The Tian Tan Buddha, or Big Buddha as it is often called, on Lantau Island is a must-sightsee.

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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).

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Touts do their best to persuade tourists to buy what they claim are antique Buddha heads or clay figures.

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" "It could be as simple as using a Buddha screen saver or having a cross at your desk.

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Later, you'll visit the Jiva spa or the Sarnath Stupa (the site of Buddha's first teachings), take a carriage ride, or return to town to shop for brocade or visit the evening aarti (prayer ceremony).

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The smaller female Buddha stood around 10 or 11 stories tall.

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On the sides of this street were luggage stores, bike and auto repair shops, snack stands, and stores that seemed to be packed with a mishmash of imported goods: brooms, hats, or LED shrines upon which to place your Buddha figure.

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In Buddhism, we say that the Buddha is in every being, all the time, whether you know it or not.

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