With a height of 32 meters,
symbolizing the 32
lakshana,
i.e.
the auspicious signs of a great man,
especially the 32 major marks described in Buddhist literature from which
the predestination of a
buddha
may be recognized at birth,
Phra Phutta Mettaprachathai
at Wat Thipsukhontharam (fig.)
in
Kanchanaburi,
is Thailand's largest bronze
Buddha image
in a standing pose. |