Posts Tagged "religion"

APAD 180: Monks walk

Posted by The Insider on Sep 3, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

The sight of monks with shaved head (and eyebrows) clad in orange robes, and holding bright yellow umbrellas, never fail to catch my attention. These two I saw this morning are no exceptions. Every morning each day, Buddhist monks quietly go out of wats (pagodas, or temples), most of the times on bare feet, to their community to solicit or collect alms.

And how fast they walk, too!

These alms come in the form of food or other offerings. For the monks, this is the only food they will have for that day. They’re not allowed to have food till the next day again. For the devout Buddhists, it is one of the ways they can earn good merits, or karma, in other words.

APAD 175: Budhhism

Posted by The Insider on Aug 26, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 1 comment

Sooooorry for the lack of posts.

I now have a job and it’s been full on!
I know it’s just a matter of getting myself organised so, please bear with me for the moment.
This painting caught my attention while on Street 178 near the National Museum. Street 178 is known as the Art Street. There the road is lined with local art galleries and sculpture shops.

It shows an enlightened Buddha, sitting and surrounded by disciples, shortly after he reached Nirvana.