Largest Buddha
In case you didn't know, India is currently constructing the largest Buddha in the world:
Apparently, the Buddha is being built to last:
The vast Buddha will sit on a throne, which is itself a 17-story building. Within the structure, additional Buddhas will be on display—a 40-foot statue of Maitreya in the atrium and 100,000 small Maitreyas, called tsa-tsas, covering one wall.
Apparently, the Buddha is being built to last:
The U.K. engineering firm that has been given the project, Mott MacDonald, has been told to come up with a structure that will "operate for 1,000 years without major renewal works, while enhancing the lives of those using the project and the lives of those living in the region."
posted by Sloanasaurus | 10/06/2005 12:15:00 AM
Sloanasaurus, taking a cue from the White House, attempts to distract the readers with the gravitating story of the Big Buddha before sneaking in a little item reversing his position on Miers.
Fear not, S'aurus. Your anonymity is secure, your nom de plume inscrutable. We welcome you to the fold of the right-thinking, whoever you are.
I never reversed my position on Miers, I was just trying to counter the arguments made by others on this board. Like you I wish Bush would (and still will) pick someone more obvious. Unlike you, I think Miers would turn out as good as any other pick.
Besides....don't you like the big Buddha?
Hey, I'm as pro-Big Buddha as the next guy.
No, actually I'm not. (See dis·sim·u·la·tion noun)
Big Buddha is a major health risk, a risk wrongly neglected by the World Health Organization and Mike Ciresi. Big Buddha shamelessly promotes big bellies. What message is Big Buddha sending to our children?
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