PHRA PATHOM CHEDI.
About 60km to the West of Bangkok, in the town of Nakhon Pathom, stands probably the earliest Buddhist monument in Thailand, Phra Pathom Chedi. A few years ago, I had the great pleasure of visiting this place of worship and (even) took some photos. Recently, a friend sent me an official guide, published by the 'Office of Utility Management and Maintenance of the Great Pagoda'. Now that I have scanned in a few of my photos, I thought I'd take the opportunity of presenting a little tour to indicate especially how old are the roots of Buddhism in Thailand and also how the Buddha Dhamma can be seen in practice in such places. The historical notes are taken from the official guide.The roots of this pagoda are over 2000 years old. During his reign in India in the 3rd Century before Jesus Christ (B.C.), Emperor Asoka sent out missionaries to lands far away. One of these was what is presently Thailand, at that time called Suvarnaphumi. The evidence for this has been provided by the discovery of stone wheels of law (Dharmachakra), carved altars and the Buddha's footprints, all of which preceded the making of the first Buddha rupas (images) in 143 B.C. Phra Pathom Chedi means 'The First Stupa' (Phra used here as emphasis for the sense of 'holy'). The original stupa was 39 metres high and built in the style of the great stupa at Sanchi. It is considered sacred since it contains some relics of the Buddha Gotama that were brought over by the early missionaries. The orginal monument is still there, but has since been built over and restored under the guidance of various monarchs. This is indeed a very special chedi for the rulers of Thailand, since it has been the royal tradition the reigning monarch must offer candles and joss sticks whenever passing Phra Pathom Chedi.
วันอาทิตย์ที่ 28 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2554
LEGEND
He is a legend of a rogue prince and his legend. By the creation of the first is the Phra Pathom Chedi. Srivijaya ruler of the city. Or along a city. Pa Thao Lee, Michael. Son named "God is the" queen of the difficulty with one son. The astrologer has predicted that the child was actually a lot of merit. I was going to be doing Pitu at Father. When it was difficult to know the fear. The child is made to kill them. But his wife do not have a child going to "kiss her" old lady with a pet duck. Which was raised in a young child until the child has a hat to make her move to the city of Sukhothai, Sukhothai was the elephant king is heat Rampant attacks chasing people. Chang, no one can vanquish them. But the child can catch the elephant has bravely Sukhothai, which God knows. Grace was adopted as patron. And later sent to their country. The child to the house of seven clerks. And Cidkarใhye. The gang are about 40,000 people come home, kiss her, then sent a letter to the difficulty of. Challenge to the act Iuthheete well. And the child was killed in the most difficult. Some legends say. The child is adopted by Phraya Ratchaburi This year will bring flowers for flower offering gold to the Lord. Which dominate the town of Kanchanaburi. But the child said. Ratchaburi should be free to send tribute. Was difficult to see that. Phraya Ratchaburi is a rebel army to attack the town of Ratchaburi. Phraya Ratchaburi was appointed to the child as a military commander and the combat action Iuthheete. To be the child's teeth until the scythe of death. Then, the child had troops invaded in Kanchanaburi His wife was arrested and sent it as their own. The fact that she is the mother while the mother is invaded up to the castle. They invent a fairy mother goat was sleeping way up the stairs. When the child was walking up the stairs. The goats are going to have two of them spoke to the son of a goat, it is implied. "I am the beast. He ignored us. Let alone what we do. Even if you are a mother, wife, "When I felt the child was immediately suspect. We pray that the mother did. "If this woman is the mother's milk to flow out of both Tan" at the end of the prayer that the flow out of it. In fact, the mother asked the child. I know who killed their father would be very sad. The move threw the wrong scent. The fragrance captures her killed. By bringing the bodies to the vultures in pecking food. Incident, the man took the child as "rogue prince" because his father was killed and a bully and a sweet bike, killing her grave sin. Later, a meeting to vote on whether to do a charity thing. The sins of the palliative It was agreed that it would be a big pagoda, while doves soar high. I have moderate This makes it possible to know the origin of the myth of the creation of Phra Pathom Chedi. And the legendary creation of artifacts in Buddhism. The evidence appears to Wat Don Yai Hom. Nakhon Pathom by the former abbot of Wat Don Yai Hom called "my money," he excavated the ruins of a brick in the soil. Green stone and two-sided etch the pattern on the pole to fall, with deer stone pillar with a door that's important for the Ashoka Stupa. "Wat Don Yai Hom" This is a sacred place. There is evidence that the former old temple. Dvaravati from over a thousand years old. Wat Don Yai Hom is associated with the "kiss her" do not have conclusive evidence. But at the court of her skin. And it was rumored that there were people in the temple to experience the sweet spirit she was. The staff at Wat Don Yai Hom. The old woman was walking up to strangers on the court, she often fragrant. I could not find anyone to watch. Make sure that I must be the spirit of her sweet indeed. This is a wonderful story that makes people believe that the Genesis. Her sweet spirit will not go anywhere. The Genesis will have to tell a story