Sunday, June 10, 2007

dalai lama photo essay

today's guest editor is grotty, who has contributed a photo essay on the dalai lama's visit. she says it will add a new spiritual dimension to the blog. beautiful photos, thanks grot!

crowd waiting in the building site of the Stupa of Universal Compassion outside Bendigo:

he arrives:


traditional owner welcome:
bendigo chinese dragons:
dalai lama and his straight man - a very smooth act:




ferocious chinese buddha:


gerberas and prayer flags:

2 comments:

gumtreefid farmer said...

what did he talk about? was there a translator?

Anonymous said...

he speaks english, but with his straight man to provide big words which he can laughingly reject or not - they were v funny together

love, compassion, tolerance etc
xg