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a Birman kitten made an office visit today, to play with some ribbons….

“Many years ago, before the birth of Buddha, the Khmer people of Burma built wonderful temples to Tsun Kyan-Kse, the Goddess with the sapphire eyes, who presides over the journey of souls, and authorize the priests to live again in a holy animal for the term of its natural life, before taking again in a divine body of a great priest. The most beautiful of these temples, built on the sides of Mount Lugh, contained a dazzling solid gold statue of the Goddess. The priests of the temple also kept one hundred pure white cats not only to guard the temple, but also to exist as companions.

The legend also dictates that when a priest died, his soul was channeled into the body of a cat and upon the cat’s death the priest’s soul had entered heaven.” (from wikipedia)

18 responses to “Baby Buddha”

  1. I hate to ask this, but why does this kitten qualify for the ‘Big Cats’ set?

    Perhaps the species name is Gigantor spiritualis? I think that would satisfy the "Big’ criterion.

  2. C’est un très beau chaton. Un très mignon minou! Il est adorable. J’aimerais en avoir un comme celui-ci. C’était une belle visite.

    Seen on your photo stream. (?)

  3. pretty pussy**************

  4. Good one, atanas !!! Yes, los gatos are taking over the world… but they are sooo cute, how can we resist ?!??? ……and this one is especially darling ! LOL ;-)))

  5. This was my buddha kitten when I was in my mid-twenties. He was mostly white. I know, not all white, but he was an important presence in my life for a short while. That counts for me.
    Minou 1979

  6. Gorgeous kitty…exotic looking little cat!!…


    http://my.yahoo.com/ (?)

  7. So adorable!


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  8. How a cute!!!!! Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to you.

    http://www.flickr.com/groups/bestofcats/

  9. The photo is my new Birman named "Disco"….for those of use who actually experienced the 70’s!

  10. awww that looks like my kitty!

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