about her grandson a pair of spirit. Who suffer before dying a miserable fate. This happened within the palace court Mon Palace of King Rama Rama 6 ordered it built in 2450 in the presence of the soul that occurs in about 40 years ago on a "bridge Chakri Yatra", an ancient bridge built. In the year 2501 where there was a spirit moving with two children that she was still alive I was very poor. Is very difficult. Starve to live alone later when the two were not resistant depressed patients. She decided to kill them by hand to squeeze the neck until dead. Then she would commit suicide by. Death by hanging on the rail bridge Chakri Yatra. This is a horrible picture I was discredited not long into the night, I often have found it strange. For example, some people will hear the children cry, groan groan. Some people have seen shadows lower. The body of a woman holding a child sitting in the middle of the bridge. He even invited people to come together to make a spiritual and liturgical. I have already seen it. It is the spirit that it is Hean. And especially as death before the age of suicide is a sin as grave. Even dead, they do not have the spirit to be stuck at the place of the lifetime for the "death" to escape it. The fate of the suffering of the people. The karma in the past were. When the opportunity came to be patient claim deeds to the light. And a good alternative. When it comes to the life of this world we really are, "I ate," the painstaking accumulation of the page, which is the "home" of our real
He is a legend of a rogue prince and his legend. By the creation of the first is the Phra Pathom Chedi. Srivijaya ruler of the city. Or along a city. Pa Thao Lee, Michael. Son named "God is the" queen of the difficulty with one son. The astrologer has predicted that the child was actually a lot of merit. I was going to be doing Pitu at Father. When it was difficult to know the fear. The child is made to kill them. But his wife do not have a child going to "kiss her" old lady with a pet duck. Which was raised in a young child until the child has a hat to make her move to the city of Sukhothai, Sukhothai was the elephant king is heat Rampant attacks chasing people. Chang, no one can vanquish them. But the child can catch the elephant has bravely Sukhothai, which God knows. Grace was adopted as patron. And later sent to their country. The child to the house of seven clerks. And Cidkarใhye. The gang are about 40,000 people come home, kiss her, then sent a letter to the difficulty of. Challenge to the act Iuthheete well. And the child was killed in the most difficult. Some legends say. The child is adopted by Phraya Ratchaburi This year will bring flowers for flower offering gold to the Lord. Which dominate the town of Kanchanaburi. But the child said. Ratchaburi should be free to send tribute. Was difficult to see that. Phraya Ratchaburi is a rebel army to attack the town of Ratchaburi. Phraya Ratchaburi was appointed to the child as a military commander and the combat action Iuthheete. To be the child's teeth until the scythe of death. Then, the child had troops invaded in Kanchanaburi His wife was arrested and sent it as their own. The fact that she is the mother while the mother is invaded up to the castle. They invent a fairy mother goat was sleeping way up the stairs. When the child was walking up the stairs. The goats are going to have two of them spoke to the son of a goat, it is implied. "I am the beast. He ignored us. Let alone what we do. Even if you are a mother, wife, "When I felt the child was immediately suspect. We pray that the mother did. "If this woman is the mother's milk to flow out of both Tan" at the end of the prayer that the flow out of it. In fact, the mother asked the child. I know who killed their father would be very sad. The move threw the wrong scent. The fragrance captures her killed. By bringing the bodies to the vultures in pecking food. Incident, the man took the child as "rogue prince" because his father was killed and a bully and a sweet bike, killing her grave sin. Later, a meeting to vote on whether to do a charity thing. The sins of the palliative It was agreed that it would be a big pagoda, while doves soar high. I have moderate This makes it possible to know the origin of the myth of the creation of Phra Pathom Chedi. And the legendary creation of artifacts in Buddhism. The evidence appears to Wat Don Yai Hom. Nakhon Pathom by the former abbot of Wat Don Yai Hom called "my money," he excavated the ruins of a brick in the soil. Green stone and two-sided etch the pattern on the pole to fall, with deer stone pillar with a door that's important for the Ashoka Stupa. "Wat Don Yai Hom" This is a sacred place. There is evidence that the former old temple. Dvaravati from over a thousand years old. Wat Don Yai Hom is associated with the "kiss her" do not have conclusive evidence. But at the court of her skin. And it was rumored that there were people in the temple to experience the sweet spirit she was. The staff at Wat Don Yai Hom. The old woman was walking up to strangers on the court, she often fragrant. I could not find anyone to watch. Make sure that I must be the spirit of her sweet indeed. This is a wonderful story that makes people believe that the Genesis. Her sweet spirit will not go anywhere. The Genesis will have to tell a story about her grandson a pair of spirit. Who suffer before dying a miserable fate. This happened within the palace court Mon Palace of King Rama Rama 6 ordered it built in 2450 in the presence of the soul that occurs in about 40 years ago on a "bridge Chakri Yatra", an ancient bridge built. In the year 2501 where there was a spirit moving with two children that she