Saturday, June 16, 2007
Violetta Villas doesn't really fit into any category of music, she is simply iconic. This is early in her career so she seems somewhat normal, but over the years she has gone more and more insane. Not metamorphically, unfortunately. She tried to open a kennel, but couldn't handle the responsibility. Most Polish people can't stand her image, but I think hse has a great voice.
Labels: Violleta Villas
LEFT: In 249 BCE, Jaya Siri Maha Bodhi was planted in the Mahameghavana Park in Anuradhapura by King Devanampiyatissa.
RIGHT: In the 3rd century BCE, the Buddha's fig tree was brought to Sri Lanka by the Theri Sangamitta (Pali; Skt.: Sanghamitra), daughter of Emperor Asoka and founder of an order of Buddhist nuns.
The Sri Maha Bodhi is a Sacred Fig tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is said to be a sapling from the original Bodhi tree under which the historical Buddha became enlightened. It was planted in 288 BC, and is the oldest living human-planted tree in the world with a known planting date.
It was planted on a high terrace about 6.5 m above the ground and surrounded by railings, and today it is one of the most sacred relics of the Buddhists in Sri Lanka and respected by Buddhists all over the world. This wall was constructed during the reign of King Kirthi Sri Rajasingha, to protect it from wild elephants which might have attacked the tree.
The tree is said to be the southern branch of the Jaya Siri Maha Bodhi at Bodh Gaya in India under which Lord Buddha attained Enlightenment.
Labels: famous trees 6, Jaya Siri Maha Bodhi
