We also take the chance to visit the temple at right in front of Sleeping Buddha... Which is Dhammikarama Burmese Temple.
Note: Click on the pictures to get the album link. :)
How to get there? Click here for WikiMapia Map
Information from VirtualTourist.com:
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 in the 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
