Buddha, giving praise by goodoleboy
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Captured 10/18/09, around 12 noon, in the beautiful Chinese section of the beautiful Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in beautiful San Marino, California.
Don't bother zooming.
The happy one, suspended in mid air, apparently giving thanks to nature for the bountiful crop of lush green flora in the gardens. Either that, or he's exclaiming "I think it's beginning to rain!"
And where is everybody? The seven or eight comments per posting I've been receiving lately just won't hack it.
Bye-bye, thankx for the peek, and for any and all favs and noncritical comments
Comments (13)
whaleman
This is certainly the happiest Buddha I've yet come across! Nice shot!
odie
That is a beautiful sculpture! Wish I could have it, especially if he is doing the rain dance. (I want snow - MN is brown now... )
magnus073
This is an amazing capture. Harry, very well done
jocko500
cool and happy looking
myrrhluz
If he is doing a rain dance, tell him to dance towards San Antonio. We've had a bit of rain the last couple of weeks but could still do with a drought busting steady downpour. Excellent capture! Superb detail!
Feliciti
looks like a happy buddha !! wonderful all this green tones and details !!
durleybeachbum
This is my favourite Buddha pose, and I have been tempted more than once to get one from a nearby shop. I like the all the greens. A lovely pic.
morningglory
Very unique piece. The Palm leaves behind really set it off well.
MrsRatbag
He is a jolly round buddha, isn't he? Maybe The Joyful Buddha? Yes, the palms really do make a great background for this excellent capture, Harry!
danapommet
He looks like a very happy buddha and a great POV Harry. Wonderful details!
fallen21
Awesome shot.
blondeblurr
No wonder, they call them a 'Happy Buddha' - he has an infectious smile! BB
anahata.c
very bright lighting on this, harry, bringing out the full spectrum of his happiness and embrace of everything around him. You did him fine service. Laughing Buddhas are a whole category in the Orient; you don't see them often in India, where buddhas originated. He is joyous, almost dancing, and his stomach is full to indicate fulfillment & contentment. (His real name, in Japan, is "Hotei," and I think "budai" in Chinese---don't quote me, though!) The Indian Buddha, having spent (in legend) many months in austerity & meditation, is depicted as very thin. But Hotei is depicted as rolly-polly, thus all the austerity removed. And the legends say that if one rubs his belly, they will get happiness & good fortune. (Right. Try that on some guy on the street...) You captured the pure essence of this joyous legend, and he could be dancing for rain as long as rain is joyous; or he could just be very happy to be alive. Visually, given the profusion of green in this shot, you've captured the highlights & shadows very well. Not an easy to do, I'd presume. (All that green can present problems, I'd think.) And the frontal pov makes him almost hold up the world behind him. Truly perfect to the spirit of the figure...