Drifting pitifully in the whirlwind of birth and death,
As if wandering in a dream,
In the midst of illusion I awaken to the true path;
There is one more matter I must not neglect,
But I need not bother now,
As I listen to the sound of the evening rain
Falling on the roof of my temple retreat
In the deep grass of Fukakusa.
—Eihei Dōgen (1200 - 1253)
Image by Hasui Kawase, Rainy Night at Maekawa, 1932
from parabola-magazine.
Donald McLeish, Great Sphinx, Egypt
“In 1928 National Geographic Editor Gilbert H. Grosvenor wanted “outdated” photographs of the Great Sphinx of Giza—images made prior to excavation—removed from the archive. This 1921 photo by Donald McLeish survived and has been in the image collection for over 90 years.”
via: National Geographic
Alfred William Plâté (1859-1931, Sutar Ka Jhopda Cave Interior, Ellora Caves, Sri Lanka, circa 1890-1900. With thanks to les-sources-du-nil.
(Source: metmuseum.org)
Ceramic Tile Ceiling, Shah Chirag, Tomb of Amir Ahmad Shrine at Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran, 14th c.
Andre Kertesz, Nara (Japan) November 8, 1968. Thank you, 3wings.
Luke Storms, “Ajanta Cave 26,” India, January 13th, 2013
I am currently in Kochi, India. I have spent the month traveling through this vast, colourful country. This photo was taken in Bodh Gaya where I travelled to on New Years Eve on one of India’s remarkable trains. This beautiful temple marks the spot where The Buddha stared with an “uninterrupted gaze” at the Bodhi tree after reaching enlightenment.
Paul Caponigro, American photographer: Callanish Stone Circle, Scotland, 1972 from Megaliths. Thank you, 12bent.
Andreas Volwahsen, Living Architecture: India published in 1969.
