One in a series of pictures taken in the Wat Pho temple complex
in Bangkok during a holiday in Thailand. Some information taken
from a longer article in Wikipedea: Wat Pho is a Buddhist temple
in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in the
Rattanakosin district directly adjacent to the Grand Palace.
Known also as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, its official
name is Wat Phra Chettuphon Wimon Mangkhlaram
Ratchaworamahawihan. It is named after a monastery in India
where Buddha is believed to have lived. Prior to the temple's
founding, the site was a centre of education for traditional
Thai medicine, and statues were created showing yoga positions.
An enormous Buddha image from Ayuthaya's Wat Phra Si Sanphet was
destroyed by the Burmese in 1767, King Rama I (1782-1809 A.D.)
incorporated its fragments to build a temple to enlarge and
renovate the complex. The complex underwent many changes in the
next 260 years. Under King Rama III (1824-1851 A.D.), plaques
inscribed with medical texts were p