Reclining Buddha
at Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand
This is one of the most famous, and the largest buddha's in Thailand.
The reclining Buddha is 46 meters long and 15 meters high.
It illustrates the passing of the Buddha into final nirvana.
The figure is modeled out of plaster around a brick core and
finished in gold leaf. Mother-of-pearl inlay was used for
detail decorations around the eyes and the bottom of the feet.
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