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Wat Buppharam, Trat
Wat Buppharam ( th, วัดบุปผาราม), or locally known as Wat Plai Khlong (วัดปลายคลอง) is a Buddhist Thai temple in Mahā Nikāya sect, located at Moo 3, Ban Plai Khlong, Tambon Wang Krachae, Amphoe Mueang Trat, Trat Province, regarded as the oldest and most artistic and historical values temple in the province. The temple dates back to Ayutthaya period built since the King Prasat Thong's reign. Its name means ''"temple is full of fragrant flowers"'', because there is a story that when the founder surveyed the place to build the temple. He discovered the upland that was filled with the scent of flowers. The buildings and structures of Wat Buppharam are architectures in the early Rattanakosin period such as ordination hall, monastery as well as Buddha footprint hall. They can still maintain the condition until present day. Inside ordination hall features murals mixed between Ayutthaya and Chinese arts.Teerapat Bupphapibul (story), Teera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maha Nikaya
The Mahā Nikāya (literal translation: "great order") is one of the two principal monastic orders, or fraternities, of modern Thai and Cambodian Buddhism. The term is used to refer to any Theravada monks not within the Dhammayuttika Nikaya, the other principal monastic order. The Maha Nikaya is the largest order of Theravada Buddhism in Thailand and Cambodia, in Thailand taking up over 90% of the Buddhist monks in the country. History After the founding of the Dhammayuttika Nikāya by the then-monk Prince Mongkut in 1833, decades later all recognized monks not ordained in the Dhammayuttika order were considered to be part of the ''maha nikāya'', the "great collection" of those outside the new Dhammayuttika fraternity. As such, most monks in Thailand belong to the Maha Nikāya more or less by default; the order itself did not originally establish any particular practices or views that characterized those adhering to its creed. There were in reality hundreds of different Nika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphoe Mueang Trat
Mueang Trat ( th, เมืองตราด, ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Trat province, eastern Thailand. History The area was settled in 1901 as a ''khwaeng'' of ''Mueang'' Trat. The government upgraded the ''khwaeng'' to Mueang Trat District in 1908. In 1921 the district was renamed ''Bang Phra'' after the name of the central tambon. The district name was changed to ''Mueang Trat'' in 1938 due to a new naming policy for capital districts. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Laem Ngop, Khao Saming, and Bo Rai of Trat Province; Pursat and Koh Kong Provinces of Cambodia; Khlong Yai of Trat Province; and the Gulf of Thailand. The district has one border crossing into Cambodia, at Ban Tha Sen. It is a "temporary" crossing, open only several days a week. there are plans to construct a permanent border crossing. Administration The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 97 v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayutthaya Period
The Ayutthaya Kingdom (; th, อยุธยา, , IAST: or , ) was a Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. The Ayutthaya Kingdom is considered to be the precursor of modern Thailand and its developments are an important part of the History of Thailand. The Ayutthaya Kingdom emerged from the mandala of city-states on the Lower Chao Phraya Valley in the late fourteenth century during the decline of the Khmer Empire. After a century of territorial expansions, Ayutthaya became centralized and rose as a major power in Southeast Asia. Ayutthaya faced invasions from the Toungoo dynasty of Burma, starting a centuries' old rivalry between the two regional powers, resulting in the First Fall of Ayutthaya in 1569. However, Naresuan ( 1590–1605) freed Ayutthaya from brief Burmese rule and expanded Ayutthaya militarily. By 1600, the kingdom's vassals included some city-states in the Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasat Thong
Prasat ThongThe Royal Institute. List of monarchs Ayutthaya''. ( th, ปราสาททอง, ; c. 1600–1656; 1629–1656) was the first king of the Prasat Thong dynasty, the fourth dynasty of the Siamese Ayutthaya Kingdom. Accounts vary on the origin of Prasat Thong. While traditional Thai historians hold that he was an illegitimate son of King Ekathotsarot, Jeremias van Vliet's account states that he was the maternal cousin of King Songtham – his father was ''Okya'' Sithammathirat ( th, ออกญาศรีธรรมาธิราช), elder brother of the mother of King Songtham. He was born during the reign of King Naresuan around 1600 and was known to have caused mischief in the royal court. He ruined the palace Agricultural Initiation Ceremony, royal ceremony of ploughing, and was threatened with imprisonment; only pleas from the queen of King Naresuan, Chao Khruamanichan, won a reduction of the punishment to five months imprisonment. He was later pardoned an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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