Saturday, December 5, 2009

Tibet Autonomous Region



Lined across the homes of Tibetans, as well as spiritual grounds of worship, the Darma Banners are prayer flags that contain inscriptions with auspicious mantras and prayers. For centuries, Tibetan Buddhists plant these flags so that the blessings could travel across the wide lands by the wind.



Happiness, long life and prosperity to owners and loved ones of the prayer planter. These are what prayer flags bring. The traditional prints on the flags such as Buddhist symbols, protectors and enlightened beings, are elements of Tantric iconography. These symbolizes aspects of an enlightened mind i.e. compassion, perfect action, fearlessness and most importantly, the harmony.



Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Mongolia (Монгол улс)



Mongolia - An empire that was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206. Well known for the goats milk tea and "mong gu bao" (yurt), we got a small taste of the nomadic lifestyle in this wide land.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Russian Posters and Comics



"When we'll admit our mistakes and won't be afraid to spend energy on that legthy and repetitive process of fixing them, we'll reach our highest peak" - Lenin



A long-time Russian advertisement, recruitment of students for a craft school and of course... spider-wolf??