The Biggest Buddhas in Thailand (maybe on Earth)

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The Biggest Buddhas in Thailand (maybe on Earth)

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Sorry, if someone already posted this topic on the board.

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crazy... it looks fake being that big
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They're breathtaking :o Wish I could afford to go to see them! Guess I'll just have to change my desktop background instead :lol:

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Absolutely amazing! I only wish I had the good kamma of being born in a Buddhist country like Thailand.

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BobbyC wrote:They're...them...
The title is a little misleading...the photos are different angles of the same one...
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Here's a list of large statues...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_statues_by_height" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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mikenz66 wrote:Here's a list of large statues...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_statues_by_height" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Lots of Buddha statues in there. Beautiful, the one posted here and those in the wikipedia link.

Which one is this one in Thailand? How many feet high?

I notice the wikipedia link did not have the 80 foot Buddha in Bodh Gaya.
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More photos of the same roop (statue)...it's located at Wat Muang Ang Thong...(google and Wiki have lots of links)...

http://www.wayn.com/waynphotos.html?wci ... r=17516104" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Greetings,

That would have to be one of the biggest noses in the world.

It reminded me of Bill Lawry

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appicchato wrote:More photos of the same roop (statue)...it's located at Wat Muang Ang Thong...(google and Wiki have lots of links)...
http://www.wayn.com/waynphotos.html?wci ... r=17516104" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I'll be in Ang Thong in April. It's on our list... At almost three times the size of the Tian Tan Buddha in Hong Kong it must be rather stunning. Though the Hong Kong one does have the advantage of being on a hill... Not many hills in Ang Thong...

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retrofuturist wrote: That would have to be one of the biggest noses in the world.
It reminded me of Bill Lawry
I didn't notice that at first, but you're right, that is a big nose! (first photo above)
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appicchato wrote:More photos of the same roop (statue)...it's located at Wat Muang Ang Thong...(google and Wiki have lots of links)...

http://www.wayn.com/waynphotos.html?wci ... r=17516104" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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:shock: :shock: :shock:

wow...
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Greetings,

Discussion on the pros and cons of Giant Buddha Rupas had been moved into the Theravada For The Modern World forum...

Giant Buddha Rupas - Pros and Cons
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3739" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Please use that topic for any discussion about the use of dana for the construction of giant Buddha statues.

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Every time I start feeling petty, self pity, anger and all that yadayada...I will make it a point to contemplate on this image...simply breathtaking :buddha1:
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