Buddism and Nepal

These pictures are from the Buddhist "Monkey Temple" in Kathmandu, Nepal. There were monkeys not only here, but all around Kathmandu. Of course, the middle figure is Buddha. I do not know who the other two figures are, but included a close up picture of one of them.

The woman with the umbrella here is using a prayer wheel. The Buddhist monk here is praying as is the woman at the right.

This curious little boy is observing the monk "close-up".

The people are very devout. It was painful to watch this elderly woman get down on the ground to pray.

Incense was burned as you note in front of the Buddha below. Also, there were hundreds of tiny votive candles lit inside the temple.


As was mentioned in an earlier blog, there is growth here in the number of followers of Christ, and more church planters are needed, which is why the team came to help in this conference for church planters.
There was a great spirit of excitement at the conference, and the church planters received us with joy.

In my next blog, I will share with you some of the everyday Nepalese life.