Arjarn Warin : อาจารย์วารินทร์ บัววิรัตน์เลิศ

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Arjarn  Warin : อาจารย์วารินทร์ บัววิรัตน์เลิศ

                                                              

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Arjarn  Warin : อาจารย์วารินทร์ บัววิรัตน์เลิศ

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All donations are very welcomed for the construction of

“The Buddhist Complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue”

Buddhist diocese of Lanna: Sacred place of Lanna Thai

The entrance area of Huai Tueng-Thau Reservoir

Mae-rim District, Chiangmai Province

Account Number: 512-2-117459   TMB (Thai Military Bank), Kuang-Singha Intersection Branch

For more information: Tel. 085 029 2525

                                               Ajarn Warin & khun   Wichai Wongsuwan

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Construction of the Buddhist Complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue

(Buddhist diocese of Lanna: Sacred place of Lanna Thai)

“The unifying power of Thai Buddhists”

History of the creation of the Lanna Buddha Statue

Thailand has endured many serious problems over the past three years such as violence in Thailand’s three southern borderprovinces, political and economic turmoil, and natural disasters which caused Thai people everywhere to suffer. Master Warin Buaviratlerd, from the Vihara of Luangpu, Sukito Village in Chiangmai, in collaboration with disciples and the Royal Thai Army as protectors of the Kingdom, joined to create a brass ‘Lanna Buddha Statue’, 99 inches wide at the lap in the gesture of subduing Mara, on December 22nd, 2007.

The creation of the Lanna Buddha image was aimed to give moral support to Thai people as they strive to subdue evil, both internal and external. It was also intended to summon the merit and virtues of the Buddha, accumulated for all eternity, in the struggle to defeat suffering, and bring peace and prosperity to the Kingdom of Thailand. The Commander-in-Chief and representatives of the Royal Thai Army presided over the statue’s creation ceremony. At present, the creation process has been completed and the Buddha Statue has been transferred to the Buddhist complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue. (Buddhist diocese of Lanna: Sacred place of Lanna Thai) The entrance area of Huai Tueng-Thau Reservoir, Mae-rim District, Chiangmai Province.

Merit in constructing the Buddhist Complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue

(Buddhist diocese of Lanna, Chiangmai Province)

As merit for our contribution to the construction of the Buddhist complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue, history will remember that the Buddhist complex was completed out of our deep faith and selfless donations, without the need for government funding. The results of this merit will bring peace, prosperity and harmony to our beloved country, and ease conflicts and suffering among the Thai people.

After construction has been completed, Master Warin Buaviratlerd and disciples from the Vihara of Luangpu will dedicate the Buddhist complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue as a national heritage, and organize a grand inauguration in traditional Thai-Lanna style. This Buddhist complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue will be under Royal Thai Army patronage and serve as a lasting symbol of the unifying power of Thai Buddhists.

Details of Construction of the Buddhist Complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue

Objectives:

1. To dedicate the Buddhist complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue as a national heritage.

2. To dedicate the Buddhist complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue as a center for Buddhist activities.

3. To dedicate the results of merit from the Buddhist complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue to help

protect Thai people from suffering and live happily forever.

Projected cost of construction: 185 million baht

Architectural Style and details of the Buddhist complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue

The Buddhist complex (Kuang’ in Northern Thai dialect) of the Lanna Buddha Statue is situated in the entrance area of Huai Tueng-Thau Reservoir, Mae-rim District, Chiangmai Province. This sacred place, in Lanna architectural style, occupies approximately 12 acres (30 rai). With its refined and splendid Thai-Lanna craftsmanship, the Buddhist complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue is intended to serve as a holy place for religious activities for Thai-Lanna Buddhists and other virtuous men and women.

The Buddhist Complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue is composed of:

1. The Court – the court is used for Buddhist activities, such as candlelit processions, sermons, and other merit making ceremonies.

2. The Lanna Buddha Statue – a brass Buddha Statue, 99 inches at its widest in the gesture of subduing Mara, rests, facing west, on a 5-meter high altar in the portal arch decorated with traditional Lanna motifs. Behind the portal arch are the Sri MahaBodhi tree and the Court connecting to the Lanna Museum, which houses the Tripitaka texts and Lanna historical texts. The court in front of the Lanna Buddha Statue is encircled by low boundary walls and 409 Buddha images for the days of the week, each 9 inches wide, and with the names of the benefactors engraved at the bottom. It is believed that the benefactors who have provided for the Buddha images were actually chosen to protect this Buddhist complex until the Buddhist religion is 5000 years old or until they achieved Nirvana. The benefactors who contribute to the creation of the Buddhist complex obtain merit that will lead them into the heaven once they leave this earth.

3. The Shrine of the Lanna Buddha Statue and four Buddha’s footprints – Shrine, in Lanna architectural style, measures 10 x 10 x 19.9 meters. It is made of bricks covered with gold leaf and with four gable ends. The Buddha’s relics are placed at the top of the Shrine, while the four footprints of the Buddha (duplicated from Wat Prabuddhabath-Si-Roi, Mae-rim District, Chiangmai Province) are found inside the Shrine. Ninety-nine Buddha images for the days of the week, each 9 inches wide, encircle the upper wall inside the Shrine, and twelve Buddha images for the years of the Chinese zodiac (Phra-That), each 1 x 1 x 1.30 meters and modeled after the original Buddha images (Phra-That), are located in the outer court, which is surrounded by flower gardens.

4. The Alms Bowl Pavilion – In Lanna architectural style, the Alms Bowl Pavilion is made of brick, covered with gold leaf and decorated with tinted glass. Inside the Pavilion, there are nine Buddha images for the days of the week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Wednesday night, Thursday, Thursday night, Friday, and Saturday. Each lifesize statue is placed on a glass altar in Thai-Lanna Style. The construction of all nine Buddha images was made possible through the contributions of benefactors selected by Master Warin on the basis of a vision by Luangpu Kewalan.

5. Place of the Buddha’s biography – Here one learns of the Buddha’s birthplace, his enlightenment, where he preached his first sermon, and where he achieved Nirvana. From the Buddhist complex, eight columns, representing the Noble Eightfold Path, lead first to the Pavilion of Birth and the Court of enlightenment, where a 59-inch wide Buddha Statue in the posture of preaching a sermon is placed under a portal arch in traditional Lanna style. The columns lead on to the Pavilion of Nirvana where a 5-meter long Reclining Buddha Statue made of mortar and gilded in gold leaf, rests on a one-meter high glass altar, under a Sal of India tree, which according to legend, is where the Buddha entered Nirvana.

6. Pavilion of Dhamma and Anodard Pond – The northern area of the Buddhist complex of the Lanna Buddha Statue has been set aside as the location for a pilgrims’ Dhamma Retreat. It is also decorated in Lanna architectural style and houses a 59-inch wide Buddha Statue in the posture of preaching a sermon. The statue rests on a glass altar placed under the portal arch inside this pavilion. The Great pond “Anodard” is also found outside the pavilion.

7. View point and low boundary walls – The view point square is found on the east side of the Buddhist complex, completely encircled by low boundary walls.

8. Health Garden and Exercise Zone  – This area has been planned by Master Warin Buaviratlerd for as a place to relax and exercise. There is sport equipment, a service center, food and drink shops, and a bicycle rental shop available to the public.