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 by SLLiew
This indoor reclining Buddha is supposedly the third longest in the world.
You have to remove your shoes entering and there is a sign warning of shoe theives. You can always put your shoes in a plastic beg and carried it with you if you are wearing an expensive Italian brand and do not want someone to step on them.
Besides the impressive reclining Buddha, there is series of painted pictures telling the story of the Lord Gautama Buddha.
Behind the reclining Buddha are storage of cremated urns with photos of the deceased staring at you. This can be scarry for children and so avoid walking behind the Reclining Buddha if you are with young childrne.
Also there is a wheel to spin to predict your luck. Unfortunately, all the predictions tend to have negative elements so my advice is to skip it.
There Siamese style dragons and guards at the entrance of the temple as flash photography is not allowed inside. There is also a popular 4 faced Buddha outside.
Parking is free inside the temple. So do not need to pay to the "parking attendant".
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 Huge Reclining Buddha by kenyneo
This beautiful gold plated reclining Buddha sits calmly in Wat Chayamagkalaram ( A Thai budhhist temple ) in Burmah Lane in Penang.
You will notice that positions of a Buddha statue in temple varies , and they are not just so because of the way the sculptor wants to potray it but each has a different meaning , and each reflect a different moment in Buddha's life and a particular pose can be associated with different Buddhas .
meaning of the reclining pose
He is shown with his head lying in the palm of his right hand, with his head to the north. This posture symbolizes the Mahaparinirvana ( Enlighthenment or achieving Nirwana ) of the Buddha which took place at Kushinagara (Uttar Pradesh).
Is it the 3rd longest Reclining Buddha ?
As a matter of fact , many travellers or VTs qouted this statue as the 3rd or 4th Longest Reclining Buddha inthe world but a little curiosty of mine has revealed something totally different . Here's the record -
1st (Myanmar) Tiloka UShaung 76.8m
2nd (Myanmar) Shin Tha Lyaung 74.8m
3rd (Myanmar) Chauk Htat Kyi 65.8m
4th (Myanmar,Myeik)ShweThaLyaung 58.8m
5th (Myanmar,Bago) " " " 54.8m
6th (Thailand) Wat Phli Yai Klang 53 m
7th (Thailand)Wat Khun Intra Pramun 50m
8th (Vietnam)Taku Mountain Buddha 49m
9th (Thailand)Bangkok's Wat Po 46m
10th(Myanmar)Sein Tha Lyaung 45.73m
11th(Cambodia)Baphoun,Angkor Wat 40m
12th (Myanmar)Mohnyin Buddha 36.5m
13th (China) Zangye,Da Fo Si 34.5m
14th (Malaysia)Penang Wat Chayamagkalaram 33m
Well so I guess we cant really say that ours is 3rd longest in the world , bt defintely one of the most beautiful.
Also take note that - two more reclining Buddha statue was not calculated as one in Afghanistan believed to be 350m but buried in sand in certain part of Afghannistan
http://www.dailynews.lk/2002/05/25/fea50.html
and also another in Kulen , Vietnam which could not be identified. Leave a Comment
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 Reclining Buddha Temple by CandSLeave a Comment
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 by Audrey118
You can see very ornate structures, and seems like more and more had been added - many are charity driven but lots of wealthy patrons support these temples.
If you are around the Thai songkran water festival during early April - it is quite fun to see it practised in Malaysia. Leave a Comment
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 Thai temple Georgetown penang by jmmorgan
Admission is free (donations appreciated)
Open early morning until sunset. Leave a Comment Directions: Towards Batu Ferringhi from Georgetown
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Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram, temple of the reclining buddha, is a rather gaudy but intriguing temple.
Guardian dragons and tall statues greet you at the door. They are painted in red, blue, green, turquoise, orange, and white.
Inside is a reclining Buddha that is 108 ft long, covered in gold leaf.
Admission is free but take off your shoes before entering. Leave a Comment
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Within the Ubosot which means "ordination hall" in the Thai language lies the reclining Buddha, a comparable image to the one in Wat Pho, Bangkok and no less ornate. Behind the reclining Buddha are numerous funerary niches occupied by ashes of the departed and anteriorly as seen in the photo are individual altars to other smaller images of the Buddha at various poses. Directions: Right opposite the Burmese temple.
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This is the largest Buddhist temple in Penang. The colossal size is due to the reputed third longest reclining Buddha in the world. Measuring some 33 metres (108ft) from toe to tip of headgear, Wat Chaiya's reclining Buddha takes pride of place alongside other Buddha colossi found in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and China.
The Wat Chaiya was built in 1845 on five acres of land donated by Queen Victoria to the Thai community. The architecture is authentic down to the last bit of gold paint on the pagodas - so much so that one feels transported to another place and time when wandering about the sprawling grounds. Like the Burmese temple across the road, one is likely to encounter mythical beings and religious icons which dot the grounds.
Walking towards the main temple, visitors are greeted by awesome looking green-faced beings standing guard before the temple entrance. Crawling at their feet are 2 huge dragon-headed serpents. Unlike the western culture (read Caucasian), Oriental mythology teaches that serpents and dragons are propitious beings and not to be feared.
The significance behind the reclining Buddha in the Wat Chaiya, with the head resting in the palm of the right hand, with the head pointing northwards, signifies enlightenment or Nirvana. Underneath the reclining Buddha are niches where ashes of the deceased are kept.
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The reclining Buddha si located at Lorong Burma (Georgetown.)
It is a Thai temple built in 1845 by a Buddhist monk, who came from Thailand.
You can find this temple in Lorong Burmah, Pulau Tikus. The opening hours are from 6.00am till 5.30pm. The entrance is free.
The Buddha is 33-metre gold-plated statue. When you walk behind the Buddha you will find a lot of glass cases inserted into the wall. These are the ashes of some of the devotees. The ashes are in an urn and on the glass door is some minor details of the person.Example a photo, their aged at death. Leave a Comment
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