was still alive I was very poor. Is very difficult. Starve to live alone later when the two were not resistant depressed patients. She decided to kill them by hand to squeeze the neck until dead. Then she would commit suicide by. Death by hanging on the rail bridge Chakri Yatra. This is a horrible picture I was discredited not long into the night, I often have found it strange. For example, some people will hear the children cry, groan groan. Some people have seen shadows lower. The body of a woman holding a child sitting in the middle of the bridge. He even invited people to come together to make a spiritual and liturgical. I have already seen it. It is the spirit that it is Hean. And especially as death before the age of suicide is a sin as grave. Even dead, they do not have the spirit to be stuck at the place of the lifetime for the "death" to escape it. The fate of the suffering of the people. The karma in the past were. When the opportunity came to be patient claim deeds to the light. And a good alternative. When it comes to the life of this world we really are, "I ate," the painstaking accumulation of the page, which is the "home" of our real
วันพุธที่ 10 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2554
THAILAND'S FIRST FEMALE PRIME MINISTER.
Shinawatra is looking to become the first female Prime Minister of Thailand. After Sunday's political past, she received a majority vote of the general elections across the country. It's official vote count is still not completed. But more than 90 percent of the ballots to be counted on Sunday. You look great. Party for the seat of Thailand's 262 seats out of 500 seats in the council. "The first thing I would do it. To help the Thai people's economy, "she said on the Sunday evening. And refused to declare victory. Until the official vote count is completed, the previous Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has said, you look great. Won, then we look Shinawatra, the little sister of former Prime Minister of Thailand has been the most popular one is that the former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was expelled from the country by the revolution in 2006, two years later. He was accused in a matter of a conflict of interest. Allegation he denies to this day. The former president's flag was waving in the air, cool flick the outside of the Thai people. Have your child wear a shirt that looks much closer to the stage where it is celebrated on the outside of the building. Critics worry that You will look to do what her brother is trying to address. She has always been rejected. Even before she declared victory speeches. Brother of her own accommodation in Dubai, commented, "I will tell them that. I want to go back. But I will wait for the right timing and situation, "Thaksin told reporters. Thai Party, to be zealous in the background. And want him back. "The yellow shirts" that had gathered to oust Thaksin from power. Will do everything to prevent such things happening. I was talking to my sister about this? CNN reporters have asked me three days before the election. "I can not do anything special for my brother and me. As long as your brother still in the process. We will be under the law, "the appearance of the votes of 47 million votes of eligible votes in the election on Sunday in the past. While this is being finalized to announce the voting results as the first time since the 2007 election where that will end years of conflict, disharmony between the political parties, two poles, which points to the event. the year, with the protests that became a critical "The toughest job I have to do in the future. The well-being of all people of Thailand, "said the look on Sunday. "There are many things that I need to finish. In order to accomplish the reconciliation. This will lay a solid foundation to move the nation towards prosperity, "the tension between the Thai Democrat Party, which split reflects a deep-rooted in Thai society erupted a year ago. When the protests until the government of Prime Minister privileges led to the clearance of more than 90 people were killed and hundreds injured after riots, the Thai government has committed to work to enter the process of national reconciliation. In order to heal the divide in society. The political division. Although the political schism between the two poles are vast. Thai people have the right to vote, many people worry about the economic crisis over the issue. They want leaders to bridge the gap between the income they get with the soaring cost of living is higher than the rocket down. "I like free education. I care for the elderly. In fact, it's all just a good party. But the question is. They will make those plans a reality, not a "you wish to believe Mr. Shi said that she is working outside the election booths. After she was dismissed from the position of Secretary to the mother of four who became a thing without the shopping cart on the street. Trying to make money for free. Among the hatred between the two parties. But both parties have promised the community that are similar: the economy, better education and an increase in the concrete of the minimum wage - what voters want to hear, but ... Analysts said that the meta. New project will require more money than the country can acquire Pong Su Lim, Director of the Center for Government strategic planning. Bangkok University, said both parties would have to promise not to do so. "It is something we have to spend between 1.5 trillion to 7.5 trillion baht (49,000 million -244 000 million U.S. dollars)," with these programs, which are sited around 5 times the budget. Country ... I mean that. Our country will be bankrupt within a year, "he said.
