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kelledia: Fifth-century Aukana Buddha, Sri Lanka. The Buddha is...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:38:15 -0400

Fifth-century Aukana Buddha, Sri Lanka.

The Buddha is 12m high (though it appears much, much taller) and is completely carved from the rock behind it, as is the case at Gal Vihara. But this Buddha is taller than those at Gal Vihara, and the work that went into it must have been immense. It is in extraordinary condition (the last chiseling could have been done the morning we saw it), which is truly amazing considering it is more than 1500 years old and has never been shielded from the elements by a roof or covering of any sort.

This Buddha has risen in importance in the last seven or eight years after the unforgivable destruction of the twin Buddha statues (which were similar in design but much larger) in Bamiyan, Afghanistan by the Taliban.

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Sat, 18 May 2013 01:22:40 -0400

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Sun, 12 May 2013 09:05:47 -0400

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Sun, 12 May 2013 08:59:09 -0400

"I’d woken up early and I took a long time getting ready to exist."

Sun, 12 May 2013 08:58:01 -0400

““I’d woken up early and I took a long time getting ready to exist.””

- The Book of Disquiet, Fernando Pessoa
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yama-bato: ©yama-bato,2013

Sun, 12 May 2013 08:50:18 -0400

yama-bato:

©yama-bato,2013

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Sun, 12 May 2013 08:35:16 -0400

tamburina: Maruo Graph Ex. I -Suehiro Maruo

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:46:34 -0400

tamburina:

Maruo Graph Ex. I -Suehiro Maruo

i12bent: Birthday of Salvador Dalí - May 11, 1904 - 1989 -...

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:44:33 -0400

i12bent:

Birthday of Salvador Dalí - May 11, 1904 - 1989 - Surrealist jester…

Salvador Dali: Melancholy Atomic Uranic Idyll, 1945

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Sat, 11 May 2013 16:37:06 -0400

aandres: Tops of Shanghai (Explore 2013-05-02) /魔都之巅 by Brady...

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:30:35 -0400

aandres:

Tops of Shanghai (Explore 2013-05-02) /魔都之巅 by Brady Fang on Flickr.

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Sat, 11 May 2013 16:15:08 -0400

sghost: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ON YOUR TOMBSTONE? I WOULD LIKE...

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:13:09 -0400

sghost:

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ON YOUR TOMBSTONE?

I WOULD LIKE EVERYTHING THANKYOU. EVERYTHING!!!!

frenchtwist: via darksilenceinsuburbia: Christian...

Sat, 11 May 2013 08:56:58 -0400

frenchtwist:

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Christian Schloe.

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Thu, 09 May 2013 10:53:47 -0400

Pawła Kuczyńskiego

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:44:50 -0400

Pawła Kuczyńskiego

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Thu, 09 May 2013 10:42:23 -0400

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship,..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:40:45 -0400

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
Robert A. Heinlein”