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    The Lakes District & Scafell Pike

    UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 2 May 2010 | By drmitch | Views [828]

    A bank holiday of four glorious days off could not be wasted so I booked a flight to Newcastle & met Sally, a friend from vet school who was prepared to show me the sights in the Lakes District in Cumbria. After a much needed lunch of a scrummy ... Read more >

    Tags: hadrians wall, hiking, lakes district, scafell pike, tramping

    Continuing North

    UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 30 Sep 2009 | By livy | Views [543]

    Today we drove further north to Hadrian’s Wall. We actually hit a less-preserved region I think because there wasn’t much to see. To be honest the whole region is quilted patchworks of varying shades of lush, wet green separated by heavy stone walls ... Read more >

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    Visitors praying outside one of the temple buildings. I read this on a plaque by one of the temple buildings and I found it interesting: I've reworded it slightly because it wasn't written in very understandable English.) To pray, light an incense stick and offer it to Buddah, Dharma, Sangah and to all living beings. You're not suppose to blow the incense out, as that's a sign of irreverence. You have to wave the stick around until it goes out. Then you imagine Buddha and Bodhisattva appear in front of you to accept the offering. Then you worship Buddha in front of a statue of him. You bow three times and every time you rise up, recite
    Visitors praying outside one of the temple buildings. I read this on a plaque by one of the temple buildings and I found it interesting: I've reworded it slightly because it wasn't written in very understandable English.) To pray, light an incense stick and offer it to Buddah, Dharma, Sangah and to all living beings. You're not suppose to blow the incense out, as that's a sign of irreverence. You have to wave the stick around until it goes out. Then you imagine Buddha and Bodhisattva appear in front of you to accept the offering. Then you worship Buddha in front of a statue of him. You bow three times and every time you rise up, recite "I worship the eternal Triple Jewels (Buddah, Dharma and Sangah) in the ten directions of space. Then you make your vows. Kneel down with your palms joined together to make your vows sincerely. Then recite: "I vow to save the numberless living beings. I vow to cut off the endless afflictions. I vow to study the countless Dharma doors. I vow to realise the supreme Buddha way." Then proceed to give an account of your own wishes before the statue of Buddha.

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