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Journey to the top of the world: Climbing Mount Everest: This slideshow tells the story of a North Carolina adventurer's ascent of Mount Everest in photos, video, and text, including excerpts from his journal.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Eating soup inside a home in Thailand: This was recorded in Trang, Thailand, a small town near the southeastern coast. During a ten-day Buddhist vegetarian festival, a young girl, Duan offers to take me to the temple. When I meet her at our appointed time, she takes me up the street to her house....; Format: audio

The face of a king: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 14; Four faces, looking toward the cardinal directions, are carved on the sides of fifty-four standing towers at Bayon Temple. The preservation of many of the towers, however, is poor so it is difficult to know exactly how all the towers were carved. Over 200...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Buddhist prayer while approaching temple: Buddhist monks recite a traditional prayer inside a temple in Nakhon si Thammarat. This form of Buddhism is the more common form, found throughout the country, and that is influenced by India. The language is Pali. From my journal: Kept waking...; Format: audio

Buddhist prayer inside temple: Buddhist monks recite a traditional prayer inside a temple in Nakhon si Thammarat. This form of Buddhism is the more common form, found throughout the country, and that is influnced by India. The language is Pali. From my journal: Kept waking up...; Format: audio

Buddhists pray while giving food: This is a standard prayer that is repeated when monks are given food. As part of the ritual, the person giving the food has to say something to the monks about this act. The prayer roughly translates to "we are all together to give this food to you, we hope...; Format: audio

Two Heavenly King statues in courtyard at Emerald Buddha Temple, Bangkok: Two of four Heavenly King guardian statues at the Emerald Buddha Temple in Bangkok are visible in a courtyard between red-tiled portico roofs. In Buddhism, four celestial kings are said to protect the cardinal directions of north, south, east, and west. These...; Format: image/photograph

Buddhist prayer and percussion: Part of a ten-day vegetarian festival. The monks initiate this meditation, or prayer, while making percussion noises. Worshipers join in. From my journal: On the way to Ani and Hans, a girl comes out and wants to take me to the temple. This is...; Format: audio

Bell and percussion during Buddhist prayer: Part of a ten-day vegetarian festival. These bells and a wooden percussion instrument are played by monks (as I recall) while worshipers wai, or pray at different stations. From my journal: On the way to Ani and Hans, a girl...; Format: audio

Angkor Wat: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 8; Angkor was the royal capital of the Khmer empire from 802–1431 CE. Angkor's long-lasting prosperity was based on the local abundance of three resources: water, fish, and the rice crops grown on soil nourished by...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Buddhists today: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 18; Prior to European colonial rule in the 1800s, Theravada Buddhist monks served as major councillors to ruling Southeast Asian kings. It was the king's job to protect the people and the monasteries, and to rule wisely. It was the monks' job to bless the king...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Indian painting of Rama learning from hermit in the forest: This Indian painting shows Rama being educated by a hermit in the forest. The figures shown in the painting are dressed in red clothes, and the background color is a bright golden yellow. Three women, perhaps the hermit's wives, sit and work to the left of...; Format: image/photograph

Buddhist street parade, Chinese music: Part of a ten day vegetarian Buddhist festival in Trang, Thailand. This parade occurred during the day, and is one of the most unique aspects of this celebration. In this recording, you can a hear one style of music played during the parade. Of all the music...; Format: audio

Buddhist prayer to monks for blessing: This prayer was recorded in Trang, Thailand, a small town near the southeastern coast. The people of the town were gathered together to honor the monks in the town by giving them rice and other food. When food is given, a special prayer is said. This part...; Format: audio

Kathmandu temple: Buddhist prayer: The percussion, the mantra, and the horns at the beginning of this recording all indicate that this is probably a Buddhist prayer. I did not make any notes in my journal. However, I believe I recorded this when I was visiting one of the two popular Buddhist...; Format: audio

Three men including two Buddhist monks seen through doorway at Angkor Wat: Three men including two Buddhist monks in saffron-colored robes are visible through a stone doorway at Angkor Wat. The two monks and the layman with them are standing on a grass lawn looking at the outside of the Angkor Wat building. The color of the robes...; Format: image/photograph

A new religion: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 18; This elaborate temple at Tay Ninh, located about 60 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, was constructed between 1933 and 1955. The congregation, seen from behind, sits cross-legged on the floor with their hands held up in front of their chests. White robes...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Cambodia: A timeline: Major events and eras in the history of what is now Cambodia from the beginning of the Common Era to the present.

Chorten by a mountain side in western mountain, Nepal: A chorten, or stupa, at Kaagbeni, Nepal. A chorten is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, once thought to be places of Buddhist worship. Chortens are built along trails across much of trans-Himalayan region (the Tibetan side of the...; Format: image/photograph

Kathmandu religious ceremony: While exploring Kathmandu, Nepal, I encountered a religious ceremony being held in one of its many city squares. Lots of families were gathered in the open square, laying out offerings of rice and fruits. This was not the kind of ceremony where everyone was...; Format: audio

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