Temples in Thailand
Buddhism is practiced by about 95% of the population. Buddhism is an ancient and profound philosophy which affects the everyday lives of Thai people. You will see them offering food to the orange-robed monks, giving donations to the temples, and performing regular worship at the wats. Through this 'making of merit' the Thais hope to be reborn into a better life in the next reincarnation. There is a thai proverb which sums up this idea of karma: 'do good and receive good; do evil and receive evil.'
Gold statues of Buddha in various poses adorn every temple we visited.
Special inner rooms were full of candles, incense and more statues.
Temples also had very nice gardens.
Women were forbidden from some areas of the temples. Also, women could not talk to or give anything to a monk.
This probably would have worked better if Christine stood behind me.
White elephants are very rare and were given as gifts out of spite because the new owner would have to spend a lot of time and money to care for one. This is the origin of the Christmas "White Elephant" gift exchange custom.
Large gilded dragons were grotesquely beautiful.
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