Buddha Park
Even if you are not a Buddhist (and particularly if you are not a Buddhist), the Buddha Park of Vientiane, Laos is not to be missed. You are likely to be stunned by the eccentric of the park than enlightened by the religious nature.
The Buddha park can be reached by public bus or tuk tuk (should be less than US$20).
Entree: ??? I forgot..., it was a couple US$.
1) Sea shell Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos Fri 2008-10-03 14:27:02 | 2) Eccentric brahma Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos same location as last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:27:49 | 3) Old man and the solider Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 0.02 km SW from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:28:43 |
4) Buddha robot Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 0.02 km SE from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:29:13 | 5) Three headed buddha Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos same location as last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:29:31 | 6) Multi handed goddess Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 17.85 km (or 268 mins) NW from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:30:17 |
7) Ufo robot Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos same location as last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:30:29 | 8) Giant buddha robot Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 0.02 km NW from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:30:47 | 9) Giant buddha robot Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 17.89 km (or 268 mins) SE from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:31:49 |
10) Four armed hourseman Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 0.02 km SW from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:33:20 | 11) Hindu barber Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos same location as last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:34:36 | 12) Brahma head Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 0.02 km SE from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:34:52 |
13) Shiva spaceship Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 0.03 km SE from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:36:28 | 14) Ho chi minh buddha Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos same location as last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:37:34 | 15) Octopus buddha Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos same location as last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:38:04 |
16) Happy buddha Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 0.03 km NE from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:40:33 | 17) Ho chi minh shiva Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos same location as last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:41:22 | 18) Indra riding airavata Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos same location as last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:41:36 |
19) Crossbow goddess Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 0.02 km SW from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:42:25 | 20) Goddess swallowed by dragon Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 0.03 km NW from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:42:59 | 21) Shiva wheel Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 0.04 km NW from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:45:02 | 22) Churning of the sea of milk From the book Mahabharata.
Devas (angels) held tail, asuras (demons) held head. The Naga is Vasuki.
Devas and Asuras fought for Amrita (the Elixir for Immortality) but got no result. So Vishnu asked them to work together. So they churn the milk of o... Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 0.06 km NW from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:48:46 | | 23) Buddha park overview Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 0.03 km SW from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:51:47 | | 24) Tv antenna Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos same location as last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:52:12 | |
25) Brahma statue Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos same location as last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:53:08 | 26) Tree of buddha Buddha Park, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos same location as last photo Fri 2008-10-03 14:54:06 | 27) Grasshopper in beer lao factory Beer Lao factory, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos walk 12.37 km (or 186 mins) SW from last photo Fri 2008-10-03 15:35:51 |
28) Beer grasshopper Beer Lao factory, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos same location as last photo Fri 2008-10-03 15:36:53 | 29) Beer lao Beer Lao factory, Vientiane, South East Asia, Laos same location as last photo Fri 2008-10-03 15:43:13 |
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