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Elections 2011 Thailand
At the 03.07.2011 elections for a new Thai parliament and so the prime minister (PM) will be held in Thailand. Some... »
The Magic Red Indian Water Lily Nymphaea rubra
It needed a while, until we figured out, that the Red Indian Water Lily (Nymphaea rubra) is blooming... »
Ranad Xylophone Battle Thailand
While we did a bit of research about the well-known Thai Ranad Xylophone Artist Khun In, we´ve been amazed about a funny... »
Carry the Burden
The sculpure of a buddhist monk is carrying the burden of the railing of a stairway in the Buddhist Shan (Thai Yai)... »
Thai Good Luck Charm Ta Krut
Thai people believe in supernaturalism and animism, even if they are Buddhists, Christs or Moslems. Amulets and other... »
Chalermchai Kositpipat Stop Alcohol Sculpture Thailand
For sure, Chalermchai Kositpipat is the most well known artist for contemporary and Buddhist art from Thailand. At... »
Broken Heart Boy in the Rain Thailand
Standing in the rain mostly means You´re not on the sunny side of life. The sad Thai song "Poo chai nai sai fon"... »
Lotus (Nelumbo) Seed Head
The Lotus (Nelumbo) isn´t just a beautiful flower, most parts of the Lotus plant, like the seeds are edible.... »
Still Life with Bamboo Ladder
At was late afternoon, while we reached the mountain village Mae Salong (Santikhiri) in North Thailand at an... »
The Scary Monster Insect Thailand
During a morning walk in our tropical garden in Chiang Mai, North Thailand, I discovered that scary monster insect... »
Tattooed Thai Boy Saggers
Since boxershorts became very popular in Thailand, most of the Thai boys are saggers and most of the Thai boys... »
Glowing Beauty Red Torch Ginger Thailand
We´ve been attracted by that glooming beauty, while we visited a tropical garden, near Chiang Rai, North... »
Jumping Thai Boys
Photography of jumping Thai boys was the task for our 2 young photographers, while went to a relaxing afternoon... »
Funny Thai Toilet Sign Old Siam Style
While travelling around in Thailand, there are lots of ununsual things, like this funny toilet sign, old Siam... »
Ganesh Lord of Success Chalermchai Kositpipat Thailand
Ganesh Lord of Success is a real masterpiece of art, painted by the most important artist of contemporary art in... »
Akha Tribe Boy in a Well
Young Akha Hill Tribe Thai boy Jonny is a funny and crazy kid and never misses a trick. While his friends been... »
Eating Insects Weird Food
Eating and food, specially eating insects is a point of view. While many people in the world just think it is... »
Big Golden Triangle Buddha Statue Thailand
We discovered the impressive, big golden Buddha statue on a journey to the City of the Golden Triangle (Ban Sop Ruak),... »
Thai Eyes strikes back
After the attack on Thai Eyes in mid February, we asked our visitors for their help and support, which has absolutely... »
Attack on Thai Eyes Thailand
At 17.02.2011, the Thai Eyes Thailand team has been fallen victim on a sleeping gas attack. At about 4:30 in the... »

Young Thai Temple Boy Collects Money

Oct 132008

While buddhist monks and nuns are not allowed to touch or use money, young temple boys are helping to collect money for the temples. The so called Temple boys, are no monks or novices, they are just helpers for the monks. In Thai they are called “Dek Wat” or “Look Sit”. Photo: Young Thai temple [more...]

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Young Buddhist Monk From Thailand

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Sep 182008

Most of the young Thai boys and men spending a temporary time (mostly 3 month) as a buddhist monk in a temple in Thailand. In a ritual initiation, they got shaved their hair and eyebrows, which means, that they are no longer a member of the profanatory Thai society. Buddhist monks are highly respected by [more...]

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Buddha Tattoo - Sacred Tattoo

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Jul 122008

Many Thais are very superstitious and believe in a lot of odd things, which are out of the common for farangs (foreigners). Many farangs are shaking their heads, if the come across sacred tattoos/Buddha Tattoos, which are very common in Thailand. There are a lot of words for this “holy tattoos”, like Buddha tattoo, sacred [more...]

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Pay Respect to Buddha-Wai Phra in Thailand

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May 242008

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

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Building Phrasai Sand Chedis on Songkran

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Apr 182008

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

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Young Thai Buddhist Monks

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Mar 302008

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. In the peaceful atmosphere around a Thai temple is also enough time for the young kids to play around and have [more...]

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