Sunday Ride...(29/8)

Geneva / Bellevue / Versoix / Coppet / Nyon / Rolle / Le Coutet / Morges / Preverenges / Lausanne (66km)

5 Swiss Francs...(29/8)

I was strolling along the hilly road in the centre of Lausanne. I was curious and stopped by an antique shop. The display was full of old coins of different face values and design. I looked at them, and I saw this 5 swiss franc coin. The appearance was like those which are circulating in Switzerland. I thought it must be a memorable or a special edition one. The year of production, as shown on the coin, was 1968. So it was like 42 years. Then I puzzled, how come it would value at 500CHF? Was 1968 a very special year, or were there some samples manufactured that had deviated from the conventional 1968 coins? I remembered that I had a 5-franc coin in my pocket...I took it out and had a look. Mine was also a 1968?! There was a 'B' below the year on my coin, and I stared at the coin in the display again. It was small but I guessed it was an 'A'. It must be an 'A' and so I guessed there must be 2 editions in 1968 to make a rare one more collectable and valuable. I was hoping to enter the shop to ask, but it was closed...anyway, I took a photo. When I came back and looked at the photo again. Oh it was also a 'B', and so why? My query was never answered...I thought about my coin. Oh, basically I ended my day trip visiting a porcelain museum, and I used the coin for my entrance. Funny though, let me check again my upcoming 5-franc coin when I get my next one...

Value is a matter of 'used-to-be', I guess.

UEFA Office...(29/8)

Patek Philippe...(28/8)

Visiting the museum has been one of my plans when I first arrived at Geneva this summer, but it was until the last weekend before my departure that I had a chance to visit the museum. Out of my expectation, the collection house showed off its abundant reserves of gorgeous ancient watches and clocks. It was a great pleasure for me to look at the stylish classic watches during the art nouveau and art deco era. From the glance of the collection, the skillful use painting technique has featured one of the successful reasons to explain the brand's best of its class during its centuries of history. A watch in the museum is like a historical approach to the modern development of watches and clocks. One of the most attractive vitrines is definitely its display of different pocket watches the brand manufactured for royal families and rich people in the 19th century. See how the company could commercialise its production with the different taste of kingdoms and clientele. The aesthetic focus of the exhibition unexpectedly under-weighs the technical side of its fine artisan mechanics applied to their products. Just to learn about the Czech heritage of the brand and to me, the product itself is a classy demonstration of art and technology overtime. See how waterproof was made a century ago, the evolution of multi-timing design, the retro-style of pilot watches in the 30's...imagination has never been compromised over time.

Velo, vers l'eau...(11/7)

Routing: (Geneva / Chene-Bougeries / Chene-Bourg / Gaillard / Annemasse / Vetraz-Monthoux / Cranves-Sales / Viuz-en-Sallaz / St Jeoire / Mieussy / Flerier / Les Gets / Morzine)

Yet another wonderful but tough journey, and in this occasion an energy-consuming but eco-friendly means to participate in a cycling trip along the trail of Tour de France. Stage 8 of this year's tournament kicked start the first mountainous routing near the Switzerland border in the Rhone-Alps region, where I could viably follow the itinerary and ride on the route from Geneva centre. In order to stay way ahead of the players, I started my journey early in the Sunday morning. With my heavily basic and lo-fi city bike (or proclaimed by somebody as a 'classic' bicycle), the journey commenced smoothly, and with an expectation to climb up the mountain, I tried to keep my pace at a stable and manageable manner to attempt my 5-hr anticipated ride and reach the summit before 13h. The scenery along the road was magnificently like an extended moving painting in real terms. I started to catch some other audience practitioners from Vetraz-Monthoux area. The jerseys other cyclists wore coloured the path and since a very long time I finally felt a sense of recognition about cycling, and then scattered cycling partners started to joined me to challenge the sloppy journey from Mieussy. As a joyful event, residence of the region tried their different means to show respect to the mountain climbers. Gardening red and white flowers were used to make decorative maillot a pois rouges along the roadside, in addition to other bicycle-related slogans and messages. The yellow messages on the slope illustrated the French style of cheers and notions. Supporters arrived and set their beings with caravans, sun-bath towel, umbrellas, ringing bells, picnic tables etc. on both sides of the route, and every time when cyclists passed by them, a whole-heartedly expression of appreciation was given to the sportsmen, and then the spirit of Tour de France was passed to the next level on the slope.
The very sunny weather heated up the road, and it was a tough up-moving exercise for all the amateurs. I struggled much to raise my every level of altitude from the basic step, but a collective move became much of a motivation for cyclists and people with a bike on the way to carry on the hardship and perhaps still a self-esteemed glory-to-be. With my additional loading of the SLR camera, the unbearable lightness of being viewed by Kundera became a gorgeous flying move perceived by me. I added my weight to the reversed gravity and at the end of the tunnel, it was totally beautiful being on the summit. My parents called upon a stay on the top of the summit, and this was a metaphorical existence I have therefore breathed and sensed.

