Since India is the birthplace of Gautama Buddha and the cradle of the Buddhist faith....

Nov 26, 2019,10:24 AM
 

The word Torii may have been derived from the Sanskrit Torana or gateway.

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Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh.

 
 By: jamesS : November 21st, 2019-12:26
Stupa at Sanchi, detail. ...  

What a lovely old 'gate'...

 
 By: cshimokita : November 21st, 2019-15:06
here in Japan it might be called 鳥居 (torii, literally bird abode) and is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred. I like the co... 

Since India is the birthplace of Gautama Buddha and the cradle of the Buddhist faith....

 
 By: jamesS : November 26th, 2019-10:24
The word Torii may have been derived from the Sanskrit Torana or gateway.

Spectacular! [nt]

 
 By: Mary Anny : November 22nd, 2019-00:40