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		<title>Buddhism, Ajahn Viradhammo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Babcock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ajhan Viradhammo, a Thai forest monk in the tradition of Ajahn Chah, is a westerner whose teachings are accessible and insightful. This blog explores some of teachings from his podcasts. This has been a difficult period in my life. In addition to having Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which periodically leaves me virtually incapacitated from exhaustion, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wat Mahatat in Nakhon Si Thammarat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 07:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Babcock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thailand is predominantly a Buddhist country and throughout the country there are numerous temples &#8211; wat, in Thai. One of my favorite temples is Wat Mahatat in Nakhon Si Thammarat. This temple is considered one of the three most important temples in the south of Thailand, the others being in Chaiya and Yala. A morning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nakhon Si Thammarat Temple (Wednesday Photo)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Babcock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wat Mahatat Here&#8217;s a picture of the main chedi (stupa) at Wat Mahatat in Nakhon si Thamarrat, in the South of Thailand. It&#8217;s one of my favorite temples in Thailand. As you head toward the chedi, to the left is an entrance to a building with a large number of Buddha statues around a courtyard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thai Novices (Wednesday Photo)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 07:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Babcock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Young Thai Novices At some point in Thailand you will come across the saffron-robed Thai monks; they are very much a part of Thai life, even in the cities. These young novices (not yet full-fledged monks) are part of a merit-making ceremony in Chiang Mai on the occasion of the King of Thailand&#8217;s 80th birthday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Temple Detail (Wednesday Photo)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Babcock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chiang Mai Temple Detail This is a photo of an intricate decoration on a temple in Chiang Mai. I enjoy the temples of Thailand. From a distance they are often quite gaudy as the outer walls are often covered with ceramic tiles and gold leaf. Whenever I visit a temple I like to pay close [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thai Monk (Wednesday Photo)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Babcock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thai Monk in Kalasin Province Kasma took this picture of a monk kneeling in front of the altar at Wat Phra Phuttasaiyaht Tham Phu Kao in Sahatkhan, Kalasin, Thailand. It&#8217;s hardly possible to travel in Thailand without coming across Buddhist monks. Monks are universally revered as representatives of the Buddha; it is the robes and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chaiya Buddha Statue Close-up (Wednesday Photo)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Babcock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chaiya Buddha &#8211; Close-up I like that photography can let us focus in on details to let us see things in a different way. This is Kasma&#8217;s picture of a detail on a Buddha statue at Wat Phra Boram That in Chaiya, Thailand. You can see a slightly more expansive detail in Michael&#8217;s photo in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Mother Goddess, Doi Suthep (Wednesday Photo)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Babcock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earth Mother Goddess, Doi Suthep This mural of the Earth Mother Goddess is found at one of my favorite temples in Thailand &#8211; Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai (see Doi Suthep Buddha). You may recall the statue of the Earth Mother Goddess, Ubon Ratchathani from last December. This mural is found in one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Khon Kaen Buddha (Wednesday Photo)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Babcock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buddha Image in NE Thailand Kasma took this picture of a Buddha statue at Wat That, the first temple by the lake by Beung Kaen Nakhon in Khon Kaen Province in Northeastern Thailand. I like that there are so many different types of Buddha statues in Thailand: it&#8217;s almost as if there&#8217;s one for everyone. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reclining Buddha (Wednesday Photo)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 07:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Babcock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reclining Buddha in Udon Thani There are many different kinds of Buddha statues in Thailand. One that you see frequently is the reclining Buddha. It represents the Buddha as he reclines and gives his final talk before he left his body. The images remind us that no matter what our position, standing, sitting, walking or [...]]]></description>
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