The French way of propaganda in the sports activities is lovely. A publicity parade hosted by the lane-long ad-wrapped vehicle troop commercialised the tournament in a receptive manner, and the freebies intensified the festive mood of the audience. Subsequent with the accidents occurred in the first half of the race, the champion arrived at Morzine at around 16h, and joined with the clamps and the praises, the day ended gracefully. The passion I found from the spectators in front of the TV report session lifted me a wind-breaking ride back to Geneva.

Karmacoma...(8/7)

I would say this is one of the best performances I have ever seen in recent years. If it was not that the vocal performance of 3D was not as perfectly as expected, I would rate this a full-score gig! After close to two decades, I finally got a chance to watch their live. When the group came out as the leading figure of the trip hop movement in the mid 90’s, no one could have imagined how their music would transform powerfully to become totally organic and stardom-rock electronica. Massive Attack played 2 hours in the Montreux Jazz Festival, and while I never configure how their music is categorised as jazz, their 6+ music performers on the stage elaborated the energetic percussion-founded root in their music journey since last decade. With 2 full sets of percussion on both sides of the stage, the show was a transformation of modernised interpretation of trip hop or drum and bass. The stage design and the stage lighting were gorgeous. The visual projection signified the humanitarian message of the music group in their works, and the intensity of world messages Massive Attack brought in front of the stage crucified the world of ignorance…

The joy of listening Massive Attack’s live also came from the re-arrangement of the synthesis of their songs. Ranging from the lively groove bassline, the banging drum hits to the murmuring vocal combination, the live interpretation of Massive Attack’s music world was fully backed with a rich spectrum of instrument sounds and it was truly another level of music journey. The flashing lighting or the visually-loaded messages in words and numbers were a live protest to current politics and human security. When the group played teardrops in front of a silhouette vision of eye, the vivid sound just matched the innocent sense of the hollowing big eye on the stage. It was when a metamorphic release of light beams scattering all over the stage that dignified the world of teardrops. Featuring Martina Topley Bird, Massive Attack also played their unreleased song of invade me. Horace Andy was another star on the stage during the performance. His signature voice simply invaded the music hall! He brought the angel and the spittling atoms into the eardrum divinely. Massive Attack also performed the anthem Karmacoma in the encore session, and the evergreen trip hop classic was a perfect reply to Martina’s Overcome.

Martina is red...(8/7)

Congratulations to Martina’s latest release of solo album in Swiss. I attended her last gig before the official release, and it was a minimalistic session of live performance. Martina has been the kind of diva-vocal to me appearing in great music work of Massive Attack and Tricky etc., and stepping away from the mega-cast, her own project demonstrates some more profound dimension of her music world. With the eccentric use of sound instruments, she takes much advantage of her unique voice to sample the vocal and experiment her beautiful tone as one of the key elements in her songs. The gig was lovely, and the lo-fi set up on the stage simply reinforced her humane music language, not to mention her eye-catching reddish evening dress. It was beautifully touching when she performed 'overcome' at the end of the show. It must be a memorable musical trip for her in the era of Maxinquaye...

Bourgeois Jazz...(8/7)

How cliché would it be to have ever installed the festive atmosphere in the soundless lake-side town every summer, like the peaceful Montreux along Lake Leman? And becoming the 44th time of its kind, the Montreux Jazz Festival has continued to impress the participants and music-lovers who come over to seek for a speechless tone of hysteric enjoyment. My visit to this picturesque town during the festival showed me a different story of the classy quiet Swiss town that totally differs from my impressionistic visit years ago. I cannot agree more to the organiser to pick Montreux as the heart of the festival. Everything matched perfectly to the joyful mood of the jazz music: the bourgeois-style souvenir booths along the lake promenade, the elegant visitor crowd, the whitey tent of food stalls, the choice of regional food and drinks, the casual scattered clusters of visitors by the lake, the sunset and the holiday, and then, you begin to understand how a speech could be handicapped to echo the as-it-wish style of music world existed.

