After leaving the Dirt Market, we headed over to the Confucian Temple.
Located there is the world's largest sandalwood buddha. The buddha was 18 meters tall, and apparently 8 meters of embedded base. It was like standing next to a Gundam. The entire statue was carved from a single sandalwood tree. It was absolutely phenomenal.
We were officially not supposed to take pictures of the statues, and Alexa actually had a monk lay his hands over her lens to stop her taking a photograph.
Located there is the world's largest sandalwood buddha. The buddha was 18 meters tall, and apparently 8 meters of embedded base. It was like standing next to a Gundam. The entire statue was carved from a single sandalwood tree. It was absolutely phenomenal.
We were officially not supposed to take pictures of the statues, and Alexa actually had a monk lay his hands over her lens to stop her taking a photograph.
The tree lined entrance path set the scene for a wonderfully relaxing visit.
Offerings of incense can be made to the Buddha.
Not being able to use the camera officially in the hallway, I took a bunch of bad shots of the Buddha's elbow. Mikey must have heard, because he came up and made fun of me for it.
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