--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They've got a series of photos of the coronation of King Jigme > Wangchuck of Bhutan, the hunky guy with the Raven Crown whose photo > Nabby posted last week. There's one taken from close up that shows > the crown in detail. Also more pictures of Buddhists in all kinds of > funny hats, Nabby, if you're interested! Plus gorgeous costumes, > masks, beautiful people and kids, and one shot of a couple of > gigantic, spectacular outdoor thangkas, must be about 50 feet square.
"Wangchuck" great name for a hot hunky guy dressed to the nines. After I moved to Fairfield from the Amherst course in 79, I just had to have a thangka I saw at Crest Jewel. It's beautifully framed and I still have it. I took a good look at it this morning and decided to google "thangka." The style I have seems to be a combination of Kachakra Mandala Thangka, http://tinyurl.com/6h8nkb <http://tinyurl.com/6h8nkb> and this http://tinyurl.com/6pz2g8 <http://tinyurl.com/6pz2g8> The periphery of the circle is detailed with tiny dismembered bodies, arms, legs, heads, entrails and bones, resting on the floor of a cave-like tomb with attendant jackals and shamans. The corners have heavenly Buddhas surrounded by and sitting on floating clouds. It has a fearsome beauty, laughing in life and at death, embracing the ephemeral nature of it all. My favorite picture of Obama was this one [http://cache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/obama_\ 11_05/obama13_16793869.jpg] It reminded me of this one [http://delontin1.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/kilroy_28_173.jpg]
