setting.
ReplyDeleteLove the rich saturated color in the red laquer art mixed in the blue light! I enjoy finding the "hidden" items in your shots, like the hint of a cobweb in that blue dusty sunlight. Impactful.
Just a thought, I wonder if a different crop on the third photo might increase the impact for me. Personally, the heavy monochrome gray sky and stone overpowered the shot for me, but later, when I noticed the three monks - almost the third or fourth thing I noticed - then the shot became quite a bit more interesting for me and it warmed it up more. Later views, I noticed the monks even more and liked the shot better over time because the warm colors of their robes are in such stark contrast. Just a thought, knew you asked for my honest opinion...JodiJoy