http://7junipers.com/log/wat-pa-maha-chedi-kaew/ Asian Art and Culture Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:46:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://7junipers.com/log/wat-pa-maha-chedi-kaew/comment-page-1/#comment-1809 New Spokane Condos Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:46:18 +0000 http://7junipers.com/log/?p=236#comment-1809 Wow this is interesting not just from a recycling standpoint---its amazing that an entire building could be made from beer bottles--but I had no idea that new buddhist temples were being built. I guess its pretty logical, churches get built all the time why not temples but I never really thought of it like that. I wonder what Buddhism's stance on alcohol is. It might be ironic that the temples built from beer bottles. Its beautiful nonetheless. Wow this is interesting not just from a recycling standpoint—its amazing that an entire building could be made from beer bottles–but I had no idea that new buddhist temples were being built. I guess its pretty logical, churches get built all the time why not temples but I never really thought of it like that. I wonder what Buddhism’s stance on alcohol is. It might be ironic that the temples built from beer bottles. Its beautiful nonetheless.

]]> http://7junipers.com/log/wat-pa-maha-chedi-kaew/comment-page-1/#comment-913 Vitro Nasu » Blog Archive » Empty Your Beer & Mind Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:43:54 +0000 http://7junipers.com/log/?p=236#comment-913 [...] (via) The Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew is a Buddhist temple in Thailand that is constructed of beer bottles; it is located in Sisaket province. The temple is said to employ a million bottles in its construction. Not just a masterpiece of recycling, it is also a functioning Buddhist temple. [...] [...] (via) The Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew is a Buddhist temple in Thailand that is constructed of beer bottles; it is located in Sisaket province. The temple is said to employ a million bottles in its construction. Not just a masterpiece of recycling, it is also a functioning Buddhist temple. [...]

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