Buddha Day

It’s Buddha Day today. 

I wondered

what to write about… 

After living in a

Buddhist country

for three years,

I understand a little

about Buddhism and Buddha…

 But, I’m not going

to get bogged down

in religious facts

 and historical data. 

 Instead, I’m taking you to

Phimai, in the

north-east of Thailand. 

I first went to the

Phimai temple a long,

long, long, long time ago

– in 1991. 

I was with my Thai family

and casually strolled

the historical grounds,

 wondering at the thousand odd

 year old buildings

and gazing over the

picturesque location

(under a blazing sun and

 covered in several

sticky layers of sweat!)

Ever since,

these ruins have remained

some of my favourites. 

 I have been back

to wander the old

“halls” several times.   

It seems to have been

built in the 11^th or 12^th century…

(what’s a hundred years, anyway?!)

  It pre-dates the Angkor temples.

It is built in the style

of the ancient Khmer temples.

Happy Buddha Day

*Also –

today is NO Diet Day…

feel free to have another brownie…

Cheese… sure! 

That extra pie – no worries! 

Another wine? Go for it!  T

im Tams?  Why not! 

Enjoy!!

Photos from here and here.