The largest reclining Buddha in Thailand. Buddha consumes his shelter at 46m long and 15m high covered in gold leaf. The Buddha's feet are 3 metres long and exquisitely decorated in mother-of-pearl illustrations of the 108 auspicious 'laksanas' (characteristics) of the true Buddha.
Reclining Buddha illustrates the passing of the Buddha into nirvana (ie Buddha's death).
Pete and I bought (made a donation) for a ceiling tile and put our names on it for it to go on the roof. We also made a donation and you get this cup with 1/4 Baht coins to drop into a series of 108 metal pots for good luck. As people walked down the line dropping their coins in, it made a very cool noise!
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Did you put Gid and Babe of the Royal Guard on it?
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