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Muang Tam Sanctuary : Buriram
2007-04-16 06:46:00
Muang Tam Sanctuary was built during 9th to the 10th Century. It is at Ban Khok Muang which lies at the foot of a mountain 8 km. away from Phanom Rung. The road to the sanctuary is entirely paved with asphalt. Muang Tam Sanctuary is a brick structure with 5 pagodas surrounded by laterite ponds. At the corner of each pond is a sandstone five-headed Naga that stretches around the four directions of the pond, these are plain headed Nagas. The sandstone lintel and doorway are beautifully carved. The compound is encircled by a crooked terrace and a laterite wall. Historically, there is no evidence as to who build this sanctuary, the lintel shows a Hindu deitycharacterizing Khmer Baphuan style of the 11th c. (1017-1087), it might be argued that the temple was built for Hindu community. Muang Tam Sanctuary opens everyday from 06.00-18.00 hrs. Admission fee is 30 baht per person. photo: moohin.comTechnorati tags : Muang Tam Sanctuary /Buriram /thailand /ancient...

Wat Phra Phutthabat : Saraburi
2007-04-16 06:26:00
Phra Phutthabat Shrine Located at Tambon Khunkhlon, Amphoe Phra Phutthabat, 28 kilometres from Sara buri City. There is an entrance to the left before you reach Amphoe Phra Phutthabat. The distance to the temple is one kilometre. The most important aspect of this temple is the Holy Buddha FootPhot Hill of Satchaphanthakhiri Hill. The feature of the Footprint is similar to that of a human being, measuring 21 inches wide, 5 feet long and 11 inches deep. The Footprint was discovered in the reingn of King Songtham (1624- 1628) who faithfully believed that this must have been the Lord Buddha's Footprint because its featres The King then hak a mondop constructed to enshrine the Holy Buddha Footprint. Other buildings were added later periods. The mondop is a square-shaped building decorated with a seven-storey top roofing with green ceramic tiles. Each storey is decorated with a niche. There are square-form pillars with indented corners. Each pillar is gilded and structed with glass. T...
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Elephant Kraal Pavillion : Ayutthaya
2007-04-16 06:15:00
Elephant Kraal Pavillion (Phaniat ) In the old time wild elephants were searched and chased into the "paniat". The Pavillion, utilized as the royal seat to witness the elephant round up, is located 4 kms. from the cityalong Highway No.309.This pavilion was utilized as the royal seat to witness the elephant round up. It is located 4 kms.northeast of the town along Highway No. 309. The outlook is a big cage surrounded with logs having,from the front centre, fencing lines of 45 degrees spread out to both sides far away into the jungle area.
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Wat Puthaisawan : Ayutthaya
2007-04-16 06:03:00
This temple is located not far from the Portugese Village. The entrance leads to the statue of King Naresuan the Great and King Agatosarot where people come to play respect. Inside the temple, three Buddha images are located. According the the history during Ayutthaya period this temple was famous for its sword fighters training.Technorati tags: Ayutthaya /Wat Puthaisawan /thai temple /wat /thailand
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Wat Ratchaburana :Ayutthaya
2007-04-16 05:57:00
In 1424 A.D. King Intharachathirat passed away. His two sons, Chao Aye Phraya who reigned over Suphanburi, and Chao Yi Phraya who reigned over Sanburi, met in battle as each desired the throne. This took place at the approach to the Pa-Than bridge and ended with the death of both sons. A third son, Chao Sam Phraya came down from Phitsanulok and acceded to the throne where upon he declared his intention to organize a funeral for his father and his two brothers. Afterwards he ordered the building of a wat, namely Wat Ratchaburana, at the site of the cremation and at the place where his brothers fought and died he had two chedis created in which to keep their ashes. In September of 1957 A.D. looter ...