Shinawatra is looking to become the first female Prime Minister of Thailand. After Sunday's political past, she received a majority vote of the general elections across the country. It's official vote count is still not completed. But more than 90 percent of the ballots to be counted on Sunday. You look great. Party for the seat of Thailand's 262 seats out of 500 seats in the council. "The first thing I would do it. To help the Thai people's economy, "she said on the Sunday evening. And refused to declare victory. Until the official vote count is completed, the previous Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has said, you look great. Won, then we look Shinawatra, the little sister of former Prime Minister of Thailand has been the most popular one is that the former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was expelled from the country by the revolution in 2006, two years later. He was accused in a matter of a conflict of interest. Allegation he denies to this day. The former president's flag was waving in the air, cool flick the outside of the Thai people. Have your child wear a shirt that looks much closer to the stage where it is celebrated on the outside of the building. Critics worry that You will look to do what her brother is trying to address. She has always been rejected. Even before she declared victory speeches. Brother of her own accommodation in Dubai, commented, "I will tell them that. I want to go back. But I will wait for the right timing and situation, "Thaksin told reporters. Thai Party, to be zealous in the background. And want him back. "The yellow shirts" that had gathered to oust Thaksin from power. Will do everything to prevent such things happening. I was talking to my sister about this? CNN reporters have asked me three days before the election. "I can not do anything special for my brother and me. As long as your brother still in the process. We will be under the law, "the appearance of the votes of 47 million votes of eligible votes in the election on Sunday in the past. While this is being finalized to announce the voting results as the first time since the 2007 election where that will end years of conflict, disharmony between the political parties, two poles, which points to the event. the year, with the protests that became a critical "The toughest job I have to do in the future. The well-being of all people of Thailand, "said the look on Sunday. "There are many things that I need to finish. In order to accomplish the reconciliation. This will lay a solid foundation to move the nation towards prosperity, "the tension between the Thai Democrat Party, which split reflects a deep-rooted in Thai society erupted a year ago. When the protests until the government of Prime Minister privileges led to the clearance of more than 90 people were killed and hundreds injured after riots, the Thai government has committed to work to enter the process of national reconciliation. In order to heal the divide in society. The political division. Although the political schism between the two poles are vast. Thai people have the right to vote, many people worry about the economic crisis over the issue. They want leaders to bridge the gap between the income they get with the soaring cost of living is higher than the rocket down. "I like free education. I care for the elderly. In fact, it's all just a good party. But the question is. They will make those plans a reality, not a "you wish to believe Mr. Shi said that she is working outside the election booths. After she was dismissed from the position of Secretary to the mother of four who became a thing without the shopping cart on the street. Trying to make money for free. Among the hatred between the two parties. But both parties have promised the community that are similar: the economy, better education and an increase in the concrete of the minimum wage - what voters want to hear, but ... Analysts said that the meta. New project will require more money than the country can acquire Pong Su Lim, Director of the Center for Government strategic planning. Bangkok University, said both parties would have to promise not to do so. "It is something we have to spend between 1.5 trillion to 7.5 trillion baht (49,000 million -244 000 million U.S. dollars)," with these programs, which are sited around 5 times the budget. Country ... I mean that. Our country will be bankrupt within a year, "he said.
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