Buddhist sacred texts and a roll of Sai-Sin (sacred thread), Life of Siddhartha Gautama, the Supreme Buddha, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Monk praying, and Sai-Sin (sacred thread) in use in Buddhist ceremony, International Buddhist Center of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Sai-Sin (sacred thread) in use at a temple ceremony, International Buddhist Center of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Sai-Sin (sacred thread) in use at a temple ceremony, International Buddhist Center of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Buddhist monks praying, Sai Sin, the cotton thread symbolizing the sacred bond, Wat Simuong (Wat Si Muang), Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia