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Amphoe U Thong
U Thong ( th, อู่ทอง, ) is the district (''amphoe'') in the western part of Suphan Buri province, north of Bangkok. History Higham states, "U-Thong was occupied for many centuries prior to the development of the Dvaravati state. Radiocarbon determinations from the sites of U-Thong and Chansen suggest that the transition into complex state societies in the Chao Phraya basin took place between about 300-600 AD." A copper inscription from the mid-7th century states, "Sri Harshavarman, grandson of Ishanavarman, having expanded his sphere of glory, obtained the lion throne through regular succession," and mentions gifts to a linga. The site includes a moat, 1,690 by 840 m, and the Pra Paton caitya. It also became the origin of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, as the first King of Ayutthaya, Ramathibodi, was prince of U Thong when the city was struck by an epidemic, prompting him to relocate east and found Ayutthaya. U Thong district was created with the name ''Chorakhe S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caitya
upright=1.25, Phra Pathom Chedi, one of the biggest Chedis in Thailand; in Thai, the term Chedi (cetiya) is used interchangeably with the term Stupa Cetiya, "reminders" or "memorials" (Sanskrit ''caitya''), are objects and places used by Buddhism, Buddhists to remember Gautama Buddha.Kalingabodhi jātaka, as quoted in John Strong, ''Relics of the Buddha'' (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004), 19 According to Damrong Rajanubhab, four kinds are distinguished in the Pāli Canon: "Relic hatu Memorial aribhoga Teaching hamma and votive desaka" Griswold, in contrast, states that three are traditional and the fourth, the Buddha Dhamma, was added later to remind monks that the true memory of Gautama Buddha can be found in his teachings. While these can be broadly called Buddhist symbolism, the emphasis tends to be on a historical connection to the Buddha and not a metaphysical one. In pre-Buddhist India ''caitya'' was a term for a shrine or holy place in the landscape, gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huai Krachao District
Huai Krachao ( th, ห้วยกระเจา, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the eastern part of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand. History ''Tambons'' Huai Krachao, Wang Phai, Sa Long Ruea, and Don Salaep were separated from Phanom Thuan district and formed the minor district (''king amphoe'') Huai Krachao on 30 April 1994. It was upgraded to district status on 11 October 1997. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Phanom Thuan, Bo Phloi, Lao Khwan of Kanchanaburi Province and U Thong of Suphanburi province. Administration The district is divided into four sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 67 villages (''mubans''). There are no municipal (''thesaban Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...'') areas. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lao Khwan District
Lao Khwan ( th, เลาขวัญ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northeastern part of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand. History Laotian people moved to establish a new village in the area of Ban Ko Ban Kao. Later people from Bo Phloi moved to the area. When the government established a new town, they named it Ban Lao Khwan. The minor district (''king amphoe'') Lao Khwan was created on 1 October 1971, when the three ''tambons'' Lao Khwan, Nong Sano, and Nong Pradu were split off from Phanom Thuan district. It was upgraded to a full district on 8 September 1976. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Huai Krachao, Bo Phloi, Nong Prue of Kanchanaburi Province, Dan Chang, Nong Ya Sai, Don Chedi and U Thong of Suphanburi province. Administration The district is divided into seven sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 82 villages (''mubans''). Lao Khwan and Nong Fai are two townships (''thesaban tambon''), ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Phi Nong District
Song Phi Nong ( th, สองพี่น้อง, ) is the southernmost district ('' amphoe'') of Suphan Buri province, central Thailand. History The district was established in 1896. In the past the area of the district included U Thong district. The district office was moved away from the Song Phi Nong canal to the present location in 1964 because the old location was prone to flooding. Its name ''Song Phi Nong'' means 'two siblings'. Presumably it refers to the confluence of two watercourses Tha Wa and Chorakhe Sam Phan before flowing to Tha Chin River. There is also another explanation that is a folk tale about two brothers or two elephants that are siblings. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): U Thong and Bang Pla Ma of Suphan Buri Province; Lat Bua Luang of Ayutthaya province; Bang Len and Kamphaeng Saen of Nakhon Pathom province; and Tha Maka and Phanom Thuan of Kanchanaburi province. The main water resource of the district is the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Pla Ma District
Bang Pla Ma (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Suphan Buri province, central Thailand. History The district was established in 1897 by the governor Phra Samutkhananurak (พระสมุทรคณานุรักษ์). The name Pla Ma is the Thai name of the fish species '' Boesemania microlepis'', which is found a lot in the area of the district. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Phak Hai and Bang Sai of Ayutthaya province, Song Phi Nong, U Thong and Mueang Suphan Buri of Suphan Buri Province. The main water resource of the district is the Tha Chin river or Suphan river. Administration Central administration The district Bang Pla Ma is subdivided into 14 subdistrict (''tambon''), which are further subdivided into 127 administrative villages (''muban''). Local administration There are 7 subdistrict municipalities (''thesaban tambon'') in the district: * Ban Laem Phatthana (Thai: ) consisting of parts of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Honorifics
Honorifics are a class of words or grammatical morphemes that encode a wide variety of social relationships between interlocutors or between interlocutors and referents.Foley, William. ''Anthropological Linguistics: An Introduction''. Oxford: Blackwell, 1997. Honorific phenomena in Thai include honorific registers, honorific pronominals, and honorific particles. Historical development Thai honorifics date back to the Sukhothai Kingdom, a period which lasted from 1238 to 1420 CEKhanittanan, Wilaiwan. "An aspect of the origins and development of linguistic politeness in Thai". ''Broadening the horizon of linguistic politeness''. Ed. Robin T. Lakoff and Sachiko Ide. Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing, 2005. 315-335. During the Sukhothai period, honorifics appeared in the form of kinship terms. The Sukhothai period also saw the introduction of many Khmer and Pali loanwords to Thai. Later, in the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351 to 1767 CE), a new form of honorific speech evolved. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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