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Buddha Statues Park
Name of a Buddhist religious
site in
Nakhon Sri Thammarat.
It is known in Thai as Uthayaan Phra Phutta Sahtsanah Haeng
Prathet Thai (อุทยานพระพุทธศาสนาแห่งประเทศไทย), which translates
as
‘Buddhist Park of
Thailand’.
It is located in a large field along the Tapih River and features a collection of large Buddha statues
against a background of evergreens, palm trees,
hills and limestone mountains,
with most of the
Buddha images
set up in rows of three,
increasing in size per row. The site and its environment make
for
a unique setup for photographers, especially during twilight
when the sky above it glows and becomes colourful. The place looks like a work in progress with large
sections that have remained unfinished for a long time and hence
this nameless temple is by the local people often referred to as
a construction site. Besides the
white, golden and concrete Buddha images, there are also yet
still uncompleted statues of
Siddhartha
at birth (fig.)
and of a large
standing Buddha image, also in the making, whereas in front of
the main area, there is also a finished golden Buddha image
elevated on a huge unfinished concrete pedestal and a large
upright image of
the deified travelling
monk
Phra Siwalih
holding a
klot,
i.e. a monastic
umbrella
(fig.).
See also TRAVEL PICTURE (1) and
(2),
PANORAMA PICTURE, and
MAP.
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