10 minutes ago, Curt1591 said:

My follow up post illustrates how much of a money maker Wat Paknam already is. 

Thai Buddhism, worlds  greatest joke should  go in the worst joke thread.

11 hours ago, bodga said:

Which Buddha? as there  were  many and its  most  likely an amalgamation of many  Buddhas, doubt there is  one Buddha, Its a bit  like the rebirth of  Christ, many similar stories from that period, all nonsense.

 

11 hours ago, bodga said:

Thai Buddhism, worlds  greatest joke should  go in the worst joke thread.

Religion has taken great strides in destroying any messages that Buddha or Christ may have tried to pass on. 

 

15 hours ago, Curt1591 said:

My follow up post illustrates how much of a money maker Wat Paknam already is. 

I have a friend, a Brit monk who's lived at Wat Paknam for about 20 years.  Next time I talk to him I'll ask him about this statue. 

I wasn't there, but as far as I know, The Buddha never asked for anything, food, money, medicine, clothes, lodging, transportation, nothing.  During his later years, some wealthy followers built places along the way he and his students traveled, for them to stay during the rainy periods.  From what I read, those rainy seasons in India were horrendous.  And as you can imagine, those temporary buildings turned into temples.  If you read the many stories of Buddha, he himself preferred staying out in the forests.