MAGNIFICENT 10 METRE BUDDHA STATUE AT WAT PUTTANIMITTAM

I caught sight of the magnificent pearl white statue of Lord Buddha when I reached Taman Kemuncak in Ipoh Garden East where WAT Puthanimittam is located.  The temple celebrated the consecration of this 10m-tall Buddha image recently.

The giant statue of Buddha is made of fibre glass and concrete.  Construction work took two years to complete and a major part of the work was done by the monks.  In the above pictures you can see the Buddha statue when it was under construction.
Flanking the steps leading up to the pedestal for Lord Buddha  are a pair of dragons or nagas.  The Chinese believe that dragons are beings of great power having the ability to protect the underworld and bestow fertility and wealth.

Wat Puthanimittam which is located at the foot of a limestone hill was started by its abbot Venerable Phra Sunti Kamapirato from Rayong, Thailand.  The venerable has been in Malaysia for 9 years already. 
The temple will be organising some activities for Wesak which falls on 17 May this year.
The activities are as follows:

• there will be chanting of Paritta Suttas by the monks (10.30am),
• offering of food to monks (11.30am),
• a vegetarian lunch for devotees (noon),
• chanting of the Paritta Suttas by monks follow by circumambulation of the statue of Lord Buddha (8.30pm).

For more details, call Venerable Phra Sunti Kamapirato at 014-3023887, Low Eng Choo at 017-578 1781 or Faun at 016-594 2575.

Venerable Ajahn Phra Sunti

Sources:
http://www.thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/5/7/north/8593937&sec=north
http://dhammapath.blogspot.com/2010/05/wat-puthanimittam-in-ipoh-perak.html
http://www.watputhanimittam.blogspot.com/