buddha and the deer
Buddha has been the paragon of man’s coexistence with nature. It is surprising that you can catch the same coexistence in the heart of a technologically superior country, Japan. This is the country of contrasts, and the more advanced in technology Japan has become, the more firecly she is holding on to her past and her cultural relics.
Here is the first set of pictures from a recent trip to Nara and Kyoto. Nara was the first permanent capital of Japan from AD 710 to 794. The Giant Buddha or the Daibutsu, world’s largest gilded bronze Buddha was built during the Nara period in AD 752.
Buddha, after enlightment, gave his first sermon at the Sarnath deer park near Varanasi (Benaras) in northern India and set in motion the Wheel of Dharma. The deer park in its premises of the Giant Buddha evokes this experience in your mind. The deers there are friendly and have coexisted with the inhabitants for centuries. Legend holds that god Kasuga made his long journey to Nara on a deer. The deer which lives around the Nara park have been warmly protected as servants of gods. You get deer biscuits to feed them. Some foriegners mistake it for food and eat it themselves
hey Marlin! 🙂
jina, think you are looking for previous years general studies papers? the papers were never provided here. you can get them here: http://www.csgsindia.com/
there are some ncert books on this website though, which can be helpful for the general studies. cheers,,
a lil help needed..SOS!!..hehe..i remember cin links from where I can download civils gen.studies paper from ur blog..cant find now..will u please send it for me..plzzz
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how come you have a lot of visitors to your blog?
yes deerrrrr. remember once we talked about christianity? it seems the giant buddha and the upcoming of buddhism that time was to get a good hold on the political situation as well. the giant buddha had a role of showing off to the world too.
about roots from india, know what.. almost all of the hindu gods from varuna (god of sea/water) to vayu (go of air) have been absorbed into the japanese religious lifestyle with new names and new forms.
Deer…err…I mean, dear, 😀 this is good history. It is a matter of pride for us indians that such a philosophical religion originated from India. The Japanese still holding to their religion and traditions in an overspeeding world is a very daring act and it is absolutely a lesson for the rest.
lovely pics…. lively….