Quan Shi Yin and Lotus Pond

7 Nov 2006 at 13:46
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Very pretty!

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Nice photo.

Oh, this brings back wonderful memories <33. Thanks.

And it's an amazing picture.

Awesome image!!! :)

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I really like this photo!

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108 bows for capturing this super image, in which the statue is neatly framed by two lotus heads! You brightened my day.

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Hey there! Pleased that so many people like the photo :) I visited a Vietnamese Buddhist Temple in the summer when I was in France. It was the first time I had seen a lotus pond, truly beautiful, like something from another world. I love lotuses and how they grow in mud. How something so beautiful emerges from muddy waters, that thought inspires me :) Boy do I have a lot of mud! I have another image of the lotus pond from another perspective which i'll put on my blog.

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this is an awesome photo! in fact, all of your photos are pretty great! :)

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It's a wonderful place, and, yes, this is a great photo. Fancy getting yourself featured on the Home page within 48 hours of starting Voxing - and auspicious beginning! Namo Amida Bu

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Is Quan Shi Yin the Vietnamese name for Kuan Yin? Just curious.

It is a beautiful picture!

sallyinthewoods replied to justlisten’s comment:
Nov 8, 2006
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Hey there, I'm not sure what language Quan Shi Yin is. I think it may be Pali but I'll check it out and let you know. But yeah, Quan Shi Yin and Kuan Yin are referring to the same Bodhisattva in Buddhism, also sometimes know as Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of great compassion. Pleased you like the photo :)

sallyinthewoods replied to Sujatin’s comment:
Nov 8, 2006
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Hey Sujatin! Not sure whether my previous message got to you. I'm still getting used to Vox! It's very cool :) Namo Amida Bu x

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your photo is so beautiful and serene, i feel like i'm there. with the trees and plants swaying to the right, i can feel the fresh air around me.

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That is a beautiful picture of a lotus pond and the Guan Yin statue is very serene looking. Thank you for sharing the beauty. :)

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Hi I think your photo is beautiful and beautifully creepy.

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this is a lovely picture. thanks for sharing. i took a bunch of pictures from the local Vietnamese Buddhist center a while ago when they were touring the "relics" that are going to be entombed in that really big shrine they are building. the compound was beautiful and peaceful. if it wasn't so far away i would go more often.

i'll have to find them and post them. thanks for reminding me

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Great shot! Love your perspective.

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love this <3

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Lovely and peaceful.

sallyinthewoods replied to donielle’s comment:
Nov 9, 2006
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Pleased you like the photo :) Where about is your local Buddhist Vietnamese Temple? Will be great to see your photos of the ceremony of the relics. Very pleased to be added as your friend :) With metta