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Religion & Superstition
« Previous EntriesThe Mysterious White Elephant Thailand
Because of their great rarity white elephants are holy in Thailand.
Thai people believe the mysterious white elephant is a being
in an advanced stage on the way to Nirvana…
Spiritual Clutter Holy Waste Thailand
What to do with spiritual clutter or holy waste,
as old spirit houses, chinese home temples
or broken sacred figurines ?
You can´t dispose it of with Your household garbage…
Nang Kwak Thai Spirit
In Thailand a small statue of the Thai spirit or Thai saint Nang Kwak
can be found in nearly every shop, in bars, restaurants
and even at the local markets and street vendors…
Sak Yant Buddha Tattoo Chiang Mai Service
Thai eyes wants to recommend a Chiang Mai Service for Sak Yant (Buddha Tattoo).
Sak Yant, the sacred Tattoo, is an old tradition from Siam, nowadays Thailand.
Sak means Tattoo and Yant is a magical, sacred design…
Vien Tien Buddhist Rite Khao Phansa Buddhist Lent
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
Buddhist monks from the Morn Thean temple (Wat Morn Thean) in Chiang Mai, North Thailand
are sitting on a shaky bamboo scaffolding to work on the new big Buddha statue.
Young Thai boy is selling buddhist offerings
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Many Thai People are very superstitious
and they like to visit fortune tellers to know more about their future.
Champaflowers – Plumeria Frangipani – Dok Champa
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.
