Originally published at: Nun's "luck-bringing" vulva sculpture becomes beacon for followers | Boing Boing
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No jokes about names, I have to remind myself.
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While I’m in favor of all the genitalia artwork and statutes anyone wishes to have around, I have to say I’m having trouble seeing anything associated with this intent as being placed under the tag of Women’s Empowerment.
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Yet in other places the representation of a vulva is somehow a thing of hand wringing and shame…
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I’m just glad it was intentionally vulvic.
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If Gawd had wanted people to be nekkid he would have had us born that way!
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So if you watch the video it turns out that the Daily Mail’s description is sheer fantasy—shocking I know.
I couldn’t make out everything, but it appeared to be a respectful conversation between local authorities and the “nun” (actually an upasika or laywoman devotee). The authorities were questioning whether these sculptures, which also include a phallus, would offend the sensibilities of the Buddhist community.
She explained that these were not there as a “belief” nor were they to be worshiped. Rather, they were for establishing mindfulness, as a reminder of the process of birth, aging and death.
I don’t think there was anything about abortion or cleansing sins. Thailand has a lot of weird artwork in temples around the place, although i’ve never seen a yoni like this before.
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