Wat Rong Khun

This is Wat (or Temple) Rong Khun, designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat
who started the project in 1977 and financed it as a gift and offering
to Buddha. It is filled with all kinds of symbolism. There is a
bridge you cross over which represents crossing over from the cycle of
birth to the, "Home of Buddha" or "Enlightenment". There are arms of
people reaching out from hell under the bridge which represent the
mind of suffering and impurity. The white represents Buddha's purity.
There are elephants which represent earth, a swan who's wings represent
wind and a lion whose mane represents fire: Earth, Wind and Fire.
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