Is Nirvana In an Empty Beer Bottle?
Could be or at least one might be able to achieve nirvana from within a million and a half empty beer bottles.
Here’s what I’m talking about. Buddhist monks in Thailand have constructed a temple out of 1.5 million green Heineken and brown Chang bottles. It’s known as Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew or “the Temple of a Million Bottles.”
The monks have been collecting bottles since 1984. Once they started building the temple they alerted local officials that they could use more bottles. Since then they’ve been able to construct an entire complex including the main temple over a lake, crematorium, prayer rooms, a hall, a water tower and even bathrooms.
The monks say that the bottles serve as great building material. Their color never fades, they are easy to clean and provide great lighting.
That’s one more thing I have to see before I die.
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