Lao New Year at Wat Thong Phong part 3
More photos from the Lao New Year celebration on April 15, 2008, at Wat Thong Phong in Vientiane.
Lao New Year at Wat Thong Phong part 2
Additional photos from the Lao New Year celebration in Laos on April 15, 2008 at Wat Thong Phong in Vientiane.
Lao New Year at Wat Thong Phong part 1
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 [...]
Visakha Puja (Vesak) “Buddha Day”
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.]
Wattay Celebration
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 [...]
Lao New Year at Wat Santi Dhamma
The celebration of Lao New Year 2008 at Wat Santi, Dhamma in France.
The Buddhist Monk Who Started Wat Lao Buddharam of Charlotte, North Carolina
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 [...]
Wat Lao Buddharam of Northern Illinois Battle
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 [...]
Lao New Year 2008 in Germany
The celebration of Lao New year 2008 in Nuremberg (Nürnberg), Germany.
Pee Mai Lao 2551
Lao New Year celebration on April 12, 2008.
Lao New Year 2008 in Canada
Lao New Year 2008 celebration at Lao Canadian Buddhist Temple Society of BC Canada.
Lao New Year 2008 in Hampshire, IL
Lao New Year 2008 celebration in Hampshire, Illinois.
Lao New Year 2008 in Saginaw, Texas
Lao New Year celebration 2008 in Saginaw, Texas.
Lao New Year 2008 in Himeji
Lao New Year celebration 2008 in Himeji, Japan.
One Day in Loei
This is a video by James Quilty: Yui and I returned to Loei in North-central Thailand last September to try the awesome Saparot (pineapple) and eat at the floating restaurant. We visited a strange monk and saw the Blyth Monkeys in the trees and a reclining Buddha in the caves.
I think Loei is what Thai [...]
