Photos tagged with 'TEMPLE' (6/15)

The Elderly Buddhist Monk Was Indifferently Reciting Sutras In The Empty Main Hall

Wat Arun Is A Tourist Attraction, But It Still Functions As A Buddhist Temple, And Monks Can Still Be Seen Here And There

I Don't Know If It Is Believed That One Can Accumulate Merit By Engaging In Temple Repairs In A Theravada Buddhist Country

Garuda Symbols Called Chofa Are Attached To The Roof Of The Temple Built At Wat Arun

Even Standing On The Bridge Over The Canal, The Only Boats That Pass By Every Once In A While Are The Ones Carrying Tourists

The Small Temple That You Wouldn't Even Find In A Guidebook, Where People Were Preparing For A Festival Or Something

Wat Traimit In Chinatown, Bangkok, Which Has Many Buddhist Temples, Is Also A Buddhist Temple

The Temple, Which Is A Place Of Faith For The Local People, Is Constantly Visited By Worshippers, And The Incense In The Incense Burner Never Ceases To Burn

A School For Monks Is Also Set Up Next To The Temple, And Monks Are Often Seen In The Precincts Of The Temple

Chinese Temples In Southeast Asia, Whether Taoist Or Buddhist, Have Several Altars Inside

In Thai Language, A Long Temple Name In Chinese Characters In Chinese Characters

She Was Praying With What Looked Like A Book In His Hand, Flapping It Over Her Head

Tables Placed Under Tents Affixed To The Grounds Of The Temple Were Filled With Offerings

Wat Satt Is A Famous Temple In Guidebooks, But It Does Not Attract As Many Tourists As Wat Phra Kaew

The Ground With The Fingers Of The Right Hand Is Called The Demon's Descending Mark, The Pose That Buddha Took When He Drove Away The Demons

The Small Buddha Statue Sitting At The Entrance And The Large Buddha Statue Inside The Hall Were Kind Of Like A Father And Son Of Buddha

The Golden Buddha Images That Line The Corridors Of Wat Suthat All Seem To Have The Same Shape

Wat Suthat's Chapel Was Surrounded By A Cloister

The Golden Trilokacheat Buddha Image Shines Unafraid In The Dimly Lit Hall

The Door Of Wat Suthat Depicts Hanuman Fighting With A Snake, Probably A Naga

In Southeast Asian Buddhist Countries, The Word Stupa Refers To A Pagoda, But For Some Reason In Japan It Has Become A Board And Is Used For Memorial Services For The Deceased

A Couple Hurried Past, Looking Curiously At The Man Who Had Been Eagerly Praying At The Gate

Steep Stone Steps Had To Be Climbed To Get To The Main Hall, Which Was Like A Gateway To Getting On Your Feet

The Girl In The Queue Looked A Little Bored And Was Staring At The One On The Left With A Stern Look On Her Face

Although Zojo-ji Temple Boasts A Long History, The Main Hall Was Rebuilt In 1974 And Looks New

Two Figures Appeared On The Straight Approach To Gokoku-ji Temple

The Buddhist Statues Sitting In The Precincts Of Gokokuji Temple Were Each Facing In A Different Direction

The Main Hall Of Gokoku-ji Temple, Built In 1682, Has Survived Numerous Disasters And Wars And Still Looks As It Did In The Edo Period

The Stone Lanterns, Gathered In A Small Corner, Were Surrounded By A Wall So That No One Could Get Close To Them

The Plaque On The Furo-mon Was Made By The Tokugawa Iesato, Who Would Have Been The 16th Shogun Had It Not Been For The Meiji Restoration

Even Though He Had The Power To Protect Buddhism, He Seemed To Have No Way To Protect Himself From Pigeons And Other Birds, And Zocho-ten Was Tightly Covered With A Wire Mesh

Traditional Divination, Which Could Be Called Unscientific, And The Latest Electronic Devices Share The Same Space Here Without Any Contradiction

Round Stones Were Placed By The Entrance Where Lions Would Normally Be Placed

I Wonder If The Local People Use Different Temples Depending On Which God They Ask For And What They Ask For

There Are Many Temples That Claim Prosperity In Business As A Benefit, But I Feel That The Most Prosperous Temples Are Those That Claim Such A Benefit

In Taiwan, There Seems To Be A Custom Of Sending A Large Flower Ring To God As Well, And It Was Kind Of Like An Opening Celebration

A Young Man Kneeling On A Cushion, Praying, Watched Intently As A Dragon Ornament Carved Into The Wall

The Woman Reading The Scriptures At The Altar With Her Back Straight, As If She Were Studying At Her Study Desk

Even Though Preaching Was Taking Place, It Was Not Particularly Ostentatious, But Rather A Simple Extension Of Daily Life

The Roof Of The Mazulou Tianhou Temple Was Crowded With Not Only Gods But Also Humans And Animals.