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Saturday, December 08, 2012

Lingshan Big Buddha Part Two

I was surprised to see that there are many more things than other than the big 88metre Buddha statue.

Here's a shot.

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There was also a museum that showcased several jade (white, green, black) and wood carvings depicting various buddhist idols (correct phrasing?)

Im no buddhist, but i thought these were real intricate.

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There were too many and I was too lazy to take my hand out of my warm pockets.

Here's an interesting one:

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I sometimes forget that these guys are monks. You would have noticed that Monkey isnt there. My colleagues all went on to make monkey poses to complete the montage. Haha. I seriously thought that this was the purpose of the display - to have people pose as monkeys. All of them made the same pose - one hand curled up over the head and the other hand held up like you are holding a serving tray with your lips pouting. I even looked around to see if there was an instruction for a standard pose. Haha.

Alas the inscription read:

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This was probably the part where the Tripeka banished Monkey during the battle with the White Bone Vixen.

I wonder why the artist chose this scene. He didnt have enough jade? Wouldnt it be easier if he chose the scene: Before Tripeka met Hairy, Piggy and Sandy.

Did you see how I made a play on the movie "When Harry met Sally"?

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