Saturday, March 3, 2012

Saturday Snapshot: March 3, 2012

Alyce of At Home with Books hosts Saturday Snapshot and asks participants to post any photo (just no random photos you found online)


Parade of Monks: Phnom Penh, Cambodia





While in Cambodia, I would see monks with these orange, yellow or maroon robes walking throughout the city and became obsessed with photographing them. There was something about their brightly colored robes against the background of the street that made a striking photo.
Posted by Booksnyc at 8:16 AM
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15 comments:

  1. bermudaonionMarch 3, 2012 at 8:23 AM

    I love the color of their robes and wonder how they manage to keep them from falling off.

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  2. KayeMarch 3, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    I love the one with the umbrella. Great shot!

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  3. JennyMarch 3, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    Oh wow, that's interesting!

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  4. AlyceMarch 3, 2012 at 10:07 AM

    I love all of the symmetrical patterns of the architecture against the color ribbons and the monks' clothes!

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  5. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaMarch 3, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    Wow, very colorful; cool picture.

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  6. UnknownMarch 3, 2012 at 12:29 PM

    Their robes are fantastic colors! I had no idea they wore such bright robes. A very cool photos, thank you!

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  7. gautami tripathyMarch 3, 2012 at 4:58 PM

    Beautiful colours.


    Here is my Saturday
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  8. BooksnycMarch 3, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    I know the blue and red in the flags are part of the Cambodian flag but I was never able to tell if the different color robes meant there were at different points in monkhood or different orders. I should try to find that out!

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  9. Cheryl @ Tales of the MarvelousMarch 3, 2012 at 7:35 PM

    What wonderful colors! I used to see monks occasionally when I was in San Francisco, and they always looked so bright in their robes. I imagine you can see far more in Cambodia!

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  10. AnonymousMarch 3, 2012 at 9:14 PM

    I was curious about color, too. This is what I found...

    "This finally brings me to color, back to the concept of kashaya – broken or variegated color – which probably was in a spectrum from yellow to a reddish brown from being washed and dyed with plant materials, sometimes saffron or tumeric. Because the materials and dyestuffs vary, colors are not consistent. They also fade and become soiled. According to Seung Sahn Sunim, the Korean Zen master, during the Buddha’s time, the monks wore yellow robes, because that was the color of the dirt and didn’t show soil when the wind was blowing.

    In modern times, monastics of the Theravadan tradition in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand or Laos usually continue this tradition of saffron or ochre robes. One source I encountered claimed that forest monks wear ochre while city monks wear saffron, but concluded that this is not always the case."

    Whatever the meaning or non-meaning, I love the photo!

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  11. LouiseMarch 4, 2012 at 2:47 AM

    They are striking coloured robes.

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  12. Tales of WhimsyMarch 4, 2012 at 8:37 AM

    How very very cool. I love this picture.

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  13. BooksnycMarch 4, 2012 at 8:55 AM

    Thanks for the research, Jill! It is interesting that there might be a difference between the colors of the robes for city and country monks!

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  14. JennersMarch 5, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    I love the colors too. I could see why you kept photographing them.

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  15. AudraMarch 5, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    Such a great shot!

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