Chiang Rai Day 4 :Burma: A Burmese Temple

From the Shan Temple, we took the 'tuk tuk' once again for an uphill ride to a Burmese Buddhist temple. The Burmese temple differed from the Shan temple in design and structure. This temple is similar to the ones in Pagan/Bagan in South Myanmar whereby it is cone-shaped whereas the Shan temple is similar to the Thai temple design and structure.

this Buddhist calendar book

enables you to check out on what day you were born

it goes back to 100 years or so and

according to Buddhist teaching

one's temperament is influenced

by which day one is born

"according to the calendar pakdokter was born on Sunday

and this day is a day to make peace - ?one's temperament or

character is to be able to make peace?'

different day is represented by different meditational hand pose

pakdokter's partner was born on Monday, a day

to stop fighting?..........

the folks come to the temple and pray at the Buddha statues

which represent the day they were born

and pour and splashes water on the statues as a from of blessing?

the video below is pakdokter's partner releasing free some

sparrows from the bird cage

this is a common Buddhist practice for?....