Feet of Reclining Buddha

Wat Pho, Bangkok

The soles of the statue's feet are worked with mother-of-pearl inlay to symbolize the 108 physical signs (such as urna, ushnisha, neck folds, etc.) by which a Buddha can be identified. The number "108" has numerological significance, being the product of 4 times 27, i.e. two squared times three cubed.