
Buddhist Life
in
Bhutan
the country is based on Buddhist faith

from this Royal stupa in Thimphu

to individual home shrines

for worship

to prayer flags

young monks in training

older monks at the market

in personal conversation

to tonka painters

tonkas on sale at the market

countryside shrines

prayer wheels

niche for retired prayer wheels

Buddhist figures

but some
superstition remains with this penis figure
hung from the upper roof over the drying area of a traditional house

penis detail
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