There is no way reminding you of any hectic notion in modern life, not even any occasional ripple reasoning our existence on the mirror of realistic reflection. Simplicity and enjoyment, I believe, could be the basic doctrine of the hippie-improvisation people share in the jazzy setting of happening in Montreux every summer. We need some warm-up to return to the less perfect world.

Barcelo's agora...(5/7)

One of the more colourful interpretations of human rights and dialogue. Under the world landscape, decision makers need more innovation and mindful inspirations...

Cross-border flow...(4/7)

Track 1 of the cross-border journey:

Geneva - Cologny - La Pallanterie - Maisons Neuves - Douvaine - Sciez - Allinges - Thonon-les-Bains

Long time no see...(1/7)

Laying on the lake bank, I saw the sky after long time. It did not look familiar to me, though we had been so close. Distinctly characterised by the bubbling clouds probably streamed from the rippling movement of the lake, I slowed down my heart to try catching a moment of resonance with the strange world. I have been more like accompanying the flow of the world than walking on my way to try construct my perceived world. This was a strange feeling from all senses but the consciousness appeared to be an innocent victim in this gradual transformation of age. The recognition of life became a stopping-watch-like feature eroding in the silence of state. Every moment was supposed to be memorable, but the luxurious treasure rapidly synthesised with the other uncounted possibilities. The date was no longer too significant in the calendar, and the courageous step came after every other motion of the world. I guess the best way to benchmark a reference point of existence is a navigational stare to the unfamiliar sky (again), as this proves right now at least to be an insulating action for the next-to-be.

Pelé in the UN...(11/6)

Genève Cluster...(1/6)

Small city big people. A week has empowered the drilling cell of navigation and orientation. Without any prospective mode of spatial existence re-engineering, I found myself retro-imitating my déjà-passé backpack nomadism. Displacement encourages my reinforced respect to Taoist style of destiny. Moving from the collectivism to the international node of Chung King shadow (more)...
...you learn about yourself. It is the simplest way to diagnoses one’s materialistic need out of nothing. The city is internationalised, and it carries enjoyable talk in every spot, despite the varying level of profound perception and recognition. It is calm, and peaceful, as reflected by the enclosed lake. People practise their small dreams with big steps. Like every urban city, it digests the urge of time into its way of expression – a fair and unbiased motive with sincere gesture, but it is located too far from the spots of conflicts and unrest…

Zizous @ SIHH...(17/4)

Far away, so close. This was the walking at a glance...

鬱單越洲...(20/8)

Extracted from <<起世經卷>>, there has been a detailed description about this '鬱單越洲'. Since the debut of human civilisations, there are always paradises like this where people would be very much willing to go...the Eden of purity, the Greek's myth of Zeus' world, our Confucianism about the perfect society or Sir Thomas More's imaginative Utopia. The perfectionism exists somewhere perhaps. I thought about the hypotheses when I was touring in Switzerland. The piece of land seems to have separated from the rest of the world, where wars and conflicts happen every moment, should all the telecommunication and media channels be cut away. Reading the paragraphs about the perfect life in 鬱單越洲, the continent is in fact further and further away from our habitat. There is a strong disconnection about the place and our reality in modern life. The justification of many long-life religious doctrines appear to be less convincing in the post-era of decadence at present, and the more you imagine about the idealism, the less you may be able to get satisfied. What a pity.
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起世經鬱單越洲:

諸比丘。鬱單越洲有無量山。彼諸山中。有種種樹。其樹鬱茂。出種種香。其香普熏。遍彼洲處。生種種草。皆紺青色。右旋宛轉。如孔雀毛。香氣猶如婆師迦華。觸之柔軟。如迦旃連提迦衣。長齊四指。下足則偃。舉足還復。別有種種雜色果樹。樹有種種莖葉華果。出種種香。其香普熏。種種諸鳥。各各自鳴。其聲和雅。其音微妙。彼諸山中。有種種河。百道流散。平順向下。漸漸安行。不緩不急。無有波浪。其岸不深。平淺易涉。其水清澄。眾華覆上。闊半由旬。水流遍滿。諸河兩岸。有種種林。隨水而生。枝葉映覆。種種香華。種種雜果。青草彌布。眾鳥和鳴。又彼河岸。有諸妙船。雜色莊嚴。殊妙可愛。並是金銀琉璃頗梨赤珠車磲瑪瑙等七寶所成。

