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Photographer	In Transit {Karma:29432}
Project	#49 Dramatic Portrait	Camera Model	Nikon
Categories	People From The Field Florals	Film Format
Portfolio		Lens	Nikon Coolpix 5400 Fixed Lens
Uploaded	4/22/2005	Film / Memory Type	Lexar 1GB
		ISO / Film Speed	16
Views	607	Shutter
Favorites	1	Aperture	f/
Critiques	14	Rating	5.60 / 5 Ratings
Location	City - State - Country - Canada
About	Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, was born in the sixth century B.C. in what is now modern Nepal. His father, Suddhodana, was the ruler of the Sakya people and Siddhartha grew up living the extravagant life of a young prince. According to custom, he married at the young age of sixteen to a girl named Yasodhara. His father had ordered that he live a life of total seclusion, but one day Siddhartha ventured out into the world and was confronted with the reality of the inevitable suffering of life. The next day, at the age of twenty-nine, he left his kingdom and newborn son to lead an ascetic life and determine a way to relieve universal suffering. For six years, Siddhartha submitted himself to rigorous ascetic practices, studying and following different methods of meditation with various religious teachers. But he was never fully satisfied. One day, however, he was offered a bowl of rice from a young girl and he accepted it. In that moment, he realised that physical austerities were not the means to achieve liberation. From then on, he encouraged people to follow a path of balance rather than extremism. He called this The Middle Way. That night Siddhartha sat under the Bodhi tree, and meditated until dawn. He purified his mind of all defilements and attained enlightenment at the age of thirty-five, thus earning the title Buddha, or "Enlightened One". For the remainder of his eighty years, the Buddha preached the Dharma in an effort to help other sentient beings reach enlightenment.

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John Nobody {K:4914} 5/5/2005

I love it, very original. Well done.

helea pusta {K:1660} 4/26/2005

Great, really, reaally good:)

Ian McIntosh {K:42997} 4/23/2005

well set. so vivid. thought it was pipe cleaners in the thumbnail...

Naomi Weidner {K:6636} 4/23/2005

Wow! Interesting Buddha. Thanks, too, for the history lesson. -- Naomi

kokupsy_un morita {K:2651} 4/23/2005

Oh! interesting buddha.

thank you.

B:)liana {K:30945} 4/23/2005

wow. I have never seen such Green Budda!
Love it.
Kiss
B:)liana

Margaret Sturgess {K:49403} 4/23/2005

What amazing texture and colour, brilliant composition, thanks for the about
Margaret

In Transit {K:29432} 4/23/2005

Lida
U R correct about the fix... but...

It is or was in excess of 10m high

In Transit {K:29432} 4/23/2005

To Dorothy
hardly your normal chia... it is or rather was in excess of 30+ feet high

In Transit {K:29432} 4/23/2005

hardly your normal chia... it is or rather was in excess of 30+ feet high

Lida Chaulet {K:3430} 4/23/2005

Excellent shot, splendid lighting, enhancing the structure, the feel to it...

Only a pity his left knee is kind of cut off. But that could be easily fixed of course...

Wonder how big it is, cannot really tell...

Anyway...
Well done, and thanks for the enlightning historylesson ;)

Lida

Dorothy Di Liddo {K:13787} 4/23/2005

great about, great shot, this is the chia Buddah I take it? :) Dottie

Marcia . {K:16108} 4/23/2005

Beautiful work and very interesting 'alive' sculpture....
Very interesting about as well... :-)

Thanks for sharing.

Márcia

Mark Drago {K:10902} 4/22/2005

interesting shot too transit--the chia-buddha

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