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  • Praying Golden Phikshuni: Inside Wat Thepthidaram Worawihan there are 52 small Phikshuni statues, which are representations of female Buddhist monks made of gold leaf covered brass, all meditating, sitting or praying in front of the Buddha serve to honor the Buddhist Phikshuni order, Bangkok Thailand.
    Praying Golden Phikshuni
  • Imperial Gate: A doorway is guarded by an intricately decorated door made of  iron bent into the shape of the praying Buddha, Imperial Palace, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Imperial Gate
  • Humility: In dawns early light elderly women pray on the sidewalk, pouring water in an act of purification, as they await giving alms to local Buddhist monks, Luang Prabang Laos.
    Humility
  • Evening Prayers: A dirty and disheveled woman prays on the steps of the Assi Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Evening Prayers
  • A Monk and the Dragon: A poor monk contemplatively sits with his internal struggles, as did the Buddha, on the difficult path to Nirvana. His introspection and situation could not be more in contrast with the confidence, wealth and power of all who built the gold plated Great Shwedagon Pagoda with a Stupa and its diamond encrusted top, Yangon Myanmar.
    A Monk and the Dragon
  • Novice Monks: Rows of young boys kneel in prayer wearing white robes and each holds his new saffron robes as he starts the ordination ceremony to become a novice monk, Phra Mahathat Wat Nong Wang, Khon Kaen Thailand.
    Novice Monks
  • Asleep on the Job: An elderly monk fast asleep while sitting at the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon Myanmar.
    Asleep on the Job
  • Entrance: Columns bracket this view of the intricate reliefs to the entrance to Vat May Souvannapoumaram, where a woman worshiper joins the chanting Buddhist monks that are seated in prayer before the golden statues of the main temple, Luang Prabang Laos.
    Entrance
  • In Through the Out Door: A layered view leads one through the series of doors, stairs and passageways to the main temple at Wat Phantao, Chiang Mai Thailand.
    In Through the Out Door
  • Great Dragon Pagoda: A spectacular night time view of Shwedagon, the golden Great Dragon Pagoda; a festive touch is added to this religious scene with strings of purple lights dangling down from an adjacent temple, Yangon Myanmar.
    Great Dragon Pagoda
  • A Monk and His Money: An elderly monk sits counting his money in the sacred Great Dragon Pagoda of Shwedagon, Yangon Myanmar.
    A Monk and His Money
  • Novice Prayer: A boy kneels, bending down with his hands held together in prayer, having just completed the novice ceremony to start his path to a higher calling, Phra Mahathat Wat Nong Wang, Khon Kaen Thailand.
    Novice Prayer
  • Mystical Thai Mural: An intricate and colourful wall mural depicting mythical creatures, in this case a bare breasted woman with a lower body of a bird, dressed in traditional Thai clothing, Tritotsathep Temple, Bangkok Thailand.<br />
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All around the woman are scenes of the country side including trees, a river and fields, also, another similar creature is in the upper aspect of the mural.
    Mystical Thai Mural
  • Dance of Faith: During Melasti, with the entire community in attendance, Hindu priests dance and make sacrifice of incense, food and flowers, Pemuteran-Bali Indonesia.
    Dance of Faith
  • Roadside Prayer: A Muslim beggar deep in prayer, crouching roadside with his walking stick carefully placed before him, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Roadside Prayer
  • Rebirth From Death:  This painting on the walls of the Wat Thai Kusinara shows the Lord Buddha during Parinirvana (Nirvana-after-death) and the devotes response to his death, Kushinagar India.
    Rebirth From Death
  • God is Green:  Religious depictions on the wall of Wat Thai Kushinara Chalermaraj Temple features a green god sitting on a lotus flower with a pink halo around it's head, Kushinagar India.
    God is Green
  • Buddha on Buddha: Seen from an angle, a golden Buddha statue sits lotus position on a lotus flower in front of a very intricately decorated wall with a painting of the same Buddha, Tritotsathep Temple, Bangkok Thailand.
    Buddha on Buddha
  • Contrarian View: A Buddhist monk sitting on the edge of a temple takes a contrarian stance and so, rather than looking inwards like the other devotes, his gaze is outwards, directed at the foreigner across the marquee, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon Myanmar.
    Contrarian View
  • Circle of Life (in Black): Tibetan prayer wheels repeat the Om-Ma-Ni-Padme-Hum mantra to the Buddhist faithful, reinforcing the concept of the “Circle of Life”, McLeod-Ganj India.<br />
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(Mani means "jewel" or "bead" and Padma means "the lotus flower")
    Circle of Life (in Black)
  • Stairway to Heaven:  Having removed their shoes and ascended a stairway, young monks have gathered to pray, Wat Nabo, Tha Khek Laos.
    Stairway to Heaven
  • Sacrifice: During Melasti, the entire community watch the Hindu priests as they pray and make sacrifice with incense, food and flowers, Bali Indonesia.
    Sacrifice
  • Buddha in Profile: A golden Buddha stands in profile at it prays in Wat Thepthidaram Worawihan, Bangkok Thailand.
    Buddha in Profile