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		Wat Phai Rong Wua (วัดไผ่โรงวัว)  
			Thai. ‘Bamboo Shed Cow Temple’, a Buddhist temple in
			
																												
			Suphanburi, named after the area in which it is located and originally a bamboo grove where local villagers brought their cattle to rest in the shadow whilst they were farming the fields. The temple is 
			
																												located on a  
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			rai plot of land and has a  
																												large Buddhist theme park depicting both life-sized and giant sculptures of characters, scenes and themes from 
			Buddhism and related stories, as well as dozens of 
			Buddha images in all sizes. It also features a 
			Maha Bodhi-style pagoda and a peninsula in a pond that depicts scenes from 
		
																												
			narok, the Buddhist hell. The temple was established in 1926, initially as a monastery on an area of 20 rai, and was expanded after the villagers invited 
																												
				Luang Pho Khom (หลวงพ่อขอม) from 
						
    					Wat Phra 
	Sri Rattanamahathat (fig.) in Meuang District to become the abbot. He changed the temple's official name to Wat Phohtharaam (วัดโพธาราม), though it is popularly still referred to as Wat Phai Rong Wua. In 1959, Luang Pho Khom had construction started to the giant bronze 
				Gautama Buddha image, which took 17 years to build and is purportedly the largest bronze Buddha image in Thailand, while in 1975 construction also started on the 58 meter high and 40 meters wide Phra Kakusantho (พระกกุสันโธ) Buddha image, which took 5 years to build. 
			
			
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