Buddha Kills Thai

Poor mix, possibly reinforcement, in the wrong place somewhere at the base of the structure. A 16 feet Budha is heavy.

"The monument was intended to bring good luck and fortune to local residents."

 

It brought not so much luck for the village chief.

there you have it:

 

Buddha Kills Thai....

..... but jesus saves!

It's the Buddha sending a message:

 

"Hey, dumbasses: What part of my teaching says crass materialism and obsession with social status are the preferred paths to nirvana?"

Maybe a higher power was delivering a message,  Buddha's way of saying "him no good!"

 

 

28 minutes ago, bendejo said:

Maybe a higher power was delivering a message,  Buddha's way of saying "him no good!"

 

 

I wish Buddha would enforce his rule "don't make statues or images of me" more frequently.

George Orwell would certainly be amused by this incident.

In Burmese Days he wrote about a local "boss" who was a ruthless piece of work, he would say he'd make up for his deeds by building temples ("merit making").

Consider this incident the reply "it doesn't work that way."

 

 

Karma...just accept it and bring more gifts next time...????

Pictures of temples and Buddha are always prominent in travel brochures.

Unquestionably, beyond a shadow of doubt, this will be harmful to Thailand's image.

 

One more slam for Thai tourism !

6 hours ago, oldhippy said:

there you have it:

 

Buddha Kills Thai....

..... but jesus saves!

He couldn't do it on a British pension.

The family took the body to the temple to be held there for a religious ceremony. 

They accepted the explanation that the death was an accident and did not request further investigations. 

 

I'd kind of want to know who was responsible for the shoddy workmanship.  If only so they didn't get more contracts to build 16' Buddha's.

Is that Buddha getting his own back at somebody who did not live by his principles?

'nuf sed.

17 hours ago, oldhippy said:

Buddha Kills Thai....

..... but jesus saves!

 

... Green Shield Stamps.