Comments on: Very Large Buddhas http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/29/very-large-buddhas/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:50:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: pen http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/29/very-large-buddhas/#comment-19445 pen Wed, 31 May 2006 01:37:30 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19445 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. 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-19369 Alex Tue, 30 May 2006 22:08:41 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19369 well researched pooms, good work! It's very odd actually. well researched pooms, good work! It’s very odd actually.

]]> By: Keith T. http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/29/very-large-buddhas/#comment-19354 Keith T. Tue, 30 May 2006 20:49:35 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19354 whoa, man, i hear hong kong has tons of buddha... sorry, couldn't resist. 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-19326 pooms Tue, 30 May 2006 16:57:39 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19326 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. 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-19223 Alex Tue, 30 May 2006 08:04:51 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19223 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? 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-19215 pen Tue, 30 May 2006 07:20:43 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19215 34.5031010258, lon=134.976422768 could you see this? 34.5031010258, lon=134.976422768

could you see this?

]]> By: Luke http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/29/very-large-buddhas/#comment-19180 Luke Tue, 30 May 2006 05:48:28 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19180 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 :-) 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-19042 james Mon, 29 May 2006 19:48:21 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19042 re:Tim since when did members of any religion listen closely to the words of their progenitors? 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-19014 Tim Mon, 29 May 2006 18:41:02 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=933#comment-19014 All this and Siddhartha Gautama never wanted to be worshipped. Y'know he distinctly said for people not to. All this and Siddhartha Gautama never wanted to be worshipped. Y’know he distinctly said for people not to.

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