Thursday, February 14, 2008

FGS Dong Zen 2008

I went to FGS Dong Zen yesterday after work just to satisfy my hunger to take photographs...

I choose yesterday because I believe that there won't be too many people there, yet, the turnout is still more than I expected. Luck is on my side though as I managed to get a few nice shots that I really like and some of the standard photos of the main attraction.

I even learn more about Buddhism... Yes, I learned more about the 4 main pilgrimage sites for Buddhist, Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath and Kushinagar. While I already know about Lumbini, I was quite ignorant about the other three, even though I believe that my Kalyana Mitra already know it and mentioned to me tonnes of times before...

Here are the four site with a brief intro if you don't know yet

Lumbini - The place where Siddhartha Gautama was borned.
Bodhgaya - The place where Gautama Buddha gain Enlightenment.
Sarnath - The place where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dhamma.
Kushinagar - The place where Gautama Buddha entered Parinirvana.

(Kalyana mitras, correct me if I am wrong...)

The other attraction for this year would be the Giant Lantern with a beautiful garden of flowers...

Here are some of the pictures taken from my visits to FGS Dong Zen this Chinese New Year:

Buddha Image @ FGS Dong Zen Main Shrine Hall 2008

Close Up Buddha Image @ FGS Dong Zen Main Shrine Hall 2008

Buddhas @ FGS Dong Zen Main Shrine Hall 2008

Five Lotus @ FGS Dong Zen 2008

Minority Flowers @ FGS Dong Zen 2008

All Buddhas @ FGS Dong Zen 2008

Island @ FGS Dong Zen 2008

Island on Pond @ FGS Dong Zen 2008

Koi Fishes @ FGS Dong Zen 2008

Lanters @ FGS Dong Zen 2008

Palm Tree @ FGS Dong Zen 2008

Buddha Lantern @ FGS Dong Zen 2008

More Lanterns @ FGS Dong Zen 2008

Giant Lantern @ FGS Dong Zen 2008

Bodhgaya 01 @ FGS Dong Zen 2008

Bodhgaya 02 @ FGS Dong Zen 2008

Bodhgaya 03 @ FGS Dong Zen 2008

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