Vairocana
The Resplendent Buddha Vairocana (वैरोचन) one of the most important forms of the Buddha in China, considered to embody the radiant celestial form (dharmakaya) of the historical Gotama.
Liao Dynasty, 11th Century, Gilded Bronze, lost wax cast
MET Museum
A magician at work. From the Conjurors Magazine. (1792-3)
The Moon.
There would be no light, had it not been birthed from darkness. No hatred, had there not first been love. Hear these words. May they bring strength unto your children. Through devotion and sacrifice. Indulgence and actualization, make them your instrument. Inhabit their minds, guide their hands. Speak through their voices, so they may bring glory unto you.
Dancing Shiva, Chola sculpture
Temple of the Goddess Isis at Philae (now on the Agilkia island),
detail from the east tower of the Second Pylon (exterior face), lower register:
the God Harsiesi (Ḥr-s3-Jst, “Horus son of Isis”), falcon-headed, wearing the Double Crown with the two feathers and ram’s horns
A real picture of an “Einstein ring”. Light from the galaxy is distorted by a black hole.
Tea time, Morocco.
Queen Cleopatra
Bas-relief depicting Queen Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC). For the modern era, she is the definitive Egyptian queen, although she was descended from the Macedonians who ruled Egypt from the time of Alexander the Great. Detail of a wall carving from the Temple of Hathor, Dendera.
The supermoon over the Spanish Castle. It’s, as if, the moon is attached to it. Credit:NASA.
