Buddha in renovation

Lord Buddha goes to Thailand

Here I start an album about the Buddhism in Thailand. It takes time to collect all the informations and selection of the photos I captured. Please give me some weeks to complied the album. Historians consider that the first Thai or Siamese state was the Buddhist kingdom of Sukhothai, which was founded in 1238 AD. Roughly 94% of the Thai population are Theravada Buddhists. This is the oldest of t…  (read more)
Buddha in renovation

Buddha in renovation

22 Nov 2006 2 1 734
Cleaning and repairing the big image of Lord Buddha at the estate of the Wat Pha Thang in Uthai Thani.
Wat Pha Thang in Uthai Thani

Wat Pha Thang in Uthai Thani

22 Nov 2006 5 1 927
This temple is hard to find beside the mainroad in Amphoe Baan Rai but very recommendable to have a visit there. A few foot steps beside the monastery you'll see an extra large image of Lord Buddha I'll show in other pictures.
Phra Phutta Khodom the highest statue

Phra Phutta Khodom the highest statue

21 Nov 2006 773
A temple in Suphan Buri province houses the largest metal cast Buddha image of the world called "Phra Phutta Khodom" which has a lap width of 10 meters and a height of 26 meters.
The sublime face of lord buddha

The sublime face of lord buddha

21 Nov 2006 2 833
The huge Buddha image above can be seen from far across the fields and houses. Its located at the Wat Phai Rong Wua in Suphan Buri province.
The mighty big Buddha statue from the side

The mighty big Buddha statue from the side

21 Nov 2006 1 614
Its the largest metal cast buddha image in the world and can be seen from many kilometers far away.
Buddha Park in Wat Phai Rong Wua

Buddha Park in Wat Phai Rong Wua

21 Nov 2006 7 4 1982
This temple has so many Buddha images, buildings, chedis and other replicas of important Buddhist buildings that it needs to spend a lot of time to visit all. Every statue is covered with the holy yellow robe.
Thai style Buddha

Thai style Buddha

21 Nov 2006 1 1 615
Buddha image in Thailand typically refers to three dimensional stone, wood, clay, or metal cast images of the Buddha. While there are such figures in all regions where Buddhism is commonly practiced, the appearance, composition and position of the images vary greatly from country to country. This a statues are built in the unique Thai style with the typical hair style which shows a acute lame toward the sky.
A park with hundreds Buddhas

A park with hundreds Buddhas

21 Nov 2006 3 1 584
At the premise of the temple the visitor passes hundreds of Buddha images in different positions. The hair style is mostly the same and symbolize a flame as a symbol in his wisdom.
Wat Phai Rong Wua

Wat Phai Rong Wua

21 Nov 2006 2 1 772
In the province Suphanburi The temple lies along one of the roads leading from Bangkok to Suphanburi's City district. The huge Buddha image above can be seen from far across the fields and houses. This temple had so many Buddha images, buildings, chedis and other replicas of important Buddhist buildings that it threw us far beyond our time schedule. I'll show them in further pictures. If you visit here, bring a lot of time with you.
Wat Phai Rong Wua

Wat Phai Rong Wua

21 Nov 2006 701
Wat Phai Rong Wua is home of the largest metal cast buddha image in the world. More interesting to me is that it also has a depiction of hell, or at least the things that may happen down there. This place is well worth a visit from Bangkok.
Buddhist meditation altar

Buddhist meditation altar

21 Nov 2006 615
You have the space, place the offerings a little lower than the objects of refuge on your altar. When you awaken in the morning, it is customary to wash at least your face before approaching the altar to offer prostrations and then offerings -- this is a sign of respect for the objects represented there. One is making offerings as if one is accepting a dignitary or a great being into one's home, and it is important to be gracious and respectful.
Climbing a log full with thorns

Climbing a log full with thorns

21 Nov 2006 1 490
If you want to have a look at how Buddhists in the old days convinced their children and themselves to follow the rules of Buddhism, Wat Phai Rong Wua in Suphanburi is the place to go. Every bad deed leads to a punishment that is made very visual in this temple, so visual that one of my Thai friends still looks back in horror to her visit as a child.
Phi Pret in Wat Phai Rong Wua

Phi Pret in Wat Phai Rong Wua

21 Nov 2006 689
Inside the compound of Wat Phai Rong Wua is a department of the hell that shows many statues of what will happen with you if you sin to much during your lifetime (this case is shown that exhibitionism [!?] will be punished like this).
The hell is shown in Wat Phai Rong Wua

The hell is shown in Wat Phai Rong Wua

21 Nov 2006 2266
The offending body parts are enlarged and the punishment is usually directed right there. Besides the images of hell, the temple also sports the world's highest metal cast Buddha, with a height of 26 meters, a whole series of Indian-style buildings and statues, and an impressive cemetery with hundreds or even thousands of Buddha statues dressed in orange.
Stupa in Wat Phai Rong Wua

Stupa in Wat Phai Rong Wua

21 Nov 2006 1 1 557
The main stupa once housed relics of the Lord Buddha, but it was raided for treasure and neglected in ruins.
Wat Tam Khao Wong in Uthai Thani

Wat Tam Khao Wong in Uthai Thani

22 Nov 2006 2 2 1292
During an excursion about eight years ago we discovered a new builded monastery in the thai province Uthai Thani. We immediately got a faithful relationship to the abbot who builded this beautiful teakwood monastery under his own idea and own arrangement. Unfortunately this fantastic building was weathered soon after a few years and it looked grey, not nice anymore when we visited this monastery last time, what a bummer! In the meantime the old abbot changed his way of life and the new monk let renovate this architectural treasure and let paint the rotten teakwood with a lucent synthetic resin paint what will keep the beautiful teakwood color a much longer time. For the exact location you can ask me any time.
Inside Wat Tam Khao Wong

Inside Wat Tam Khao Wong

22 Nov 2006 508
Around the pond is a garden of colourful flowers and a grotto with this beautiful Buddha altar. The wood used in the pavilion’s construction was donated by locals and has been transformed into a work of architecture that retains natural qualities. The monastery has a monthly meditation class for those who are interested.
Guanyin and the Thousand Arms

Guanyin and the Thousand Arms

22 Nov 2006 1 752
Guanyin is the bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists, usually as a female. The name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin which means "Observing the Sounds (or Cries) of the World". One Buddhist legend presents Guan Yin as vowing to never rest until she had freed all sentient beings from samsara, reincarnation. Despite strenuous effort, she realized that still many unhappy beings were yet to be saved. After struggling to comprehend the needs of so many, her head split into eleven pieces. Amitabha Buddha, seeing her plight, gave her eleven heads with which to hear the cries of the suffering. Upon hearing these cries and comprehending them, Avalokitesvara attempted to reach out to all those who needed aid, but found that her two arms shattered into pieces.
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