諸比丘。鬱單越洲。其地平正。無諸荊棘。深邃稠林。坑坎屏廁。糞穢不淨。礓石瓦礫。純是金銀。不寒不熱。時節調和。地常潤澤。青草彌覆。諸雜林樹。枝葉恒榮。華果成就。諸比丘。鬱單越洲。復有樹林。名曰安住。其樹皆高六拘盧奢(一拘盧奢五里)。葉密重布。次第相接。如草覆屋。雨滴不漏。彼諸人等。樹下居住。有諸香樹。亦高六拘盧奢。或復有高五拘盧奢。四三二一拘盧奢者。其最小樹。高半拘盧奢。悉有種種枝葉華果。此諸樹上。隨心流出種種香氣。復有劫波娑樹。亦高六拘盧奢。乃至五四三二一拘盧奢。如是最小。半拘盧奢。悉有種種枝葉華果。從其果邊自然而出種種雜衣。懸置樹間。復有種種瓔珞之樹。其樹亦高六拘盧奢。乃至五四三二一拘盧奢者。如是最小。半拘盧奢。悉有種種枝葉華果。從其果邊。隨心流出種種瓔珞。懸垂而住。復有鬘樹。其樹亦高六拘盧奢。乃至五四三二一拘盧奢者。如是最小半拘盧奢。亦有種種枝葉華果。從其果邊。隨心而出種種鬘形。懸著於樹。復有器樹。其樹亦高六拘盧奢。乃至五四三二一拘盧奢者。如是最小半拘盧奢。亦有種種枝葉華果。從其果邊。隨心而出種種器形。懸著於樹。

復有種種眾雜果樹。其樹亦高六拘盧奢。乃至五四三二一拘盧奢。如是最小半拘盧奢。皆有種種枝葉華果。從其樹枝。隨心而出種種眾果。在於樹上。又有樂樹。其樹亦高六拘盧奢。乃至五四三二一拘盧奢者。如是最小半拘盧奢。亦有種種枝葉華果。從其果邊。隨心而出種種樂器。懸在樹間。其地又有自然粳米。不藉耕種。鮮潔白淨無。有皮[米*會]。欲熟食時。別有諸果。名曰敦持。用作鎗釜。燒以火珠。不假薪炭。自然出焰。隨意所欲。熟諸飲食。食既熟已。珠焰乃息。

諸比丘。鬱單越洲。周匝四面有四池水。其池皆名阿耨達多。並各縱廣五十由旬。其水涼冷。柔軟甘輕。香潔不濁。七重塼壘。七重板砌。七重欄楯。周匝圍繞。七重鈴網周匝懸垂。復有七重多羅行樹。四面周圍雜色可愛。金銀琉璃頗梨赤珠車磲瑪瑙等。七寶所成。於池四方各有階道。一一階道亦七寶成。雜色綺錯。復有諸華。優鉢羅花。鉢頭摩華。拘牟陀花。奔茶利迦花等。青黃赤白。及縹碧色。一一花量。大如車輪。香氣氛氳微妙最勝。復有諸藕。大如車軸。破之汁出。其色如乳。食之甘美。其味如蜜。

諸比丘。阿耨達多池之四面。有四大河。闊一由旬。雜華彌覆。其水平順。直流無曲。不急不緩。無有波浪。奔逸衝擊。其岸不高。平淺易入。諸河兩岸。有種種林。交柯映覆。出眾妙香。有種種草生於其側。色青柔軟。宛轉右旋。略說乃至。高齊四指。下足隨下。舉足還復。亦有諸鳥出種種聲。於河兩岸又有諸船。雜色可樂。乃至車磲瑪瑙等。七寶之所合成。觸之柔軟。如迦旃鄰提迦衣諸比丘。鬱單越洲。恒於半夜。從阿耨達多四池之中。起大密雲。周匝遍布。鬱單越洲。及諸山海。悉彌覆已。然後乃雨。八功德水。如搆牛乳頃。雨深四指。當下之處。即沒地中。更不滂流。還於半夜。雨止雲除。虛空清淨。從海起風。吹此甘澤。清涼柔軟。觸之安樂。潤彼鬱單越洲。普令調適肥膩滋濃。如巧鬘師及鬘師弟子作鬘既成。以水灑散。彼鬘被灑。光澤鮮明。諸比丘。鬱單越洲。其地恒潤。悅澤光膩。亦復如是。常如有人以酥油塗。諸比丘。鬱單越洲。復有一池。名曰善現。其池縱廣一百由旬。涼冷柔軟。清淨無濁。七寶塼砌。乃至藕根味甘如蜜。諸比丘。善現池東。復有一苑。亦名善現。其苑縱廣一百由旬。七重欄楯。七重鈴網。多羅行樹亦有七重。周匝圍繞。雜色可樂。乃至悉是車磲瑪瑙七寶所成。一一方面。各有諸門。於一一門悉有却敵。雜色可樂。亦是金銀琉璃珊瑚赤珠車磲瑪瑙等。七寶所成。

