Buddha and at least 7 Deadly Sins

 CAUTION: 

Contains images that some readers may find disturbing.

Or baffling.

Or both.

You have been warned.

So, still in Sukhothai, we hired a "Class One " tuk-tuk and headed out to Wat Tawee Klang.

0-60 in 3 days

Now I know what you're thinking: Surely not ANOTHER chuffing temple!

But hear me out readers.

This is no ordinary temple. It's a graphic depiction of Buddhist hell and the various tortures contained within it.

In a sort of Disney style setting.

Initial impressions were not promising. Indeed it soon became apparent that no one had visited hell for quite some time:

Not exactly pristine condition.

Also, there was an unnerving lack of monks about the place.

In fact there were none.

Feeling slightly uneasy but unwilling to lose face in front of our Class One tuk-tuk driver, we carried on to the main exhibits.

It's nigh on impossible to put into words what we saw.

Probably best if I show you:

This man killed or possibly abused a duck so now must wear a duck's head.

Same deal here as above, only with a pig. Obviously. 

Repeat for various types of beast and bird..... (I mean there was a pigeon....how?......why?)

We can only guess at what this poor woman's transgression was. But it looks like it might have been painful.....

Other torments included:

Being force fed tomato soup until it bursts out of your intestines....

Being chased up a tree by 2 dogs whilst simultaneously being mocked by someone waving a catapult.

Having to listen to a guitar solo that goes on for so long that you actually starve to death. (Even though you're dead already)

Having to play an endless game of hide and seek with a supernatural being who is at once "everywhere and yet nowhere"

There were other exhibits which may have been indicators of the kind of behaviour that could lead to these torments.

I leave it to you to decide how you'd react in the following situations:

The sin of not applying enough Factor 30

Clearly this monk is in charge of the "herbs"

Protecting Buddha from potential assassin: "He's behind you!"

On the way out, we were confronted by these three.

(clearly very good friends with the herbalist monk).

And somewhat unnervingly, this couple, bearing an uncanny resemblance to your correspondent and JB. (Following a good going over with the Grecian 2000)....

We're off to think about what we've done.

Possibly over a beer. Or two....