Used ford for sale

Red-breasted Nuthatch

In meditation retreat

Lost

My nephew Koji at 1 year, 1 day

A glimpse of the Rockies

Not too long ago…

-40°C

The Bodhisattva of Compassion

This statue is at the Bodhgaya stupa. Outside the small temple are perhaps twenty monks all meditating and reciting 'om mani padme hum". Very nice atmosphere!

Bodhgaya Market

Green Tara

Here is a picture of the Green Tara image built into the Bodhgaya stupa. It is said to have great blessing power.

My new gau

A gau is kind of a portable Tibetan-style shrine. I bought it in Bodhgaya, India the main Buddhist pilgrimage place. The Buddha inside it was bought in L.A. at the same time that I took monks vows in 1988 and was blessed by Kalu Rinpoche.

Another opportunity to give

No lights!

Judging by the color and style of robes I would say this is a fully-ordained Thai Buddhist Monk. Let me know if I'm wrong!

Asking- Bodhgaya, India

I gave her a hearty chunk of bread and she was very pleased.

dharma food

Tibetan-style bread baked with the imprint of an endless knot.

Break time

That's pollution not snow

Another mode of transport.

Reading the Kangyur [words of the Buddha]

The Kangyur is a collection of books that can only be read in a day if the job is shared by many people. So, each of the monks has a few pages that they read in unison. It gets done in about half an hour this way.