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Buddha in the Forest
A giant statue of Buddha against a forested hill near our local town. There are many depictions of Buddha in the East, but this seems to be the most popular one in Thailand.
The local people refer to this statue as “Luang Por Khao”, which could be loosely translated as the “spiritual guide from the mountain”. This Buddha statue belongs to the Wat Theppitak Punaram temple at the base of the hill. The different measurements of the Buddha holds spiritual significance: The elevation of the statue of 112 meters or 56 Thai Wa above ground level refers to the 56 goodnesses of Buddhism. The total of 1,250 steps of the two paths left and right leading uphill to the statue signify the number of disciples of Buddha who assembled on Maka Buja Day without prior notice. The height of the statue of 45 meters means the number of years Buddha spent in teaching the people after he had attained enlightenment.
Buddha in the Forest
A giant statue of Buddha against a forested hill near our local town. There are many depictions of Buddha in the East, but this seems to be the most popular one in Thailand.
The local people refer to this statue as “Luang Por Khao”, which could be loosely translated as the “spiritual guide from the mountain”. This Buddha statue belongs to the Wat Theppitak Punaram temple at the base of the hill. The different measurements of the Buddha holds spiritual significance: The elevation of the statue of 112 meters or 56 Thai Wa above ground level refers to the 56 goodnesses of Buddhism. The total of 1,250 steps of the two paths left and right leading uphill to the statue signify the number of disciples of Buddha who assembled on Maka Buja Day without prior notice. The height of the statue of 45 meters means the number of years Buddha spent in teaching the people after he had attained enlightenment.