Rómulo Rejón
20120207 - Luang Prabang 050
Every morning in Luang Prabang, Laos, before the sun rises, hundreds of monks leave their monasteries and walk through the streets of Luang Prabang to collect alms. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. Alms is not charity as presumed by most Western interpreters. It is closer to a symbolic connection to the spiritual realm and to show humbleness and respect.
20120207 - Luang Prabang 050
Every morning in Luang Prabang, Laos, before the sun rises, hundreds of monks leave their monasteries and walk through the streets of Luang Prabang to collect alms. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. Alms is not charity as presumed by most Western interpreters. It is closer to a symbolic connection to the spiritual realm and to show humbleness and respect.