no idea what date....shopping, lesson in Buddhism, and getting inked

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July 19th 2010

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Bought up big at BC, a gorgeous necklace, prayer flags and prayer symbol things...showing the 8 lucky buddhust symbols. Translated by our lovely Tibetan - Lobsong - guide for me
1. Net - Buddha's mind is like a net, it captures any kind of wisdomin the universe.
2. Concha shell - represents buddha's voice, because when buddha gives teachings people can hear from far away.
3. Umbrella - If you study buddhism then it can really protect you from suffering
4. Golden fish - represents Buddhas eyes. They can see clearly. Eg If you put a fish in dirty water they can find clean water.
5. Lotus - represents buddha's body.Once attained enlightenment it can never be destroyed. Lotus grows in the mud but grows into a beautiful flower.
6. Vase - Buddhas mind is like a vase/container, It contains all wisdom.
7. Wheel - Buddhism (wheel is alqways turning) exists in the universe for a ery long time.
8. Victory banner - Buddhists need victory from sick, old, dead....

Inside the symbols are 3 other words in Tibetan - in english roughly translated to the prayer Om Ah Homm.

The first (Om) represents the Buddha's mind with a

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circle, the Buddha's voice with a line, ad the other squiggle is the Buddha's body.

The Ah represents - Be calm

The homm represents - wish

All together it means "I wish my mind, sound and body to be calm like the Buddhas mind sound and body so that I will be free in the universe to help other living beings".

This is what I got my tattoo of in Lhasa, Tibet.

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