Bridge over the river Kwai
https://youtu.be/cayfWrlWgII?list=TLPQMTEwOTIwMjA-qOH84aLANA
Life in British India
Dehena Ella - waterfall, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka
http://imagessrilanka.blogspot.com/2011/09/dehena-ella-waterfall-is-about-20km.html#links
What are the fundamental differences between the three schools of Buddhism?
Extracted from 'Quora'
Good question! Simplest answer may be geographical. As the boat of BuddhaDharma docked at various ports, it mixed with the native culture.
Theravada
refers to teachings in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, etc.
Mahāyāna
refers to teachings in China, Korea, Japan, etc
Vajrayāna
refers to teachings in Mongolia, Tibet, etc
For centuries, these traditions evolved within the borders of nationality
Some distinctive elemental characteristics :
Theravada
emphasizes the historical Buddha, his teachings as recorded in Pali, and the
original community of followers; in this tradition is found also emphasis on
mindfulness, and detailed analysis of psychological states and transformation.
Mahāyāna is more
innovative, such as in seeing the Buddha as historical, and also transcendent
(humans who become saints, deities who embody cosmic principals such as wisdom
and compassion, etc). In terms of practice, there's a shift in initial
intention, aspiring towards the trans-human (bodhisattvahood).
Vajrayāna combines
rigorous analytical discernment with devotional heart; particular practices
include mantra, visualization.
