The Tallest Buddha
July 2nd 2009 Today I slept in a bit and awoke to no electricity. This was almost like a sign telling me to get out of town. So I did. I headed out to see the world's tallest Buddha. He's 71m high, his ears are 7 meters long, his insteps are 8.5 m broad, his big toe is 8.5 m and he has fingernails bigger than your average human. Oh, and he's about 1200 years old. I've seen the largest bronze Buddha in Hon
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