Om mani padme hum
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Turning the wheels
More than a hundred prayer wheels around the Namgyal Monastery in Dharamshala.
Tags: buddhism, dharamshala, india, monk, om mani padme hum, photography, prayer, prayer wheels, religion
Beads for monks
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Monks have to haggle in the market, too
In the market leading up to Dharamshala’s Namgyal Monastery, the spiritual home of the Dalai Lama in exile, a fierce debate breaks out, not over theology or discipline, but the price of prayer beads.
Tags: beads, buddhism, dalai lama, dharamshala, india, market, monk, photography, prayer, religion
Marching faithful
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Prayer hip shot
Amritsar’s Harmandir Sahib — more commonly known as the Golden Temple — sees a steady stream of pilgrims who come to Sikhism’s holiest grounds to pray. It’s a nonstop flow of worshipers.
Tags: amrtisar, golden temple, harmandir sahib, india, photography, prayer, religion, sikhism
Thai food diary: Offerings
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under thailand
Food prayer
Tags: bangkok, food, photography, prayer, religion, rice, street food, thailand
Prayers of all sizes
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Small
Peace found at Pemayangtse above Pelling. I was there for last month Saga Dawa, also known as Buddha’s birthday, and sat at prayer with a dozen monks.
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Tags: buddhism, india, monastery, pemayangtse, photography, prayer, religion, saga dawa, sikkim
Tea at Pemyangtse
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Foggy photo
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Tags: buddhism, gompa, india, monastery, pemyangtse, photography, prayer, saga dawa, sikkim
Starting the day
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Morning prayers
Each school day starts with an assembly of Buddhist prayers and a recitation of India’s national anthem, Jana Gana Mana.
Tags: bhuriakop, buddhism, india, photography, prayer, religion, school, sikkim, teaching, volunteering
