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Visiting a Thai Temple on Wan Phra

May 25, 2015 Richard Barrow 0 Comments

If you are a Christian, then you would know that your sabbath day is every Sunday. It is the day

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Buddhism Daily Life 

Do you believe that Karma shapes your life?

April 26, 2015 Richard Barrow 13 Comments

In theory, I like the whole idea of karma, which basically translates as cause and effect. If you do something

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Buddhism 

Alms Giving to 10,000 Monks at Central World in Bangkok

November 17, 2014 Richard Barrow 2 Comments

The fourth annual mass alms giving with 10,000 monks will be taking place in front of Central World in Bangkok on

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Buddhism 

Buddhas for Day of Birth

August 21, 2014 Richard Barrow 0 Comments

[tweet https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/501611773641121792]If you have ever visited a temple in Thailand you have probably seen a long line of Buddha images in

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Buddhism 

Making Merit for the Thai Queen’s Birthday

August 12, 2013August 12, 2013 Richard Barrow 0 Comments

Today, people from all around the country came together to celebrate the 81st birthday of H.M. The Queen. Many of

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Candlelight Procession at the Temple

July 22, 2013July 22, 2013 Richard Barrow 1 Comment

Today in Thailand it is a Buddhist holiday. It is Asanha Bucha Day. Tomorrow is Khao Phansa which is often

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Buddhism 

Phansa Candle Procession at the Temple

July 16, 2013 Richard Barrow 2 Comments

During the full moon of this month we celebrate the religious holiday of Asarnha Bucha Day. The following day marks

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Buddhism Events 

Mass Alms Giving at Central World in Bangkok on 8 September 2013

July 15, 2013 Richard Barrow 3 Comments

The third annual mass alms giving with 10,000 monks will be taking place in front of Central World in Bangkok

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Buddhism 

Thai Buddhists Upset by “Fallen Buddha” Image in Germany

June 26, 2013 Richard Barrow 16 Comments

Thai people seem to consider themselves the policemen of Buddhism around the world. There is nothing wrong in this of

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Buddhism Events 

Mass Alms giving on Silom Road on 19 May 2013

April 18, 2013 Richard Barrow 0 Comments

  In Commemoration of International Visakha Bucha Day there will be a mass alms offering to 10,000 Buddhist monks in

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The Most 10 Necessities of the Buddhist Monk

March 9, 2013March 9, 2013 Richard Barrow 0 Comments

I saw this infographic on Facebook today and thought I would share. It shows the 10 most necessities of the

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Buddhism Internet 

A Thai Monk Out on a Date

February 8, 2013 Richard Barrow 9 Comments

One of the most shared pictures on social media today was this one of a monk and a young lady

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Buddhism Festivals 

Snowstorm at the Marble Temple

February 5, 2013February 6, 2013 Richard Barrow 2 Comments

One of the strangest tweets that I saw today was by @yordyings who said that there was a heavy snowstorm

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Route for Monk Walk in Bangkok on Saturday

January 25, 2013 Richard Barrow 0 Comments

  Over the last week, monks from Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple have been taking part in a mass  thudong pilgrimage through Nonthaburi

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Portable Toilets in the Netherlands Decorated with Buddha Images

January 21, 2013January 23, 2013 Richard Barrow 29 Comments

Two images starting to go viral on Facebook at the moment are these one with over 5,000 shares in one

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Mass Alms Giving on Soi Thonglor on Sunday

December 20, 2012 Richard Barrow 2 Comments

In celebration of the 2,600th anniversary of the Lord Buddha’s Enlightenment, and also in support of 323 temples in the

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Buddhism 

Role Reversal for a Thai Monk

December 17, 2012 Richard Barrow 5 Comments

This picture has been doing the rounds a lot on Facebook recently. Not sure who the original photographer is any

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How much money does the Temple of the Reclining Buddha make?

November 20, 2012November 21, 2012 Richard Barrow 10 Comments

One of the most popular pictures taken during President Obama’s visit to Bangkok was this one where the President, Hillary

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Lunchtime for Little Novice Monks

October 14, 2012 Richard Barrow 0 Comments

This morning I was taking pictures at an ordination for novice monks. About 130 students had signed up to be

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Buddhism Internet 

How Not to Wear Monks’ Robes

October 13, 2012October 14, 2012 Richard Barrow 2 Comments

It would seem that newspapers take any opportunity to show the state of affairs in Buddhism today. In particular with

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