Comments on: Very Large Buddhas http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/29/very-large-buddhas/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:07:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: pen http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/29/very-large-buddhas/comment-page-1/#comment-19445 pen Wed, 31 May 2006 01:37:30 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19445 <p>alex, pooms yes, that's it. thank you. i ever been there and i never try but this giant buddha could clime to his chin like statue of liberty in New York.</p> alex, pooms yes, that’s it. thank you. i ever been there and i never try but this giant buddha could clime to his chin like statue of liberty in New York.

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/29/very-large-buddhas/comment-page-1/#comment-19369 Alex Tue, 30 May 2006 22:08:41 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19369 <p>well researched pooms, good work! It's very odd actually.</p> well researched pooms, good work! It’s very odd actually.

]]> By: Keith T. http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/29/very-large-buddhas/comment-page-1/#comment-19354 Keith T. Tue, 30 May 2006 20:49:35 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19354 <p>whoa, man, i hear hong kong has tons of buddha...</p> <p>sorry, couldn't resist.</p> whoa, man, i hear hong kong has tons of buddha…

sorry, couldn’t resist.

]]> By: pooms http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/29/very-large-buddhas/comment-page-1/#comment-19326 pooms Tue, 30 May 2006 16:57:39 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19326 <p>Looks like it is this thing: http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/image/38687284 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nishioka/52657350/ Not much other info on it.</p> Looks like it is this thing: http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/image/38687284 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nishioka/52657350/ Not much other info on it.

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/29/very-large-buddhas/comment-page-1/#comment-19223 Alex Tue, 30 May 2006 08:04:51 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19223 <p>Pen, <a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&t=k&om=1&ll=34.502949,134.976434&spn=0.006304,0.010064" rel="nofollow">here's the statue</a> you referred to. Is it another giant buddha?</p> Pen, Placemark: here’s the statue / Google Earth you referred to. Is it another giant buddha?

]]> By: pen http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/29/very-large-buddhas/comment-page-1/#comment-19215 pen Tue, 30 May 2006 07:20:43 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19215 <p>34.5031010258, lon=134.976422768</p> <p>could you see this?</p> 34.5031010258, lon=134.976422768

could you see this?

]]> By: Luke http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/29/very-large-buddhas/comment-page-1/#comment-19180 Luke Tue, 30 May 2006 05:48:28 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19180 <p>Gautama Buddha apparently didn't want himself represented in statues after his death. For around 600 years the only representation of any part of him, was an imprint of his foot:</p> <p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_art</p> <p>One wonders what he would make of these giant statues...</p> <p>Not to be disparaging Buddhism, IMHO as far as religions go, it is a pretty good one! AFAIK there have not been many wars started over it :-)</p> Gautama Buddha apparently didn’t want himself represented in statues after his death. For around 600 years the only representation of any part of him, was an imprint of his foot:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_art

One wonders what he would make of these giant statues…

Not to be disparaging Buddhism, IMHO as far as religions go, it is a pretty good one! AFAIK there have not been many wars started over it :-)

]]> By: james http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/29/very-large-buddhas/comment-page-1/#comment-19042 james Mon, 29 May 2006 19:48:21 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19042 <p>re:Tim</p> <p>since when did members of any religion listen closely to the words of their progenitors?</p> re:Tim

since when did members of any religion listen closely to the words of their progenitors?

]]> By: Tim http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/29/very-large-buddhas/comment-page-1/#comment-19014 Tim Mon, 29 May 2006 18:41:02 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19014 <p>All this and Siddhartha Gautama never wanted to be worshipped. Y'know he distinctly said for people not to.</p> All this and Siddhartha Gautama never wanted to be worshipped. Y’know he distinctly said for people not to.

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