Chasing Monks in Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang is about six hours by bus from backpacker party-town Vang Vieng; a drive with...
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Tag: Buddhism
Sanchi, Buddhism By Bhopal, India
Sanchi is the site of some of India’s most important Buddhist temples. The oldest of these were built by King Ashoka after he converted to Buddhism in roughly 258BCE. Altogether there are fifty monuments at Sanchi,...
Read MoreBhutan, The Paro Festival
The Paro Festival is one of the most important in the whole of Bhutan. At this Buddhist festival masked dances performed by trained monks depict events from the life of the eighth century Buddhist teacher, Guru Rinpoche...
Read MoreMorning Buddhism in Khuraburi
I have written a series of blogs recently about getting the authentic experience while traveling. Here is a little practicing what I preach when I was fortunate enough to have a Thai local help me pay alms to the monks of...
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