Category: Thai Art

Suthon Mongkol Khiri, The beautiful face reclining Buddha.

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Pratat Suthon Mongkol Khiri, The beautiful face reclining Buddha.

In Thailand, there are many different temples where you could find and see the reclining Buddha images. For example, the biggest reclining Buddha in Thailand at Wat Pho, Bangkok. However today we would like to present you one other reclining Buddha with the beautiful face. Located along the way from Chiang Mai to Sukhothai. The temple was first built in 1977AD on Phrae province to Lampang province in order to be the place to collect and gathering the applied arts from Lanna area ( the Northern area) which includes the architecture, designs as well as the old artifacts. This temple is the place where gathering the arts from 11 places around the Northern area (Lanna) in one place.

-The main gable gate from Lampang Luang Temple, Lampang province

-The east gate from Doi Suthep temple, Chiang Mai province

-The west gate from Pra Tat Viang Chan, Laos where the Thai art craft man used to create.

-The Zigzag based base of the ordination halls from Chiang Rai.

-The carving design on the doors and the windows from Lai Kham Chaple from Pra Singh Temple, Chiang Mai.

-Some decoration designs from Ton Kwan temple, Samoeng , Chiang Mai

-7 Naga heads and the dancing girls in Cambodian styles from Jed Yod temple, Chiang Mai

-The Hor Tri from Pra Singh temple, Chiang Mai

– The bell and drum hall from Hariphunchai Temple, Lampoon

– The main Ku-ti is the design from Sib Song Panna

– The main Chedi with 30 spires from Chiang Sean style. Sib Song Panna.

As informed, it might difficult to explain which means you have to see it with your own eyes. With this place, you could add on the travel list no matter from Bangkok to Chiang Mai or from Chiang Mai to Bangkok.  You could visit if you prefer the trip from Chiang Mia to Sukhothai if you prefer to visit to this temple before reaching to Sukhothai and continue to the historical park. We could tell you that it is worth visit.

Wat Baan Den. The Blue temple in Chiang Mai.

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As Chiang Mai is one of the famous destinations in Thailand instead of Bangkok and Phuket. Chiang Mai is well known among the tourists and visitors as the beautiful nature sites, graceful culture and traditional as well as the lovely people.

For those who loves the temples as well as the old architecture and design. Chiang Mai is the perfect place for you to visit. As we had mentioned about the temples many times. This time also the temple, but it is unique in itself. Wat Baan Den (Baan Den Sri Muang Gan as its full name) is one of the unseen temples in Chiang Mai province. Located on a small hilly area in the north of Chiang Mai city which takes almost an hour and a half to get there. The temple itself could see from a distance and also very sacred temple for the locals in that area. Once when you reach at the parking space, you could see the beautiful buildings of the temple which are beautiful and graceful on the temple ground. There are many different buildings where you could get inside to worship as well as taking photos. So you might be curious why it called Blue temple. This because the temple roof is painted in blue. The local name that the locals called is from the Bodhi trees in the temple. (Bodhi tree is called “Ton Sali in the dialect.) Then no wonder why we called this temple “Baan Den Sali Sri Muang Gan”.

As this temple located in the north side of Chiang Mai area which means you could combine the trip or your visit with some other sited to fulfill your trip or your visit as well as continue to visit Chiang Rai province because the road could lead you to Chiang Rai and there are many sites for you to visit. We hope this would be a small extra tip for you to plan the trip while visiting in the north for your good experiences and good memory.

Pratat Suthon Mongkol Khiri. The beautiful face reclining Buddha.

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Pratat Suthon Mongkol Khiri. The beautiful face reclining Buddha. In Thailand, there are many different temples where you could find and see the reclining Buddha images. For example, the biggest reclining Buddha in Thailand at …

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Pang Pa Inn Palace, Ayutthaya

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Ayutthaya province is one of the destinations that most visitors put it on the travel list. Due to Ayutthaya province located not to far from Bangkok which means you could also travel as a day tour if you have not much time plan while visit Thailand. However we would like to suggest this place to be on your travel list as it is one of the historical places in Ayutthaya instead of Ayutthaya historical site with the old ruins of the temples and the ancient city.

Pang Pa Inn Palace located on the Chao Phraya River bank which separate a bit from the main Chao Phraya River, it first built in Ayutthaya Period and was abandoned after got the 2nd lost from the Burmese War. Until King Rama 4th of Thailand had reconstructed the palace again and used as the reception palace for all Kings and Queens from abroad such as The Queen from the Netherland, The Queen from Denmark, Elizabeth the Queen of England as well as the Royal Family from Japan. There are 7 important spots to visit in Pang Pa Inn Palace. The famous one would be the memorial statue  of Queen Sunant aKumareerat, the queen of King Rama 5thof Thailand who passed away from the shipwreck with her 2 children which you could see the memorial statue in the palace area. This palace became the memorial of love for King Rama 5th to his wife and his children since then.

