Caption

Reclining Buddha, Wat Pho The reclining Buddha symbolizes the last earthly hours in front of entering Nirvana. This state is called Paranirvana, a state reserved only for enlightened beings at the end of their lives. Buddha, Buddhism, religion, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia

Date

Dec 29, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Heinz Krimmer

Reference

BRK26B21_362

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

24,4Mb (777,5Kb) / 8,1in x 11,7in / 2424 x 3523 (300dpi)

Keywords

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