In the yard of That Phanom
Stone formations in the Pha Thaem National Park
Prehistoric paintings in the Pha Thaem National Pa…
Sunset at the Maenam Mun riverside
Maenam Song See
Pedestrian bridge across the Maenam Mun
The Little Brother "Tii Lek" at the Chong Mek mark…
Offer of used sport shoes at the market in Chong M…
The market in Chong Mek
At the bank of the Sirindhorn Dam
Sunset at the Sirindhorn dam
House in the Kantaralak village
Liang and her husband
Neng and Satit
Driving home with the Minotauros
Our host lady and the marketer woman
Guest host and landlady for many years
Cleaning coriander plants
Boy in the village Kantaralak
In the village called Kantaralak
Sunset in the province Sri Saket
Dry paddy field on the way to Sri Saket
An other painting on a bus rear
Air brush painting on a bus rear
At the market in Sri Saket
Working elephant rests near the paddy field
Plang Ku Khmer Ruins
Debrises laying around in the Plang Ku park
Prasat Hin Phanom Rung
Main Temple Structure at Prasat Hin Phanom Rung
A public boat cruising on the Mekong near Chiang K…
The Royal Temple Stupa in the complex
The Stupa in the Royal Temple complex
The Royal Temple in the Wat Hin Mak Peng area
The Royal Temple Wat Hin Mak Peng at the riverside…
Wat Hin Mak Peng
The library in the Royal Temple complex
Wat Hin Mak Peng Stupa
Myself
A Buddha pavilion at the top of Phu Ruea
At the Phu Ruea plateau
Kids from Kantaralak in the coriander field
Thailand Isaan
Gate to the temple complex
A small lake outside Loei, northern Thailand
Mae Nam Hueang
Phra That Satcha in Tha Li
That Phanom temple complex
Picnic underneath the holy Bodhi Tree
At the Mekong riverside near Nakhon Phanom
The gate to the temple complex
Wat Ban Nam Kam in Nakhon Phanom
Mekong in the evening light
The Mekong near Nakhon Phanom
The Mun river flows into the Mekong
Indochina market in Mukdahan
Mahout and his elephant called Lamduan
That Phanom temple gable
Vendor for spices, herbs and natural medicines
Phra That Bun Paun, Buddha statue under weather pr…
A stupa in the sunset
First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Mekong with low water level caused by reckless Chi…
Reeds swayed by the wind in the sunset
Beach at the dam bank
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Wat That Phanom in Nakhon Phanom
In northeastern Thailand, a kilometer from the shores of the vast Mekong River stands the exotic temple complex of That Phanom on the sacred hill of Phu Kamphra. According to the earliest known legends, the original sanctity of this site derived from visits by Kakusandha, Konagamana, and Kassapa, the Buddhas of the three previous ages. Long after these mythical visits the Buddha of our current age made a pilgrimage to the sacred hill to venerate the relics of the earlier Buddhas. Accompanied by his chief disciple, Ananda, the Buddha journeyed east from India to Phu Kamphra (legends say he actually flew) visiting other sacred places along the way. While at the sacred hill the Buddha telepathically communicated with another disciple, giving him instructions that following his death the disciple should bring the Buddha's breastbone relic to the hill. Legends say that this relic was later brought to That Phanom and that a reliquary was established to protect and enshrine it. In the Theravada Buddhist traditions of Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand it is commonly thought that the Buddha, shortly before his demise, made an extended journey throughout the region of Southeast Asia to visit sacred sites of earlier Buddhas and also to lend support to the emerging Buddhist monastic tradition. No historical evidence, however, confirms that such a journey ever took place. Scholarly interpretation of the legend suggests that it was a method the Theravada sect used to mark and sanctify Buddhist territory.
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