bodga Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, Curt1591 said: My follow up post illustrates how much of a money maker Wat Paknam already is. Thai Buddhism, worlds greatest joke should go in the worst joke thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt1591 Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, bodga said: Which Buddha? as there were many and its most likely an amalgamation of many Buddhas, doubt there is one Buddha, Its a bit like the rebirth of Christ, many similar stories from that period, all nonsense. 11 hours ago, bodga said: Thai Buddhism, worlds greatest joke should go in the worst joke thread. Religion has taken great strides in destroying any messages that Buddha or Christ may have tried to pass on. Edited July 14, 2020 by Curt1591 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaowong1 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 15 hours ago, Curt1591 said: My follow up post illustrates how much of a money maker Wat Paknam already is. I have a friend, a Brit monk who's lived at Wat Paknam for about 20 years. Next time I talk to him I'll ask him about this statue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaowong1 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I wasn't there, but as far as I know, The Buddha never asked for anything, food, money, medicine, clothes, lodging, transportation, nothing. During his later years, some wealthy followers built places along the way he and his students traveled, for them to stay during the rainy periods. From what I read, those rainy seasons in India were horrendous. And as you can imagine, those temporary buildings turned into temples. If you read the many stories of Buddha, he himself preferred staying out in the forests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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