諸比丘。彼善現苑。平正端嚴。無諸荊棘丘陵坑坎礓石瓦礫及屏廁等諸雜穢物。唯多金銀種種異寶。節氣調和。不寒不熱。常有泉流四面彌滿。樹葉敷榮。華果成就。有種種香。隨風芬馥。復有種種異類眾鳥。常出妙聲。和雅清暢。有草青色。右旋宛轉。柔軟細滑。如孔雀毛。香氣皆似婆利師華。觸之如觸迦旃鄰提迦衣。以足蹈之。隨足上下。復有諸樹。其樹各有種種根莖華葉果實。咸出眾香。普熏彼地。諸比丘。善現苑中。亦有樹林。名為安住。樹並舉高六拘盧奢。葉密重布。雨滴不下。更相鱗次。如草覆舍。諸人於下居住止宿。復有香樹劫波娑樹瓔樹鬘樹器樹果樹。又有自然粳米熟飯。清淨美妙。諸比丘。彼善現苑。無我無主。亦無守護。鬱單越人欲入此苑。自在遊戲。受諸樂時。於其四門。隨意所趣。入彼苑已遊戲澡浴。恣情受樂。欲去即去欲留即留。隨心自在。

諸比丘。為鬱單越人故。於善現池南復有一苑。名曰普賢。其苑縱廣一百由旬。七重欄楯。周匝圍繞。乃至熟飯清淨美妙。諸比丘。此普賢苑亦無守護。鬱單越人。若欲須入普賢苑中澡浴遊戲受快樂時。從其四門隨意而入。入已澡浴遊戲受樂。既受樂已。欲去即去欲留即留。諸比丘。為鬱單越人故。善現池西復有一苑。名曰善華。其苑縱廣一百由旬。七重欄楯周匝圍繞。略說乃至。如善現苑。等無有異。亦復無有守護之者。鬱單越人若欲須入善華苑中澡浴遊戲受快樂時。從其四門隨意而入。入已澡浴遊戲受樂。既受樂已。欲去即去欲留即留。

諸比丘。為鬱單越人故。於善現池北復有一苑。名曰喜樂。縱廣正等一百由旬。乃至無有守護之者。鬱單越人若欲須入喜樂苑中澡浴遊戲受快樂時。從其四門隨意而入。入已澡浴遊戲受樂。既受樂已。欲去即去欲留即留。略說如前善現苑等諸比丘。為鬱單越人故。於善現池東接善現苑。其間有河。名易入道。漸次下流。無有波浪。不緩不急。雜華遍覆。闊二由旬半。諸比丘。易入道河。於兩岸上有種種樹。枝葉映覆。出種種香。普熏其處。生種種草。略說乃至。觸之柔軟。如迦旃鄰提迦衣。高齊四指。以足蹈之。隨足上下或舉或伏。又有種種雜色果樹。枝葉華果。悉皆具足。亦有種種香氣普熏。種種異鳥各各和鳴。其河兩岸有諸妙船。雜色可樂。七寶所成。金銀琉璃頗梨赤珠車磲瑪瑙等。莊嚴挍飾諸比丘。為鬱單越人故。於善現池南有一大河。名曰善體。漸次下流。略說皆如易入道河。此處所有種種樹林。與彼無異。乃至諸船。雜色所成。柔軟猶若迦旃鄰提迦衣。諸比丘於善現池西。為鬱單越人故。有一大河。名曰等車。乃至略說。漸次而下。諸比丘。於善現池北。為鬱單越人故。有一大河。名曰威主。漸次而下。略說乃至。兩岸有船。七寶莊飾。柔軟猶若迦旃鄰提迦衣。此中有鬱陀那偈

