We then jaunted down to a buddhist temple partially for the experience, mostly for the pictures (which I am in the process of going through). There were two sects of buddhism represented in the temple complex we visited, the red and the yellow, and it was truely sad to see the fear the red sect lived in. Most pictures, statues, and wall hangings portrayed people being killed by these deities, with gore in abundance, and entrails strewn about. Not something I would want to be the guiding factor in my life.
Next we went to a traditional mongolian show, which was also ended by a shamanistic/buddhist dance with many of the characters portrayed in the temple, which was quite spiritually disturbing.
Despite my moderately depressing description, we had a wonderful day, and enjoyed hanging out with my parents. Keep keeping on!
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