Exploring Wat Phra Yai Big Buddha Temple in PATTAYA THAILAND with GEMINI
hey guys welcome back to another episode of in my dreams this is a place where I'm living mine and I'm going to teach you how to live yours too because that's what life is about and today um we are in pram knck Hill which is in the area in my neighborhood and we are right now we're at the big Buddha temple so this is going to be an action-packed episode with a lot of information and um today's going to be beautiful I'm kind of speechless already being here cuz what I'm seeing here is amazing so far so that's the big Temple right up top of here um of course we're in another area where you can do a lot of shopping as well oh yes and today I'm actually using my wide lens um so I'm excited about that and then um I'm going to try to run some Gemini for you guys too to get some more information for you guys but I'm going to throw a lot of information on this video as well um for everybody so we can all learn together that's the whole point is to learn together every day um we take the opportunities that can make our life better so that's exactly what we're doing here today and um man the artwork I'm looking at already is just crazy we are waiting for a friend to get here our friend David um I'm sure he's going to be here soon he's probably just making it um yeah you guys ready man today's going to be a good day so um I'm going to pause here real quick and then I think we're just going to wait for David and then uh then we'll we'll get everything started guys all right see you soon all right guys while we're waiting here for David we're actually going to pull up Gemini and shemini is going to tell us a little bit about the history here about the temple so let me get there hey Gemini can you tell us about the wat fry Buddha temple here in pataya I believe you're asking about wat also known as the big Buddha temple it's one of the most popular temples In Paya known for its huge 18 M tall Golden Buddha statue you can climb a long staircase to reach the top where the statue is and it offers amazing views of the city the temple itself is beautiful with traditional Thai architecture and peaceful Gardens there are also some smaller shrines and temples on the grounds that are worth exploring is there anything else you can tell us about this place Gemini absolutely there's a great view point right by the big Buddha statue where you can get amazing panoramic views of pataya and the coastline it's a really popular spot for photos also if you're interested in learning more about Buddhism hey there all right Jame uh David made it so we're here guys um welcome David we are here um we're at the big Buddha temple once again and um we're going to check this stuff out man it's beautiful it's a beautiful day be right back with you guys here we're just going to give you a little walk up here cuz we're walking up I'm trying not to um be overwhelmed about the artwork cuz you guys know I'm a huge huge huge art Enthusiast so I'm to try my hardest to pay attention and not go too crazy on the detail here cuz I can do that another day by myself um but yeah guys right now it is 83° it's a beautiful 83° outside there really isn't any um humidity today so um this is a beautiful view here and it feels great and we just had a beautiful weekend as well guys so I took the time to explore my area a little bit more without you guys I'm sorry about that but I'll take you guys around I promise I just just have to uh get some things situated and take a look around where I'm at you know cuz we haven't had the chance to do that because I got so excited just started recording videos getting here but wow guys this is uh amazing there's a lot to learn here today and a lot to look at um this is overwhelming for me actually cuz the artwork I just want to stare at the artwork and figure out how they did this um yes I'm stoked this is amazing um so yeah I'm just going to walk around here for a little bit and take this in um and then we'll get right to it guys wow this is amazing um I have so much here that I want to learn so it's almost surreal being here wow very very very very cool um kind of lost out words for now I hope you guys are enjoying this as much as I am right now cuz this is amazing we got nice another beautiful view another one what's up bro yeah so what happens with properties that aren't developed in order for them to keep they to okay okay what's up brother nice to see you man man this is beautiful it's another beautiful day in the in the life of the makings the making of God Jesus my God yeah so yeah guys this is the view out here from the big Buddha temple um all right I'm going to pull myself together here I'm going to enjoy this for a second guys and then um we'll get right to the uh educational stuff here all right see you in a second the seven smaller Buddha statues at watra yay represent the seven days of the week in Thai astrology each statue has a specific posture and is associated with a particular day of the week according to Thai tradition people are encouraged to worship the statue corresponding to their birthday here's a breakdown of the statues and their corresponding days one Sunday depicted as a Buddha sitting in the mara posture symbolizing victory over Temptation two Monday shown as a Buddha sitting in the meditation posture representing focus and concentration three Tuesday portrayed as a Buddha standing symbolizing strength and protection four Wednesday morning depicted as a Buddha sitting in the meditation posture representing wisdom and knowledge five Wednesday afternoon shown as a Buddha standing symbolizing courage and bravery six Thursday depicted as a Buddha sitting in the meditation posture representing prosperity and good fortune seven Friday shown as a Buddha lying down symbolizing relaxation and peace 8 Saturday depicted as a Buddha sitting in the meditation posture representing