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As much as I love this temple, it’s not a feast for the eyes, it does need a lot of repair. This small building structure is at the entrance of the Wat, every time I see it, I want to peel the paint off, and put a fresh coat of paint, ivory color preferred. As [...]

The last set of photos from the Lao New Year celebration at Wat Thong Phong in Vientiane, on April 15, 2008. There are plenty of food and activities to keep you busy after religious ceremony part. I’ll take ping kai and bung khao larm anytime.

More photos from the Lao New Year celebration on April 15, 2008, at Wat Thong Phong in Vientiane.

Additional photos from the Lao New Year celebration in Laos on April 15, 2008 at Wat Thong Phong in Vientiane.

Here are some photos of Lao New Year celebration at Wat Thong Phang in Vientiane. My aunt Kian went to eight or nine temples for the celebration (13th to 15th of April) while aunt Phone only went to her local temple and at Wat Thong Phang. These photos are from Lao New Year on April [...]

This day, sometimes called “Buddha Day,” commemorates three key events in the Buddha’s life that took place on this full-moon day: his birth, Awakening, and final Unbinding (parinibbana). [Suggested reading: "Visakha Puja" by Ajaan Lee.]

Here are some short video clips from the celebration at Wattay on February 21, 2008. The villagers gathered to celebrate the reconstruction of Wattay. I totally forgot about the clips until today while browsing through photos from Laos. I’ll post some pics and vids from the last month’s new year celebration at Wattay later.
Wattay part [...]

The celebration of Lao New Year 2008 at Wat Santi, Dhamma in France.

This legal battle of LAOTIAN CULTURE CENTER OF NC -VS- WAT LAO BUDDHARAM made me think of an article that I read in the fist issue, April-May 2007 of Lao Roots Magazine written by Meiling Arounnarath called the Buddhist Monk Who Led, Who Inspired. He was the Ajahn that started the temple, I often wondered [...]

An archived news about the legal battle at Wat Lao Buddharam of Northern Illinois that Dallas Lao was talking about a few years ago. As for the legal battle at Wat Lao Buddharam of Charlotte, the court date is tomorrow 9:30 AM at Mecklenburg County Superior Court. Please let us know if you hear any [...]