Respects to The Buddha on a busy day
From my archive – 2016: Cambodians, like so many others in South-east Asia, are devout Buddhists.
Here in Siem Reap, the gateway town to Angkor Wat, this temple (one of many) is constantly busy with people’s comings and goings; whatever they’re doing and wherever they’re going, they always find a few moments to say ‘thank you’, to offer a prayer, to pay homage.
The smoke from the incense sticks, by the way, is said to purify the space in which they burn – be it the largest conference centre or the smallest domestic room.
Respects to The Buddha on a busy day
From my archive – 2016: Cambodians, like so many others in South-east Asia, are devout Buddhists.
Here in Siem Reap, the gateway town to Angkor Wat, this temple (one of many) is constantly busy with people’s comings and goings; whatever they’re doing and wherever they’re going, they always find a few moments to say ‘thank you’, to offer a prayer, to pay homage.
The smoke from the incense sticks, by the way, is said to purify the space in which they burn – be it the largest conference centre or the smallest domestic room.