Blue Sun Room GRAPHICS - IMAGES
Better picture of the Chinese poker card
Monday, June 14, 2004
My ad department was able to scan this for me.
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Comments
Tuesday, 15 June 2004 00:45
Thanks, Rob, for sharing your photos and story! It was just like being there. Hold on to this card; it's your lucky card (see below).
Ying
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horsenbuggy: "So, who's gonna translate the Chinese on this card? :-)"
I will. :-)
That's Buddhist's Avalokitesvara (Guan{shi}yin in Chinese, Kan{ze}non in Japanese) Boddhisattva. The Observer of the Sights and Sounds of the World, or The Goddess of Mercy.
The top line is a chant invoking Guanyin. "Na2mo Guan1shi4yin1-Pu2sa4": I call upon/take refuge in Avalokitesvara Boddhisattva.
The bottom line says "hu4shen1fu2": charm to protect against demons/black magic.
Ying
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horsenbuggy: "So, who's gonna translate the Chinese on this card? :-)"
I will. :-)
That's Buddhist's Avalokitesvara (Guan{shi}yin in Chinese, Kan{ze}non in Japanese) Boddhisattva. The Observer of the Sights and Sounds of the World, or The Goddess of Mercy.
The top line is a chant invoking Guanyin. "Na2mo Guan1shi4yin1-Pu2sa4": I call upon/take refuge in Avalokitesvara Boddhisattva.
The bottom line says "hu4shen1fu2": charm to protect against demons/black magic.
Tuesday, 15 June 2004 00:48
Oops, sorry. That should have been *B*ob, not Rob.
And since I'm correcting, that should be "BuddisM's."
Ying
And since I'm correcting, that should be "BuddisM's."
Ying
ANONYMOUS
Wednesday, 16 June 2004 20:24
Very cool. What's on the other side of it?
ANONYMOUS
Wednesday, 07 July 2004 17:44
Yeah, what's on the other side? And could you scan both sides larger?
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