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23-FEB-2016 Konrad Busslinger

The entrance to Wat Rong Khun White Temple

Chiang Rai

The bridge of "the cycle of rebirth": the main building at the white temple, the ubosot, is reached by crossing a bridge over a small lake. In front of the bridge are hundreds of outreaching hands that symbolize unrestrained desire. The bridge proclaims that the way to happiness is by foregoing temptation, greed, and desire. Next to the lake stand two very elegant Kinnaree, half-human, half-bird creatures from Buddhist mythology.

Die Brücke – im oberen Bild rechts – symbolisiert den Übergang vom Zyklus der Wiedergeburt zum Raum Buddhas. Der kleine Halbkreis davor steht für die Welt des Menschen. Der große Kreis mit Fangzähnen steht für den Mund des Mara (Buddhismus), die Herausforderungen des Lebens auf der Erde.


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Wintermeer13-May-2016 19:12
Breathtaking art well presented! ~V~