As you can see in the above title, this post is Part 3 in a series of posts about the area in Russian Siberia that I'm calling IRKUTSK / ARSHAN.
In case you have not seen Part 1, the below link will take you there:
http://bobbacaps.blogspot.com/2019/11/nov-12-19-irkutsk-arshan-getting-to.html
There are links to maps in Part 1 as well as other useful background information.
In Part 2, I showed the HOYMORSKY (ARSHANKSKY) DATSAN BODHIDHARMA, a Buddhist Temple here in Arshan.
In this post, I am going to show a second Buddhist Temple in Arshan.
I do not know its official name. It is not shown on Trip Advisor as an attraction and this is a surprise because, in my opinion, it certainly is a worthy attraction to see.
I am calling it the Blue Buddha because it IS blue in color.
Here we go, up to see the Blue Buddha.
In the below photo, in the distance, you can see the Blue Buddha.
In the above photo, to the left of center, do you see the three bears.
On the left edge of the above photo, you can see some colorful Buddhist decorations in the trees. Below, on other trees, are more colorful decorations. As I understand it, these are NOT Buddhist Prayer Flags which are rectangular with text and images on them. I think they are Buddhist khadag / hadag offering ribbons.
In the lower left corner of the above photo, down the hill in the distance is perhaps a Stupa. Below are close up photos of it.
I'm showing the below photo a second time.
Below are photos of the above quiet area on the right.
Perhaps it's a meditation area.
Now we are going to approach the Blue Buddha.
I am honored to have a very good friend here in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, who is an extremely knowledgeable Buddhist. Over lunch I asked him about this Blue Buddha.
He advised me that it is a Tibetan Medicine Buddha. This Medicine Buddha absorbs illnesses and problems from its followers. In so doing it turned blue.
In both the above and below photos, you can see Buddhist red Prayer Wheels in the background.
Below you can more clearly see these prayer wheels.
What would we do without Wikipedia?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_wheel
There you have it, our visit to The Blue Buddha in Arshan.
Cap and Patti..
Patti waited at the bottom of the hill as I hiked up to check things out. Now Patti can see what I saw.
In case you have not seen Part 1, the below link will take you there:
http://bobbacaps.blogspot.com/2019/11/nov-12-19-irkutsk-arshan-getting-to.html
There are links to maps in Part 1 as well as other useful background information.
In Part 2, I showed the HOYMORSKY (ARSHANKSKY) DATSAN BODHIDHARMA, a Buddhist Temple here in Arshan.
In this post, I am going to show a second Buddhist Temple in Arshan.
I do not know its official name. It is not shown on Trip Advisor as an attraction and this is a surprise because, in my opinion, it certainly is a worthy attraction to see.
I am calling it the Blue Buddha because it IS blue in color.
Here we go, up to see the Blue Buddha.
In the below photo, in the distance, you can see the Blue Buddha.
In the above photo, to the left of center, do you see the three bears.
On the left edge of the above photo, you can see some colorful Buddhist decorations in the trees. Below, on other trees, are more colorful decorations. As I understand it, these are NOT Buddhist Prayer Flags which are rectangular with text and images on them. I think they are Buddhist khadag / hadag offering ribbons.
In the lower left corner of the above photo, down the hill in the distance is perhaps a Stupa. Below are close up photos of it.
I'm showing the below photo a second time.
Below are photos of the above quiet area on the right.
Perhaps it's a meditation area.
Now we are going to approach the Blue Buddha.
I am honored to have a very good friend here in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, who is an extremely knowledgeable Buddhist. Over lunch I asked him about this Blue Buddha.
He advised me that it is a Tibetan Medicine Buddha. This Medicine Buddha absorbs illnesses and problems from its followers. In so doing it turned blue.
In both the above and below photos, you can see Buddhist red Prayer Wheels in the background.
Below you can more clearly see these prayer wheels.
What would we do without Wikipedia?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_wheel
There you have it, our visit to The Blue Buddha in Arshan.
Cap and Patti..
Patti waited at the bottom of the hill as I hiked up to check things out. Now Patti can see what I saw.
