| begging monk - beads of sweat dripping from his nose  |
He was standing all alone by the road crossing in Okayama center, mumbling his prayers, standing in the sunshine, sweating, waiting for the evening cool.
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begging monk —
beads of wisdom form
on his forehead
Kumarendra Mallick, Hyderabad, India
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托鉢
Takuhatsu ... Begging Monk
Begging Bowls
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I like the association I get between the beads of sweat and the unmentioned malla beads.
ReplyDeleteA.
precise ku for the moment
ReplyDeleteF.G.
Hi Gabi
ReplyDeleteI like the 2nd one. I would never have thought that Japan would have such hot temperatures.
B.S.
Hi Gabi,
ReplyDeleteMonks beg ???
Calling a spade a spade, like it. In churches that I used to attend before (...), they pass a basket; begging, I suppose.
This made me think.
Beads- I like that connection .
Sweat, he could be sick, so there is more than one read here. He begs to live, for life.
Nice
TE.
"...Monks beg ???..."
ReplyDeleteDo you know the haiku of Santôka Taneda?
hailstones, too,
enter my begging bowl
(Santôka Taneda)
here more about him:
http://simplyhaiku.com/SHv3n3/features/stanford_forrester-santoka.html
http://www.terebess.hu/english/haiku/santoka2.jpg
A.G.
Dear haiku friends,
ReplyDeleteBegging, takuhatsu, is part of the WORK and training of a Buddhist monk here. It is supposed to teach you humility and interdependence of human beings ... and a few more things.
Sometimes they go in groups, sometimes they stand alone at an exposed position in front of the station or crossroads or exit of a temple and wait for donations.
GABI