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With many of the finishing details well under way it was the addition of the pinnacle that finally brought the exterior to a point of apparent completion. This was not without some difficulty. The lower fibreglass portion was made in the U.K. while the upper bronze segment was cast in Thailand - the meeting of West and East needing some negotiation and a couple of attempts. |
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| Ajahn Sumedho was away during the first but present for the second which meant he was able to enshrine various relics in the upper reaches of the pinnacle. |
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As part of the enormous generosity of
the Thai people plans for casting a Buddha Rupa had
been set in motion. To be sure that all went well, Ajahn Sumedho and other members of
Sangha were involved at all levels; from discussing styles and drawings to the preliminary
maquette to the full-size model and eventually the final casting.
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