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The Ven. Vicheth Chum and other monks at 2016 Visakha Puja celebrations.

A monk gives a speech during 2016 Visakha Puja celebrations at Watt Munisotaram

Monks throw flower petals on statues of the Buddha during Visakha Puja celebrations in 2016.

Buddha with hands crossed in lap in the dhyana or meditation mudra, legs in the single lotus position, looking very hungry and ascetic. Having the statue under a tree in the midst of meditation might represent the Buddha meditating under the Bodhi…

White Buddha statue scene with the grass represents when the Buddha was born. Buddha Shakyamuni was born as a royal prince in 624 BC in a place called Lumbini, in what is now Nepal.

Entrance to Khao-I-Dang Refugee Camp in southeast Thailand on April 1990, three years before closing in March of 1993.

Buddhism Monks Chanting at Visakha Puja Celebrations in 2016 at Watt Munisotaram.

Hao Hou describes the process of his "Americanization" with respect to his understanding of Buddhist prayers and chanting as well as the physical size of his altar space at home.

"At the temple where we pray and saying some of those things,…

Ven. Vicheth Chum Talks about Day to Day Responsibilities as a Monk.

"Our services our busy every day, mostly every weekend, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. People make ceremony in this hall. Sometime they invite us to their home for seven days or one…

This Buddha is the Buddha who has yet to come to earth. Known as Maitreya in Sanskrit and Metteyya in Pali, this Buddha is regarded as a bodhisattva who will appear on Earth in the future, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.…