Mongolia | Töv Aimag | Aryaval Temple
Knicked out to Aryaval Temple near Terelj with Ulaan Baatar fixture and savant Glenn Mullin, visiting Canadian Scholar of Tibetan art Jeff Watt and my Business Partner Saraa.
Glenn looking gnome-ish next to 6 foot 10 inch tall Jeff
Aryaval Temple, center
Crossing the bridge to Aryaval
Janraisig and Buddha statues in the main temple
Gallery on the first floor of the temple. Over 200 drawings depict various lessons from the Lam Rim teachings.
One of the over 200 drawings
For some reason the vegetation at Aryaval is much more further advanced than on Bogd Khan Uul near my hovel. Here is a visitor to Aryaval communicating with a wild flower. For more information see The Lost Language of Plants.
Looking down the valley from the front of Aryaval Temple. This photo was taken in mid-summer, last year.
posted by Don at
4:01 PM
6 Comments:
Yes, this place is uber. However, I was famously drunk when I was there. Was given a life's lesson the following night. I guess I was punished severely for my acts.
I heard you did the translations for the Lam Rim drawings in the basement. You should have waited until you were sober! But don't worry. I won't tell anyone!
Don't "I won't tell anyone" on me. That's so stereotypical.
Anyways, I hope I did them translations in English anyhow. Have I?
I thought Bayantsagaan said you did the translations into English. Maybe I am wrong. Don't you remember? Bayantsagaan also said he is having translations made into Japanese, German, maybe Chinese, and a couple of other languages. The drawings with captions in various languages are going to be put in the new museum being built at Aryåval. But don't tell anyone!
I am just a guy who likes to read your blogs. Don't have a cow. Or you can participate in the upcoming election with your own slogan "I will name every child with a distinct weird Tibetan name and I will give each a thousand dollars." Given the current circumstances, you are sure to get elected with it.
I am not having a cow, but I do admire your grasp of American colloquialisms. And I am not running for any office. It is too bad you are not in the States; you could vote for Obama, a.k.a., “The Madhi.” I think he is going to trigger the final War with Shambhala. Get ready for the last Bogd Gegeen to appear as General Hanuman.
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