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Somewhere in the middle of nowhere stood this building, probably built for people who have to work in the area (road maintenance orfieldwork...)

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This guy was really happy when we gave him our clothes and towels that we didn´t need anymore after our trip came to an end.

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The Buddha Park (also known as Sala Xieng Khuan) is a sculpture park located 25 km southeast from Vientiane in a meadow by the Mekong River.The park contains over 200 Hindu and Buddhist statues and is around 10 acres large.

The park was built by Luang Pu Bunleua Soulilat, who moved to Thailand in the 70s where he built another Buddha Park known as Sala Keoku. As you might see, the word “Sala” is a prefix of two different places he built: Sala Xieng Khoan (in Laos) & Sala Keoku (in Thailand).

The word “Sala” means the place where you can meditate or recover. Therefore he built these two “Sala” to teach and remind people about why they are faced with endless suffering. If they really want to attain happiness and peace of mind, they must relinquish greed and reflect on the reality of life. That is why you’ll come across some bizarre statues of humans, gods, animals, demons and an enormous sculpture of Buddha lying peacefully.

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