善現普賢等　　善華及喜樂
易入并善體　　等車威主河

諸比丘。鬱單越人。若欲入彼易入道河善體等車威主等河。澡浴遊戲受諸樂時。即皆至彼河之兩岸。脫其衣裳。置於岸側。各坐諸船。乘至水中。澡浴身體。遊戲受樂。既澡浴已。隨有何人在前出者。即取上衣。著已而去。亦不求覓所服本衣。何以故。鬱單越人無我我所。無守護故。是諸人等。又復往詣眾香樹下。到樹下已。其樹自然低枝垂屈。為彼諸人。出眾妙香。令其自手攀攬得及。彼人於樹取種種香。用塗身已。復各往詣劫波娑樹到已。其樹亦復如前低枝垂下。出種種衣。令彼諸人手所攬及。彼人於樹復取種種上妙衣服。著已而去。轉更往詣瓔珞樹下。既到彼已。瓔珞樹枝。亦皆垂屈。為彼諸人流出種種上妙瓔珞。手所攬及。彼人於樹牽取種種瓔珞之具。繫著身已。更轉往詣諸鬘樹下。既到樹已。鬘樹自然為彼諸人垂枝下曲。流出種種上妙寶鬘。令彼人等手所攬及。便於樹枝取諸妙鬘。繫頭上已。轉更往詣諸器物樹。既到樹已。器樹自然枝亦垂下。令其手及。隨意所欲取彼器已。持詣果樹。時彼果樹。亦為諸人。枝垂下曲。出生種種勝妙甘果。令手攬及。彼人於樹。隨心所欲取其熟果適意食之。於中或有搦取其汁。器盛而飲。食飲既訖。乃復往詣音樂樹林。到彼林已。為諸人故。音樂樹枝。亦皆垂下。為出種種音樂之器。手所攬及。彼人於樹。各隨所須取眾樂器。其形殊妙其音和雅。取已抱持。東西遊戲。欲彈則彈。欲舞則舞。欲歌則歌。隨情所樂。受種種樂。其事訖已。各隨所好。或去或留。

諸比丘。鬱單越人。髮紺青色。長齊八指。人皆一類。一形一色。無別形色可知其異。諸比丘。鬱單越人。悉有衣服。無有裸形及半露者。親疏平等無所適莫。齒皆齊密。不缺不疏。美妙淨潔。色白如珂。鮮明可愛。諸比丘。鬱單越人。若有飢渴須飲食時。便自收取。不耕不種。自然粳米。清淨鮮白。無有糠[米*會]。取已盛置敦持果中。復取火珠。置敦持下。眾生福力。火珠應時。忽然出焰。飲食熟已。焰還自滅。彼人得飯欲食之時。施設器物。就座而坐。爾時若有四方人來。欲共同食。即為諸人具設飯食。飯終不盡。乃至食人。坐食未竟。所設之飯器常盈滿。彼人食此無有糠[米*會]。自然粳米成熟飯時。清淨香美。眾味備具。不須羹臛。其飯形色。猶若諸天蘇陀之味。又如華叢潔白鮮明。彼人食已。身分充盈無減無缺。湛然不改無老無變。是食乃至資益彼人。色力安辯無不具足。

諸比丘。鬱單越人若於女人生染著時。隨心所愛。迴目觀視。彼女知情即來隨逐。其人將行至於樹下。所將之女。若是此人母姨姐妹親戚類者。樹枝如本不為下垂。其葉應時萎黃枯落。不相覆苫。不出華果。亦不為出牀敷臥具。若非母姨姐妹等者。樹即低枝垂條覆蔭。柯葉鬱茂。華果鮮榮。亦為彼人出百千種牀敷臥具。便共相將入於樹下。隨意所為歡娛受樂諸比丘。鬱單越人住於母胎。唯經七日。至第八日即便產生。其母產訖。隨所生子若男若女。皆將置於四衢道中。捨之而去。於彼道上東西南北行人往來。見此男女心生憐念。為養育故。各以手指內其口中。於彼指端。自然流出上妙甘乳。飲彼男女。令得全活。如是飲乳。經於七日。彼諸男女還自成就一色類身。與彼舊人形量無異。男還逐男。女還逐女。各依伴侶相隨而去諸比丘。鬱單越人壽命一定無有中夭。命若終時。皆得上生。何因緣故。鬱單越人得此定壽。命終已後皆復上生。諸比丘。世或有人。專事殺生偷盜邪婬妄言兩舌惡口綺語貪瞋邪見。以是因緣身壞命終。墜墮惡道。生地獄中。或復有人。不曾殺生。不盜他物。不行邪婬。不妄言。不兩舌。不惡口。不綺語。不貪。不瞋。亦不邪見。以是因緣。身壞命終。趣向善道。生人天中。

