The Big Buddha is one of my most favorite attractions in Hong Kong. For starters, he's massive and I am completely captivated by it. In order to reach the Buddha, you must take a tram (I opted for the glass bottom version, so cool!) and as he comes into view what starts as a small statue in the distance becomes a larger than life sculpture atop a mountain. I took more pictures of the Buddha than anything else on my trip, by far. The details are just so neat and there's a calm in his open palm. A few of these hang by my desk at work to remind me to be peaceful, purposeful and compassionate. (I'm not Buddhist but I do enjoy learning about other religions and philosophy's - this is a great summary of Buddhism beliefs if you're interested.)
If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.
-The Buddha
I'm in Hong Kong again until through the 1st week of April so responses may be a little slow, thanks for your patience and as always, thanks for reading!
I love this Ash. They have a gold one in Phuket and I was completely captivated, too. Great pictures photog buddy!
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ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous photos–and the glass-bottom train sounds like such an amazing way to make the trip!
ReplyDeleteWOW. this is amazing. i love that you get to travel so much for your work--what a blessing! when we went to thailand for our honeymoon we saw one of the giant buddahs (literally called "The Big Buddah Temple"), and i took more pics of it than anything else on our trip. so beautiful.
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