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Buddhism / Monks: Buddhist Monks
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    • machomikemd
  • By machomikemd on October 1, 2007
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    • monks in prayer - Bangkok
    monks in prayer
    by machomikemd
    Thailand is officially a Buddhist country and some 95% of Thais are Buddhists. In many ways Thai Buddhism is a very laissez-faire religion, but if you are not a Buddhist there are some things you should be aware of. Always remove your shoes and dress smartly when entering a temple. Never allow your feet to point towards an image of the Buddha.

    Monks are not allowed to have any physical contact with women. This means that whether on a crowded bus or as a student in your class, a monk cannot sit next to a woman. If you are a woman teacher and you have a monk as a student, you should not try to hand anything directly to him. Place handouts, for example, within his reach and allow him to pick them up himself.

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    Buddhism / Monks: Religious customs
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  • By SirRichard on October 22, 2003
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    • Buddhist cult - Bangkok
    Buddhist cult
    by SirRichard
    I have never deeply understood all those buddhist ceremonies, but when I visit the temples I like to sit aside and watch the locals come in, prepare the incense and the flowers, put it in place, bend, pray, mutter, look up, bend again, put their shoes on and go...

    I have always wonder what do they pray for... Health? Love? Fortune? and who do they pray to?... the same God (at the end)?

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    Buddhism / Monks: The Jatukham phenomenon
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  • By aberacadabra on December 19, 2007
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    • advert for Jatukham - Bangkok
    advert for Jatukham
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    Along highways and even on tiny country roads, signboard advertisements for Jatukham amulets such as this one are becoming an ubiquitous feature of Thailand scenery. Jatukham amulets are becoming a staple of Thai life with economic and political uncertainties and one can see many of these large cookie sized images hanging on the necks of many Thais nowadays.

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    Buddhism / Monks: From Ayutthaya to Bangkok
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    • suraphona
  • Updated By suraphona on January 23, 2003
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    • Phra Lokanat - Bangkok
    Phra Lokanat
    by suraphona
    Phra Lokanat
    When Ayutthaya was destroyed in 1767, the valueable things were taken by the invaders.
    This Buddha Image was brought together with the inner core of Phra Buddha Chao Si Sanphet by the ordered of King Rama I to Wat Phra Chetuphon, Bangkok.

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    Buddhism / Monks: From Sukhothai to Wat Suthat
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  • Updated By suraphona on January 24, 2003
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    • Phra Si-Sakayamunee - Bangkok
    Phra Si-Sakayamunee
    by suraphona
    Phra Si-Sakayamunee ,the Buddha statue in the (Royal Temple)Phra Viharn Luang of Wat Suthat Thep Wararam, made of casted bronze.
    This statue is the largest one of all castled Buddha statues discovered in Thailand.
    The dimension is 6.25 meters in width.
    Phra Si-Sakayamunee was the principal Buddha statue in the Phra Viharn Luang of Wat Mahathat ,Sukhothai.
    In the stone inscription of Wat Pa Mamuang (Sukhothai), indicated that Phra Maha-Dhammaraja Lithai King of Sukhothai ordered to mould this statue and had a celebration in 1361.

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    Buddhism / Monks: 9 temples tour
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  • Updated By suraphona on January 19, 2003
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    • at Wat Phra Kaeow - Bangkok
    at Wat Phra Kaeow
    by suraphona

    9 temples tour

    Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has launched a temple tour during weekends to bring people good luck at the start of the New Year.

    The Bangkok Tourism Bureau of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) had organized the Bangkok Temple Tour Program to nine holy temples in Bangkok, to bring people good luck at the start of the New Year.


    Thai people believe that visiting and making merit at nine temples in one day will bring them luck and good karma. The number nine is considered lucky by thai people.

    The 4-5 hours temple tour begins at the Bangkok Tourist Promotion Center near the Phra Pinklao Bridge.

    The nine temples are Wat Suthat Thepwararam, Shrine of Chao Pho Suea (Tiger God), Wat Chanasongkram, the City Pillar Shrine, Wat Phra Kaew (the Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Wat Phra Chetuphon, Wat Kanlayanamit, The temple of Dawn, and Wat Rakang Kositaram.

    The tour costs 399 baht each for adults and 299 baht for children under 12. Included in the package are snacks, drinks, air-conditioned van, and guides.
    The trips start at 7.30 a.m., 8.00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 1:30 p.m.

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    Buddhism / Monks: Chat with the Monks
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  • Updated By herzog63 on June 10, 2003
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    • At the Grand Palace - Bangkok
    At the Grand Palace
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    For some reason I had in my mind that Monks would be not easy to talk to. But I was wrong they usually love to talk probably to learn about where I am from and to practice their English. This picture is me and a couple of Monks at the Grand Palace in 1984 on my first trip to Thailand! Since then I have had many pleasant conversations with Monks.

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    Buddhism / Monks: Modern monk
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  • By hojasdehierba on November 5, 2006
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    • A monk with his mobile phone - Bangkok
    A monk with his mobile
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    by hojasdehierba
    We were quite shocked when we saw this monk having a long and friendly chat through his mobile phone. In a way, they look so out of this world that you dont imagine that they have phones, computers or anything like that. We were told later that many Thai man spend a 3-month period of their youth living as monks. Perhaps this young man was not a full time monk. Or perhaps monks really have mobile phones, I dont know
    Nos quedamos bastante flipados cuando vimos a este monje que llevaba un buen rato de charla divertida a traves de su telefono movil (celular). De algun modo, los monjes parecen tan fuera de este mundo que no te imaginas que tengan telefonos, ordenadores ni nada por el estilo. Nos dijeron despues que muchos thais pasan un periodo de tres meses de su juventud viviendo como monjes. Quizas este joven no era un monje a tiempo completo, sino que solo estaba pasando ese periodo. O quizas los monjes tengan realmente telefonos moviles, no lo se.

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    Buddhism / Monks: This is Wat Pho the largest...
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  • By R.Dettmann on September 8, 2002
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    • Buddhism / Monks - Bangkok
    by R.Dettmann
    This is Wat Pho the largest Wat of Bangkok, and is technically the oldest too. It is also famous as Thailand's first university, and it is the traditional national center for the preservation and teaching of traditional Thai massage.The huge reclining Buddha and the most number of Buddha in Thailand.(more than 1000 Buddha) are unique qualities of that place.

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    Buddhism / Monks: Monk Seats
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  • Updated By trisanna on May 9, 2005
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    • reserved for monks - Bangkok
    reserved for monks
    by trisanna
    On some buses and river taxis, there are special seats allocated to monks. They are usually located close to the entry/exit points. They are reserved for monks and you should never sit in them-even if you are quite tired.

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