Believe it or not, this is a real place – Wat Rong Khun, better known as the White Temple, is a Buddhist temple in Thailand that looks like it was placed on earth by a god.
Though it may have involved divine inspiration, it was in fact designed by a man. Chalermchai Kositpipat, a Thai artist, designed the temple in 1997. It was almost destroyed by an earthquake in May of this year, but Kositpipat was inspired to rebuild the temple after an outpouring of international support urging him not to give up and let the temple crumble.
Admission to many of the buildings has been forbidden until certain structural cracks are repaired, but visitors can still photograph the temples from the outside.
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I think because it is white, most assume it pure & somehow related to Heaven ? Look at it once more & imagine it black & red ? It looks evil
Agree. Those hands reaching up from below, evil.
Those hands belong to 8 races of Semi human & demi god beings, who strives to escape from Karma cycle
White as graceful and black as evil comes from racism.
Let's not make everything about racism!
Poppycock!
That's what I thought those hands and a claw hand thing all reaching from where creepy and reminds me of pools of hell
I agree with you, ColinLee. Still awesomely beautiful!
Exactlty!
I think the hands reaching up, some not fully human, are really creepy. White is also the color of bone.
It was severely damaged by an earthquake shortly after it was finished and had structural damage so cannot be entered = take a hint, your shit is evil.
I think It's not just that. OK, it's white, but it's so detailed in design more than other temple in Thailand, I'm Thai.
It's a monomer in the title. Its not about heaven or hell. Buddhism does not have this concept. It has reincarnation. Cycle of life.
This temple is in Thailand and Thai sects of buddhism are obsess with heaven and hell thing
true !!
All those hands reaching up from below....evil!
or how about dark, because life is not all sunshine and penny whistles.
Did anyone else notice the one single splotch of red, from that hand giving us the middle finger?
I did. Either a photoshop, or artist's prank, or a particularly mischievous monk? :)
It's a prank from artist. He surely has humor, you can even find a picture of Doraemon (Japanese character) on the wall inside the temple.
Beatiful, breathtaking!
I think because it is white, most assume it pure & somehow related to Heaven ? Look at it once more & imagine it black & red ? It looks evil
Agree. Those hands reaching up from below, evil.
Those hands belong to 8 races of Semi human & demi god beings, who strives to escape from Karma cycle
White as graceful and black as evil comes from racism.
Let's not make everything about racism!
Poppycock!
That's what I thought those hands and a claw hand thing all reaching from where creepy and reminds me of pools of hell
I agree with you, ColinLee. Still awesomely beautiful!
Exactlty!
I think the hands reaching up, some not fully human, are really creepy. White is also the color of bone.
It was severely damaged by an earthquake shortly after it was finished and had structural damage so cannot be entered = take a hint, your shit is evil.
I think It's not just that. OK, it's white, but it's so detailed in design more than other temple in Thailand, I'm Thai.
It's a monomer in the title. Its not about heaven or hell. Buddhism does not have this concept. It has reincarnation. Cycle of life.
This temple is in Thailand and Thai sects of buddhism are obsess with heaven and hell thing
true !!
All those hands reaching up from below....evil!
or how about dark, because life is not all sunshine and penny whistles.
Did anyone else notice the one single splotch of red, from that hand giving us the middle finger?
I did. Either a photoshop, or artist's prank, or a particularly mischievous monk? :)
It's a prank from artist. He surely has humor, you can even find a picture of Doraemon (Japanese character) on the wall inside the temple.
Beatiful, breathtaking!