Friday 26 June 2015

Journey to the North (Part 3) - Stone

A novice monk travels with his tutor, a master sculptor, to visit the stone Buddhas of north China. He is tormented by a vivid dream of an idyllic rural life outside the monastery, and is tempted to leave.  (Part 3) Tian talks with Dai again, then his dream returns, this time with a new twist.


View from Dailou Peak, Wutaishan, China (Photo: M. Griffiths)
 

Friday 19 June 2015

Journey to the North (Part 2) - Gold

A novice monk travels with his tutor, a master sculptor, to visit the stone Buddhas of north China. He is tormented by a vivid dream of an idyllic rural life outside the monastery, and is tempted to leave.  (Part 2) While his master falls ill, he meets a young nun and finds himself attracted to her.


Stupa, Wutaishan (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Saturday 13 June 2015

Journey to the North (Part 1) - Dust

A novice monk travels with his tutor, a master sculptor, to visit the stone Buddhas of north China. He is tormented by a vivid dream of an idyllic rural life outside the monastery, and is tempted to leave.



Yungang Caves, Datong, China (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Thursday 4 June 2015

On Tarryoh (Part 6) - Clouded Future

A thousand years in the future industrial civilisation has faded, and a peaceful society finds itself under threat from inside and out...


Cossack camp (Picture: Encyclopaedia of Ukraine)