Mr Harrer built him one, running the projector off an old Jeep engine, and discovered at his first proper audience with the living Buddha that the boy had already dismantled and re-assembled it, all by himself.
The government buildings may have moved but the city, renamed Luang Prabang when the royal image of Buddha, the Pra Bang, took up residence there, remains the nucleus of Buddhist study in the country.
And the enormous, wondrously translucent Buddha in the Japanese restaurant, Megu?
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First priority area is protecting the identity of Lumbini as the birthplace of Buddha as well as its spiritual atmosphere and environment, along with the other sites around Lumbini that are relevant to the life and history of the Buddha.
We backtracked down the stairs to the Main Dharma Hall, where a golden Buddha dominated the room, flanked by Bodhisattvas.
Cotran's austere home, Mr. Pellizzoni ordered suede ottomans and handsome dark club chairs from Ralph Lauren. (On average, he says, 80% of the pieces used come from his former employer, for which he gets a commission.) Fuchsia flowers and ornaments such as Chinese ceramic vases and a small sculpture of the Buddha are scattered over the property.
Built in 2008 to showcase the Buddha's teaching, the pagoda is the world's largest unsupported dome structure, pieced together using an ancient technique of interlocking blocks.
The performances took place in the forecourt of the Daibutsuden (the Great Buddha Hall) of the Todaiji-temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
So did Lord Krishna, Rama, Jesus, Buddha and the Prophet Muhammad.
In Buddhism, we say that the Buddha is in every being, all the time, whether you know it or not.
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This also involves preservation of the remaining fragments of the Buddha sculpture and niches in danger of collapse following the destruction in 2001.
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The Buddha observed two and a half thousand years ago that the only constant is change, and that is far more true than ever today.
UNESCO, which is nearing the completion of an effort to preserve the Buddha niches in Bamiyan and wall paintings, does not favor rebuilding the figures.
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If the reconstruction is now to go ahead, the next step will be to create a scale model of the larger Buddha, and to begin raising the necessary funds.
Sadly, most visitors to the city experience only a tiny section of the ferry route, shuttling between Saphan Taksin pier in the south and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha or Khao San Road in the north (there are piers close to both).
It goes back to the time of Buddha, who believed that the mind should always be fully in the present -- not looking back at the past or anticipating the future.
The glowing peaks and spires of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha are sublime, closely rivalled by the illuminated stupa of Wat Arun (the Temple of Dawn).
The archaeologist says the third statue - dubbed the Sleeping Buddha because it is shown reclining - is hidden in the shadow of the rock niches which housed the other two statues.
And it inspired me to re-read the Buddha with an eye out for leadership wisdom.
The shrine, housing a hair from the Buddha's head, is one of Myanmar's holiest and some 2, 000 years old.
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Oriental schools looked to the works of Confucius and the sayings of the Buddha for these virtues.
My great-grandfather made a rule that every child in the family must have a name of the Buddha.
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His image appears on every single one of his album covers - except the UK release of The Buddha Of Suburbia.
Reclining statues are a popular representation of Buddha and depict the final moments of his earthly existence as he enters the state of nirvana.
But that destruction has largely been forgotten as tourists flock to the newly renovated pagoda complex, where elaborate halls and temples venerate the Buddha.
Every day lorries loading and unloading manoeuvre right at the Buddha's feet.
Similarly, the Buddha is always within you, and you can always find Him, you can always find your own compassion, whenever you choose to.
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