In Eastern philosophy Yīnyáng is the relationship between seemingly opposite forces in the natural world: many natural dualities such as dark and light, health and sickness, night and day, female and male, low and high, cold and hot are thought of as representations of yin and yang, their continuous flowing into each other resulting in the natural [...]
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Nikkō Shrines and Temples
Posted in Architecture, Beliefs, Imagery, Nature, Religion, tagged Buddhism, Japan, Nikkō Shrines and Temples, Shinto on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Shrines and Temples of Nikkō in Tochigi, Japan, North of Tokyo are a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising 130 holy places and structures for the Shinto and Buddhist religions. The architecture and carvings are considered National Treasures of Japan, with the holy sites closely integrated into the surrounding mountains, rocks and trees because nature and the relationship [...]
Vesākha
Posted in Beliefs, Festivals, History, Religion, tagged Buddha Day, Buddhism on May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Vesākha Puja or Buddha Day is celebrated today in Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and many Asian countries. Burma and Cambodia celebrated the same festival in April. In China it falls on the eighth day of the fourth month in the lunar calendar, in Japan it is in April. Commemorating the life, enlightenment and death of [...]
Vaiśākha: Buddha Day
Posted in Beliefs, Organisations, Religion, tagged Buddhism, Vasak on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On May 9 th the first full moon will commemorate the annual celebration of the life of Buddha in many Asian countries and communities worldwide. This tradition was formalised in 1950 with the first conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists although local traditional ceremonies to commemorate Buddha have always occured at this time of year. This year’s Buddhist World Conference [...]
