wattumsua.thaipulse.com - Top of mountain at Wat Tum Sua (Wat Thamsua or Tham Sua) "Tiger Cave Temple", a Buddhist temple in Krabi, Thailand (south) with a chedi and big Buddha on top of mountain (1237 steps up) about 260 meters high vertically. Great scenery. A beautiful attraction. This is one of the very best spots near Krabi town to visit. There is a lot to do. Many monkeys. Pleasant people. A very hot climb up the hill with cold water at the top (free), bring a water bottle so you can fill it up the plastic cups at the top are not that clean after hundreds of people have used them. Though it's a Thai meditation center it's not really for lay people - Thai or foreigners. There are no English speaking monks or nuns at the temple that you'll probably find. Well, there is one that climbs the steps almost daily - he has climbed it over 1300 times in the past 15 years. His name is "Pra Pornpitak" (pornpeetak). He's friendly and loves to practice his English with visitors. There are no overnight meditation retreat facilities here. Don't miss this lovely Buddhist temple - and please leave a small donation, there are 200+ laypeople and 80+ monks living here during the rainy season.
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Sunday, January 16, 2011
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Tiger Temple In Thailand
How would it feel if you are allowed to see and touch a full grown tiger which is out of its cage? I am sure it would be an exciting experience. If you really want to experience this then all you have to do is plan a trip to Thailand.
The Theravada Buddhist temple is located Saiyok of Thailand and is a unique temple where one will find a numerous wild animals and among them is the majestic tiger. The temple is also known as Tiger Temple because of its tigers.
The Tiger Temple is located near the most famous tourist spot the - Bridge Over the River Kwai. The temple is formally known as Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno in Thai language. From 1999 the monks are engaged in taming tigers and all this started when an abandoned tiger cub was found in the nearby forests by villagers who gave the cub to the monks to take care of it. As the news spread, many people started bringing orphaned cubs to the temple. Most cubs had lost their mother to poachers and were too young to fend for themselves. Presently there 18 cubs in the temple.
Every evening the tigers are let out of their cages and taken to a quarry where there is a natural pool in which the tigers have their bath and play. The tigers are fed dry cat food and boiled chicken. The monks take utmost care to ensure that the tigers do not taste blood through any food. As the tigers are pretty tamed, visitors visiting them temple can see them from a close distance. At times, they are also allowed to pet and touch the tigers. The visitors leave donations and this is what the monks use to feed the tigers.
In the Tiger Temple, one can see that even tigers have learned to follow the Buddhist way of life.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Wat Pho Temple In Thailand
Wat Pho is also known as the temple of the Reclining Buddha and is located at Phra Nakhon district in Thailand. The temple was built as a restoration of an earlier temple in the exact same place. Actually, the temple construction started in 1788 and was restored in 1824. The Wat Pho was recently restored in 1982 to recapture the old magnificance and grandeur.
The Wat Pho is one of the largest temples in Thailand. It covers an area of 80,000 square feet. Wat Pho houses more than one thousand Buddha images and one of them is the image of the Reclining Buddha. This image is forty six metres long and fifteen metres in height. The body of the image is covered with gold plated sheet and the eyes are made from pearls. The feet of the Reclining Buddha are decorated with 108 auspicious scenes in Chinese and Indian styles.
Prior to the founding of the temple, the place was the center for traditional Thai medicine. There are still still images housed within the temple depicting various yoga positions. The temple is also known as the birth place of traditional Thai massage. In 1962 a school for traditional medicine and massage was also established within the precinct of the temple.
The temple is divided into two blocks by a road that runs from east to west. The first block is where one would find the Reclining Buddha and the second block serves as the residence for monks and it houses the school for the traditional Thai medicine and massage.
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