"are imported pickups, a ladunke 1930-1940 includes about glow, car hire costs 10000 (about 3,000 dollars." "I think that here we have the largest collection of buffalo skulls in the world," says 62 year-old monk, Phra Khru Wiboonpattankit, who for more than three decades of collecting skulls of buffaloes, animals, which until recently were the primary symbol and beast to work in the Thai countryside and today have become synonymous with stupidity and backwardness. Buffaloes are more valued for their meat than what I once played a role. Calling someone "Kwai" (Klai) (do not confuse with the famous river zapisywna the same but pronounced "ally"), despite a very friendly usposobinia Tajaow may end up in the best case for wyzwiskach (note thus pronouncing the name of the river, -0). Thousands of skulls arranged in more than two-meter pile in the courtyard of more than 260 years Krabeu Hua Temple (Temple of the buffalo Glow) are priceless monument to these animals once. Phra Khru nadzije Wiboonpattankit is that in future he will be able to gather enough skulls to the inside top of the buffalo skulls formed to build caves, in which you will put the image of Buddha. Lead to the cave is fenced path on both sides of buffalo skulls. Plans are also 3 storey buddynek the kid sarcophagus monument in honor of buffaloes. All It started out 35 years ago when Phra Khru Wiboonpattankit soon after arriving in 1910 noticed swiatyniu buffalo skulls left behind by farmers in the courtyard of the temple in remembrance bawolom. Then the head monk, was the idea of \u200b\u200bthe collection of buffalo skulls. Unfortunately, with the mechanization of farms and ubywac buffaloes began with the development of Bangkok, surrounded by nigdys in rice field temple appeared less and less farmers to sacrifice buffalo skull. Since a good few years Phra Khru Wiboonpattankit zaczol who came to the temple to ask for donations that could redeem the buffalo skulls from slaughterhouses. The collection consists of over Moncia 8000 skulls, and the most valuable art is perfectly symmetrical skull and horns are not damaged, a monk who has paid 3,500 baht (about 100 usd). According to Phra Khru Wiboonpattankit collection is to remind Tajom bawolach and realize that with the insight of their work on the role of presenting them in a negative light is unfair. The monk has that in their hearts who came to the temple spring up znaczenaim reflection on their own life, which he said makes no sense if it serves no other in August. • Number of buffaloes in Thailand has been steadily decreasing. The population of buffaloes currently numbers about 1.3 million. In 1990 counted 4.7 million. • Phra Khru
Wiboonpattankit famous for their tendencies collectibles. He managed to accumulate 60 mrcedesow old for what he was accused for breaking oaths of poverty. He was oczyszczonny the allegations by proof that the cars were sacrificed to the center of the temple would be built where young people from poor families can be trained as a mechanic willing to learn • Krabeu Hua Temple is located in the southern part of BKK in the district of Bang Khun Thian, 
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