Case of Damaged Buddha Statues
Vientiane, Laos is filled with beautiful Buddhist Temples. On some days I will just go and wander from temple to temple, making photographs, reflecting on how different this beautiful culture is and talking with the local monks. I usually find it peaceful and inspiring, but sometimes you come across reminders of things from the recent past that are bracing reminders of a tragic past.
In Wat Sisaket there is a collection of ancient Buddha images that were damaged during the bombing of Laos and have been brought to the temple for restoration. There is a whole room dedicated to these casualties of a “secret war” fought only a few decades earlier.
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Really nice one to take up as inspiration as past we can change ! we keep on move…
Some places are bracing reminders of a tragic past. This is a but frightening! Anyway, thank you for sharing the picture.
The history of Laos is tragic and it keeps repeating itself all over the world. My time in Laos was some of the most eye opening of all my travels.