A jug fills drop by drop
The Buddha
The Buddha's Face
Friday, 4 March 2011
New Flickr Buddha's Face Album Launched
You may be familiar with our Buddha's Face Picasa web account and I've now added the popular Yahoo version Flickr to bring your more Buddha photos from us and around the web. To celebrate this moment I've created a slide show with some of the best pictures from our blog over the last year. Gosh how time flies when you're deep in the illusion.
The Buddha and Jesus - Sermon on the Mount by Wordle
In one of my previous blog entries I used the brilliant word visualisation tool Wordle to bring to life visually the top 50 quotes from the Buddha and I though whilst I was in Wordle mode to have a look at one of the great speeches given by Jesus - the Sermon on the Mount - some historians have speculated that Jesus may have been influenced by the teachings of the Buddha particularly the one of universal love - I like to think so anyway.
So here it is Jesus meditating like the Buddha and the Sermon wordeled !
The Buddha's Face
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Water in Buddhist Garden Design
Wordle - Top 50 Buddha Quotes
At the Buddha’s face we love Wordle cloud pictures. This nifty website allows you to visualise words and represent them as a picture. I though it would be interesting to put the Buddha’s Top 50 quotes into the programme to see what it produced.
A jug fills drop by drop
Buddha
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Best Ever 3D Buddha Stereogramme
At the Buddha's Face we love these 3D Buddha Stereogrammes. So we have scoured the furthest corners of the internet to bring you this 3D picture of a sitting meditating Buddha. You will need to stare intently at it for a while but hopefully in a moment the image will leap out of the screen at you. Om !
Our Best Ever Selection at the Buddha's Face
At the Buddha’s Face we are proud to continue our best ever selection of authentic Buddha wall art, hangings, Buddha statues and spiritual gifts.
We have just sourced a new supplier of stone cast garden Buddha statues and decorative spiritual art which we firmly believe are our best yet.
So with free UK delivery there’s never been a better time to buy from the Buddha’s Face and with Easter fast approaching gardeners take note – buy a statue at these prices and weather it ready for the spring and summer.
You can read more about weathering Buddha statues and general Buddhist garden principles in a dedicated part of the Buddha’s Face website.
Sunday, 13 February 2011
Monk for a Month- Novice Buddhist monk Initiation Wimbledon London
I was very privileged to be at the ordination of Choti Punyo , the son a friend of my wife at the Thai Temple Wat Buddapapidha in Wimbledon South London. He had learnt the chants in Pali he needed to make at the ceremony and we all partook in the cutting of his hair before leaving to walk around the Vihara 3 times.This is a joyous occasion and you can see from the evident smiles on the faces and represents the passage of a Thai boy to a man. In his time in the temple he will follow the 10 Buddhist precepts, rising at 4.ooam and finishing eating solid food before 11.00am - the food being given by the lay Buddhists who come to give alms to the monks. I hope to do this one day myself as a time to reflect and initiate personal change. Good luck to Nick I hope this affects his life for the good.
Here's the video I made of the occasion.
Monday, 17 January 2011
The Best Lego Buddha Statues
Lego - the chosen play brick of childhood - infinitely creative - children (and big children) have for the last 50 years been making models using its uncannily pixellated form. Normally these are pirates,truckers,hospitals, zoos and the like so it is not surprising that this versatile toy would eventually be used to make Buddha statues. Here are three of the best - not quite sure it works in representing the serenity and wisdom and compassion of the Buddha - given its clunky appearance. But top marks for having a go !
Saturday, 15 January 2011
The Final Days and Death of the Buddha - Cartoon
Death is a natural part of life there is nothing to fear - let my teachings be your guide. Thus spoke the Buddha as in his 80th year he prepared to die much to the sadness of his followers and disciples. A great man who had been prince and renounced worldly desires and craving was ready to leave this earthly life. In this rather fetching cartoon the salient points of his last days are well represented.
"Nothing is permanent - strive on with diligence."
The Buddha's Last Words
Yet More Buddhist Home Decor Tips
From paintings to architecture, religions have been a source of inspiration for the art world. And ancient Buddhist art has always been popular, especially now in homes of contemporary design. There's something very urban about ancient Buddhist art with the striking colour combination of Buddhist art as well as the simple lines and growing global interest in spirituality for its popularity among urban residents .
Buddhist Art as Home Decorations
Nowadays Buddhist artworks have evolved into popular decor accessories for contemporary interiors around the world. Contemporary Buddhist art these days is seen as more of a trendy, home decor item than as a religious symbol. In the design world today, Buddhist art is often viewed as a part of an ethnic, aesthetic feature. Incorporating such an aesthetic element to a contemporary design scheme has become increasingly popular among urban homeowners.
The modern interpretation of Buddhist art resonates well with a contemporary urban styles and this artistic expression often marries together Eastern and Western philosophy - the Ying and the Yang.
Buddhist Art for Modern Homes
Often painted in delicate earth tones the main concept of contemporary Buddhist-design led homes is modern and minimalist. And it is not uncommon to find Buddhist art works in every corner of the house - hanging on the wall, adorning the garden and decorating tables.
The allure of Buddhist art lies in its timelessness and rawness. Buddhist artworks can be found in great numbers in Thailand and Bali and throughout SE Asia. Simple lines of gold,wood,gilt and earth colours in many art works which are timeless and can work in both a modern house or a temple. Contemporary Buddhist are today advocates subtleness, with simple lines. Think basically Zen !There is also something uniquely therapeutic about Buddhist art - the simple and serene features of the Buddha exhibit compassion and wisdom and act as a symbol to us all and a simple message communicates down to us from the annals of ancient history.
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. Buddha
Buddhist Art Home decor tips for Beginners
Here's a great news clipping sent in by a reader with some sound advice of how to use modern,contemporary Buddha images in creating a modern home aesthetic which is both pleasing to the eye and helps to create a quiet , spiritual place where to escape the pressures and chaos of modern life. You can of course by a wide selection of authentic,fair trade hand carved Buddha art direct from the Buddha's Face.
"It is better to travel well than arrive" Buddha
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