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"Couroupita guianensis, known by a variety of common names including cannonball tree, is a deciduous tree in the flowering plant family Lecythidaceae. It is native to the tropical forests of Central and South America, and it is cultivated in many other tropical areas throughout the world because of its fragrant flowers and large fruits, which are brownish grey. The tree has cultural and religious significance in South and Southeast Asia. In Sri Lanka and India, the cannonball tree has been widely misidentified as the Sal tree (Shorea robusta), after its introduction to the island by the British in 1881, and has been included as a common item in Buddhist temples as a result." This specimen is located in the grounds of Wat Damnak in Siem Reap.

Wat Damnak, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

 

Formerly this was a Royal Palace. Hence the name – Dam Nak means palace.

 

It’s a lovely place. It has all the standard features of pagodas – a temple, a dining hall with its own buddha, a small lake with fish and a shrine in the middle (heavily guarded with fencing).

 

Wat Damnak, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

 

Formerly this was a Royal Palace. Hence the name – Dam Nak means palace.

 

It’s a lovely place. It has all the standard features of pagodas – a temple, a dining hall with its own buddha, a small lake with fish and a shrine in the middle (heavily guarded with fencing).

 

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From Siem Reap to Pakse, here is how to tour of Cambodia and Laos went.

 

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Recipients of our message study our leaflet bearing images of the Awaited One Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi.

A security guard receives Messiah Foundation International's message of divine love.

One of the many night markets in Seim Reap, this one situated along the Seim Reap River on its east bank - the Art Center Night Market - at Watdamnak Village.

Leaflet describing the divine signs and advent of the Awaited Saviour Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi.

Recipients of our message study our leaflet bearing images of the Awaited One Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi.

Wat Damnak, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

 

Formerly this was a Royal Palace. Hence the name – Dam Nak means palace.

 

It’s a lovely place. It has all the standard features of pagodas – a temple, a dining hall with its own buddha, a small lake with fish and a shrine in the middle (heavily guarded with fencing).

 

Recipients of our message study our leaflet bearing images of the Awaited One Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi.

Recipient of our message studies our leaflet bearing images of the Awaited One Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi.

Recipients of our message study our leaflet bearing images of the Awaited One Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi.

Recipient of our message studies our leaflet bearing images of the Awaited One Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi.

Leaflet describing the divine signs and advent of the Awaited Saviour Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi.

School girls engrossed in a mobile phone (what else!) at Wat Dam Nak, a temple complex.

 

Wat Dam Nak was formerly a royal palace but now is home to the Centre for Khmer Studies, an independent institution promoting a greater understanding of Khmer culture. On its grounds are also a monastery, schools and library.

Recipients of our message study our leaflet bearing images of the Awaited One Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi.

Recipients of our message study our leaflet bearing images of the Awaited One Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi.

Wat Damnak, Siem Reap, Temple, Pagoda

 

A girl plays with some water snails she picked up from the lake. For US$2, her mother will take tourists in their boat around the Kompong Phluck floating village.

   

These two kids were very sad to see us leave after all the fun we had taking photos. We arranged to copy all of our photo for them... but the orphanage has no computer and no grid electricity so Jon will print the best photos and put them up on the orphanage bulletin board.

 

It only takes $9.00 US$ per year to send one of these orphans to school. You can help these very poor kids by making a donation to the Life & Hope Association through their website at www.watdamnak.org/lha/index.html

 

Wat in Siem Reap. Cambodia

Every October, the monsoon season floods Tonle Sap, Asia's largest freshwater lake and results in an abundant supply of fish for its inhabitants. A sleepy-eyed child from Kompong Phluck, one of the floating villages in the lake, follows his father and grandmother out to the nearby flooded forest to check on the day's catch.

  

A robed monk figure decorates a pool at the Buddhist monastery, Wat Dam Nak; today home to the Centre of Khmer Studies.

All images are available as professional resolution files. Contact me at dj@denniskjohnson.com and visit my website at: www.denniskjohnson.com.

Copyright Dennis K Johnson

These children were playing on the path next to the temple on their way home from school.

The branches of the beautiful temple tree hang round the temple and other buildings in the grounds of the wat

We went to visit the Life & Hope Association residential sewing school for young ladies which is housed at Wat Damnak, a Buddhist pagoda. The L&HA offers a 6 months course to young women to train them as seamstresses and improve their education. At the end of the course, they give them a foot operated sewing machine that they can take back home as most of the villages do not have electricity. This lets them to earn a living providing sewing services to the villagers.

The students who come from towns and cities that do have electricity, are trained on the more advanced eclectric sewing machines. This allows them to find employment in workshops and factories making clothes.

The Life & Hope Association website is located at www.watdamnak.org/lha/index.html in case you want to support this worthy cause.

 

The Buddhist monastery Wat Dam Nak was a royal palace in the reign of King Sisowath; today home to the Centre of Khmer Studies.

All images are available as professional resolution files. Contact me at dj@denniskjohnson.com and visit my website at: www.denniskjohnson.com.

Copyright Dennis K Johnson

The Stung Meanchey garbage Dump is located in the south of Phnom Penh. Every day, hundreds of children go out to pick whatever is of value among the trash.

Wat Damnak, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

 

Formerly this was a Royal Palace. Hence the name – Dam Nak means palace.

 

It’s a lovely place. It has all the standard features of pagodas – a temple, a dining hall with its own buddha, a small lake with fish and a shrine in the middle (heavily guarded with fencing).

 

Pour un Sourire d'Enfant, french NGO at the Stung Meanchey Garbage Dump

A concrete statue of a man tells visitors to "take off your hat," at the entrance to Wat Dam Nak; royal palace in the reign of King Sisowath; today home to the Centre of Khmer Studies.

All images are available as professional resolution files. Contact me at dj@denniskjohnson.com and visit my website at: www.denniskjohnson.com.

Copyright Dennis K Johnson

Small stupas mark graves at Buddhist monastery Wat Dam Nak; today home to the Centre of Khmer Studies.

All images are available as professional resolution files. Contact me at dj@denniskjohnson.com and visit my website at: www.denniskjohnson.com.

Copyright Dennis K Johnson

A youngster already in the workforce doing construction on the Wat Damnak grounds.

A concrete statue of a man tells visitors to "take off your hat," at the entrance to Wat Dam Nak; royal palace in the reign of King Sisowath; today home to the Centre of Khmer Studies.

All images are available as professional resolution files. Contact me at dj@denniskjohnson.com and visit my website at: www.denniskjohnson.com.

Copyright Dennis K Johnson

A statue of a robed monk decorates the grounds of the Buddhist monastery Wat Dam Nak; today it is home to the Centre of Khmer Studies.

All images are available as professional resolution files. Contact me at dj@denniskjohnson.com and visit my website at: www.denniskjohnson.com.

Copyright Dennis K Johnson

How could we get by without taking at least one group shot?

 

This is us, along with our five student guides and the speaker for the day: Mr Michael Sullivan.

 

And the pretty building in the background? That's the CKS library.

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