Now a day, the palace opens for the visitors as well as Thai and foreigners to visit in Ayutthaya to learn about the history, enjoy with the beautiful architect as well as taking photos. It opens daily from 8am -4pm. Visiting to this place we have to dress properly as it is as the palace, please.

If you have limit of time, you could choose a day visit to Ayutthaya province and Pang Pa Inn Palace. However  you have more time and love travelling on road to see things on the way, we would suggested 6-7 days trip starts from Bangkok to Chiang Mai or from Chiang Mai to Bangkok to cover all the interesting places which include Ayutthaya and Pang Pa Inn Palace as well.

Hobby and traveling, the magic idea to kill stressing and time.

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Hobby and traveling, the magic idea to kill stressing and time. Now a day, people have faced to many different things which could cause the very bad stress. The stress in your mind could be …

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Umong Temple, Chiang Mai.

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Chiang Mai is well known as one of the city with many temples because every 10 to 20 meters when you walk in Chiang Mai city itself, you could find the temples line up along the roads. As for Thailand people mainly are Buddhist people. However many people when visit in Chiang Mai, they always target on the main city temples which are famous and well known in town. Our blog today is going to tell you about one of the unseen temple which located not to far from the old town. The temple called “ Umong Temple” ( Umong means the tunnel) located on the west side of the old town on the foot hill of Doi Suthep mountain. With the lovely atmosphere as it located in the forest area that  you could walk around. The temple was built in 1297 by King Mengrai. In the temple ground, you could find the Replica of Ashok Pillar as in India for the Buddhist to show the establishment of the Buddhism by the Lanna dynasty’s king, Phraya Mengrai. The main building you could visit and walk around are the bell shape pagoda with the lotus shape decorated on the top of the tunnel. This is very beautiful and peaceful area. This temple is also the place where the people could spend their time for meditation as well as. Beneath the pagoda, there is the tunnel with the Buddha images. Also walking in the deepest part of the tunnel, you could see the ancient mural painting on the ceiling of the tunnel. If you have a chance, visiting in the morning, you could also see the monks leave the temple for the alm offering and would return back to the temple before 8am for their breakfast and to continue their praying and meditation or leaning about the Buddhism for the monks’ routine. If you love the calmness and the peacefulness, we would recommend this temple for your visit.

Sankampang Hot Spring.

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Sankampang Hot Spring. Chiang Mai is one of the destinations for the tourists who plan to visit to Thailand. Chiang Mai has many tourist attractions as well as many activities to do. However if you …

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Muang On Cave, Chiang Mai.

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Muang On Cave, Chiang Mai.

Many people love the nature and try seeking the beautiful nature sites to visit. These places are spreading everywhere in the world. Some might hide in the secret areas and wait till someone passes by and explore.  Caves would be one of the places in this kind of nature site that people love to see and explore. They are not the same in term of the area where they located. In Asia like in Thailand, caves are the places where the ancient people kept all treasures in for the new generations to find and preserve. Muang On cave that we are going to tell you the story is one of the local tourist attraction sites in Chiang Mai, Thailand.  30 kms. to the East side of Chiang Mai city area, located in Sankhampang District. There’s a legend tells among the local people that once when the Lord Buddha had travelled in this area and stopped by the cave for rest, meditation and teaching the Buddhism. He found the cave and spent his time there. In the cave, there was a Naga who lived there had disguised himself and offered the Lord Buddha fruits and honey when he spent his time there. When the Lord Buddha was going to leave the cave, the Naga had asked for the Lord Buddha’s hair to place in the cave for him to pay respect. The Naga had placed the Lord Buddha’s hair on the top of the stalagmite as seen in the present.  The local people found the cave again when Kru Ba Sriwichai, the famous monk of Lanna had spent his time meditation in the cave and found the relic of the Lord Buddha so that it has became the place for the people to show respect for the Lord Buddha since then.

On the way to visit Muang On Cave, you could also see wild monkeys which are rare to find in the northern area as mainly we usaully find them down south of Thailand more than in the northern part of Thailand.

Now a day, Muang On Cave is one of the tourist attractions as the unseen place to see and visit as it is located not too far from Chiang Mai city are and also after the cave you could also visit Sankampang  Hot Spring as well.  This could be one of the plan trip which could cover half day for you to go around if you prefer not to visit the crowded places, this is the best option for you.

