Big Buddha is a giant statue of Buddha encased in Burmese alabaster that towers over Phuket from the peak of Mount Nagakerd. Construction on Big Buddha began in 2007, and Phuketians are proud of ...

An hour’s flight from Penang, Malaysia, or 1 1/2 hours from Bangkok, Phuket has a Buddhist temple with 36 golden Buddha statues, Wat Chalong, and a white alabaster hilltop Buddha statue almost ...