RE: MarketFriday - initiated by @dswigle - Buddhist Statue Shopping !!
You knew I would LOVE this, didn't you?? Oh, my!! I can only say that I have never even dreamed of that many Buddhas in the world. I swear! Room upon room upon room! There was no end in sight!
I will say that the sheer vision of these had me mesmerized. You know I love Buddha and the very last one with the gold was a prize! But, then I saw the jeweled one and then there was one with the most elegant patina ever! Oh, my God! The dragons turned my head, I won't lie. I wouldn't mind having them side by side guarding my door. Or anywhere for that matter. Do you see how nicely the copper shows off the color and the patina? So rich and beautiful. I could stroke it until it shone. Oh!
It would be easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer amount of Buddhas they have here, for I do not know what each of them means. I am not sure how one can distinguish one from the other, but I do know Buddha Shakyamuni is the historical Buddha and has the blue hair and very few articles of clothing on. I have familiarized myself with the 10 most important Buddhas and after that, I am wandering ignorant. LOL
How could this guy keep this from you for so long? This is like a best kept hidden secret kind of place! I didn't even realize they had places of this magnitude!
I am sure you are still dreaming of this place and I promise you, if I ever get to Bankok, I will be dragging you to this store. Oh- and the high-end mall. :) Thank you again and again. You bring me a surprise every single week and I promise you, I enjoy the heck out of each one! Thank you for the time and effort spent and I am sorry for leaving you to last, but, I do love to enjoy them!
Upped and Steemed
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Edited: As an aside, I actually thought the first Buddha looked like the Dalai Lama! Am I wrong in thinking this? "Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." The Dalai Lama
My friend has told me about quite a few places i should visit but this he did keep a secret for a while but left the best to last and till today i am like you said dreaming about this place i honestly didn't think there could be so many Buddhas in this world but i was certainly wrong and was astounded to actually know that they are many different Buddhas in this world and all meaning something.
And you are right it is Dalai Lama because they have Indian people also selling and making them Buddhas in this area they put one there's to show there respect.
This one was for you and so happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for the lovely comment and the wonderful Tip :)