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The Great Seated Budda

December 8th 2005
Well, we didn't get the bad guys but at least the drama is over. Today was a very good day, I went to Wat Po which is the oldest temple in Bangkok, had a personal guide show me around and give me the scoop on the whole Buddism vs. Hinduism story. His name is Ton (stood only like 4 feet tall and couldn't have weighed more than 50 pounds) and was 29 years. He was a trained as a monk in his earlie ... read more
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Thai Flag A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more
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