Beautiful Sunday and Sublime Sunday - Visiting the Big Buddha in Chiang Rai !!
This weekend i found myself in Chang Rai i flew up early this morning from Bangkok due to a company business meeting i was with a work colleague that had never been to Chang Rai and he was interested in seeing the big Buddha on the mountain even though i have seen it myself already i didn't mind seeing it again and we had all day to ourselves before the meeting the next day so of we when to see the big Buddha.
We borrowed one of the companies cars logged into GPS and of we when it's about 20 mins drive out of the Chang Rai city center. Chiang Rai city is in the Northern part of Thailand and it has very lush green cool mountainous ranges and temperatures are cooler here then Bangkok city the city of Chang Rai is also known for it's many famous Buddhist statues and Temples.
The one Buddha statues that i have taken a liking to in Chang Rai is called Guan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy which sits on a hill with lush green landscape surrounding this gorgeous Buddha statue. Guan Yin is a female Bodhisattva in Thai Buddhism which means someone that has reached enlightenment during their lifetime and continued to help others.
Guan Yin Buddha Statue represents a compassionate being is what the Thai people say and believe this Buddha responds to people who cry out for help.
This Guan Yin Buhhda Statue stands 23 stories high and has a lift built within the statue that you can journey up to the very top and observe the fantastic views of Chiang Rai city and the mountains through the window opening built in behind the head of the Guan Yin Buddha , definitely breathtaking experience.
On the ground floor of the Guan Yin statue you can sit and relax and take in the 360 degrees views and there are many statues surrounding this massive Guan Yin Buddha statue.
More views of the lush green mountains looking out from the window opening from the head of the Guan Yin Statue looking down onto the 9 Tier Pagoda.
Inside the Guan Yin Statue you have around the walls all these beautiful elaborately decorated sculptures that has been a on going for years all hand made porcelain statues and decoration just amazing and to know the man hours gone into making these statues and decorations are countless.
The 9-Storey Pagoda known as "The 9-Tier Temple" is more Chinese or Japanese looking there are no lifts in this Temple you need to climb quite a few stairs if you want to see the views from top of this Temple it is certainly a good workout but no rush there are many beautiful wooden sculptures of various famous Buddhists laid out on each floor that you can observe.
And of course you always need to have the happy fat Buddha amongst all the showcase it keeps everyone within a great sense of harmony and i have to admit i really enjoy been here today i had more time to look around and the Temple was more complete then last time i was here so my colleague was very impressed and i was pleased for him that he got to see this amazing piece of art.
Thank you @ace108 for hosting #beautifulsunday and thank you @c0ff33a for hosting #SublimeSunday.
We borrowed one of the companies cars logged into GPS and of we when it's about 20 mins drive out of the Chang Rai city center. Chiang Rai city is in the Northern part of Thailand and it has very lush green cool mountainous ranges and temperatures are cooler here then Bangkok city the city of Chang Rai is also known for it's many famous Buddhist statues and Temples.
The one Buddha statues that i have taken a liking to in Chang Rai is called Guan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy which sits on a hill with lush green landscape surrounding this gorgeous Buddha statue. Guan Yin is a female Bodhisattva in Thai Buddhism which means someone that has reached enlightenment during their lifetime and continued to help others.
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Guan Yin Buddha Statue represents a compassionate being is what the Thai people say and believe this Buddha responds to people who cry out for help.
This Guan Yin Buhhda Statue stands 23 stories high and has a lift built within the statue that you can journey up to the very top and observe the fantastic views of Chiang Rai city and the mountains through the window opening built in behind the head of the Guan Yin Buddha , definitely breathtaking experience.
On the ground floor of the Guan Yin statue you can sit and relax and take in the 360 degrees views and there are many statues surrounding this massive Guan Yin Buddha statue.
More views of the lush green mountains looking out from the window opening from the head of the Guan Yin Statue looking down onto the 9 Tier Pagoda.
Inside the Guan Yin Statue you have around the walls all these beautiful elaborately decorated sculptures that has been a on going for years all hand made porcelain statues and decoration just amazing and to know the man hours gone into making these statues and decorations are countless.
The 9-Storey Pagoda known as "The 9-Tier Temple" is more Chinese or Japanese looking there are no lifts in this Temple you need to climb quite a few stairs if you want to see the views from top of this Temple it is certainly a good workout but no rush there are many beautiful wooden sculptures of various famous Buddhists laid out on each floor that you can observe.
And of course you always need to have the happy fat Buddha amongst all the showcase it keeps everyone within a great sense of harmony and i have to admit i really enjoy been here today i had more time to look around and the Temple was more complete then last time i was here so my colleague was very impressed and i was pleased for him that he got to see this amazing piece of art.
The big guanyin statue is nice. makes me want to go see the place.
Thank you @ace108 you should you are not far from Thailand this statue is mind blowing to know and see what is inside the belly of this statue :)
Just one question do you need us to post the link of our post under your post ??
It will make sure I don't miss but with the current participation rate, it's still manageable.
Cool good to know :)
Nice, I’ve been this temple before.
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Thank you @noopu it is one beautiful Temple i really enjoyed my time there :)
Stunning images in your photo essay
Thank you @momzillanc :)
Howdy sir hangin! wow what stunning views that hilltop and statue provides! Amazing the architecture and design of all those structures and the detailed craftsmanship is remarkable! Plus the photos were pretty good too. lol.
Thank you sir janton this is one place you can spend hours just admiring the ingenious craftsmanship :)
Yes sir hangin! Did you say you went up inside that big budda? It looked like a great view even if you didn't but if you did then it's even more tremendous views!
Yes this Buddha has a lift inside of it that goes up 21 stories and the photos of the views were taken from been up inside the head of the Buddha amazing ...yeah :)
oh ok, I thought so because those views were breath-taking! that had to be fun.
It was just unbelievable that you could go up in a lift through a Buddha statue hard to image but it is so and this is not the only statue in Thailand that have a lift :)
what awesoem shots and amazing statues and temples,
Thank you @tattoodjay it was certainly worth seeing this place definitely is amazing :)
and thanks for sharing it with us :)
Most welcome :)
Greetings & best wishes from the Chiang Mai steem community "just down the road". 😉 Always nice to see our beautiful Thai world celebrated. 😊
Thank you and am sorry i was not there long enough to caught up with you guys maybe another time...Cheers :)
The statues and temple are amazing in pure white - they could be chiselled out of pure snow they are so white! Such an amazing place, and you have again shared so many wonderful photographs of it - truly an immense and enjoyable post.
#thealliance #witness
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Thank you @c0ff33a it was really a amazing place to see it was the perfect day with great views and even though i had seen it before it was even better the second time to see it again :)