Thursday, December 10, 2009

A Few Blasts From The Past

Here are a few YouTubes and one web site with interesting images mainly from Buddhist Asia. Some of the narration is a bit arcane but the pictures speak for themselves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1U6YG1YYr0 Varanasi in 1931
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0FSGL-QdBI Tibet in 1932
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds_BDnISGjw Nepal in the early 1950’s
http://www.imagesofceylon.com/ Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in the 19th century
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4 comments:

  1. Shravasti DhammikaDecember 10, 2009 at 4:01 AM

    I really do appreciate all comments from all my readers. However, I would ask everyone to keep their comments succinct, polite and in particular, related to the subject matter of the post you are commenting on. Also, one or perhaps two comments from each person for each post is quite sufficient. Debates can be conducted on other forums. Please take note Aah-Aah and Yuri.

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  2. yuriDecember 10, 2009 at 6:58 AM

    I believe that the comments will not become rambling and often pointless discussions if more attention is given by the host of the blog to the follow-up of his interesting and thought-provoking posts. We read this blog not just to enjoy ourselves but to learn more about Buddhism and its various aspects. As to the relation to the subject matter of the original post - things in this world are closely related to many others, and when Dhamma aspects are brought up in comments, the vast knowledge and experience of our host could really be priceless and prevent those long discussions.

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  3. aah-haaDecember 10, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    I cannot be a good dhamma student when my search for better understanding is stifled by the wrong view that I am long-winded, irrelevant or even anti-Buddhist. Since this blog is the Rev Dhammika's, I understand, accept and respect that the Rev has every right to determine in his own way what to cut and chop. For this reason, I have moved the discussion on capital punishment (which I think is more important than many other issues in Rev's blog because it is about life and death) to here:http://blackandwhite999.blogspot.com/2009/12/news-that-wont-attract-attentionyong.html

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  4. yuriDecember 11, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    "one or perhaps two comments from each person for each post is quite sufficient"... Birth-control slogans in India are more generous: "two or three - enough". :)))

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