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donors and help support the temple monks meditating in the lotus position, haloed
and educational programs. by a multi-headed Naga (serpent deity).
Before we left, Joe stopped by a dis- The pose suggests thoughtfulness and
play of Buddhas in various poses and logic. “That’s Ron - sometimes,” Mary
asked each of us what day of the week said, to laughter all around.
we were born. In Thailand certain Buddha Two more spectacular temples
positions are associated with specific awaited us after we left Bangkok for cen-
days. Mary arrived on a Monday, and her tral and northern Thailand. By then any
“Birthday Buddha” stands with his right temple fatigue had long past.
hand raised, palm-outward, signs of a In Sukhothai, the country’s capital in
protector and peace-maker. Ron’s is
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