Who knew? The same monk, Gyoro Nagase, has been responsible for caring for the London Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park for the past 41 years. And he lives in the pagoda!
Who knew? The same monk, Gyoro Nagase, has been responsible for caring for the London Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park for the past 41 years. And he lives in the pagoda!
हिति , in Nepāl Bhāṣā, is the word for a shared community water tap. Even in modern Newar cities, these ancient structures still pour out fresh mountain water piped through ancient underground filters and conduits. They are a place to wash, to talk, to drink, to meet the locals: a nourishing, refreshing social-ecological place.