stability and grounding it's worth noting that the specific postures and symbolism associated with each day May vary slightly depending on different interpretations and Regional Traditions can you tell us a little bit more about the surroundings here sure thing wat fry sits on top of pumac hill so the views from there are pretty amazing you can see all over pataya especially the coastline and the beaches there are also some shops and restaurants right around the temple if you want to grab a snack or souvenir after exploring thank you Gemini my pleasure here wow look at all this very very cool this is all stuff that you guys need some decorations for your homes let me know in the comments got all these earrings all types of stuff bracelets jewry I don't know what Shorty's doing we're lighting up over here getting ready to pray we got people praying please take your shoes off what do you think David this is pretty mind blowing I haven't had the chance to pull it all together yet but I will [Music] eventually wow I'm mind blown sorry if I got real quiet guys cuz I don't have much to say I really don't I'm just letting it all happen wow look at the turtle on this one that really cool I really like that turtle look at the detail on this stuff guys another beautiful view so good oh yeah we got monks on the on the walls here these are probably people that are very very iconic to this country we just don't know we'll figure it out one day we'll when I get more time to get detailed so when they have like yesterday was sort of a holiday for a lot of people here in Tha what'll happen is here the monk will actually sit here and people will come in and they'll purchase tribute and they'll all sit here and they'll we'll sit here they'll place the tribute right here to recite the prayers that he recites okay you pick up an actual tribute which will be a tray of food things like that and you'll place it right on top of here the extend this and then he'll slide it his help put the side he'll bless you then you sit down and say one final prayer and then you leave okay okay that's how it goes right here guys which I did yesterday oh nice nice I got to catch up with you we're going to catch up and learn about all this stuff while we live in Thailand purchase you you put your 20 b in the Box okay 20 b in the Box you get your incense and then there's the yellow candle and also the flowers right you come you actually in the bowls there's like fire right there you light the candle and you light the bottom of the candle and you stick it so it stands up yeah then you light your incense put your incense with your flowers you get on her knees just like this young lady is and recite your prayers your wishes and there's an exact prayer that I'm not familiar with right and you sit there and you recite your prayers and then once prayer is given you bow you place the flow there you take the incense sticks and put them in the box stand them up so they burn and admit your prayer into the universe and then you come back to your knees you bow like four or five times okay touching the ground and then you're then you go okay so now I know about this specific flower I know you can also drink it because that's the first FL first drink I had when I got to Thailand I was reading about it and I was like okay I'm ordering that right now so as you see this is this is Temple Sac very sacred all right I'm going to let these guys pray here since we're learning it's just an energy up here as soon as I got up here I knew this was something very spiritual all right guys we're walking out of here it's going to be a slow walk out of here there's so much to see beautiful roses you know it's us look at this view on the way down man it's so cool have to get a good look at the texture here and the carvings as you can see guys that is all this is someone took the time to carve all this in here someone really did and that's just the railings it's like this is amazing it's so beautiful that I don't even want to touch it I see a lot of people touching it it's just I can't believe it I can just all I can feel right now is a feeling of success of the artists that created this they they knew what they were creating and they knew when it was going to be finished it was going to be beautiful and like this is it I can feel that part of their journey I mean a level of commitment that exactly exactly it's like I can feel it they they were like all right I'm going to do this I said when I finish it it's going to be beautiful that's why like I I've been by I've driven like kind of over there by the the sanctuary of whatever yeah Sanctuary truth and and it's um it's it's all wood like it took them like 15 years and the fact that it's still unfinished it's still to much it's a little it's still unfinished The Carving they're not done yet they've done wow guys so this is the big Buddha temple in wat fryi that's the name of this area the name of this Sanctuary guys so there's still more there's more stuff down that way so um I'll be spending a lot of time up here I'm sure since I live in the area um but that's it for the video today guys again um I'll see you guys later all right guys I'm actually going to wrap up this video here today um at this beautiful view as you can see this is what we're looking at it's very very pretty so this is pram knck Hill well we're on top of it right now but this is pck area and then John tm's down this way my building is over there um and over there guys right over here that's Kar we'll get over there most likely next week for sure cuz we have a plan for it I think already um but yeah guys that's it for the day um I hope you guys learned a lot today cuz I did too and this is in my dreams it's a place where I'm living mine and I'm going to teach you how to live yours too because that's what life is about all right guys peace
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