"Main bldg. of large Buddhist Monastery. Chengtu. Columns are each one piece of stone. Wen Su Wan." Three Buddhist monks stand before the main building of Monastery at Chengtu [Chengdu].
Subject (Geographic):
Sichuan Sheng (China)
Subject (Topic):
Buddhism; Religious practice; Customs and traditions
“Sacerdote e Sacerdotessa buddisti del Sikkim, regione ancora chiusa al Missionario.” A Buddhist monk and Buddhist nun from Sikkim are depicted in traditional robes holding bells. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “ Pontificie Opere Missionarie. Milano – Piazza Fontana, 2 – C.C.P. 3/27212.” There is no handwriting on the back.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Buddhist temple courtyard., and Lorenzo and Ruth Bennett Morgan were American medical missionaries in the Jiangsu and Anhui provinces of China, serving under the Presbyterian and Methodist mission boards from 1905 to 1946.
“Giappone Sacro – 9. Un bonzo buddista Giapponese.” A Japanese Buddhist monk in ceremonial dress is depicted. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “II Pontificio Istituto Delle Missioni Estere promuove la propagazione della Fede e della Civiltà in nove vaste Missioni dell’India, dell’Indocina e della Cina. Sede generale : Milano (137) – Via Monterosa. 81.” There is no handwriting on the back.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Lorenzo and Ruth Bennett Morgan were American medical missionaries in the Jiangsu and Anhui provinces of China, serving under the Presbyterian and Methodist mission boards from 1905 to 1946., and Two robed Buddhist monks are standing near a decorative metal structure with a large building in the background.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Kushan Monastery Monks The monks are all wearing traditional robes. A few young children are among them., and This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family. The Smiths were a family of missionaries serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].
"Urn for ashes of priest, Omei [Emei]." A tall stone tiered monument compiled of many varying shapes shown in a temple garden on a hillside. A buddha image is seen carved in the center stone.
Subject (Geographic):
Sichuan Sheng (China)
Subject (Topic):
Buddhism; Monuments; religious practice; Customs and traditions
A Buddhist priest. Note shorn head. I was told that when a man became a Buddhist monk, he had 9 scars made on his shorn head...burned in. Note his long fingernails, a sign that this monk was not required to do manual labor., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and Captions for this set of lantern slides from the papers of Oliver and Jennie Logan, American Presbyterian missionaries in Hunan, were provided by their daughter Elsa.