October 20, 2008

Hall of Images


At Wat Umong on the edge of Chiang Mai there is a series of tunnels built into the side of the hills that the king of the area built 700 years ago in order to keep the crazy head monk away from the city. There are also little signs tacked onto trees with different sayings of the Buddha on it.
But one of my favorite things about this unique temple is the hall of images, with its assortment of beautiful paintings depicting scenes from different religion's mythologies.




2 comments:

Unknown said...

oh this just rejuvenated my soul. thank you.

lia said...

what a beautiful way to show holiness.