Another site we stopped at during our tour of Northern Thailand was the beautiful,golden, dragon-headed Buddha that adorned the top of one of the hills. Our guide shared with us the story of the dragon that kept unsuccessfully trying to hurt and conquer the Buddha, and when his attempts proved to be a failure, the dragon decided instead to protect the Buddha realizing how special the Buddha must have been. I thought the honey combs that the bees attached to the dragon make the Buddha image even more charming.
Comments (7)
Lovely photos, as usual, Candi!
Thank you for sharing.
Posted by nancyhol | July 7, 2009 10:13 PM
Posted on July 7, 2009 22:13
Hi Candi, cool photos! Interesting story behind the dragon-headed buddha.
Thanks for continuing to share your wonderful trip photos. Have a great day today!
Posted by Kathy (Trekcapri) | July 8, 2009 6:56 AM
Posted on July 8, 2009 06:56
What an interesting legend, Candi. And the photos really are spectacular! The dragons are something else.
Posted by sandrac | July 8, 2009 12:34 PM
Posted on July 8, 2009 12:34
Cool statue, it looks like it's enormous. I'd never heard the dragon story before; I like it.
Posted by Annie | July 8, 2009 12:40 PM
Posted on July 8, 2009 12:40
Okay, I've come back to this entry several times, something about that dragon-headed Buddha, shocks me and appeals to me all at the same time.
Posted by Kim | July 13, 2009 4:49 AM
Posted on July 13, 2009 04:49
Interesting story and statue. Is it just sitting in the middle of nowhere?
Posted by girasoli | August 24, 2009 2:28 AM
Posted on August 24, 2009 02:28
Girasoli, yes, I guess it was kind of isolated, not in any town, but it was close to Wat Thaton in the next post.
Posted by candi | August 24, 2009 12:44 PM
Posted on August 24, 2009 12:44