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Wat Pho’s Reclining Buddha

July 19, 2008 By Dave

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 One big Buddha

I knew Buddha burnout was an occupational risk of delving into the world of Buddhist culture as early as Hong Kong, yet Wat Pho (wat=temple-monastery) held the 46-meter reclining Buddha I think was featured in and early scene from ” The Beach,”? or at least a photo from the back sleeve of the movie soundtrack's CD which I'd been using to motivate me for years and carrying around with me for the last 7 months. 

 Whatever motivates you....

Soon after deciding to save for a trip around the world, I taped it up in my apartment where I could see it every day.  Besides the track listing, there was a photo of the three main characters right before they swim to the secret island, and the giant golden reclining Buddha with Mr. DiCaprio leaning against the legs.  Whether or not it was the same Buddha didn't matter to me at that point.  I felt like taking my CD insert there was a final vindication of my master plan.  I did it, and still had many more months to keep living the dream. 

46-meters of Buddha

PS – I'm still carrying around that insert.  Makes for a nice bookmark!

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About Dave

Dave is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Go Backpacking and Feastio. He's been to 65 countries and lived in Colombia and Peru. Originally from New York, Dave now calls Austin, TX home. Find him on Instagram and Twitter.

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  1. Kango Suz says

    July 28, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    What a great ‘circle back’ to have had a chance to make! You’re really reliving the Beach these days… I must, must must make it a point to go watch that movie.

  2. Kango Suz says

    July 28, 2008 at 8:32 pm

    What a great ‘circle back’ to have had a chance to make! You’re really reliving the Beach these days… I must, must must make it a point to go watch that movie.

  3. Christia Berlingeri says

    October 29, 2010 at 5:09 pm

    I really appreciate this wonderful article. From there i get something very useful. Thanks for the info.

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