Funnily enough, it's right up the road from moi...I'm off...
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Only in Thailand...
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Re: Only in Thailand...
I thought it was silver when I saw the pic!
It is very beautiful non-the-less.
It is very beautiful non-the-less.
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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
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He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill
Re: Only in Thailand...
My first thought was ... the glare!!!salmon wrote:Stainless Steel?! OMG...the heat!!!
Better wear sunglasses to approach it, Ven Appicchato
But you can tell us what it's like inside. My guess is that it might even be a fraction cooler than similar buildings in more traditional materials, because of the reflecting exterior.
(BTW: I think your thread title is a bit unfair. Cambodians love stainless steel, too.)
Kim
Re: Only in Thailand...
Looks interesting!
Here New Zealand and Australiathere's a fashion to use corrugated iron (which used to be only used for farms sheds) in various applications...
Mike
Here New Zealand and Australiathere's a fashion to use corrugated iron (which used to be only used for farms sheds) in various applications...
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When I was in South Africa, one day we went around the area where they have the various embassies and consulates of various nations. Each building kind of reflects the attitude of the country in general. I got a great laugh when we saw the Kiwi one, it had a couple of corrugated iron sculptured cows standing on the grass out front. Iconic.mikenz66 wrote:Looks interesting!
Here New Zealand and Australiathere's a fashion to use corrugated iron (which used to be only used for farms sheds) in various applications...
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Mike
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Re: Only in Thailand...
and anybody could estimate how much this worship cost?Like no other, this outstanding ubosot, or Buddhist chapel, is crafted from stainless steel and is uniquely built to impress religious worshippers and visitors alike.
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I once, years ago, saw in a travel book a photo of a Burmese temple made of corrugated metal. It was quite lovely.mikenz66 wrote:Looks interesting!
Here New Zealand and Australiathere's a fashion to use corrugated iron
Mike
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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No need to guess, according to the link:effort wrote:and anybody could estimate how much this worship cost?Like no other, this outstanding ubosot, or Buddhist chapel, is crafted from stainless steel and is uniquely built to impress religious worshippers and visitors alike.
It took seven years and Bt30 million to complete the Buddhist chapel, which was 4.5m wide, 12m tall, and 9.5 in length. Apart from the ubosot, a large Buddha image in stainless steel of 15m in height was also built within the same premises in order to honour His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Like.no.other ... hmmm sounds like the tagline for an electronics brand.
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Re: Only in Thailand...
Stainless steel would not have been my choice of media.
But then again, neither would corrugated iron!
kind regards
Ben
But then again, neither would corrugated iron!
kind regards
Ben
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Learn this from the waters:
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- Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725
Compassionate Hands Foundation (Buddhist aid in Myanmar) • Buddhist Global Relief • UNHCR
e: [email protected]..