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 Young girl from the Khmu tribe, near Luang Namtha.  Buddha and bhodi leaf. Buddha was said to have achieved enlightenment while sitting under a bhodi tree.  Silhouette of the gate to That Luang temple in Vientiane.  Portrait of a boatman steering around the 4000 islands.  Young children from the Khmu tribe neat Luang Namtha.  Little girl from the Khmu tribe in the highlands around Luang Namtha.  Gold leaf stuck to a Buddha statue at That Luang temple in Vientiane.  A boatman at the 4000 islands.  Statue in the grounds of That Luang temple in Vientiane.  Buddha statue in a bhodi tree in the grounds of That Luang temple in Vientiane.  Apprentice monk cycling in Muan Sing.  Portrait of a boatman at the 4000 islands.  Little boy from the Khmu tribe in the highlands around Luang Namtha.  Apprentice monk ringing the 11:00am lunchtime bell in Elephant Cave near Vang Vieng.  Silhouette of an apprentice monk in Luang Namtha.  Apprentice monk in the dormitory window of a monastery in Luang Namtha.  Trees shaped by the river's current during the wet season, 4000 islands.  Monks collecting early morning alms in Luang Prabang. Each morning at 6:00am monks come out to beg for food which is placed in their begging bowls.  A baby held by a Lenten tribeswoman, near Luang Namtha.  Tribal head dress, Muang Sing  A giant Buddha statue, Xieng Khuan (known as Buddha Park). The park was created in the late 1950s by a monk-artist and contains a mixture of Buddhist and Hindu deities.  Girls playing in Khmu village near Luang Namtha.  A young girl from the Lenten tribe.  That Luang temple in Vientiane, Laos's most important Buddhist site.  Portrait of a boatman in the 4000 islands.  Girls from the Lenten tribe; one in traditional dress and one in Western.  The night market in Luang Prabang.  Young girl in Lenten village near Luang Namtha.  Street scene in Luang Prabang.  Market vendor taking a rest in Muang Sing.  Lady selling porridge in Muang Sing market.  Monk, Luang Prabang.  Grandmother with her grandchildren outside the family shop near Muang Sing.  Girl from the Lenten tribe, near Luang Namtha.   Reclining Buddha, Luang Prabang.  Monks collecting morning alms in Luang Prabang.  Tribesman making tobacco, near Luang Prabang.  Tribeswomen at Muang Sing market.  Young girl with family photos, Luang Prabang.