Saturday 20 September 2014

Buddhist lion - Leone buddista - बौद्ध शेर

Buddhist temple, Ulaangom, Uvs, Mongolia - images by Sunil Deepak, 2008
Buddhist temple, Ulaangom, Uvs, Mongolia - images by Sunil Deepak, 2008
Buddhist temple, Ulaangom, Uvs, Mongolia - images by Sunil Deepak, 2008

Ulaangom, Mongolia: The lion near the stupas in the Buddhist temple reminded me of the Egyptian sphinx that has the body of a lion and a human face. Egyptians call the sphinx "Abu al-haul" or "Fear's daddy". The Buddhist lion was not scary, rather, it was kind of cute. Remembering that beautiful journey in Ulaangom, I want to say hello to my Mongolian friends Tuki & Ebe, who are there in the 3rd image.

उलानगोम, मँगोलियाः बुद्ध मन्दिर में स्तूपों के साथ बने शेर को देख कर मुझे मिस्री स्फिन्क्स की याद आ गयी जिसका शरीर शेर का है और चेहरा मानव का. मिस्री लोग स्फिन्कस को "अबू अलहॉल" यानि "डर का बाप" कहते हैं.  जबकि बौद्ध शेर बिल्कुल डरावना नहीं था, बल्कि प्यारा था. उलानगोम की उस सुन्दर यात्रा को याद करते हुए मेरे मँगोली मित्र टुकी तथा ऐबे को मेरा नमस्कार, जिन्हें आप तीसरी तस्वीर में देख सकते हैं.

Ulaangom, Mongoliaç Il leone vicino agli stupas nel tempio buddista mi faceva pensare alla sfinge egiziana che ha il corpo del leone con una faccia umana. Gli egiziani la chiamano "Abu al'haul" o "il papà della paura". Il leone buddista non faceva paura, anzi era simpatico. Ricordando quel bel viaggio a Ulaangom, vorrei salutare i miei due amici mongoli, Tuki e Ebe, che si possono vedere nella terza immagine.

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