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ATTRACTIONS IN AYUTTHAYA
2007-04-16 05:41:00
The Reclining Buddha image and its Vihara were probably built in the reign of King Naresuan. It was particularly used for worship and meditation. The present image was restored in A.D.1965.The three stately Chedi of Wat Phra Sri Sanphet, a royal temple built in 1491 that honors three 15th-century kings.The amazing Buddha image head at Wat Mahathat.source: bangkoksite.comTechnorati tags : Wat Mahathat /Wat Phra Sri Sanphet /Ayutthaya /thai temple /thailand
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Wat Chaiwatthanaram :one of Ayutthaya's most beautiful temples
2007-04-16 05:24:00
Wat Chaiwatthanaram, one of the most imposing ancient Buddhist monasteries, was established by the command of King Prasatthong in 1630 A.D. It is believed that the wat is located on the site of his former home. The reason for building this monastery was to make merit for his mother. Prince Damrong Rachanuphap noted that its architecture was similar to that of Angkor Wat and inferred that the wat might have been built to commemorate the king'svictory over Cambodia.This wat consists of a main prang (Khmer-type tower) and four lesser prangs, all created on the same base ans surrounded by eight lesser prangs and a gallery.The ancient city of Ayutthaya,or Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya,The Thai capital for 417 years, is one of Thailand's major tourist attractions.Many ancient ruins and art works can be seen in a city that was founded in 1350 by King U-Thong when the Thais were forced southwards by northern neighbours.During ...
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Buddhism in Thailand : Ratanakosin Period King Rama II
2007-04-16 04:53:00
King Rama IX The reign of King Rama IX, formally called King Phumiphon, began in B.E. 2489. A special hospital for Bhikkhus was built and two Buddhist Universities, in the real sense of a university, were established. These two are Mahamakuta University, situated at the temple of Bovaranives, opined in B.E. 2489. and Mahachulalongkorn University, situated at the temple of Mahadhat, opened in B.E. 2490. There two Buddhist Universities were really managed by Bhikkhus, with a subsidy from the Government and contributions from the public. Also studying in these two universities are Bhikkhus from neighbouring countries such as Laos and Cambodia. Up ...
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Buddhism in Thailand : Ratanakosin Period King Rama VIII
2007-04-16 04:51:00
King Rama VIII King Rama RII or King Ananda Mahidol, succeeded King Rama VII in the year B.E. 2477. The administrative system for the community of Bhikkhus was during this time altered in compliance with that for the State, so that there were Ecclesiastical ministers and prime minister. More of this alteration will be dealt with under the heading ?Administrative system for the community of Thai Bhikkhus? in the following pages. Or the events worth mentioning, one was the construction of Wat Phar Sri Mahadhat by the Government and another was the study of Buddhism which became more popular in neighbouring lands such as...
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Buddhism in Thailand : Ratanakosin Period King Rama VII
2007-04-16 04:49:00
King Rama VII Phra Pok Klao, of King Rama VII, came to the throne in B.E. 2468. Besides preserving all the movements for the promotion of Buddhism as King Rama VI had done, he also had a Council of Bhikkhus convened under the chairmanship of the Supreme Patriarch Prince Jinavara Sirivatthana for the sake of revising and checking the contents for the 39 Tipitaka volumes printed in the reign of King Rama V with the Tipitakas from Ceylon, Burma, Europe and Cambodia. Then a re-print was done. This time the contents were divided into 45 volumes, of which 8 were the Vinaya, 25 Suttanta and 12 Abhidhamma. All these were printed in B.E. 2470. This n...
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Buddhism in Thailand : Ratanakosin Period King Rama VI
2007-04-16 04:47:00
King Rama VI King Rama VI, the poet and philosopher, formally known as Phra Mongkut Klao, ascended the throne in B. E. 2453. In order to imbue the spirit of Buddhism into the minds of his citizens, without distinction of position, profession or sex, he organized a new branch of studying Buddhism in Thai language. This was successfully done because there has been several texts on Buddhism compiled in the reign of his royal father together with many writers during his reign [mostly by the Supreme Patriarch Prince Vajirananavarorasa]. He himself never neglected to do so, and thus there were written many religious books which were both instructive ...