何因緣故。向下生者。以其殺生邪見等故。何因緣故。向上生者。以不殺生正見等故。或復有人作如是念。我於今者應行十善。以是因緣。我身壞時。當得往生鬱單越中。彼處生已。住壽千年不增不減。彼人既作如是願已。行十善業。身壞得生鬱單越中。既於彼處復得定壽。滿足千年不增不減。諸比丘。以此因緣。鬱單越人得定壽命諸比丘。何因緣故皆得上生。諸比丘。閻浮洲人以於他邊受十善業。是故命終即得往生鬱單越界。鬱單越人以其舊有具十善業。鬱單越中如法行故。身壞命終皆當上生諸天善處。諸比丘。以此因緣。鬱單越人上生勝處。諸比丘。鬱單越人命行終盡捨壽之時。無有一人憂戀悲哭。唯共輿置四衢道中。捨之而去。

諸比丘。鬱單越人中有如是法。若有眾生。壽命盡時。即有一鳥。名憂承伽摩(隋言高逝)。從大山中疾飛而至。銜死人髮。將其尸骸。擲置餘方洲渚之上。何以故。鬱單越人業行清淨。樂淨潔故。樂意喜故。不令風吹臭穢之氣來至其所。諸比丘。鬱單越人大小便利將下之時。為彼人故地即開裂。便利畢已地合如故。何以故。鬱單越人樂淨潔故。樂意喜故復次彼處。有何因緣而得說名鬱單越洲。諸比丘。彼鬱單越洲。於四天下中比餘三洲。最上最妙最高最勝。故說彼洲。為鬱單越也。

Natural Beauty...(15/8)

Life is repetitive, if you think so. After a puppy journey long time ago, I went to Switzerland again recently and then I recognise that I have been so young...the country is famous for its tranquility and picturesque scenery, and lying at the heart of the Europa, the places are really a bit too dreamy. I took nearly the same route as my previous visit from France to enter Switzerland, but I made a switch of the first stop to Geneva instead of Bern. My memory about Geneva before I re-visited the city had been only the three-leg chair outside the headquarter of the United Nations. I did not understand why my previous memory of the country had been so pale and blurred, but I did enjoy this unconsciousness for fresh idea and understanding about the place. Geneva is a business centre in the western part, and it provides a very pleasant habitat for people. My general impression about the Swiss is a very peaceful and relaxed country, and it actually is. The landscape offers the Swiss an unbelievable beautiful playground of nature. The lake areas beside major cities serve as a placebo to purify the contaminated roughness of human ego and arrogance in the world. I passed by Lake Geneva, Lake Thun, Lake Brienz and Lake Luzerne, and in front of the calmness of waterground, words become useless and stupid.
I re-did the trip from Interlaken to Jungfrau, but rather than climbing up via Lauterbrunnen, I tried the path of Grindelwald this time. Claiming Top of Europe, the tourist centre on Jungfrau is actually located at 3454m above sea level, 700m below the tip of the mountain range. The mountain is indeed much below the height of Mount Kenya (5199m) I went before. A 100% journey for tourists, there is not much special at the centre of Jungfraujoch, but the stunning scenery along the hilly way was a fascinating journey. I still recalled the climax feeling when I first took the train to the top in the summer of 1998, but facing the scenery again this time, I replaced my curiosity about the world with a much deepening respect to the nature and the possibility of our world. The weather was fine throughout the trip and I took a hiking route from Kleine Scheidegg to Brandegg.


I was very much touched by the colour of 'green' in the films of Tarkovsky, and while I was walking down the mountain, I witnessed the much translation of green in nature. This is always something which can peace a mind.
Hotel management is reputed in Swiss, but that doesn't mean that all the hotels are good in the country, at least there is some variation between my expectation and my experience this time. Not sure what is going on in Korea apart from its robust recovery of economy, Korean tourists were influx everywhere in Switzerland. This is something unexpected.