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The Curator V.I.P. Beware Vampire, I have 3909 Posts |
Lot of stories to tell about spinning wheels and myths.
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On Jun 1, 2014, Poveglia wrote: I know where they are... |
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Today, the creepiest thing I've seen from a long time joined the Surnateum.
A huge Pteropus Vampyrus, the first bat named 'Vampyrus' by Carl von Linneus in 1758. But it's a fruit bat. Very interesting for the Vampyre Collection. |
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A XIXth century Mandalay (Burma) wooden Buddha is the catch of the day. The Bhûmisparsha-Mudrā,the "earth witness" Buddha is one of the most common iconic images of Buddhism. It depicts the Buddha sitting in meditation with his left hand, palm upright, in his lap, and his right hand touching the earth. This represents the moment of the Buddha's enlightenment. Just before the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, realized enlightenment, it is said the demon Mara attacked him with armies of monsters to frighten Siddhartha from his seat under the bodhi tree. But the about-to-be Buddha did not move. Then Mara claimed the seat of enlightenment for himself, saying his spiritual accomplishments were greater than Siddhartha's. Mara's monstrous soldiers cried out together, "I am his witness!" Mara challenged Siddhartha--who will speak for you? Then Siddhartha reached out his right hand to touch the earth, and the earth itself roared, "I bear you witness!" Mara disappeared. And as the morning star rose in the sky, Siddhartha Gautama realized enlightenment and became a Buddha. In his lap, he has a foissilized snail, one of the 108 Martyr snails who sacrificed their live to help Buddha to meditate. An original 1955 calendar of Marylin Monroe skyclad is near to him, to try to distract him from meditation. |
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Lo Pan Special user Haven't slept in weeks - but I now have 769 Posts |
The Marylin Monroe calendar seems to be doing the trick for your giant Bat!
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On Jun 5, 2014, Lo Pan wrote: Yep, I noticed that. |
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