Truc Lam Phuong Nam Buddhist temple, statue of the final Nirvana, the Buddha entered into meditation and then passed away, Can Tho, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Reclining Buddha, the final Nirvana, The Buddha entered into meditation and then passed away, Parinirvana, Buddhist Temple, Hoi An, Quang Nam, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Purchang (cremation palace) of h.h. Dilgo khyenste. Bhutan. H.h. Dilgo khyentse rinpoche (1910-1991), tutor to present dalai lama revered as of greatest exponents of dzogchen- teachings of great perfection. Khyentse rinpoche®s purchang (cremation palace), satsam chorten, below paro takstang, bhutan, november 4, 1992 never forget swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or wave of a hand. that have opportunity to practice dharma, do waste a single moment on anything else, practice with your energy.oe h.h. Dilgo khyenste rinpoche, heart treasure of enlightened ones my delight in death is, greater than delight of traders at making vast fortunes at, or of lords of gods vaunt their victory in battle or of those sages have entered rapture of perfect meditative absorbtion. So just as a traveler sets on road when time come to go, i will remain in this world no longer, will dwell in stronghold of great bliss of deathlessness. -longchenpa, fourteenth- century dzogchen master

Damascus, Syria - January 2008: Umayyad mosque in Damascus has been for 3000 years a place of worship starting with an Aramaens temple to the god Hadad - over the years Jupiter with the Romans, then Christ and lastly in 636 AD Muslims entered Damascus. It houses a shrine of John the Baptist.

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, Scuplture by Joan Brossa in front of Barcelonas Roman wall, where the aqueduct once entered the city and spells out the word Barcino, the Roman name of Barcelona.

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, Scuplture by Joan Brossa in front of Barcelonas Roman wall, where the aqueduct once entered the city and spells out the word Barcino, the Roman name of Barcelona.