#Golden Buddha

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Nam June Paik: Golden Buddha (2005)

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*these golden sound waves align you with your goals...

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12 Amazing Temples to Visit in Thailand

12 Amazing Temples to Visit in Thailand

12 Amazing Temples to Visit in Thailand The most popular attractions in Thailand (other than the food) are the many temples scattered throughout the country. There are over 40,000 Buddhist temples alone, plus many Hindu temples, as well. With so many temples to see and visit, the sheer number of options can be overwhelming! If you’re looking for a shortlist of the best temples for tourists, or if…

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Amazing Pics That Prove China Is A Place Like No Other

Mountain Emei Above Clouds

Sichuan Province of China

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3rd panel of a comic about Golden Cicada's background. Here I imagined him as a being that started off as a cicada that the Buddha changed into a human when he noticed the bug listening intently to his teachings. In Buddhism only humans can reach enlightenment, but the loss of the innocence of insects may be a terrible thing.

This may be particularly true if you now understand that of your over 400 brothers and sisters, only you will live beyond a few weeks.

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I'm curious, after the journey, does Wukong still have the headband on his head or it somehow removed?

It disappears upon his enlightenment, likely symbolizing his internalization of self-restraint. He doesn't even realize that it had happened:

... Pilgrim Sun said also to the Tang Monk, "Master, I've become a Buddha now, just like you. It can't be that I still must wear a golden fillet! And you wouldn't want to clamp my head still by reciting that so-called Tight-Fillet Spell, would you? Recite the Loose-Fillet Spell quickly and get it off my head. I'm going to smash it to pieces, so that that so-called Bodhisattva can't use it anymore to play tricks on other people." "Because you were difficult to control previously," said the Tang Monk, "this method had to be used to restrain you. Now that you have become a Buddha, naturally it will be gone. How could it be still on your head? Try touching your head and see." Pilgrim raised his hand and felt along his head, and indeed the fillet had vanished. 孫行者卻又對唐僧道：「師父，此時我已成佛，與你一般，莫成還戴金箍兒，你還念甚麼緊箍咒掯勒我？趁早兒念個鬆箍兒咒，脫下來，打得粉碎，切莫叫那甚麼菩薩再去捉弄他人。」唐僧道：「當時只為你難管，故以此法制之。今已成佛，自然去矣，豈有還在你頭上之理？你試摸摸看。」行者舉手去摸一摸，果然無之。

This is an old photomanipulation of mine showing the moment that the gold headband snaps open. The angry immortal's face gives way to the serene Buddha beneath.

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I've done it again. Sorry not sorry.

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Macaque 🤝 Peng

Somehow being able to survive getting blasted by a descendant of one of the most powerful dragons known in existence

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my f/o's as comments i have saved in my favorites on tiktok pt 1

kozume kenma: Born to make lives? I mean, I guess I could become a Twitch streamer. I’d have to find a niche tho.

buddha: “so now we have Gaara vs. Jesus” is not a sentence I thought I’d hear.

suguru geto: Inshallah there will be justice in Gotham

leona kingscholar: "you're my mate" (as bros)

haitani ran: My fave is “bf takes you out to eat but the opps slide on him”

orochimaru: yes girl! he is ALL YOURS 💞🩷‼️

beelzebub: people in hell want ice water 🤷🏾‍♀️

hange zoe: I know a certified forklift driver when I see one.

la squadra:

• risotto nero: AND THE CROWD GOES MILD 🗣🗣🗣

• prosciutto: what is a torture boyfriend

• pesci: My nickname is “stop pointing the flashlight in my eyes”

• formaggio: You had me at “Super Daytona Bowl 500”

• illuso: boys will be boys is for when the boys start drinking the “forbidden nectar” (it is mustard from the bottle)

• ghiaccio: Those beans for breakfast got him all upset 😂😂

• melone: Ohio means family

• sorbet & gelato: Two bottoms don't make a top is actually what they called me in highschool

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Museu do Oriente, Lisboa, Portugal, 01-06-23

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Would shiki or whitebeard let theirs daughters put makeup on them?

Rosinante never really developed her interest in makeup beyond the children's makeup sets. Shiki definitely ended up with the sparkly eye look and bright pink lipstick once or twice. Sengoku keeps pictures for blackmail purposes.

Whitebeard on the other hand got to rock various makeup looks over the years, from the above to professional looks as Crocodile’s skills developed. And he was always a willing test subject. Good bonding, and nobody would ever dare question him wearing makeup.

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So this Is a bit of my art style i Hope you like It,this are some sketches i did, and yeah

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1st panel in a brief comic about Golden Cicada.

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The Reason Why Golden Cicada was Banished from Heaven

Someone asked me a question about this fairly recently, but my answer appears to have been deleted. Anyway, I thought I would answer it again. In short, Master Golden Cicada (Jin chanzi, 金蟬子) fell asleep during the Buddha's sermon. But chapter 81 adds to the reason: accidentally kicking something and causing a single grain of rice to fall. This is explained while Tripitaka is deathly ill for a few days:

“You don’t realize that Master was the second disciple of our Buddha Tathagata, and originally he was called Elder Gold Cicada. Because he slighted the Law, he was fated to experience this great ordeal.” “Elder Brother,” said Eight Rules, […] “Why must he endure sickness [for two days] as well?” “You wouldn’t know about this,” replied Pilgrim. “Our old master fell asleep while listening to Buddha expounding the Law. As he slumped to one side, his left foot kicked down one grain of rice. That is why he is fated to suffer three days’ illness after he has arrived at the Region Below.” Horrified, Eight Rules said, “The way old Hog sprays and splatters things all over when he eats, I wonder how many years of illness I’d have to go through!” “Brother,” said Pilgrim, “you have no idea either that the Buddha is not that concerned with you and other creatures. But as people say: Rice stalks planted in noonday sun Take root as perspiration runs. Who knows of this food from the soil Each grain requires most bitter toil? Master still has one more day to go, but he’ll be better by tomorrow” (Wu & Yu, 2012, vol. 4, p. 82). 行者道：「獃子又胡說了，你不知道。師父是我佛如來第二個徒弟，原叫做金蟬長老，只因他輕慢佛法，該有這場大難。」八戒道：「哥啊，師父既是輕慢佛法，貶回東土，在是非海內，口舌場中，託化做人身，發願往西天拜佛求經，遇妖精就捆，逢魔頭就吊，受諸苦惱，也夠了，怎麼又叫他害病？」行者道：「你那裡曉得。老師父不曾聽佛講法，打了一個盹，往下一試，左腳屣了一粒米，下界來，該有這三日病。」八戒驚道：「像老豬吃東西潑潑撒撒的，也不知害多少年代病是。」行者道：「兄弟，佛不與你眾生為念，你又不知。人云：『鋤禾日當午，汗滴禾下土。誰知盤中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。』師父只今日一日，明日就好了。」

This points to the supreme importance of rice in an agrarian society like ancient China.

For more on Master Golden Cicada, see my previous article: