Buddhism is observed every day in Thailand. But four days each month – following the lunar cycle – Buddha days are when laypeople closely follow the five precepts. 

In this border village, many wake early to cook food for the monks and bring it to the forest temple. There is a brief service of prayers and chanting. A meal follows. Once the meal is finished, one or more monks will sit and invite discussion.

This volume captures images of the private sites where the monks live along the trail to the temple and from inside the temple during the ceremony.