
statue of Buddha

sacred readings

a man respectfully offers incense as a ritual of purification

tingsha

two women pray and ring the tingsha during the ceremony

the temple’s elder monk starts the sacred chanting

ancient buddhist scriptures

the temple’s elder monk shows his deep respect to the Buddha

a young devotee brings incense for the prayer

a woman devotee carefully arranges the sacred texts during the ceremony

during the ceremony, the devotees go outside to present the offerings and pray

common prayer

crescent-shaped divination blocks, used in Buddhist temples to consult the deities

at the entrance of the temple

the temple’s elder monk's prayer

the elder monk of the temple uses incense for purification

one of the Buddhist sacred texts

the elder monk of the temple during the prayer

a young monk uses the tingsha

the elder monk of the temple offers a final blessing at the end of the ceremony