A third shared, “We Thai people respect this place and will not step on the heads of these Buddha statues. This is a historical place of our religion. Disrespect and lack of knowledge of the ...

Big Buddha is a giant statue of Buddha encased in Burmese alabaster that towers over Phuket from the peak of Mount Nagakerd. Construction on Big Buddha began in 2007, and Phuketians are proud of ...