#schist

[artifacts-archive]

Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), 3rd–5th century

After reaching enlightenment at Bodhgaya, Shakyamuni meditated and fasted for forty-nine days. Thus, showing him as an emaciated renouncer relates to his enlightenment and his status as a yogic ascetic who has ultimate control over his body. Other characteristics that relate to his enlightenment include the kusha grass on which he sits and the scene on the base, which shows the Buddha's first sermon, at Sarnath.

#artifact #Pakistan #sculpture #schist

[brokenstar28]

Rock

Tim, looking at a pile of rocks: Its a pile of Schist.

Dick: Language!

Tim: Don't Talk [the rock] to me like that!

Jason: I think it's Fukalite.

Dick: ...?

Damian: They are talking about the rocks.

Dick: Oh...

#tim drake #dick grayson #jason todd #damian wayne #batfam shenanigans #incorrect batfamily quotes #robin #red robin #red hood #incorrect quotes #bat family incorrect quotes #incorrect bat fam quotes #batfam incorrect quotes #schist #talk #fukalite #batman family #batfamily #batbros #batkids

[ask-princess-rarity]

@ask-pinkie-polkadot-pie @ask-narratordoe @foodielovethealicorn @a-spoonful-o-generosity @askpokeeosin @modglobug @bexdrey

#yes yes more characters #no i can't control myself #and theres nothing you can do to stop me mwahahahaa #also i am NOT beating the “kazz likes complicated armor” allegations god damn #princess rarity #ask blog #ask princess rarity #mlp ask blog #pony ask blog #Schist #Courageous #Sweetie Belle

[best-curse-word-tournament]

Best Curse Word Tournament!

schist (English) /ʃɪst/ 1. a coarse-grained metamorphic rock which consists of layers of different minerals and can be split into thin irregular plates 2. euphemism for “shit”

kacke verdammte (German) /ˈkakə fɛɐ̯ˈdamtə/ literally, “damned shit”

#schist #kacke verdammte #polls #curse words #season 1 round 2

[geologyin-blog]

Kyanite is a beautiful blue mineral that is typically found in metamorphic rocks. It is an aluminum silicate mineral, with the chemical formula Al₂SiO₅. Kyanite is known for its bladed crystals, which can be long and slender.

#Kyanite #minerals #crystals #gemstones #metamorphic #gems #schist #gneiss

[molkolsdal]

Standing bodhisattva

Gandhara, Pakistan

Grey schist

Kushan period, 3rd century

#mine #bodhisattva #gandhara #Pakistan #schist #kushan #3rd century #Buddhism #sculpture

[mineralsandsomerocks]

Zircon in Biotite Schist

Locality: Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

#zircon #rock #mineral #gem #crystal #biotite #schist #zircon with biotite #metamorphic #rocks #minerals #fossils #geology #mineralogy #earth #nature #science

[schisto-city]

🥺 Got a really sweet ask just now, so I went and dug up some oldies. Pic on the right is some really nicely foliated schist! Pic on the left is actually of concrete in thin section. The concrete paste shows as a dark matrix in cross-polar (usually), while the rocks mixed in as filler show normally! Shist is the center-focus of that picture, but quartz grains are scattered around the edge as well.

#geology #in which cube is a geologist #thin section #schist #concrete

[emperornorton47]

Almadine in Schist

#geology #Almadine #Schist #minerals #crystals #museum of natural history #Exposition Park #los angeles #los angeles county #california #photo #digital #original photographers

[claer]

Siddhartha at the Bodhi Tree (AD 100s–200s) at the Cleveland Museum of Art

#mine #cma #cleveland museum of art #buddhism #bodhi tree #bodhisattva #gandhara #schist #stone carving #the buddha #siddhartha gautama

[wastehound-voof]

I found a nice hunk of shiny rock in the woods (much more reflective and shiny in person than in any photo I took). The rock ID app says it's most likely schist.

#rocks #rock collecting #schist

[lionofchaeronea]

Sculpture (schist) of the Hindu deity Vishnu. Unknown Nepalese artist, in the style of Changu Narayan; 9th century. Now in the Cleveland Museum of Art.

#art #art history #South Asia #South Asian art #Hinduism #Hindu art #Vishnu #Nepal #Nepalese art #sculpture #statue #schist #stonework #carving #9th century art #Cleveland Museum of Art

[rock-swag-tournament]

We're having a run-off!

The Earth and Gneiss Schist tied during Round 2! So I'm going to open a day-long poll to break the tie. I'll reblog the post several times over the next 24 hours so as many people can see it as possible.

May the best rock win!

#rock swag tournament run off #the earth #gneiss #schist

[panicinthestudio]

Shaka Bosatsu (Sakyamuni Bodhisattva), 2nd-3rd century

Gandhara

Crystalline schist

Total height: 138.0 cm; height of the statue: 114.0 cm

This standing statue of Sakyamuni Bodhisattva whose eyes somewhat lowered wears a crown over the turban. He raises his right hand in front of his chest in the abhaya mudra (a hand position to bestow fearlessness and bring about a sense of calm), while placing his left hand on his waist. 

The kneeling figure engraved on the crown front holds a floral garland. The Bodhisattva wears various accessories such as earrings, necklaces, breast ornament, armlets and wristlets. His lower body is covered by a skirt-like garment and his feet are in sandals. His body weight is mostly supported by the engaged left leg while the right side is the free leg. This standing statue has features unique to Gandhara such as the crown over the turban, the right hand in the abhaya mudra and the left hand on the waist. 

This is one of the few known Sakyamuni Bodhisattva statues. Even among them, this statue has an exceptionally high artistic value. After the death of Gautama Siddhartha, prince of the Shakya clan, who lived during the 5th or 4th century B.C.E., his followers symbolized him in various forms such as the podium, awning, dharmachakra, and pipal tree under which he attained enlightenment. Early Buddhists did not create a statue of the Buddha until the 1st century C.E., when the statues of Buddha began to appear concurrently in Gandhara (northwestern Pakistan) and Mathura (northern India). This statue shows that Gandhara works feature Western-style realistic expressions, which attest to the strong influence of the Greek and Roman arts. In Gandhara, stone statues of Buddha reached their highpoint between the 1st and 3rd century C.E. 

The material crystalline schist is a metamorphic rock which tends to break into layers and is difficult to cut out a thick layer. Accordingly, the right hand and toes of this work are made of other piece of the same material and fixed to the body with iron clamps.

Collection of the Kyushu National Museum

#sculpture #Gandhara #greco buddhism #stone #schist #2nd century #3rd century #art #art history #cultural amalgam #bodhisattva #Shakyamuni #Kyushu National Museum #religion #figure

[best-curse-word-tournament]

Best Curse Word Tournament!

applesauce (English) /ˈæp.əl sɑs/ 1920s slang for “Nonsense!”

schist (English) /ʃɪst/ 1. a coarse-grained metamorphic rock which consists of layers of different minerals and can be split into thin irregular plates 2. substitute for “shit”

#polls #curse words #applesauce #schist #season 1 round 1

[notaboxofrocks]

Mineral: garnet (in schist rock, which is mostly mica)

Rating: 17/10

Comments: magnified 40x, found this in the Black Hills, SD (part of Harney Peak Formation), my birthstone, blood red, one of my first finds in the field!

#garnet #mineral #geology #schist #blood #black hills #south dakota #field trip