Walk by a Phnom Penh wat — translated here as “pagoda” or “temple” — and you are likely to encounter what I think of as a special breed of cat: the pagoda cat.
As dusk approaches, you also may encounter a special breed of human: Continue reading
You can be sure that participants in this protest against the ruling party a while back collectively represent unfathomable need.
Modern history has demonstrated that, indeed, there always is something new under the sun.
Under this nation’s punishing sun, perhaps some possibly new ideas could improve the lives of the heartbreakingly numerous Cambodians unable even to hope for a better life.
As I make my way around the country, various Continue reading
Intricate sand mandala created in exquisite detail at the event. It is described in Asia Life magazine as a “cosmic diagram that represents the dwelling place of a deity.”
It hardly has been my intention to keep writing about Buddhism (or to post so frequently), though an overwhelming proportion of Cambodia’s population practices it and Buddhism is the state religion.
But we coincidentally more or less stumbled upon our second event in three days that focused on Buddha. I include it here mainly because of the photos. Continue reading
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