[Buddha-l] FW: Bourgeois Buddhism

[Jo]

Yes, Artur--this is Southeast Asian Buddhism, to excess. I rank it with the
information about Taiwan merit-making that I posted today.

Thanks for the reminder.
Joanna
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On Behalf Of Artur Karp
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 1:02 PM


Here is what I would dare to term the expression of real, not imaginary
bourgeois Buddhism -

Thailand. Dhammakaya cetiya:


http://www.thai-blogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG_4750.jpg

Roof of the cetiya, general view:

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/3551786.jpg

Fragment of the roof:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/-S_2-wDfZQow/RxeJfEhjxoI/AAAAAAAAASg/HCx7CM9CmG4/Dhamma
kaya_Cetiya_wallpaper12.jpg

The figures are cast from pure gold.


Regards,


Artur Karp
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