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Distro - Buddhism facing reality 

A. Abbas 

Through his many trips to Asia to observe buddhism and its practices, Abbas has discovered several faces of this religion. He has keep a critic eye on why people join buddhism and how they practice it.

Abbas 2008

CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. Buddhist monk Sim Sanith goes out early... 

Abbas 2008

CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. Buddhist monk Sim Sanith surfs the web... 

Abbas 2008

LAOS. Luang Prabang. At dawn, foreign tourists give alms to a... 

Abbas 2008

THAILAND. Kanchanaburi. Wat THAM MANGKON THONG. The floating... 

Abbas 2008

LAOS. Luang Prabang. Wat SI PHOUT TABAT. Buddhist novices take... 

Abbas 2008

LAOS. Luang Prabang. Wat SI PHOUT TABAT. Buddhist novices in... 

Abbas 2008

LAOS. Luang Prabang. 2008. Wat PA PHAI. A Buddhist novice in... 

Abbas 2008

THAILAND. Bangkok. The Buddhist sect of DHAMMA KAYA celebrates... 

Abbas 2008

THAILAND. Bangkok. The Buddhist sect of DHAMMA KAYA celebrates... 

Abbas 2008

THAILAND. Bangkok. The Buddhist sect of DHAMMA KAYA celebrates... 

Abbas 2007

THAILAND. Pattani Province. Songh Kai Village. Buddhist monk... 

Abbas 2007

THAILAND. Pattani Province. Utae Majae Village. Thai army patrol... 

Abbas 2008

VIETNAM. Hue. TU HIEU pagoda. In the temple cemetery, a colonel... 

Abbas 2008

LAOS. Luang Prabang. At the funeral of a retired army colonel,... 

Abbas 2009

MYANMAR. Yangon. A woman in transe during a ritual to honor the... 

Abbas 2007

KOREA. Seoul. A mu dang ( female shaman) leads a ritual to talk... 

Abbas 2008

VIETNAM. Tay Ninh. Members of the Cao Dai, a synchretic religion... 

Abbas 2009

SRI LANKA. Nalanda. Statues of the Buddha are manufactured in... 

Abbas 2009

MYANMAR. Mandalay. Workshops set around Paya MAHAMUNI produce... 

Abbas 2009

CHINA. Tibet. Lhassa. 2009. Ethnic Han Chinese tourists don Tibetan... 

Abbas 2009

SRI LANKA. Dodanduwa. SAELAGEMBA RAMAYA monastery. Young novices... 

Abbas 2009

KOREA. Golgusa Buddhist Temple of the Jogye Order. Archery class... 

Abbas 2009

CHINA. Sichuan Province. Chengdu. The ZHAJUE Buddhist Temple.... 

Abbas 2009

CHINA. Sichuan Province. Chengdu. 2009. The ZHAJUE Buddhist Temple.... 

Abbas 2009

CHINA. Sichuan Province. Chengdu. The ZHAJUE Buddhist Temple.... 

Abbas 2008

VIETNAM. Hue. A family altar under a tree which is growing over... 
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