RISING
HIGH (top)
A novice monk takes a break from temple repair work on bamboo scaffolding
high above the countryside in Phnom Sampeau. Many parents send their
boys to temples not just to earn them a higher standing in their
next life, but also to learn languages and acquire skills. Cambodia.
Ian Byrne/ DevelopingDreams.com
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MEDITATION (top)
A Buddhist monk sits in from of the 12th Century Angkor Wat. It is thought
to be a mausoleum as it points west, symbolically the direction of death,
while the majority of other temples point to the east. Angkor, Cambodia.
Ian Byrne/ DevelopingDreams.com
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ROOM
WITH A VIEW
A novice monk surveys the scenery from the window of That Chomsi, a temple
at the top of Mount Phu Si, Luang Prabang. With 80% of the population living
in villages, many of which border extreme poverty, boys from remote areas
have only temples as an alternative, where
they can find food, a bed and education. Laos.
Ian Byrne/ DevelopingDreams.com
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CIGARETTE
BREAK
A Buddhist monk takes a seat on a tuk-tuk, which is a popular form
of local transport in a large majority of South East Asia. Luang
Prabang, Laos.
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