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端午の節句
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The Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa - Italy Detail of the Valente Celle Tomb, 1893Sculptor: Giulio Monteverde (Bistagno, Alessandria, 1837 - Roma 1917) The funeral monument called “Eternal Drama” represents a real Dans macabre, the futile attempt of life to escape the inevitable embrace of death. The sculptor Giulio Monteverde underlines, in this sculpture, the contrast between the sensuality of the beautiful young woman who personifies Life (caught in the moment in which , wearied by the vain struggle, she is about to surrender herself to the terrible spectre who has chosen her as his prey) and the rigid impassiveness of Death which seizes her.
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子非魚，安知魚之樂？
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Tete Endormie” - Igor MitorajHakone Open Air Museum, Japan
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When you find the way others will find you. Passing by on the road they will be drawn to your door. The way that cannot be heard will be echoed in your voice. The way that cannot be seen will be reflected in your eyes. - Laotzi
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銭洗神社入口
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Kamakura In Infrared Canon 20D converted to full time infrared.Taken during a FTPS meet in Kamakura Japan.
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Jizō Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha) 地蔵 Wood with lacquer, color, and gold leaf Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333) Second half of the 13th century Represented in the guise of a Buddhist monk and devoid of the crown and jewels customarily worn by bodhisattvas, Jizō Bosatsu is among the most readily recognizable of the many deities in the Buddhist pantheon and perhaps the most sympathetic. Called Ksitigarbha (“Earth Womb”) in Sanskrit, his worship originated in Central Asia. It reached Japan in the eighth century but flourished during the Kamakura period in connection with the Pure Land sects. Although Jizō is invoked for many roles (protector of travelers, children, and women in childbirth), he was especially venerated for his intervention on behalf of those suffering in hell, the lowest of the Six Realms of Existence. He is portrayed as a monk with an open, compassionate expression ready to hear the call of the suffering. This serenely graceful figure exemplifies the idealistic sculptural style that was often employed to convey the special ethos of Pure Land Buddhism: Jizō’s warm, truthful facial features give him a compassionate expression that invites faith, which, in turn, will lead to salvation. His gently flowing robe, with its finely crafted gold-leaf designs, enhances the impression of elegant refinement.
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明月 - 寺石庭
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