Avalokitesvara

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Buddha Statue

We saw this statue, possibly of Avalokitesvara (Avalokita) at a roadside temple on the coast near Chumpon. It is a rather unusual image to see in Thailand. The temple was a Chinese Buddhist temple rather than the more usual (in Thailand) Theravada Buddhist temple.

Photograph Copyright © 2004 Kasma Loha-unchit.
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Last updated 14 March 2004.