#Second Buddha

[mysterioushimachal]

Explore the Sacred Guru Padmasambhava Cave in Nesang | Kinnaur

Nestled in the serene landscapes of Nesang, Kinnaur, in Himachal Pradesh, lies the Guru Padmasambhava Cave, a site of profound spiritual significance. This sacred cave, also known as the “Heart of the Gods Cave,” is revered as the meditation site of Guru Padmasambhava, the esteemed Indian sage credited with bringing Buddhism to Tibet in the 8th century. The Guru Padmasambhava Cave attracts…

[1v31182m5]

On my planet, this is hilarious /starfire ref

Joke explanation in tags

[mirror-and-mind]

Any musing and analysis of the Medicine Seller in Ayakashi's Bake Neko vs. Mononoke 👀?

Well, I think there's a pretty strong implication that the Medicine Seller's personality changed as a result of the events of "Bakeneko." In the series he's a lot less friendly with humans, a lot less interested in saving people, and a lot more emotionally subdued. Given some of the stuff he says and does in "Umi Bozu," I think he was seriously considering giving up the whole mononoke-slaying game for a while there.

He dodges Kayo's response by talking about how he can't possibly slay all the ayakashi in the world, but I'm pretty sure he knew what she meant by "an ayakashi or something." He also says later that he's "still a Medicine Seller," like he's thinking he might not be much longer.

There's no doubt he was powerfully affected by the Bakeneko. He said so himself.

There's a reason the final arc is another "Bakeneko" with the cast being reincarnated versions of the people in the first one. I think he needed to find that second Bakeneko and put it to rest before he could move on.

What interests me most these days is how much more similar he is in "Bakeneko" to the second Medicine Seller in Karakasa. They're both more expressive, more invested in people. It makes me wonder if all Medicine Sellers are "born" with similar personalities, with those personalities becoming more individual in response to the people and circumstances they encounter. In that case, maybe the second Medicine Seller would have become very similar to the first if he'd ended up in the same circumstances. I'm interested to see how his personality will develop as he encounters the second mononoke in the movies, and the third.

Since all Medicine Sellers come from Shuuga, which is similar to a "collective unconscious" and exists outside of time and space, maybe the Medicine Sellers aren't even individuals until they're among humans. Maybe it's being among humans that makes them individuals, and then their original natures come to reflect the natures of the people they encounter. In that sense, any Medicine Seller could easily become any other Medicine Seller, if placed in the right set of circumstances.

So maybe the Medicine Seller in "Bakeneko" could be seen as a link between his original nature and who he is in the series. He's in a state of "unbecoming" whoever—or whatever—he was before and becoming who he will be next: the kind of Medicine Seller the world needs next, the one who can take out the Zashiki Warashi, the Umi Bozu, the Nopperabou, the Nue, and finally the second Bakeneko.

[yamsgarden]

ohmygod this litterally took me 5 months, I'm never fully coloring another ror comic ever again XD Unless it's 2 panels and has only 1 or 2 characters

idk why i have this obsesion in rendering things, i rly wish i'd stick to B&W sketches OTL Anywho, here's the joke, Usachan boxers T0T

[hellany]

♡Forgot to post these comics here♡

[cunty-v1-from-second-life]

fishin'

[t00thpasteface]

learned something fun and a little disturbing on the wikipedia app while i was scouring the asian grocery for ramen ingredience and had to make a comic out of it...

the judas' ear mushroom grows on the kind of tree where judas is said to have hanged himself, and technically it's not the same species (only same genus) as the kikurage you see in ramen buuuut it's hard to make small talk around jesus' weird friend who got out of hell on good behavior so imo you can forgive buddha for blurting out the first thing that comes to mind

[kratos-houseofmead]

Zerofuku vs Buddha!

[galactic-empress]

BHUTAN 2023 💕💕💕

[marsmad]

I apologise now for the person I will become if we get this song on tour 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[peacemore-springs]

The Three Rings of Buddhism

The three rings of the bell. The first ring signifies the Buddha. The Buddha is calling to you to turn your attention towards his teachings. The second ring signifies the dharma. The teachings themselves are asking you to concentrate your thought and relieve yourself of the constraints of this world. The third sustained ring of the bell is the Sangha. It is echoing the strength and oneness of what a collective teaching continues to shine approval upon and make true.

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

The Saint of Bright Doors

a surreal Sri Lankan fantasy about colonialism, revolution, mixing fantasy with the modern world

follows a man raised by his mother to kill his father, a god-like cult leader

but as an adult he puts aside his life of violence and moves to the city for a quiet life

he becomes fascinated with ‘bright doors’ around the city that never open and have no other side, and joins a group studying them to find out more

and a support group for those with divine heritage that becomes increasingly revolutionary, until the task he was made for reemerges and his life upends

[gendervapor14]

wrote a lil fic for everyone's favorite bovidae...

title: life of a paper shredder rating: G category: gen content warnings: major character death status: complete! oneshot, 2,327 words characters: sengoku's goat, rosinante, sengoku, tsuru, law additional tags: canon compliant, canonical character death, the goat does not die!! zoan devil fruits, angst and feels, POV multiple, promises summary: “You be good to Admiral Sengoku and keep him company while I'm gone, and I’ll let you eat a copy of my final report. Promise?”

a companion breaks no promise.

read the full thing here:

[fappellmoan]

i want to make it clearer than anything that i hate nintendo world at universal more than anything ever and i hope it literally explodes some day i hate it i hate it and i hate everyone who goes there. except for my butch cousins but that's IT

[cave-monkey]

Tripitaka, when confronted with the most indescribably beautiful young woman on the planet: >:( Hey! Wukong said there weren't any people around here!

[fredless-george]

Mary was a different girl Had a thing for astronauts Mary was the type of girl She always liked to play a lot Mary was a holy girl Father whet her appetite Mary was the type of girl She always liked to fall apart

30 seconds to mars- buddha for mary

📷 Isabel LaRosa