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17 hours ago · At the beginning of their practice, the uncontrolled mind is symbolized by a wild gray elephant that can run amok and destroy everything in its path. After practicing Dharma and meditation, the now controlled mind is symbolized by a powerful and majestic white elephant that can go anywhere it wants and overcome all obstacles in its path. 3 ...
17 hours ago · Tony Fisher. A newly-upgraded £7m roundabout has been dubbed a "white elephant" on the online service Google Maps. Work on the scheme, in Clophill, Bedfordshire, which began in March last year ...
3 days ago · In Chaing Rai we visited two modern Buddhist temples, one blue and the other white, both constructed in the last 30 years. Regardless of whether you follow Mr B or not, one has to admire the devotion of his disciples. They really know how to pimp out his cribs. The Blue Temple, Wat Bong Suea Ten was established in 2005 and is a riot of demons ...
2 days ago · The Hasti Jataka frescos tell the story of a Bodhisattva elephant who learns of a large group of people starving, then tells them to go below a cliff where they could find food. The elephant proceeds to sacrifice himself by jumping off that cliff thereby becoming food so that the people can survive.
2 days ago · The Seleucid Empire was a major center of Hellenistic culture. Greek customs and language were privileged; the wide variety of local traditions had been generally tolerated, while an urban Greek elite had formed the dominant political class and was reinforced by steady immigration from Greece.
17 hours ago · An early iconic image of Ganesha with elephant head, a bowl of sweets and a goddess sitting in his lap has been found in the ruins of the Bhumara Temple in Madhya Pradesh, and this is dated to the 5th-century Gupta period.
17 hours ago · NEW YORK -- You don't initially see a full elephant at the Broadway musical “Water for Elephants.” It's more like a tease. First come a pair of enormous ears. Then a trunk. And then the legs ...
