Monk Is Watching You
It doesn’t matter whether you travel in Thailand, Burma, China, Nepal or the northern parts of India – wherever Buddhism is practiced, you will pass monasteries where sometimes thousands of novices and monks live and study. Previously, these monasteries were the only educational institutions with the main task to preserve and practice the teachings of Buddha. Meditation, [...]
Flower Power
If you’ve travelled in Asia, the sight of flower garlands is probably familiar to you – like the ones you see in the picture taken in Kolkata (India). Often colorful, sometimes smaller, sometimes bigger you come across them not only in India, Sri Lanka or Nepal, but also in South East Asian countries like Burma. [...]
Dressed up for Rice
After wheat, rice is the second most widely cultivated cereal in the world. Over half of the world’s population eats rice two or three times a day and if you pay attention, you will be able to discover rice fields in at least 114 countries. Incredible! Interestingly enough, China and India together produce about 50% of [...]
