Today we decided to visit one of the largest temples in our city. It is located near the top of a large mountain and it overlooks our entire city. The view of our city from the temple is absolutely breathtaking. But, among the beauty is extreme emptiness as thousands of people a day flood into this popular Buddhist temple to ring bells, bring gifts, or participate in some sort of ritual to cleanse their sins and end their suffering. It was such a good reminder of why we put ourselves through the process of learning language, living in a strange place, and missing family and friends. All along the path to the temple were people selling goods, food, shrines etc... kind of made me think of "the money changers"... Here is a glimpse of what we saw walking down from the temple along with some background music that Corinne thought was appropriate. Awesome! Below the video are a few beautiful pictures of our city.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
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