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  • Death in Buddha Land

    Death in Buddha Land

    There are these small temples (wats) that dot the rural landscape of Thailand-especially in the North.  From a distance, these little wats look almost identical to their bigger counterparts which are often nearby.  The difference, from a distance, is that the “little” wats have a long, tall chimney that protrudes into the sky. The “little”…