The Other Novice Monk by Shirren Lim
The day was hot and breezy when we visited the Mindat Monastery. I remember my first impression of the monastery was that it was huge and empty. Empty because almost all of the monks living there were doing their studies or chores. Later I saw…
Grey Bushchat by Saniar Rahman Rahul
This photograph of Grey Bushchat was taken in Punakha, Bhutan. It is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae, found in the Himalayas, China's southern half and northern Southeast Asia. The Grey Bushchat is a natural habitat of…
A Monk’s Prayer by Shirren Lim
The Chimed Lhakhang temple in Lobesa Valley is situated on top of a small hill. To get there, we had to walk through a field of grassland amid the sound of rushing fresh water coming from a small brook. In it was this old man sitting next to…