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ON THE ROAD TO SAKON NAKHON : (July 2006) In 3 days....Phra Fluke, 2 students, 1 driver and myself went on a roadtrip. The journey began in Wat Rajabopit, Bangkok Thailand and ended in Sakonnakon, Thailand, a small village near the border of Laos and Mekong River. The purpose of the journey was to visit Phra Fluke's family and offer merit to 7 local temples in the area. Along the way we encountered interesting people, sites and an experience of a lifetime. Total driving time 22 hours. Total sleep in 3 days about 8 hours. Total amount of pictures selected for this gallery is 75 out of 300. Total mishap was 1 (got our car stuck in mud....lot of rain). Total meditating time 3 hours. Total temples visited 11. Total time enjoying this trip....every second!! After our roadtrip to Sakonnakon, we spend the next 2 days back at Wat Rajabopit in Bangkok. I got the chance to observe 2 young men become Monk and took a nice walk around their famous "Grand Palace".

ON THE ROAD TO SAKON NAKHON

(July 2006) In 3 days....Phra Fluke, 2 students, 1 driver and myself went on a roadtrip. The journey began in Wat Rajabopit, Bangkok Thailand and ended in Sakonnakon, Thailand, a small village near the border of Laos and Mekong River. The purpose of the journey was to visit Phra Fluke's family and offer merit to 7 local temples in the are ...

Updated: Sep 29, 2008 1:23pm PST

BUDDHISM : (March 2006) I spent 6 nights living with Buddhist Monks at Wat Rajabopit located in Bangkok, Thailand. In those 6 nights, I shot over 800 photographs. This gallery contains a selected few. 50 percent of the money earned from this gallery will be donated to Phra Fluke of Wat Rajabopit. His goal is to open a new temple under the guidance of Wat Buddha Thaithavornvanaram in the USA. The temple will be a place for anyone wishing to meditate or/and learn about buddhism. If you wish to learn more about what Phra Fluke represents and visions, please visit http://www.dhammathai.org/watthai/bangkok/eng/watrajabopit_e.php Thank you.

BUDDHISM

(March 2006) I spent 6 nights living with Buddhist Monks at Wat Rajabopit located in Bangkok, Thailand. In those 6 nights, I shot over 800 photographs. This gallery contains a selected few. 50 percent of the money earned from this gallery will be donated to Phra Fluke of Wat Rajabopit. His goal is to open a new temple under the guidance o ...

Updated: Sep 29, 2008 1:25pm PST

CAO DAI TEMPLE : (March 2007) Cao Dai Great Temple in Tay Ninh, about 26 kilometers from the Cambodian border. CaoDaism has some of the characteristics of an established religion and some of the characteristics of a cult. It was founded in Vietnam in 1926 by Ngo Van Chieu, a government official who had a vision that heralded the Third Age of spirituality. Today there are three million followers. The Cao Dai religion takes parts from Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity and Islam. In a nutshell, Cao Dai is the third link in a chain that started with Confucius, Buddha and Lao Tse. The message from these divine intermediaries was garbled because of human frailty, and hence the need for repeated visits. Cao Dai followers believe that divine messages are revealed through cultural figures, who can be contacted directly through seances held in Vietnamese, French or English. The mural at the entrance to the Cao Dai Temple shows the signature of the "Third Alliance Between God and Man". The signatories are Sun Yat Sen, Nguyen Binh Khiem (a Vietnamese poet) and Victor Hugo. Victor Hugo is a popular figure in CaoDaism, and is contacted frequently. One of the main reasons that the Cao Dai are well-known is because of their colorful temples and costumes. The temples are elaborately, gleefully, almost garishly decorated. There are symbols all over, like the all-seeing eye (the eye in a triangle), globes and stars, and the place really is a feast for the eyes. The temple is quite an attraction, and the Cao Dai invite tourists to watch the services from the balcony, as long as they don't interfere. It's a good outing for the tourists, and good press for the Cao Dai. (excerpt from travelogues.net)

CAO DAI TEMPLE

(March 2007) Cao Dai Great Temple in Tay Ninh, about 26 kilometers from the Cambodian border. CaoDaism has some of the characteristics of an established religion and some of the characteristics of a cult. It was founded in Vietnam in 1926 by Ngo Van Chieu, a government official who had a vision that heralded the Third Age of spirituality. ...

Updated: Apr 14, 2007 1:04am PST

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