Friday, November 19, 2010

Sukhothai old city: Standing Buddha

I forget the name of this wat, there are so many around here. (ok. I
looked it up. It is wat sra sri). But this Buddha is special because
he is walking. This is a posture that was first seen in Sukhothai and
symbolizes his descent from Tavatimsa heaven. If you look closely at
the Buddha statue, you will see a dragonfly perched on his head.

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