Painting Buddhas inside Watt Munisotaram

Painting Buddhas inside Watt Munisotaram

A monk and a volunteer paint Buddha statues inside Watt Munisotaram. Photo by Will Yetvin, April 8, 2016.

Housing for monks at Watt Munisotaram

Housing for monks at Watt Munisotaram

Watt Munisotaram's original temple building and housing, used after construction of the larger temple (2007) primarily as housing for monks living on the site full time. Photo by Will Yetvin, April 17, 2016.

Visakha Puja celebration

Visakha Puja celebration

Attendees at a celebration held at Watt Munisotaram during the Buddhist festival of Visahka Puja (Vesak). Photograph by Jonah Hudson-Erdman, May 20, 2016.

Visakha Puja procession

A procession at Watt Munisotaram during the Buddhist festival Visakha Puja (Vesak). Photograph by Jonah Hudson-Erdman, May 20, 2016.

Khmer New Year procession

Khmer New Year procession

Khmer New Year procession at Watt Munisotaram. Photograph by Will Yetvin, April 16, 2016.

Monks inside Watt Munisotaram

Monks inside Watt Munisotaram

A monk takes a picture inside Watt Munisotaram. Photograph by Will Yetvin—undated but during the annual Buddhist festival Visakha Puja (Vesak).

Aerial view of Watt Munisotaram campus

Aerial view of Watt Munisotaram campus

An aerial view of the Watt Munisotaram campus, March 15, 2015.

Interior of outdoor shrine

Interior of outdoor shrine

The interior of the outdoor shrine at Watt Munisotaram, featuring a reclining Buddha (middle) and a Buddha in the Dhyāna Mudrā (pose of meditation). Photograph by Will Yetvin, April 10, 2016. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Buddha statues

Buddha statues

Buddha statues on a raised platform in an outdoor area of Watt Munisotaram. Photo by Flickr user Coacoabiscuit, June 18, 2022. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Buddha statues inside the main temple

Buddha statues inside the main temple

Buddha statues in symbolic poses (mudrās) on the lower floor of Watt Munisotaram’s main building. Visible are a Buddha in a Dhyāna Mudrā (meditation pose, at center); a Buddha in a Dharmachakra Mudrā (teaching pose, at left); and a Buddha in an Abhaya Mudrā (fearlessness pose, at right). Photograph by Will Yetvin, April 10, 2016. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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