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What's so strange about the four-faced Buddha?

I have seen many Buddha statues, and I know the Buddha statues placed in various places, but have you seen the Buddha statues enshrined in the streets of the commercial center? You can find this in Thailand. This Buddha statue is enshrined in front of Lovers Bay Hotel in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. It is located at the intersection diagonally opposite the World Trade Center building in Bangkok, and is called "the four-faced Buddha" by Thais. This four-faced Buddha, far from quiet and lively, is also one of the most popular Buddha statues in Thailand, because it is regarded as a four-faced Buddha who is responsive. In Thailand, the four-faced Buddha means Brahma, the main god of Brahmanism in India. It is said that after everyone is born, Brahma the Great will draw his future destiny on his forehead. This fate can't be changed by anyone, it's destiny takes a hand. Therefore, the four-faced Buddha is regarded as the god in charge of all human affairs.

This four-faced Buddha is about 4 meters high. It has four faces, and faces and postures in all directions are the same. People think that the four sides of the four-faced Buddha represent kindness, sadness, joy and abandonment respectively. There is another saying: if you want to have a prosperous business, you must go to the front to worship; If you want to be safe and healthy, you must go to the right; If you want a happy marriage and a prosperous fortune, you must go to the left and the back respectively. Belief in the four-faced Buddha seems to be a true expression of people seeking a balance between life and mind!

Every day, many good men and women come here to worship, cigarettes curl up, petals are everywhere, traffic is heavy, and high-rise buildings are luxurious. All these seem to constitute the magic of this Buddha statue. Here, believers usually use 12 wick incense, 1 candle and 4 strings of flowers to worship the four-faced Buddha. When people worship God, they will start from the front and then turn from right to back. They will also present a bunch of flowers on each side and light three incense sticks.