Streetcar running around the area
Monks as tourists in Mueang Boran
Stupa of Phra Maha That, Ratchaburi พระปรางค์วัดพ…
Sumeru Mountain เขาพระสุเมรุ
Historic barges in the Mueang Boran park เรือพระร…
My friends eating Kuai-Tiao Ruea
Charming Thai girls like Kuai-Tiao Ruea as well
Patan Nepal
Stupa at the Namtso Lake Tibet
Dusit Maha Prasat Palace in the Grand Palace, Bang…
Taphon drum ตะโพน and Ranat Ek ระนาด
Prasat Phra Wihan Nāga stairways
Tiger Jumping Gorge
Landscape on the way to Zhongdian
Pavilion of the Enlightened ศาลาพระอรหันต์
Scenery at the Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ
The Churning of the Ocean
Way back to the first level of Prasat Phra Wihan
Prasat Phra Wihan (Preah Vihear) monumental stairw…
Jampey Lhakhang monastery complex
Full rainbow close to our camping place
Stupa of Phra Maha That, Chaiya, Surat Thani
The Wihan of Wat Pho Kao Ton, Sing Buri
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Kuan-Yin) Performing a…
Salama and Akira San in Mueang Boran
School class visiting Mueang Boran, Ancient Siam
Spirit house in the old market town ศาลพระภูมิ
Prang Sam Yod, Lop Buri พระปรางค์สามยอด ลพบุรี
The garden of sacred Stupas ป่าเจดีย์
Prasat Phra Wihan (Preah Vihear) near Si Sa Ket ป…
Thai trio playing classical music
Phra That Bang Phuan, Nong Khai พระธาตุบังพวน หนอง…
Thai vendor woman selling Mangos มะม่วง
Dvaravati Wihan วิหารทวารวดี
Window inside Kam Yaad Palace Hall, Ang Thong พระ…
Al-Ih San Mosque
Khlong Saen Saeb in the evening light
Last fishing out of the Khlong that day
Last view to Tham Ting
At the Mekong river bank
Bodnath Kathmandu Nepal is one of Tibetan souls
Mekong in the sunset mood
Different views on the way back
Muslim house without spirit house
Nong Chok village
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Folk architecture, arquitectura popular, Volksarchitektur
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Stupa of Phra Maha That, Nakhon Si Thammarat พระบรมธาตุ นครศรีธรรมราช
The monastery is a remarkable architectural reminder of the artistic virtuosity of the southern Thai architects. The original stupa, where the Buddha relics are housed, was built during the reign of King Si Thammasokarat in 555 A.D. when Nakhon Si Thammarat was first established. The structure is obviously influenced by the Singhalese art.
The bell element is an upturned round bowl standing on a rectangular platform and sur round ed by a gallery-in ambulatory called Kamphaeng Kaeo. The space between the wall and the stupa forms a path, normally known as Lan Prataksin, surrounding the relic chedi. At the four corners of the square base stand another four smaller chedi, each housing a Buddha image in its niches. At the top of this chedi is a spherical dew-drop.
The stupa at Muang Boran is smaller than the original one at Nakhon Si Thammarat by one-third.
The bell element is an upturned round bowl standing on a rectangular platform and sur round ed by a gallery-in ambulatory called Kamphaeng Kaeo. The space between the wall and the stupa forms a path, normally known as Lan Prataksin, surrounding the relic chedi. At the four corners of the square base stand another four smaller chedi, each housing a Buddha image in its niches. At the top of this chedi is a spherical dew-drop.
The stupa at Muang Boran is smaller than the original one at Nakhon Si Thammarat by one-third.
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