Active temples

At one of the temples that I visited a stupa stood in the center of the complex. A stupa is a Buddhist reliquary that often contains a small piece of the remains of the Buddha.

An incredibly small, fragile woman was in continual prayer next to the stupa. She would provide blessings to people who wanted one, such as this woman from our group. The pious Cambodian woman was also collecting money to support the neighboring monastery.

Much like the cathedrals of Europe, these temple complexes are places of worship today.  Most, however, have not seen much religious use in the past several centuries.