Left to right: Sathou Nyai Khamchan Virachitta Mahathera (the Abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam) and an anonymous monk. This photograph was taken in front of a crematorium at Vat Pa Phon Phao, when they practised Parivassakam (ritual retreat of purification) in 1998. Original material consists of: chr...
Sathou Khamchan Virachitto Mahathera, the Abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam, is practising Parivassakam (ritual retreat of purification) and Rookkhamoul meditation (staying under the tree) at Vat Pa Phon Phao. This photo was taken on the 2nd of December, 1997. Original material consists of: chromogeni...
Sathou Khamchan Virachitto Mahathera, the Abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam, is practising Parivassakam (ritual retreat of purification) and Rookkhamoul meditation (staying under the tree) at Vat Pa Phon Phao in December 1997. He also practised Apphokas (outdoor practicing). Original material consist...
The cremation ceremony of Sathou Nyai Meuang Saen on the That Luang field in the 1930s. Sathou Nyai Meuang Saen (originally named Pha Nya Meuang Saen) was a caretaker of a King, then he became a monk at Vat Phou DoK Mai. Later he moved to Vat Xieng Moune and passed away there. Original material...
Phra Bounpheng Khanaamat (1st from the right) and four Lao monk students in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1963. This photograph was taken when they were travelling along the sea in Thailand on the 18th of October, 1963. Original material consists of: silver gelatine DOP print
Khamchan Virachit (Sathou Nyai Khamchan Virachitta Mahathera) at the age of 19. This photograph was taken at Ban Jek, Luang Prabang, when he was riding a bicycle to do his business in 1939. This bicycle came from Saigon, Vietnam, bought at the price of 65 Kips. There were only five bicycles in L...
Left to right: Sathou Nyai Onta Keopanya (1923-2003), the Abbot of Vat Manorom and Sathou Nyai Khamchan Virachitta Mahathera (1920-2007), the Abbot of Vat Sean Sukharam. This photograph was taken at the Khon Pha Pheng Waterfall in Champassack on the 23rd of December, 1996. Original material co...
Left to right: The Abbot of Vat Ban Fay in Vientiane, Sathou Nyai Khamchan Virachitta Mahathera (the Abbot of Vat Sean Sukharam, 1920-2003), Sathou Nyai Onta Keopanya (the Abbot of Vat Manorom 1923-2003) and Nya Phor Si from Vat Meuang Khuang in Champassack. This photograph was taken at the Khon...