Saturday 20 June 2015

Friday Flowers - From the Market to Buddha

The markets of Chiang Mai are brilliant and diverse. Warorot Market is where lots of locals go to do their shopping.
It has most things you would need and more: herbs, butchers, clothing, shoes, dried food, handicrafts, watches...., spread over three floors.
The flower market at Warorot the Ping River side of the market and brightens the street.
These stalls are selling vibrant marigold and jasmine garlands for devotees to leave at temples.
Buddhists see offering flowers as a means to offer beauty to Buddha.  When they fade it is a reminder that the things of the world also fade.
Buddha teaches  “Whatever is of the nature to arise is also of the nature to cease”.

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