Religion & Superstition

Vien Tien Buddhist Rite Khao Phansa Buddhist Lent

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Vien Tien is a buddhist rite practised on high buddhist festivities,
like these days Khao Phansa, the so called buddhist lent…

New big Buddha statue for Chiang Mai North Thailand

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Buddhist monks from the Morn Thean temple (Wat Morn Thean) in ChiangMai, North Thailand
are sitting on a shaky bamboo scaffolding to work on the new big Buddha statue.

Young Thai boy is selling buddhist offerings

Friday, February 20th, 2009

At Makha Bucha Buddha Day we met this young Thai boy,
who was selling the so called triple buddhist offerings
for the Wat Chedi Luang (Chedi Luang temple) in Chiang Mai/North Thailand.

Cute Thai Girl Consults Chinese Oracle Chien Tung

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

At Chinese new year many people, like this cute Thai girl,
went to the temples to consult the Chinese oracle Chien Tung.
In a bamboo cane there are 50 numbered wooden sticks,
You have to shake the cane until 1 stick is falling out…

Young buddhist monks cleaning the temple Thailand

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

In a buddhist Thai temple is also a lot of work to do for the monks.
Cleaning up the temple has mostly be done by the young monks and novices…

Lord Ganesh Statue Thailand

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Thailand is a buddhist country,
but the frontiers between Buddhism and Hinduism are fluent
and Hindu Gods as Rama, Shiva, Brahma, Hanuman and Ganesha (Ganesh)
are highly enshrined in Thailand.

Young Buddhist Monk From Thailand

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Most of the young Thai boys and men spending a temporary time (mostly 3 month)
as a buddhist monk in a temple in Thailand…

Buddha Tattoo – Sacred Tattoo

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Many Thais are very superstitious and believe in a lot of odd things,
which are out of the common for farangs (foreigners).

Pay Respect to Buddha-Wai Phra in Thailand

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Whenever Thaipeople are passing a “holy place” like Buddha statues
they paying respect to them and are merit-making (tham boon/tam boon).

Automatic Thai Fortune Teller

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Many Thai People are very superstitious
and they like to visit fortune tellers to know more about their future.

Champaflowers – Plumeria Frangipani – Dok Champa

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

The tropical enviroment of Thailand
is home for many exotic plants and flowers.
The Plumeria (called after the French botanist Charles Plumier)
is native to Central- and Southamerica,
but also spread all over tropical Asia.

Building Phrasai Sand Chedis on Songkran

Friday, April 18th, 2008

At the second day of the Songkran Festival, called “Wan Nao”,
many Thai Buddhists are going to the tempel and are building sand chedis.

Young Thai Buddhist Monks

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Many Thai kids are living for a while in a buddhist temple.
The young, buddhist novices have to follow about 10 strikt rules,
while “full” monks have to notice 227 and nuns 311 rules.

Religion in Thailand

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

In Thailand most of the Thai people ( 94%) believe in Theravada Buddhism.
Mostly in South Thailand, there are 4% Thai Muslims.
0,6% Christians .
0,1% (mostly Indians) believe in the Hindu religion
Just about 0,4% don´t have a confession.

Foto: Thai Buddha im Wat (Tempel) Suan Dok – Chiang Mai/Nordthailand

Tags: Buddha

Four Noble Truth

Monday, March 10th, 2008

The base of the Buddhist philosophy are the Four Noble Truth…

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