บวงสรวงทำไม

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บวงสรวงทำไม ความเป็นศิริมงคลย่อมเป็นสิ่งที่เราทุกคนต้องการ มันเป็นบางสิ่งทำบางครั้งเราอาจจะพูดได้ว่า มองด้วยตาเปล่าไม่เห็น แต่เมื่อได้ทำลงไปแล้วกลับสร้างความสบายใจให้แก่ผู้ที่ได้กระทำ ผลของการบวงสรวงหรือการทำพิธีการมงคลย่อมส่งผลทางด้านจิตใจและตามมาด้วยการกระทำ สิ่งใดก็ตามที่เกิดขึ้นแล้วดีต่อจิตใจมักส่งผลถึงการกระทำและจะทำให้เราไปถึงจุดมุ่งหมายด้วยจิตใจที่ฮึกเหิมและมีพลังงานขับเคลื่อนบางอย่างมาเป็นแรงสนับสนุนเสมอไม่ว่าจะอย่างไรก็ตาม นี่อาจจะเป็นที่มาของประโยคที่ว่า ใจเป็นนาย กายเป็นบ่าว จิตหรือความคิดเป็นตัวกำหนดการกระทำไม่ว่าผู้ใดก็ตาม การบวงสรวงจึงเป็นพิธีกรรมอย่างหนึ่งที่สร้างความมั่นใจให้แก่ผู้คนเสมอมา  สิ่งที่เราเห็นกันบ่อยมากคือการบวงสรวงที่ดิน การบวงสรวงเสาเอกเมื่อต้องการสร้างสิ่งก่อสร้างเช่น บ้านเรือนที่อยู่อาศัย หรือแม้แต่กระทั่งสิ่งปลูกสร้างที่เกี่ยวข้องกับธุรกิจไม่ว่าจะด้านใดก็ตาม โดยปกติทั่วไปการบวงสรวงแบบนี้ถือได้ว่าเป็นรากฐานของการปฏิบัติหรือแบบแผนของผู้คนทั่วไปเนื่องจากเราสามารถพบเห็นได้บ่อยครั้ง อย่างเช่นการบวงสรวงตั้งเสาเอกหรือการตั้งศาลต่างๆ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นศาลพระภูมิ เจ้าที่หรือศาลตาศาลยายเพื่อสร้างความเชื่อมั่นอีกทั้งความเป็นศิริมงคลแก่ผู้อยู่อาศัยเสมอ สิ่งประกอบของเครื่องบวงสรวงไม่ว่าจะเป็นแท่งไม้มงคลทั้ง 9, แก้วแหวนเพชรพลอย หรือแม้กระทั่งส่วนประกอบอื่นๆบนโต๊ะบวงสรวงล้วนแล้วแต่มีความหมายเป็นมงคลทั้งสิ้น หากแต่เครื่องบวงสรวงหลักๆเป็นสิ่งจะเป็นที่ทางเจ้าภาพจำเป็นต้องตระเตรียมหรือไม่ก็เจ้าพิธีเป็นผู้จัดหาให้  ซึ่งแล้วแต่ข้อตกลงที่ได้ทำไว้ก่อนการบวงสรวง แต่ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการบวงสรวงสิ่งใดก็ตามแต่ ล้วนแต่นำมาซางความสบายใจ สุขใจของผู้ที่เป็นเจ้าของพื้นที่หรือสถานที่  ดังนั้นเราจึ้งปฏิเสธไม่ได้ว่า การบวงสรวงเป็นสิ่งที่กระทำแล้วกลายเป็นพื้นฐานของแรงกำลังที่มีส่วนผลักดันให้ไม่โครงการหรือกิจการใหม่ๆซึ่งหมายถึงการเริ่มต้นของความเจริญรุ่งเรืองก้าวหน้าในด้านต่างๆทุกด้านเช่นกัน ทำแล้วดี ทำแล้วสบายใจ ทำแล้วเป็นมงคลแล้วทำไมเราจะไม่ทำล่ะ www.bangkoktourcenter.com …

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Ayutthaya

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Ayutthaya

Travel to Thailand is the best destination for all visitors all around the world as for the culture, nature, tradition and also local people.  Most famous places to visit are mainly Bangkok , Chiang Mai and also Phuket as they are the main cities and well known as the capital of each parts of Thailand.

However most people stop by Bangkok for the first destination due to the biggest international airport located there. You could stop by Bangkok a few days and plan to go around Bangkok to visit temples as well as the China Town.  Since Ayutthaya locates nearby Bangkok only an hour and a half to get there. It could also be one of the destination for someone who love to see the old architect of the old capital ruins left from the long history. One Ayutthaya was one of the glory and old capital of Siam. At that time, there were wars between the countries and the groups especially Myanmar who had the long history of fighting between us to expand the area. Ayutthaya was the capital for 417 years before the last Myanmar  invasion. Now a day, the old buildings  still be seen in the old city of Ayutthaya province and almost  in Ayutthaya.

Temples in Ayutthaya where you could add in the visit plan while you are in Thailand are Wat Mahathat Temple ( the Buddha Face in the Tree roots), Wat Chai Wattanaram, Wat Phra Srisanphet, Wat Rachaburana, Wat Budhthaisawan and more. If you love temples and old architect you would love this places, Ayutthaya.

 

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