#a milestone

[sister-lucifer]

kys bitchass

MY FIRST DEATH THREAT EVERYONE SAY AYOOOO

[kanmom51]

I guess this is something worth celebrating, no?

I can't believe it.

I'm a real blabber mouth, eh?

How long have I been around here? I think I started posting around the start of 2021?

Blame the pandemic.

[anamoon63]

Thank you to everyone who got me to 25000 likes!

[wishingforatypewriter]

Y'all! There are 30 Linzolt fics on AO3! This little rarepair has come so far!

[runningupthatvecna]

just got a notification about my blog turning one year old holy shit it's been a full 365 days of simping over eddie munson lol what ??? my life literally changed so much through the thorough discovery of stranger things and this makes me feel really nostalgic.

i'm taking this as an occasion to express my gratitude for all the lovely people i've encountered on here during the last twelve months. thank you for keeping me somewhat sane. i certainly wouldn't have survived the writing of my bachelor thesis/working through my graduation project last year without all the fic, the gifs, the banter and the chats, the collective simping and yelling and screaming and everything.

some of you even inspired me to write my own fic again and it was a beautiful experience (i'll most likely will continue writing for eddie and eddie only .. probably).

it's definitely been a wild ride. thank you.

tagging a few lovely souls here

@josephfakingquinn @ghost-proofbaby @ceriseheaven @analogkraken <3

@wroteclassicaly @changemunson @usedtobecooler (we haven't talked yet but i always see you on my dash and you bring me a great deal of joy too, hope that's not too weird hehe hiiii)

[roaringwish]

Bhavacakra with Matarakishin

This was a big project I worked on as a milestone for my studies in my faith, Shinbutsu Shuugou.

Symbolism explanation under the “readmore”

The piece uses 6 colors total: Black, white, yellow, green, red and blue. These can symbolize many things depending on the context, but here I intended for it to reference both the five hindrances + the Buddha AND the six realms.

The middle contains three animals: the snake, the boar and the bird. They represent the three poisons and are arranged in the shape of three magatama (mitsudomoe).

The first ring contains the duality of karma. This is usually depicted with a sharp border between the side where someone either falls to Hell or becomes a buddha, but I decided for the theme of this mandala to be the nonduality of opposites. For that reason both sides take on a spiraling waning and waxing shape. The figures in them are just vague silhouettes, as the concept of karma is an abstract concept that’s hard to articulate or accurately depict.

The six realms are depicted tilted. This is simply to draw more attention to the figures outside the mandala. The lower realms mainly use red and the upper ones mainly use blue (reflecting the way the karma layer’s colors are set up).

The buddha are all different beings depicted doing something benevolent instead of holding the traditional symbols buddhas hold. In each case their buddhahood is symbolized by their color (white represents buddhahood and liberation) and a star shaped halo.

Otherwise I didn’t want to depict these buddhas as perfect beings, I wanted to draw attention to the fact that the origins of dukkha can’t be exorcized, it can only be minimized and the buddha path is never complete. Parts of these buddhas extend to other realms symbolizing how buddhas can be anyone and anything anywhere.

The twelve dependent originations are abstract just like the duality of karma for the same reason. In many cases I used Japanese symbols to interpret these elements, because my faith is rooted in Japanese culture.

The wheel itself is gold, the color of earth according to wuxing. The element of earth represents dualities, the element of change and also stability, both yin and yang and all four seasons. It’s related to the figures holding/turning the wheel.

Matarakishin is a form of the kami Matarajin, a kami of, arguably, dukkha. He’s strongly connected to the element of earth, travel (be it physical or metaphorical) and is a guardian of Buddhist treasures and the Pure Land Sutra. He governs the unseen world, kakuriyo ( 隠り世 ) as a shukujin ( 宿神 ) a kami that governs fate, and with it, change. Him and his attendants represent the three poisons and are generally considered a single entity.

Faithful to traditional bhavacakras, he’s depicted fierce and horrifying as a symbol of change, same with his attendants Nishita and Teireita. Matarakishin is a green kishin (oni kami), representing greed and takes on a boar-like appearance. Between his horns is the Pole Star, a celestial body he embodies. It’s the same star used for the buddhas’ halo representing his buddha nature.

Teireita is a blue oni taking the form of a snake (representing hatred). They embody the Big Dipper, which is why the have the constellation between their horns. The final two stars connected align exactly with the Pole Star.

Nishita takes the form of a bird and is a red oni (represeinting ignorance). Their single horn point to the Little Dipper. Matarakishin stands directly above them because the Pole Star is one of the stars making up the Little Dipper.

Four of their hands hold the wheel of dharma in total, representing the four sights.

Above them, Shakyamuni Buddha can be seen pointing at the Moon, which represents liberation from dukkha. The Milky Way represents the uncountable amount of buddhas the lived, live and will live on Earth.

[jeevas404]

Today's 5 months since I quit smoking!!!

[unlikelyjedi]

Just passed 25K words. The Flower That Blooms In Adversity is currently my longest work to date!!

[starrybxcky]

[andiamofratello]

💜💜💜 Fukka Birthday Celebration Gifs (22/?)

[prodbymaui]

open the champagne bottles and ready the loud ass music because we're celebrating! dinner served, no distraction, and a mark lee hard hour fic just reached a thousand of notes, my heart soars! so much love for you, babes <3

[bowandarrowandbrokenguitar]

hi i blocked you for tagging a proship pedophilia weirdo on a post i rbed. reassess your relationships and personal values

Good for you to curate your own online spaces!

Kindly refrain from trying to curate my own

[shittygaypornmagazine]

tumblr u humiliate me rn

what is the point of this.

[winkeuu]

straight up i hope twitter dying kills the kpop industry. two birds one stone for your annoying asses

ik this is meant to be a hate message but i have always hated stan twt bc of how the whole culture there is really toxic so i kinda hope it dies too LOL

however the kpop industry will never DIE, it's literally just music from korea ?? as long as korea makes music there will always be kpop 🤡

[whynotfabulous]

First time crying at my new job!!!

[kydrakinetic]

IVE DONE IT I HAVE 69 FOLLOWERS