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Wat
Phra
Yai,
known
in
English
as
the
Big
Buddha
Temple,
is
a
Buddhist
temple
on
Ko
Phan
(also
spelled
Koh
Fan
or
Koh
Faan),
a
small
island
offshore
from
the
northeastern
area
of
Ko
Samui,
Thailand,
connected
to
that
island
by
a
short
causeway
3
kilometres
(1.9
miles)
north
of
Samui
International
Airport.
As
its
name
indicates,
it
is
home
to
a
giant,
12-metre-high
(39-foot)
gold-painted
Buddha
statue.
Since
being
built
in
1972,
it
has
become
one
of
Ko
Samui's
main
tourist
attractions
and
a
major
landmark.[1]
The
Buddha
statue
depicts
Buddha
in
a
state
of
calm
and
purity
and
resolve,
having
overcome
temptation
and
fear
sent
at
him
by
Mara,
Lord
of
Illusion.
Known
as
the
Mara
posture,
the
left
hand
rests
palm
open
and
up
in
the
statue's
lap,
the
right
hand
facing
down
over
the
right
knee,
almost
to
the
ground.
There
is
a
second,
smaller
Buddha
statue,
depicting
the
Maitreya
of
the
Future
and
a
collection
of
bells
around
the
temple's
rear
side.
The
temple
design
has
elements
of
animism,
Brahminism
and
Buddhism
in
its
architecture.
As
in
many
Thai
temples,
nāga
statues
line
the
staircase.
There
is
a
bazaar
within
the
temple
grounds
selling
tourist
items
as
well
as
amulets
and
other
Buddhist
items.
There
are
many
restaurants
and
shops
around
the
temple
in
the
area
known
as
Big
Buddha
Beach
(Bang
Rak).
The
Buddha
is
near
a
beachtown
called
Bang
Rak,
now
often
called
Big
Buddha
Beach.
It
is
7.5
km
(4.7
mi)
northwest
from
Chaweng
and
3
km
(1.9
mi)
east
from
Bophut.
The
temple
is
located
on
Thai
highway
4171,
which
is
a
side
route
off
of
Highway
4169,
the
main
route
around
the
island
Wat
Phra
Yai
from
Wikipedia:-