- With his head freshly-shaved and robes newly-dyed, Dhammavaro prepares to approach his Preceptor with his requisites and an offering of gifts while his parents Don and Terri look on.
- View of Tuolumne Meadows from Pothole Dome
- View of Half Dome through binoculars
- Ven. Dhammavaro poses with his triple robe set - the sabong at his waist, the jiworn across his upper body, the sanghati over his left shoulder. Multiple dyeings yielded a rich brown color distinct to madrone trees and thus unique among Buddhist monks.
- Trout in one of the many streams
- Tight fit
- The robe is refolded over the clothesline in the second stage of flipping to avoid drip marks and ensure even color saturation.
- The patchwork of connected squares and rectangles reflected in the design of a monk's robe was the brainchild of the Buddha himself, who instructed his assistant to sew a prototype that evoked the pattern of rice paddy fields in Magadha, India.
- Tan Kondañño operating the heavy equipment
- Steve and Andy make a good team
- Stabilizing the forms
- Smoothing wet concrete surface
- Sidewalk to Dinning Hall
- Setting the slab in place
- Setting the cart in place