http://www.thai-eyes.com Thailand Lifestyle Blog Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:10:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/thai-good-luck-charm-ta-krut/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/thai-good-luck-charm-ta-krut/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:49:02 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=3623 Thai people believe in supernaturalism and animism, even if they are Buddhists, Christs or Moslems. Amulets and other items like the Ta krut are used as a good luck charm or for protection against evil or ghosts. The Ta Krut is an ornate plaited cord good luck charm and mostly worn by young boys around [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/thai-good-luck-charm-ta-krut/feed/ 0 http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/lord-ganesh-golden-ganesha-statue-chiang-mai-thailand/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/lord-ganesh-golden-ganesha-statue-chiang-mai-thailand/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:36:41 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=2992 Lord Ganesh (Lord Ganesha) is a Hindu god from India. If You think Thailand is a buddhist country, You´re right, but if You think Thai people just believe in the teachings of Lord Buddha, then You´re wrong. The boundaries between Buddhism and Hinduism are fluent. A good example is the Name of His Majesty King [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/lord-ganesh-golden-ganesha-statue-chiang-mai-thailand/feed/ 0 http://www.thai-eyes.com/thailand/worlds-largest-gong-lamphun-thailand/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/thailand/worlds-largest-gong-lamphun-thailand/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:27:25 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=2891 We found the world´s largest gong in Wat Haripunchai (Haripunchai temple) in Lamphun, North Thailand. One says, if You beat the big nipple gong with a wooden stick 3 times, You´re wish will come true. It seems like many people believe in that, because we had to wait quite a long time, until we could [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/thailand/worlds-largest-gong-lamphun-thailand/feed/ 0 http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/anti-mosquito-sak-yant-tattoo-thailand/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/anti-mosquito-sak-yant-tattoo-thailand/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:19:27 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=2812 Sak Yant, also called sacred tattoo, magic tattoo, Buddha tattoo or holy tattoo is very popular in Thailand and is mentioned to protect against ghosts, evil and makes invulnerable against knives and gun bullets. As a few days ago our friend, the young Akha Hill Tribe Thai boy Bon came to visit us and showed [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/anti-mosquito-sak-yant-tattoo-thailand/feed/ 0 http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/the-mysterious-white-elephant-thailand/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/the-mysterious-white-elephant-thailand/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:43:52 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=1509 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. The first historical record of a white elephant in Siam, is dated back to the year 1471 and King Borommatrailokkanant (1448-1488). The King of Siam [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/the-mysterious-white-elephant-thailand/feed/ 1 http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/spiritual-clutter-holy-waste-thailand/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/spiritual-clutter-holy-waste-thailand/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:20:54 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=1497 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. In Thailand “spiritual garbage” have to be disposed of at a temple, a sacred tree, like a Bodhi tree or at a chedi. © Thai [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/spiritual-clutter-holy-waste-thailand/feed/ 0 http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/nang-kwak-thai-spirit/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/nang-kwak-thai-spirit/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 05:46:07 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=1200 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. The legend of Nang Kwak is originated in the ancient India. Its the legend of a young girl, who followed the Buddha [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/nang-kwak-thai-spirit/feed/ 2 http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/sak-yant-buddha-tattoo-chiang-mai-service/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/sak-yant-buddha-tattoo-chiang-mai-service/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:44:30 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=1006 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. Centuries ago, this tradition started by drawings of that magical designs on soldiers uniforms. The Yants should give [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/sak-yant-buddha-tattoo-chiang-mai-service/feed/ 3 http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/vien-tien-buddhist-rite-khao-phansa-buddhist-lent/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/vien-tien-buddhist-rite-khao-phansa-buddhist-lent/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:12:57 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/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. The word lent is a bit confusing, because it´s not a real lent. Khao Phansa marks the beginning of the rainy seasson in Thailand and from now on, buddhist monks should not travel or [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/vien-tien-buddhist-rite-khao-phansa-buddhist-lent/feed/ 4 http://www.thai-eyes.com/thailand/new-big-buddha-statue-for-chiang-mai-north-thailand/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/thailand/new-big-buddha-statue-for-chiang-mai-north-thailand/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:45:00 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/thailand/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. The new Morn Thean temple is still under construction, but the parts, which are already finished, let You suspect, what a gem is coming up. [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/thailand/new-big-buddha-statue-for-chiang-mai-north-thailand/feed/ 0