Monday, 16 March 2009

Monochrome Monday - Hand Gesture



This photo shows a hand gesture (also called Mudra) of a Buddha statue up in Genting Highland. There are several key mudras portrayed in Buddha statues. This one is called the Teaching mudra. It is said that the Buddha was teaching the Four Noble Truths when he had this hand gesture.

This photo is posted for the Monochrome Monday's meme.

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13 comments:

  1. Lowell16 March 2009 at 02:14

    Great photo. Thanks, again, for the lesson. I had not known that.

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  2. Anonymous16 March 2009 at 03:06

    A fine picture of a beautiful gesture.

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  3. Anonymous16 March 2009 at 03:13

    Very poignant photograph to me. Well done.

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  4. Anonymous16 March 2009 at 03:28

    Great shot. Thanks for sharing some information on the statue. What amazes me is the detail the artist captured in the hand.

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  5. Anonymous16 March 2009 at 04:29

    My daughter has just given me a book on buddhism and I followed your links to learn more..Oh..and great photo...

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  6. EG CameraGirl16 March 2009 at 05:06

    Wonderful in B&W.

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  7. Catherine16 March 2009 at 06:03

    Interesting detail and information.
    You learnt me something today.

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  8. Anonymous16 March 2009 at 06:54

    What a delightful photograph. Thanks for your explanation.

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  9. Jane Hards Photography16 March 2009 at 07:43

    It is a very evocative image.

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  10. Daryl16 March 2009 at 23:06

    A really 'ahhh that's good' shot!

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  11. Unknown17 March 2009 at 07:39

    Lovely texture, that only b&w could bring out. Nice one.

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  12. Angie's Recipes17 March 2009 at 13:59

    J.C , Great pix! Black and white gives this pic some kind of serenity.
    PeaceFool made me smile...
    Which camera do you use?
    And thank you very much for following me on blog. :-))
    Keep in touch!
    Angie

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  13. J.C.17 March 2009 at 15:16

    Hi Angie,

    I use a Fuji Finepix S650D camera. It's a prosumer. I have just started using this camera for less than 2 years. It serves me well as I have a little taste of DSLR features and at the same time it allows me to capture video shots too.

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