Sentences with phrase «saffron robes»

Now go back home and light your incense and finger your saffron robes.

Monks in saffron robes meditate facing inward to the stupa, perhaps trying to resist the distractions of a beautiful sunrise or an erupting volcano.

Home to historic temples and elegant French provincial architecture, Luang Prabang, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a riot of color: the green of the trees contrasting with their bright blossoms and the saffron robes of the ever - present monks.

Asia evokes exotic images of monks in saffron robes; bustling and colorful markets; roadside noodle stands; nomadic sheiks; islands in a warm, turquoise sea bordered by lovely beaches; soaring mountains with terraces of rice paddies; spicy cuisine that fuses East and West traditions; and ancient history and customs that live side by side the signs of modern civilization.

In the meditation hall monks in saffron robes are deep in meditation in the presence of magnificent Buddha statues.

The Boston Globe: Dalai Lama visits Medford center for Buddhist Studies Geshe Tenley, clad in the crimson and saffron robes of a Tibetan monk, paused for a moment in a quiet room of the Kurukulla Center for Buddhist Studies late Tuesday afternoon.

They had read polemics about church property restitution, they had met Hari Krishnas in saffron robes, they could find Rushdie's Satanic Verses sitting beside Discussions with Cardinal Ratzinger in bookstores.

On his blog f / k / a..., he weaves together commentary, observations and poetry — some written by him, some written by others — in such a way that one pictures him sitting cross-legged in a saffron robe as he blogs.

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Traditional colored scarves with Sanskrit script hang from the walls and the bar alcove is painted in saffron hues of a monk's robe.

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Rise at dawn to give alms to saffron - robed monks passing Amantaka; use a former royal residence as a base for exploring Angkor Wat at Amansara; and rejuvenate in Amanoi's exquisite spa, set by a lotus - filled lake.

The capital, Vientiane, is a languid riverside city with great museums and cafes that can be explored on elephant - back, while the World Heritage listed former royal capital of Luang Prabang is a beautiful place of saffron - robed Buddhist monks, ancient monasteries and 32 temples.

In that vein, the walls are painted a vivid saffron orange like the robes of Tibetan monks.