Buddhism plays a large role in the everyday life of its people and it is not uncommon for young men to spend a short period of time in
a temple as monks.
Between 2003 - 06, he worked at a Buddhist
temple as a monk in Tokyo, Japan.
Not exact matches
At a wedding or a funeral the religious leaders of Islam were asked to say prayers and recite passages, just
as the Buddhist
monks did in the
temples.
The grottoes are a group of 492 caves used by Buddhist
monks between the 4th and 14th centuries
as temples and meeting places.
Dive into your spiritual practice
as you visit one of the many exquisitely - adorned
temples; listening to soulful mantra and practicing meditation techniques with some of the most ancient Buddhist
monks in Southeast Asia.
Continue your journey into Cambodia where you'll visit the famous sites, such
as the
temple of Wat Hanchey, providing spectacular views, and take part in a traditional water blessing with local
monks.
The main thing about Southeast Asia is to keep in mind is to dress appropriately in
temples, not to photograph in or around airports or military bases, and to ask permission to photograph certain people such
as monks.
I can both imagine the process of the warrior
monk carefully clothing himself with these decorations
as well
as how said decorations were originally placed around the
temple.
A priest at the Ann Arbor
temple, Haju Sunim (aka Linda Murray), explained that Dumpster diving is actually a modern variant of an ancient tradition by which Buddhist «patched - robe
monks» and nuns reclaimed clothing, sometimes from corpses, and would repair garments repeatedly to extend their life
as much
as possible.