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Buddhism in Thailand : Ratanakosin Period King Rama V
2007-04-16 04:45:00
King Rama V The reign of King Rama V, formerly called Phra Chula Chom Klao, began in the year B.E. 2411 and lasted 42 years. He was also one of the few monarchs who temporarily renounced his throne after his coronation in order to be ordained as a bhikkhu. This was because most of the Thai kings since Ayudhya period were usually ordained before the coronation day. Being no less devout to Buddhism than his predecessors, he managed to found two Buddhist Universities for the sake of increasing the progress and stability of the education of Buddhism. These two were Mahamakuta Raja Vidyalaya and Mahachulalongkorn Raja Vidyalaya, ...
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Buddhism in Thailand : Ratanakosin Period King Rama IV
2007-04-16 04:41:00
King Rama IV King Rama IV, or Prince Mongkut who had to disrobe himself after his brother?s death, came to the throne in B.E. 2394. He was formally known as Phra Chom Klao. During his reign bhikkhus were greatly encouraged in their study and practice of Buddhism , so that they were well-behaved as well as well-educated in the Buddha?s doctrine. Some rules and regulations for the betterment of the administration of the community of bhikkhus as a whole were laid down; a group of religious good-will mission was sent forth to Ceylon; and the community of Dhammayutta bhikkhus was also established in Cambodia. Never was the construction ...
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Buddhism in Thailand : Ratanakosin Period King Rama III
2007-04-16 04:37:00
King Rama III Phra Nang-Klao, the third of the Chakri dynasty, succeeded his father in B.E. 2367. Having a natural bent for architecture besides being a pious king himself, he had more temples built both inside and outside Bangkok . The temple of Jetuvana in the reign of King Rama I became a treasure of religious knowledge for Buddhist scholars and the symbolic ?Prang? of Bangkok was perfectly completed in his reign. Also two groups of good-will missionary bhikkhus, one after the other, were sent to Ceylon. His piety in Buddhism may be seen in his pioneer undertaking to translate the Pali Tipitaka and some other Pali texts into Thai . Neverthe...
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Buddhism in Thailand : Ratanakosin Period King Rama II
2007-04-16 04:33:00
King Rama II King Rama II, formerly called Phra Buddha Lert Lah, came to the throne in B.E. 2352. Buddhist activities during his time were noted in sending a religious good-will mission group to Ceylon and organizing the research and study of Buddhism . Thus it was during this time that the course for studying Buddhism in Pali language was divided into mine grades as such had once been done in Ayutthaya period. Other activities included the repairing of the existing temples and the building of new ones. The latter included the ?Prang? of Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn), symbolic of Thai land for all foreigners.Technorati tags : Ratanakosin Period /thailand /Buddhism /thai temple
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Buddhism in Thailand : Ratanakosin Period King Rama I
2007-04-16 04:29:00
King Rama I The reign of King Rama 1 of Chakri dynasty began in the year 2325 BE, with the town of Bangkok as capital. Although there were some wars with outward enemy, he often managed to find time to encourage the study and practice of Buddhism . Numerous temples, both inside and outside the capital, were repaired. Of these temples, the Jetuvana Vihara (or Wat Pho, in the vernacular), which ranks among one of the most important, had undergone seven years of repair and the well-known Wat-Phra-Keo (Temple of the Emmeral Buddha), which is regarded as the most important one in Thai land , was also built during his reign. From the Northern provinc...
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Buddhism in Thailand : Thonburi Period
2007-04-16 04:24:00
There was not much to say about Buddhism in the short-lived Thonburi period (2310-2365 BE). During the prelude of fifteen years, a greater part of which was occupied in driving our the enemy and restoring the peaceful situation of the country, what could be done to Buddhism was merely a general revival of Buddhism, not to say the compiling of new texts and other measures for the propagation of Buddhism. In the reign of King Thonburi he had several temples repaired, monastic rules settled, religious texts collected and the study and practice of Buddhism revised to some degree. With regard to the texts such as the Tipitaka, Commentaries and Sub-commentaries destroyed...
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Buddhism in Thailand
2007-04-15 18:10:00
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