Talk:Wat Pho

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I have always heard the Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho referred to as the largest Recling Buddha in Thailand - not necessarily the largest Buddha. I can think of at least one grotesque outdoor concrete upright Buddha in Lopburi that may in fact be "larger."

Wat Pho may indeed have more than 1000 Buddha images. Whether or not this is more than in any other temple in Thailand is certainly questionable. Wat Mahathat in Nakhon Si Tammarat which has been accumulating gifts from pilgrims for decades may add 1000 amulet-sized Buddha images to its vaults on a busy Saturday. --AStanhope 04:18, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)

It is also not the largest reclining Buddha in Thailand, in Ang Thong's Wat Khun Inthra Pramun is one which is 4 meters longer, but the longest is in Wat Bang Phli Yai Klang in Samut Prakan with a length of 53 meters, compared with the 46 of the one in Wat Pho. See Richard Barrow's Blog for more. andy 21:13, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

You know, I must confess that I have serious doubts that it is the "oldest" wat in Thailand, too. --AStanhope 02:01, 15 August 2007 (UTC)