Religion & Superstition


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. The legend of Nang Kwak is originated in the ancient India. Its the legend of a young girl, who followed the Buddha [more...]

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Sak Yant, Buddha Tattoo, sacred Tattoo,

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...]

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Thai Buddhist Monks, Vien Tien Rite, Thailand

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...]

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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...]

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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. The triple offering consists of 1 or 2 candles, 3 incense sticks and one or more flowers. Flowers are symbolizing the perishability of [more...]

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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. Then You will get Your prophecy on a piece of paper [more...]

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