salentin
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Post by salentin on Apr 16, 2019 3:03:59 GMT
 "That Luang",central pagoda in Vientiane,the national symbol of Laos,built in the 16th century. issued Nov.13th,1951;from a definitive set of 11;
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stainlessb
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What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on Apr 17, 2019 0:49:31 GMT
Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō
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salentin
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Post by salentin on Apr 17, 2019 3:13:43 GMT
stainlessb: I admit,I have no idea,what the meaning of your sentence (?) might be. Here the first stamp of six,from one of my favourite series:
16th century Buddha laotian style,issued Nov.18th,1953.
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stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on Apr 17, 2019 14:03:27 GMT
Buddhist mantra/chant - also pronounced Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō)
Devotion to the Mystic Law of the Lotus Sutra
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zipper
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What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Apr 17, 2019 22:30:20 GMT
Doe & I are Buddhist.
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salentin
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Post by salentin on Apr 18, 2019 2:20:28 GMT
The overcoming of suffering by your own effort is the essence of Buddha´s teaching to me.However,I´m no Buddhist,but an atheist. Both do not exclude each other in my opinion.
Meditating Buddha,18th century.
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salentin
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Post by salentin on Apr 18, 2019 18:53:29 GMT
Standing Buddha,laotian style, 17th-18th century;
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salentin
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Post by salentin on Apr 20, 2019 2:47:22 GMT
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Post by salentin on Apr 22, 2019 2:51:40 GMT
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Post by salentin on Apr 23, 2019 18:00:53 GMT
Buddha from Wat Mahathat in Savankhalok,Thailand;
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salentin
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Post by salentin on Apr 24, 2019 21:44:42 GMT
"meditating monks on a boat",issued Nov.5th,1957; (from a set of 4);
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salentin
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Post by salentin on Apr 26, 2019 2:11:29 GMT
The last stamp I can show in this thread.At least for a couple of months. Most albums are packed for the great move across the atlantic.
Same series: food collecting monk
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Post by outremer01 on Sept 9, 2019 9:03:00 GMT
Republic of Korea (South Korea) 12th October 1964 definitives Library of early Buddhist Scriptures  designed - Kang Choon-Whan
One of the depositories of the Triptika Koreana Woodblocks:
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Post by outremer01 on Sept 9, 2019 9:07:16 GMT
Republic of Korea 1st October 1969 definitives Seated Buddha (gold-gilt bronze)  Presumed to be have been made during the latter part of the Baekjae dynasty. designed - Kang Choon-Whan |
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Post by outremer01 on Sept 9, 2019 9:11:08 GMT
Republic of Korea 25th May 1977 2600th Anniversary of Buddha's birth  Statue is in the Sokkulam grotto, carved during the Silla dynasty (8th century). designed - Chun, Hee-Han |
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Post by outremer01 on Sept 9, 2019 9:16:01 GMT
Republic of Korea (South Korea) 15th November 1979 "5000 Years of Korean art" exhibition - stamp series Golden Amitabha with Halo  Moulded in 706 A.D., during the United Silla period, made of pure gold. designed - Park, Yeo-song |
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Post by outremer01 on Sept 9, 2019 9:20:40 GMT
Republic of Korea (South Korea) 20th November 1980 "5000 Years of Korean Art" exhibition Deva King  Sculpture carved on wall of cave temple on Kyongju, symbolizing strength, placed at temple entrance as a guard of Buddhism. designed - Park, Yeo-song |
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salentin
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Post by salentin on Oct 21, 2020 17:58:41 GMT
Adam´s Peak (2243 m) is often called the "Holy Mountain" of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. On top is an oversized footprint (relief) of Buddha,Shiva,Adam or the apostle Thomas,depending of the faith of pilgrims,Buddhists,Hindus,Muslims or Christians. Usually you climb up in the middle of the night,so that you can watch the sunrise at the top. If you are lucky,the shadow of the mountain can be seen on the clouds deep under the peak. There is a buddhist monastery,where you hang around,waiting for the sunrise and ... shiver. There are many,many pilgrims during the dry season,climbing uphill,most of the way on
staircases,sculptured out of the rock. It is claimed that the ascent brings good Karma.I met there a youngster,who claimed to have made this pilgrimage more than twenty times.So he surely had bolsterd up his Karma considerably.
Adam´s peak is shown more or less prominently on several stamps of Ceylon/Sri Lanka.
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salentin
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Post by salentin on Oct 23, 2020 13:11:58 GMT
Stupas or Dagobas are reliquaries found all over the buddhist world. They contain relics of the Buddha or/and other venerated persons.
In Ceylon (Sri Lanka) there are some,what look close to their original form. Upper three stamps show the Ruvanweli Dagoba in Anuradhapura,capital for more than a thousand years. The Ruvanweli Dagoba was built around 140 B.C. It fell into disrepair over the centuries and was restored in the first half of the 20th century to its current form.Originally it had a hight of 105 m,it now is "just" 55 m high. The lower definitives show the Kiri-Vehera-Dagoba in Polonaruwa,what was the second long-serving capital of Ceylon.
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