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The Monk Who Loves Madonna
Photo Essay
Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly
February 2007 issue
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actual prints in all their glory. Lingering Passion 16 year-old monk, Phan, listens to Madonna's claim to fame - "Like a Virgin" while holding one of her cassette tapes and her photo on his wall right after his initiation into monkhood. Luang Prabang · Laos | 2003  Ponder 16 year-old novice monk, Phan, contemplates the meaning of life and his future on the day of his initiation into monkshood at Wat (Temple) Pa Phai with over 100 years of history. Luang Prabang · Laos | 2003  Initiation 16 year-old novice monk, Phan, being shaved against the golden sunset, on his simple but solemn initiation into monkhood. Luang Prabang · Laos | 2003  Majestic The golden stupa (Buddhist monument) of Sandamani Paya (temple) surrounded by 1774 marble slabs inscribed with commentaries on the Tripitaka (Buddhist canon) housed in slender whitewashed stupas. Mandalay · Myanmar (Burma) | 2003  Undistracted Young boys waiting for their initiation ceremony into monkshood at Mahamuni Paya (temple). The highly focused boy is juxtaposed against his restless peers. Mandalay · Myanmar (Burma) | 2003  Heavenly Flight One of the many birds that inhabit the plaza in front of the twin-towered Cathedral. Built in 1618, it is the most well known symbol of Guadalajara. Guadarajara · Mexico | 2003  Passage Passers-by along the cobblestone street, outside the 17th Century Templo del Sagrario in the lakeside town of Patzcuaro in the former colonial region of Michoacan. Patzcuaro · Mexico | 2005  Heavenly Spirals Giant incense coils hanging from the ceiling of A-Ma (Matsu) Temple in Macau, Southern China. The temple houses Tin Hau, the Goddess of Heaven and the protector of fishermen and sailors. Macau · China | 2002  Devoted Cao Dai (High or Supreme Palace) priests praying during their elaborate hour-long ceremony performed four times daily. Cao Dai religion blends Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Taoism. Cao Dai · Vietnam | 2004 |
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