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Buddhist Art<p>A hanging scroll dating to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Edo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Edo</span></a> period (1600-1868) depicting the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shakyamuni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shakyamuni</span></a> (釈迦如来 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shaka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nyorai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nyorai</span></a>) surrounded by the Sixteen Divine Protectors of the Great Wisdom Sutra, Henjōzan Saifuku-ji, Ide, Kyoto Prefecture, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuddhistArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhistArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>Warum ist <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Lesotho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lesotho</span></a> 🇱🇸 ein eigenes <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Land" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Land</span></a>? <a href="https://mas.to/tags/yt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/shaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shaka</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Zulu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zulu</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bildung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bildung</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/tjordjSsHAk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/tjordjSsHAk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse<p>I wasn't familiar with the song (not being much of a punk *music* afficionado), but I'll be thrice-darned if </p><p>"Chumbawumba, The Day The Nazi Died"</p><p>isn't at truly goosebump-inducing levels of "Shaka, when the walls fell".</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/@fatsam/114257973822829571" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mstdn.social/@fatsam/114257973</span><span class="invisible">822829571</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Chumbawumba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chumbawumba</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Punk</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nazi</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Shaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shaka</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrek</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TNG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TNG</span></a></p>
FreddyB Aviation Photography<p>USN F/A-18F of VFA-122 "Flying Eagles" taxis at Moffett Field and throws me a Shaka. Always cool to get a reaction from the crew Nov. 2019 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/milair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>milair</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nikon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/jet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jet</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/militaryaviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militaryaviation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VFA122" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VFA122</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/flytingeagles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flytingeagles</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Moffett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moffett</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USN</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FA18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FA18F</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/shaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shaka</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/KNUQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KNUQ</span></a></p>
Buddhist Art<p>The frontispiece to the first fascicle of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LotusSutra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LotusSutra</span></a> depicting the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shakyamuni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shakyamuni</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shaka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nyorai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nyorai</span></a>) preaching at Vulture Peak attended by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bodhisattvas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bodhisattvas</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arhats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arhats</span></a>, and layfolks. From a manuscript of the sutra dating to the 11th century in the collection of Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei north of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kyoto</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuddhistArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhistArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a></p>
Heliograph<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://theblower.au/@buster" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>buster</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SHAKA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SHAKA</span></a> WHEN THE WALLS FELL :coffeepals:</p>
Samalamadingdong<p>Simply ages ago, on a long car trip with the kids, it occurred to me that rude hand signs formed a pattern, and that many are effectively free to be used, perhaps to convey new offensivenesses.</p><p>Five fingers, each a binary folded /unfolded. Hold right palm facing you, other side facing protagonist. Thumb is the least significant bit.</p><p>We could go in order, but why not start at the start instead:<br>00100 (4) 'I do not like you at all, you should go away. now.'<br>00011 (3) 'I am slightly old fashioned and slightly more polite, though the meaning of this is very much (4)'<br>10000 (16) 'you have a teeny tiny penis'<br>10010 (18) horns - too many meanings to count, depending on culture, music preferences and the patriarchy.</p><p>Some are not at all rude:<br>00000 (0) means 'I, as a member of this large protest group, have a thing to say about privilege and power'<br>00001 (1) 'can I ride in your car?'<br>00010 (2) 'look up there'<br>00111 (5) 'pew pew pew'<br>11000 (24) 'about this much alcohol in the tumbler please'<br>10001 (17) 'hang loose' the shaka<br>10011 (19) Gene Simmons trademark-applied-for horn sign and/or <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ILoveYou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ILoveYou</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ILY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ILY</span></a></p><p>I particularly like 10101 (21) and think it should be 'I have slavishly considered hand gestures, I believe that you are such a very bad person that I am flashing the most difficult one at you, you unutterable bastard.'</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/hoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hoons</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/shaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shaka</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/flipTheBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flipTheBird</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/handGestures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handGestures</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/boganSignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boganSignLanguage</span></a></p>
Darrin Carlson<p>Happy birthday to the incredibly talented (and incredibly funny) Loeka Longakit. He no longer works at the station but he'll always remain a great friend! (April 12th, 2019) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birthday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shaka</span></a></p>
Buddhist Art<p>Detail of a hanging scroll (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kakemono" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kakemono</span></a>), <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kamakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kamakura</span></a> period (1185-1333) depicting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shakyamuni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shakyamuni</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shaka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nyorai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nyorai</span></a>) surrounded by the 16 Divine Protectors of the Great Wisdom Sutra displayed during the Setsubun spring chanting of the sutra on February 3rd at the Great Lecture Hall of Tsubosakadera Temple (壺阪寺) in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuddhistArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhistArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a></p>
Ryan Ozawa<p>"Official recognition is valuable because the shaka is so culturally resonant, so much a part of this place. The gesture is a source of origin stories, family stories, and a way to talk about life in Hawaii." <a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/neal-milner-making-the-shaka-an-official-hawaii-gesture-is-not-as-dumb-as-it-sounds/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">civilbeat.org/2024/03/neal-mil</span><span class="invisible">ner-making-the-shaka-an-official-hawaii-gesture-is-not-as-dumb-as-it-sounds/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shaka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hawaii</span></a></p>
Ryan Ozawa<p>If you live or are visiting Los Angeles in two weeks (Nov. 18), and carry the aloha spirit with you, don't miss a special preview screening of "Shaka: A Story of Aloha"! It's a feature-length documentary on a hand gesture that transcends generations and geography. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shaka-film-screening-free-tickets-732246217147?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eventbrite.com/e/shaka-film-sc</span><span class="invisible">reening-free-tickets-732246217147?aff=oddtdtcreator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shaka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shakasign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shakasign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/losangeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>losangeles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentary</span></a></p>
𝕮𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖙𝖔𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rodhilton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rodhilton</span></a></span> Speaking of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Shaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shaka</span></a> signs, here's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GabeNewell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GabeNewell</span></a> or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GabeN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GabeN</span></a> withe the shaka sign 😸<br> <br>A funny still from this part of the video: <a href="https://youtu.be/9kO6Dj2XNfY?t=1329" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/9kO6Dj2XNfY?t=1329</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Ian Brown :verified:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gargron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Gargron</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rodhilton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rodhilton</span></a></span> never once have I thought it meant "call me" <a href="https://mastodon.hccp.org/tags/shaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shaka</span></a> </p><p>I had no idea that is what it was supposed to mean.</p>
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