Bunleua Sulilat

Thai Buddhist leader

Bunleua Sulilat (June 7, 1932 – August 10, 1996; often referred to as Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat;Thai: ??????????????? ?????????, RTGS: Luangpu Bunluea Surirat, pronounced [lua??.pù? bun.l??a? sù(?).ri?.rát]; numerous variants of the spelling exist in Western languages: see below) was a Thai/Isan/Lao mystic, myth-maker, spiritual cult leader and sculpture artist.

He is responsible for creating two religious-themed parks featuring giant fantastic sculptures made of concrete on the banks of the Mekong river near Thai-Lao border: Buddha Park (Lao: ?????????, Thai: ???????????) on the Lao side (25 km southeast from Vientiane), and Sala Keoku (Thai: ???????????) on the Thai side (3 km east of Nong Khai).