Khmer Buddhist monks during the rainy season (3)

3. the monk

Returned from Cambodia has been a week yet, the subconscious can always see the monk's cloth.

Any Orange block shivering from me too, I think you see him!

Never experienced such overwhelming orange yellow, just in case, the Shaolin Temple in seen Tsing Yi SOAP boots, unlike this tropical country, the Kingdom of Hinayana Buddhism, Buddhist monks rushed everywhere.

They are barefoot, with their own preferences, slipper, the Beatles or yellow or orange in monk's clothing, skin wrapped around wrapped.

Before, I thought myself to discover is the Hindu culture, see Angkor Wat, saw streets, only to realize that everything has gone.

Religion is difficult to speak of the subject, a distance of culture, not going to talk about, just wanted to say I met monks.

When you first saw them, I'm sorry, like them, too proud to align them with the camera, they head came to lift the eyes.

In Angkor monuments, and even more so, frantic afraid to disturb the gods.

But the elderly nun smile and greet you, want you to take over her hand to fragrance.

In RULOUS, I finally was able to change of attitude, here is the place where monks learning, easily saw Orange robe, a brilliant smile, elderly monks in playing mobile phone, the young monk listening to MP3, this all too familiar with, feel that we are living creatures under the blue sky.

Shoot the little monk was found, with a smile and we say "HELLO", walk past, he also embarrassed laugh, don't speak English, and turned to other fellows, a little while, wall full of curious young monk.

Then listen to the MP3 of Canaan came, with only half cooked English and I chat, their language is a little bit in the family and visitors.

Our little drivers this also was a monk, the priesthood after when the tutu drivers, is now a more brilliant cute boys! English also are particularly good, has a three-month-old daughter.

This shows that the Buddha and the world is not far away.

Hear let's Yunnan Dai family guy must be a monk in a few years before they can get to the daughter-in-law.

Cambodia seems not to have this, but when the monk was then normal thing, home boy, not live to send one or two go to the temples and be a monk.

But according to the current situation, it has to do the monks educational opportunities, in addition to study center religious, but also to learn foreign languages, learning and cultural knowledge, the pleasures of ancient days doesn't feel boring. And reflections in the Buddha, with international Buddhist Gagaku, in my opinion is a wonderful thing.

Due to time constraints, the wall on the song-conversation in a hurry up, now that I think, should learn to write the text name of Cambodia Canaan, the photos are also sent him, let the proud young monk as pleasantly.

To this day also is the wandering of Angkor monuments of the last days.

Came to the buzz of Phnom Penh.

There is a motorcycle, upturned faces with don't know English and you chatting up strangers in SIEM REAP, lost time stroll-like quiet State of mind.

But I did not expect, in Phnom Penh I saw more Orange robe of monks.

It was off to the Museum in the morning, got up early, more out of the House, meet our is already a wake of Phnom Penh.

May day, people's daily routine is used to getting up early the early work.

See crowds of monk in the face.

Shoot shoot. They have a smile, nods, but no one has stopped. Subsequently, that they just class, most live in the vicinity of the Temple Museum. We know this because we met Su Pu.

Su Pu is wearing glasses, is a learned monk.

He should have stopped promised our photo requirements.

Su Pu's English is not very good, the key is the pronunciation is too strange, he said the BODY GUARD, like say baogai, people confused.

Phnom Penh in English generally inferior to Siem Reap.

The Soviet general initiative to accompany us to visit museums, occasionally returned to us about two sentences.

Finally we are also happy to accept his invitation to his temple.

SARAWAN is a very new temples, was Golden, need not repeat them.

We pick up the order went upstairs monk hostel beds, drying at Orange frock, also see Su Pu monk card, there is also a kettle, they receive from the Government, cook their own food.

Su Pu said he is about to be sent to China to study Chinese, this is he saw us very happy.

So we started a Cambodian Chinese language education in the first lesson. He learned a few words of Chinese, we also learn a few words of text, it is said that in Cambodia I pronunciation is also good, but now nothing will remember.

Parting, the 23-year-old little monk had to tear up, we bought out things are back to his quarters.

After discussing, in about six, Tonle Lake under the flag of Cambodia.

My heart was snickering, want to not only window-shopping with monk, also set up an appointment, all too like a dream.

The big cat was not funny, she felt terrible.

Subsequently, in a Chinese man's bookstore and chat, such as monk after eleven o'clock noon will not be able to eat details (visible when the monk or elders). And the monk is another world, it is not possible to have dinner with them, nor can touch their lapels. (We would also like to see monk coffee at night!)

So then, Su Pu is to go to school in China, afraid or into the language faculty, but rather to wutaishan or Buddhist College.

At six, we sit at Tonle Lake, see a full townspeople's scenes.

The local people in this group that occupies the whole of the River. Palace in front of the lawn has fruit hawker selling snacks. This time, I also realized how Su Pu road, can appear in this place? unless he put to plainclothes.

At 6 am, I also think that Su Pu will come.

MembersAre relieved, going to blow a breeze, and returned to the hotel to pack, to bid farewell to CAMBODIA.

At this time, but Su Pu.

He rode in the back seat of a motorcycle, car, distress and adjusted his frock (or orange robes), smile and toward us. Surrounding human vision has some strange. Our busy spring like jumping up, go to the Su Po Ying.

Greeting, Su Pu briefly said, "come with me, the Government does not allow us to stay here."

We also went to the Museum direction, big cat was frightened, I don't feel nervous, I think in Cambodia, I trust heart really play to the extreme.

But they know just behind procrastination, I'm the only one who meet a Su Pu not plain English. The temple gate, big cat or die will not go in, she said her stomach pains, I hesitated, but on Su, because they are not feeling well, two are back, I can't go, so go back with them. Su Pu can only understand I had, say, you don't talk to me in? I also had to briefly answer. I added, I will write to you, I swear. So he said goodbye to me, and GOOD LUCK, and turned away in the night.

Big cat review said, fraud monk is not good, but the night into the temple more bad.

I think it makes sense.

Even if I do not doubt that he, this action also is a bit abrupt. But the heart is always some apologetic. So that they can always see the monk's cloth ...

By the way, I came back really stomach pains.

I write MAIL send photos to Su Pu, but he didn't reply.