2023-12-08 Bodhi Day
【The Surprises of the Superhuman (1918)】 Wallace Stevens (1879—1955) The palais de justice of chambermaids Tops the horizon with its colonnades.
If it were lost in Űbermenschlichkeit, Perhaps our wretched state would soon come right.
For somehow the brave dicta of its kings Make more awry our faulty human things. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《非凡的惊喜》(1918)】 异乡人·史蒂文斯(1879生—1955卒) 【红霞译】 饰有少女像柱的司法宫 耸立在地平线上。
如果迷失在超人性中, 也许我们的悲惨处境很快就会好起来。
岂料国王们的勇敢名言 让我们有缺陷的人性变得更加扭曲。 【注】廿五年前我曾慕名参观过位于纽约上州野外的庄严寺(Chuang Yen Monastery),其大佛殿供奉着西半球最大的白色宇宙佛——毗卢遮那佛“大日如来”(Vairocana),大日如来不仅是五方佛中至高无上的佛祖,而且还是帮助他人脱离因缘的觉悟之源。临行前,我按流程尝试了施给僧尼吃的斋饭——素食午餐,僧尼藉以实践“上求佛道下化众生”。 如今,我前来纽约下城唐人街上的大乘寺,特意拜见这里信奉的阿弥陀“无量”佛(Amitabha),她左手莲花右手接引,强调涅槃空性,即一切真实的事物都是空的,没有坚固的真实,允许突然开悟,也就是说并不注重通向开悟那条漫长而艰辛的道路,难怪来此烧香磕头顶礼膜拜的信徒无计其数,并已成为观光客打卡中国城的旅游景点。 Today in History(历史上的今天): 2023: The World Is A Commonwealth, NYC(纽约城中华公所·天下为公) 2023: Line of Phantasy in Chinatown, NYC(纽约城·唐人街虚拟线条) 2023: A Beacon for the Catholic Faithful, NYC(纽约城天主教的灯塔) 2023: NYC's Most Admirable Synagogue(纽约城·叹为观止的犹太教堂) 2023: Biggest Chinese Catholic Church in US(全美最大的华人天主教堂) 2023: Times Sq, the Crossroads of the World(时代广场·世界十字路口) 2023: Wandering in Midtown Manhattan-II, NYC(纽约市·浪迹中城之二) 2023: St. Bartholomew's Church, NYC(纽约城·农夫之子使徒圣公会) 2023: St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC(纽约城·高贵圣徒大教堂) 2023: Rockefeller Ctr Christmas Tree, NYC(纽约城·黑麦田中心圣诞树)
2023: Dior's Carousel of Dreams, NYC(纽约城·金色梦想转盘) 2023: Chinatown & Little Italy, NYC(纽约市·华埠与小意大利城) 2016: Argumentative─For the Flavor(议论文─利益) 2013: Top of the World, Dubai, UAE(阿联酋迪拜世界之巅) 2010: 自己的事自己做(DIY) Great Buddha Hall of Chuang Yen Monastery @ Carmel Hamlet, NY
(纽约州花园之家镇·庄严寺大佛殿 07-18-1998) Buddha Vairocana on a High Throne & a Double Lotus @ Great Buddha Hall of Chuang Yen Monastery (庄严寺大佛殿·高宝座双莲花上“大日如来” 07-18-1998) Façade of Mahayana Buddhist Temple @ Canal St, Chinatown (纽约中国城·大乘寺正面观) Offering to Buddha w/ Incense, Flowers, Light, Water, Food, Chanting, & Prostrations (用香、花、光、水、食物、诵经、顶礼等供佛) Buddha Hall w/ Amitabha (佛堂的无量佛 12-08-2023) Wooden Fish Used in Rituals Involving the Recitation of Sutras, Mantras, or Other Buddhist Texts (用于念诵佛经或其它佛经仪式中的木鱼) Bell Bowl, the Metal Percussion Counterpart (钟碗·金属打击乐器) Buddha Hall w/ Side Altars (佛堂与侧面祭坛 12-08-2023) Mother Goddess Altar (观音菩萨祭坛) Buddhist Funeral Altar (浮屠祭坛) Ritual Bell (铜铎) Gentle Glory (文殊菩萨) Crosslinks(相关博文): USA·New York(美国·纽约州)
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