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The chronicles of Zheng He’s voyages as recounted by Ma Huan frequently mention the Thai devotion to Buddha, as well as the large number of temples and monasteries there. Here a young boy at Si Chom temple is dwarfed by the hand of Buddha, clad in gold leaf. Ayutthaya, Thailand
Author: Michael Yamashita
© Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 12.0 Mpixels (34.4 MB uncompressed) - 2840x4233 pixels (9.5x14.1 in / 24x35.8 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: boy, Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist, child, devotion, dwarfed, gold, hand, kid, kneel, kneeling, leaf, Ma Huan, male, page 163, person, portrait, pray, prayer, praying, Silk Road, small, Thai, Thailand, worship, worshiper, worshiping, young, Zheng He book
Published in: The Silk Road Journey