Saturday, Shawn and I went to Wat Muang. After the long 2 hour drive, we saw a Giant Monk and then the Giant Buddha letting us know we had arrived. We were a little disappointed to know that there was no guide to tell us about the statues we were going to see. We had researched this place on Somethingjam.com, a coworker of Shawn's website. Jam said that parents bring their children here to scare them and teach them not to do bad things or go against the Buddhist principles. There are 10 precepts Buddhists believe and must follow:
- ..harming living beings.
- ...taking things not freely given.
- ...sexual misconduct.
- ...false speech.
- ...intoxicating drinks and drugs causing heedlessness.
- ...taking untimely meals.
- ...dancing, singing, music and watching grotesque mime.
- ...use of garlands, perfumes and personal adornment.
- ...use of high seats.
- ...accepting gold or silver.
Therefore "according to Buddhist belief, depending on what kind of sin one commits while still alive (whether it be murder, adultery, etc) that person will receive the same or worse punishment back when they have passed on in hell before being reincarnated into the next life" (Sasi Aiumtamboon). Because Shawn and I had no idea what the statues meant, we made up some of our own stories based on the principles and what we thought. We saw statues depicting adultery, false speech, stealing, intoxication, and harming living beings (animals). Here are some pictures of the ones we guessed at:
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| Adulters forced to climb spikes naked |
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| Liars tongues being rolled out |
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| They harmed animals and so now the animals are torturing them |
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| Thieves hands being cut off |
After viewing these scenarios we also saw one of the largest Buddha's measuring 302 ft. Somethingjam.com said that if you touch the hand it is good luck, so we tried and I have to admit that I was scared I wasn't going to be able to do it but I did! So did Shawn! We had a great day.
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