Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, The boy must have appeared in Guanxiu's dream along with Bakula; the Arhats are all painted from a dream in which they appeared and asked Guanxiu to paint them. The boy is just visiting for a while? Another Bakula http://thangkas.csd.net/bakula.html - his emblem is a mongoose, sometimes he is shown with a three-legged frog, sometimes a boy. I read that, but I know at least 2/3 of it to be true. John PS If you like the White Tara in the shop, you should buy it. On 12/7/2010 4:12 PM, Richard Man wrote: > Who's the little guy on the bottom right. > > I found a vintage (120+ years old) White Tara (actually a yellow version) > painting on a silk cloth in a small shop. They were asking for $350. Still > debating.... > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 3:04 PM, John Nebel<john.nebel at csdco.com> wrote: > >> "Bakula became an Arhat, but he led a solitary, self-contained life; he >> never had a disciple and he never preached a word." (Watters) >> >> http://thangkas.csd.net/bakula_16.html >> >> C& C welcome >> >> >> >> John >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > >