Thursday, February 5, 2009

Every Dalai in the house say "WHA"!


I admit - I work avoid. I was typing stuff for class tomorrow, when I got this fun idea in my head. (I do these things. They amuse me.) I would look for a different picture to replace one on this blog. I was looking specifically for a picture of the wooden sandals which Tibetan Buddhist monks wear - the kind with the wooden knob that goes between the first two toes? They look painful, but I thought they would go better with the Asian theme of the "ancient proverb."

So, instead of a lovely pairs of sandals, for some reason, I got this.

WARNING: DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK IF YOU ARE MY MOTHER OR EASILY OFFENDED!


http://www.glossynews.com/artman/uploads/tibetan-monk-birdy.jpg


Personally, I think it's classic. I wonder if it means the same thing there as here? I hear it was intended for China, in reaction to the Dalai Lama saying, "Enough with the passive resistance! Get 'em, boys!" (or something more holy).

(Incidentally, I hope you know that's a joke . . . Glossy News is a joke website)

3 comments:

  1. Those sandals are called paduka. Did you finally find a photo?
    Kind regards

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  2. Here some links:

    http://www.rudraksha-ratna.com/images/diwali/sri-paduka.jpg


    http://www.devshoppe.com/images/graphics/charanpadukasdevshoppebrass.jpg

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  3. Wow! Thank you so much! I truly appreciate it!

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