Soon they crossed a beautiful and crowded small market, full of enormous tiny shops. They crossed the busy street and reached the gigantic metal gate of the temple. It was a beautiful temple, with a wide golden colored gate. There were spinning chanting wheels on all four walls of the temple, with where various people chanting and spinning the wheels, and praying.
Samanatha quickly got off from the car, followed by Jacob. They both entered the gate and Jacob could instantly feel the enormous positive vibrations of the place. The red bricked floor was perfectly matching the golden boundary wall of the temple. In front of them was a gigantic s.h.i.+p- shaped temple in golden and blue color. Various chanting symbols and drawing were engaved on its all sides, painted in several colors. The light wind blew on their faces and a wonderful fragrance of incence sticks. .h.i.t their senses, soothing their nerves.
Samantha walked towards the door of the temple, folding her hands. Jacob followed the lady happily, feeling extremely relaxed and peaceful. They entered the golden gates of the temple and saw the gigantic statues of buddha in all corners of the temple, inside. In some of the statues, the Lord was in a sitting posture and somewhere in lying posture, his hands dipicting different fingers everytime.
"Lord Buddha"s every posture and finger movement has a different and special meaning. Some mean wisdom, while other depict happiness and middle path!" Samantha explained to the boy.
They both bowed in front of the statues one by one in reverence. Samantha then walked towards one corner, and walked inside a door leading to another room. Jacob followed the lady quietly, looking around in awe.
They entered a white colored room, with several golden colored inscriptions written on it"s walls. On the bricked floor in one corner was sitting cross legged a monk, who was reciting something rapidly from a holy book.
Samantha quickly removed her footwears, and signalled Jacob to do the same. Jacob followed the lady"s instructions and walked upto the monk, silently. He was a fair and a bald man, who had an extreme glow on his face. Only his extremely wrinkled hands were telling the man"s age to be for sure above 70.
"Ahhh!! So you have brought your boy also today!!" The man suddenly opened his eyes and smiled looking at the two.
Samantha quickly bowed down in reverance and so did the boy. The monk signalled them to sit on the floor, in front of them.