#dafang

[herpsandbirds]

Dafang Cascade Frog (Amolops dafangensis), family Ranidae, found in Dafang County, Guizhou Province, China

Newly described (2024).

These frogs are found in mountainous streams filled with moss covered rocks.

Males do not have vocal sacs.

photograph via: Shi-Ze Li, Jing Liu, Xiao-Cong Ke, Gang Cheng & Bin Wang

[journeytothewestresearch]

So, what IS the Samadhi Fire/True Fire of Samadhi? It can't be an average flame if it can take out Sun Wukong himself in JttW and the name sounds like it means something, but I can't find any context when I look it up.

Journey to the West states that Samādhi fire is not like earthly or heavenly flame. It is something more. Part of a poem in chapter 41 reads:

(Wu & Yu, 2012, vol. 2, p. 225)

The general concept of Samādhi (Sk: "concentration"; Ch: sanmei, 三昧) refers to an advanced level of meditation where one can "establish and maintain one-pointedness of mind on a specific object of concentration" (Buswell & Lopez, 2014, p. 743). Some Hindu and Buddhist sources associate it with a spiritually cleansing flame. One example comes from the Gaṇḍavyūha section of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Ch: Dafang guangfo huayan jing, 大方廣佛華嚴經; compiled by the 3rd or 4th-century CE). 

Sudhana (Ch: Shancai tongzi, 善財童子; i.e. Red Boy), the holy work's protagonist, seeks out 53 teachers in the course of his spiritual cultivation. His ninth instructor, a learned Brahmin named Jayoṣmāyatana (Ch: Shengre poluomen, 勝熱婆羅門; lit: "Victorious Heat Brahmin") is said to have achieved "the light of the concentration [i.e. Samādhi] of adamantine flame" (jingang yan sanmei guangming, 金剛焰三昧光明) (Clearly, 1993, p. 1218). The fire that he produces is so powerful that it scares even the gods and demons. Though, the point of the flames appears to be incineration of the ego and desires and illumination of the mind. Sudhana follows his instructions by throwing himself into the fire, thus gaining a higher level of spiritual knowledge.

Here is a translation of that section of the sutra (warning: it is wordy):

(Clearly, 1993, pp. 1217-1222)

A Song or Ming-era Japanese painting of the fire brahmin and Sudhana.

Sources:

Buswell, R. E. , & Lopez, D. S. (2014). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. Princeton University Press.

Cleary, T. (1993). The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra. Boston: Shambhala.

Wu, C., & Yu, A. C. (2012). The Journey to the West (Vols. 1-4) (Rev. ed.). Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press.

[tetrachromiahedron]

Fuck it we post shit with my fursona in it now

A gift from Rockaway ft. Dafang, Purgs, n Otterly shittin on DKR'd Wizpig, made by the luvvly Doctor Awesome

[josnashak69]

 Colleagues who used to look down on Tik Tok gave up on Amazon

shomepage, all the products are no more than 3 US dollars, and there are also coupons of 100 and 200 US dollars. There are more and more brands on SHEIN . ZARA offered HE Tuber a 40% discount and bought 4 sets of small skirts. "In addition, Zhang Ying even led her colleagues to gather "wool" on Tik Tok, "Buy pots from the ataub official store on Tik Tok, the original price is 150 US dollars, the discount is max 30%, and the shipping fee is free. It only costs $112.50 to get it.”

"Colleagues who used to look down on Tik Tok gave up on Amazon and immediately downloaded Tik Tok," Zhang Ying said with a smile. The Chinese platform's "money-making ability" made friends who were originally loyal Amazon Prime users say "Tik Tok is so delicious." .

While overseas consumers are going on a “Black Friday shopping spree,

” countless merchants are also participating in this battle to “steal away Amazon traffic.”

"The performance of established e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and eBay has declined significantly this year. They used to double every year, but this year's estimated performance of 590,000 yuan was not even half completed by November," said RAY, the owner of eBay's US area. Because he noticed the traffic growth of Tik Tok, he started to open a local store called "leisdeal" on Tik Tok in August. "The traffic of the old platform declined. I analyzed that a lot of traffic was attracted to Tik Tok. As a result, I settled first store on Tik Tok." Sales exceeded 1,000 orders in five days, and all inventory was sold out in less than a week.”

"In order to participate in the Black Friday event

earned less than 2 yuan per order. For Black Friday, I will directly reduce the price by 20% and earn nothing," a SHEIN factory owner told Alphabet. Black Friday is an important event that foreign trade merchants must not miss. Node, "If you don't grab a wave of traffic at this time, when will you grab it? It's worth it to make data."

Picture/Factories busy with orders on Black Friday stay up late to 

Undoubtedly, this year, Chinese platforms going global have firmly surpassed Amazon in terms of traffic.

The day before Black Friday, workers at Temu's Nansha warehouse in Guangzhou had already felt the atmosphere of Black Friday. "The daily inspection volume increased by about 25%, and there were obviously many more Christmas-related decorations." In order to prevent the warehouse from exploding, Temu Manpower reinforcements were urgently deployed from Zhaoqing.

"Black Friday sales have doubled, from an average of 400 orders per day to more than 800 orders. I feel that foreign trade is not so difficult." As a merchant who has just settled in Temu for half a year, Dafang has definitely enjoyed Temu's Black Friday sales. Traffic bonus: Da Fang has never been exposed to overseas markets before, but now, he can "earn US dollars effortlessly" with the help of the platform just by linking domestically. After the huge order, Da Fang said with a smile, "I can make it this year." Have a good New Year.”

[gudmould]

Mold basics

Evolution history of molds When did the earliest molds appear?Facts show that humans began to use molds as early as 5,000 to 7,000 years ago. Without use of molds, it is unimaginable to produce large-scale bronze works such as large standing bronze figure, standing figure of a naked and crowned priest, and Simuwu Dafang Ding. How did ancients make molds to make products?Clay mold casting…

[shopperhill]

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[mikesunboxingreviews]

Xiaomi DAFANG camera connection FIX

Xiaomi Dafang camera not connecting? GearBest     :   https://www.gearbest.com/?lkid=11784098 Chances are that one or more of the six steps in this video have been missed out. The Xiaomi Da fang camera is a great WIFI enabled smart IP camera for monitoring your home or office remotely. But it does have a reasonably confusing and sometimes difficult setup routine. If you follow the guide and make sure that all 6 of the points are done right, the camera will give you great performance and reliability.

The main problems we have found are:

WIFI setting needs to be 2.4Ghz WIFI SSID and PASSWORD need to be in plain English characters The Region HAS to be set as MAINLAND CHINA The SD CARD MUST be installed before setup And make sure your power supply is giving out the correct voltage AND amps

Hopefully you have followed these steps and your device is working perfectly? If not let me know in the comments with a description of your issue and i'll try and get you an answer or point you in the right direction!

[sidecharacter-purgatory]

anyone else ship the junior quartet as a polycule or am I in a glass case of emotions all by myself??

[itsfullofstars]

Milky way and planets over Silk Road of China by Jeff Dai The arc of the Milky Way are captured in this panorama view from Dafang square castle, at Yumen Pass, Gansu province of China. A world heritage site today, Yumen Pass is the name of a pass of the Great Wall located west of Dunhuang. During the Han dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD), this was a pass through which the Silk Road passed, and was the one road connecting Central Asia and China, the former called the Western Regions. Bright planets Jupiter, Saturn and Mars are visible on the right. https://flic.kr/p/25n38Nd

[thunderstruck9]

Li Dafang (Chinese, b. 1971), Beneath the T-shaped Wall, 2009. Oil on canvas, 180 x 180 cm.

[edtdragon]

For Dafang, AKA https://twitter.com/GenerousPanda (WARNING: NSFW content)

[angstymdzsthoughts]

AU engagement between WWX and LWJ. When LWJ break off their engagement after the archery competition, WWX is heartbroken. So when LWJ protected him in Dafang Mountain, WWX is sure LWJ thinks he's MXY. No matter how gentle LWJ treats him, WWX cannot trust him. (1/3)

When LWJ calls him by his true name in Qinghe, WY believes LWJ loves MXY so much that he is willing to tolerate him to protect MXY's body. Even when LXC told him about LWJ's punishment for protecting him in Nightless City, WWX is sure that something possesed LWJ to protect him (why he would do it? He's always despised him) (2/3)

After sealing the coffin in Guanyin temple, in front of the others, WWX took out some talismans to activate a powerful spell to revert back the ritual and give back MXY's body (3/3)

[sheltiechicago]

An abandoned Chinese village is reborn as an interactive art destination

With 1 billion people estimated to be living in Chinese cities in 2050, China is seeing hundreds of thousands of its rural villages abandoned. In a bid to bring renewed life to one of its 102 abandoned villages, the Government of Jinxi tapped Dutch firm NEXT Architects to sustainably revitalize the ancient village of Dafang. Created in collaboration with IVEM (Dutch Institute for Cultural Heritage and Marketing), Smartland (landscape design), Total Design (graphic design) and numerous Dutch and Chinese artists, the recently completed Holland-Dafang Creative Village transformed a dilapidated village into a new hub for the arts.