Luang Por on Samui is an impressively sized monk statue which is built on the grounds of the Bo Phutra Bophutaram temple. It is a building in the form of a ship on which an old man with dipped foot in the water. And “in the water” does not mean literally, although the whole structure is on an artificial reservoir and not just like that, but with by sense. Luang Po Tuad is a Buddhist name and honorary title. at the same time, and translated from Thai means “dear father”.
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- 1 Temple with a statue of a monk on a boat
- 2 Information to visit
- 3 On the map
Temple with a statue of a monk on a boat
The person to whom the statue is dedicated and the building below it are completely is real. In 1582, in the family of a poor Malaysian farmer born a boy who went through a worthy and wonderful life Buddhist path and a hundred years later ended his days in Thailand. Buddhism, he was fond of from an early age, with the support of very devout parents. From the age of five he received lessons from teachers in temples, and this science was given to him surprisingly easy, that immediately affected his lifestyle: after all the surrounding temples gave their knowledge, Luang Po went to travels.
In one of these trips, and a story happened, which gave the main motive of the composition in the courtyard of the temple Bophutaram. Heading by the sea to the then capital – Ayuttayu, Luang Po got into a serious storm, after which the ship went astray. No storm subsided for several days, the water supplies came to an end, where to swim – it is not clear – in general, the crew of the ship quite seriously decided that the cause of all the evils and their inevitable, seemingly doom, is this alien monk.
Without waiting for the crew to throw him overboard, Luang Por Tuad he began to pray while sitting on the edge of the boat and dropping one leg into the water. Sea quieted down. People too. And the monk ordered the quieter people as soon as possible. grab buckets and draw water overboard, which turned out to be fresh. So they got to their destination – without a loss, and in reverent silence.
The temple grounds are quite ordinary.
From a distance you can see the statue of a monk on the boat
Black monk sits on the boat
Temple with a huge black statue of a monk on Samui
Luang Po – a statue of a monk on Samui
This temple reminded me personally of the Black Monk in Hua Hin, The story is different, but it looks like everything. And also everything is big done, the figure can be seen from the road. Take a look, look. If not yet become tired of Thai temples, then enjoy it. Honestly many times I passed this temple by, but until they had this huge statue, there was no desire to go.
Information to visit
Entrance to the territory of the temple Bophutaram is free, as in building a boat. And you can go on both sides, as from the ring road, where the main temple grounds, and right around boats with a monk from a dead end lane.
To throw money in the box with donations, or not to throw – always remains at your discretion. Given that all this magnificence is built just on donations – not to be greedy worth it, otherwise they will not build new attractions. And y Thais is beautifully obtained. Late afternoon building with boat closes (at least it was in my arrival), so if want to go up to the monk statue, come early.
On the map
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