Here are some Buddhist dieties (not sure which ones, this place had little to no signage, at least not in English), just chilling out. I usually hate the smell of incense, but even though it was being burned everywhere here, it was very calming and didn't make me think of hippies at all.
I thought it wa hilarious that the PLU stickes were left on the oranges that were set on this altar as an offering. I always pictured Buddha as more of an organic orange kinda guy, but these are conventional. Hmm...
One of the stone columns on the outside of the temple. Nothing witty to say about this one, just amazing craftsmanship. The dragon's whiskers were smooth and shiny, I'm guessing from years of tourists rubbing them.
This poor nun-- she's been sweeping this porch every day for ten years and they still won't let her learn kung fu! But what she doesn't realize is that she IS learning kung fu. Pretty deep, huh?
View of the Big Buddha from the bottom of the steps. According to my trusty travel guide it's "the largest bronze outdoor seated Buddha in the world." That's pretty specific, no?
Buddha's attendants, always at the ready, so devoted they completely ignore the incredible scenery behind them.
Made it to the top of the stairs! I kept waiting for the Big Buddha to come to life, or turn into a robot, or a car, or a robot-car, but no dice.
1 comments:
Let your imagination take the sky's limit what people really offer on the altars during Hungry Ghost Festival [of course, you've seen the post episodes in your earlier post] and daily to Happy "Big Belly" Buddha! Very amusing entry!
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