Lovely picture Pankaj Ji!!!!!! On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 7:15 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > In Buddhism and many other religion including Hinduism there are > > supposed to be Four Heavenly Kings in the sky (Chinese - Sì Da > > Tiānwáng), often called as the four Guardians of the world. In > > Sanskrit they are called, Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera, He who hears > > everything), Virūḍhaka (Patron of Growth), Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Watcher of the > > Lands) and Virūpākṣa (He who sees all). They are followed by Yakṣas, > > Kumbhāṇḍas, Gandharvas and Nāgas respectively. In different countries > > they have been depicted differently in particular colours and with > > particular thing or objects in their hand. In general world they can > > be depicted as North, South, East and West respectively. > > > > The person in the shared picture here depicts the third Guardian or > > the King of Skies, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, i.e., East and followed by Gandharvas > > according to Buddhist and Hindu mythology. In China he is called, Chí > > Guó Tiānwáng [持國天王]. He is known to carry a musical instrument, > > usually a flute or a pipa (a Chinese musical instrument). > > > > This is the Flora picture of the Year 2011 for me. To know why, please > > check the PIPA! That's an Orchid, Cymbidium sp. > > > > The picture was taken at just over 100 years old, Po Lin Buddhist > > monastery, on Ngong Ping Plateau, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. > > > > Hope you will like it. Thank you! > > Pankaj > > > > -- > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Conservation Officer > > Office: > Orchid Conservation Section > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > Residence: > 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: pku...@kbfg.org > sahanipan...@gmail.com > pankajsah...@rediffmail.com > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) > +852 9436 6251 (mobile) > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
