Stupa of Phra Maha That, Nakhon Si Thammarat พระบ…
Phra Kaew Pavilion หอพระแก้ว
Chedi of Cham Thewi, Lamphun in Mueang Boran
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Prasat Phra Wihan ปราสาทพระวิหาร Gopura of the fir…
Pavilion of the Enlightened ศาลาพระอรหันต์
The Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ in Mueang Boran
The Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ in Mueang Boran
The Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ in Mueang Boran
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan temple
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan temple
Pura Tanah Lot
Buddhist stupa at Pura Ulun Danu Bratan
Nāga steps to Phra That Satcha in Tha Li
Wat Sri Chan in Baan Na Oo
Wat Tham Pha Pu or Tham Phiang Din
Compound of monks accommodations
Remains of a horrific history
Plain of Jars first site
Plain of Jars first site
Plain of Jars first site
Plain of Jars first site
Plain of Jars first site
Prasat Phra Wihan Nāga stairways
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Bell tower หอระฆัง
Spirit house in the old market town ศาลพระภูมิ
Prang Sam Yod, Lop Buri พระปรางค์สามยอด ลพบุรี
Prasat Phra Wihan (Preah Vihear) near Si Sa Ket ป…
Thai monks visiting the remains of killing machine…
Gopura of the third level
Collapsed prang and lentil at the fourth level
Very well preserved lintel
Walking on the edge of Khao Phra Vihaan
Way back to the first level
Beautiful carved lintel being in good condition
Debris of the Central Sanctuary
Entrance to the Phra Vihaan hill
Get to the Gopura of the second level
At the edge of the Pay Ta De
Beside the historical path of Phra Vihaan
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Stupa of Phra Maha That, Chaiya, Surat Thani
The Phra Maha That is one of the most sacred and important monasteries in the south of Thailand. The structure of this stupa is similar to the Chandi Pawana Chedi in Indonesia, the mondop style chedi, which was modeled after Chandimendut Chedi of Java.
The square stupa of Phra Maha That Chaiya standing on a rectangular base is built solely of brick. The structure is ornamented with delicate stucco designs. In the four corners of the raised platform are diminutive round brick Ceylonese chedi of which the spires are decorated with a four-faced stucco Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara in accordance with Mahayana Buddhism.
The main tower standing in the center is a round chedi serving as the upper story of a relic chamber or an image house. Kirti Mukha, or Kala face motifs can be seen above the chamber similar to those found in Java. The north and east pediments are niches for Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara sitting with both feet planted. On the south is Tara, the tantric god dess sitting cross-legged. On the west pediment is Metraiya performing the teaching gesture. Renovated during the reign of King Rama V, the stucco designs on certain niches show the influence of the Rattanakosin style.
Mueang Boran has reconstructed the chedi based on the most ancient form of the stupa found in Java.
The square stupa of Phra Maha That Chaiya standing on a rectangular base is built solely of brick. The structure is ornamented with delicate stucco designs. In the four corners of the raised platform are diminutive round brick Ceylonese chedi of which the spires are decorated with a four-faced stucco Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara in accordance with Mahayana Buddhism.
The main tower standing in the center is a round chedi serving as the upper story of a relic chamber or an image house. Kirti Mukha, or Kala face motifs can be seen above the chamber similar to those found in Java. The north and east pediments are niches for Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara sitting with both feet planted. On the south is Tara, the tantric god dess sitting cross-legged. On the west pediment is Metraiya performing the teaching gesture. Renovated during the reign of King Rama V, the stucco designs on certain niches show the influence of the Rattanakosin style.
Mueang Boran has reconstructed the chedi based on the most ancient form of the stupa found in Java.
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