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Wat Phra Sing, Chiang Rai
Wat Phra Sing ( th, วัดพระสิงห์, nod, file:LN-Wat Phra Sing.png, 50px), or sometimes spelled etymologically as Wat Phra Singh, is a wat, Buddhist temple located on Tha Luang Road in ''Tambon'' Wiang, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Rai, Mueang district, Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand. History It was unclear about who first built the temple. According to ''Jinakalamali, Jinakālmālīpakarna'', the Buddharupa ' (known shortly as ''Phra Singh'') was brought from Kamphaeng Phet Province, Kamphaeng Phet to Chiang Mai Province, Chiang Mai by the ruler of Chiang Rai and brother of , ''Thao Maha Brahma''. Phaya Keu Na later ordered the sanctum where Phra Singh was enshrined to be rebuilt. Phra Singh, hence, was transported to be enshrined at the royal vihara in Chiang Rai. The vihara was later known by its Buddharupa and thus called "Wat Phra Singh" (wat [of] Phra Singh). Moreover, Thao Maha Brahma ordered a replica of Phra Singh to be created at Koh Don Thaen ( ...
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Ubosot
The ordination hall is a Buddhist building specifically consecrated and designated for the performance of the Buddhist ordination ritual ('' upasampada'') and other ritual ceremonies, such as the recitation of the Patimokkha. The ordination hall is located within a boundary () that defines "the space within which all members of a single local community have to assemble as a complete Sangha () at a place appointed for ecclesiastical acts ()." The constitution of the ''sīmā'' is regulated and defined by the Vinaya and its commentaries and sub-commentaries. Burmese ordination halls In Burmese, ordination halls are called ''thein'' (), derived from the Pali term , which means "boundary." The ''thein'' is a common feature of Burmese monasteries (''kyaung''), although the ''thein '' may be not necessarily be located on the monastery compound itself. Shan ordination halls, called ''sim'' (သိမ်ႇ)'','' are exclusively used for events limited to the monkhood. The central imp ...
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Thawan Duchanee
Thawan Duchanee ( th, ถวัลย์ ดัชนี; September 27, 1939 – September 3, 2014) was a Thai contemporary painter, architect and sculptor with an international reputation. In 2001, this notable artist was given the prize by the Office of the National Culture Commission of Thailand as the National Thai Artist in Fine art and Visual art. Thawan was raised in Chiang Rai, Thailand and started art studies at the age of fifteen at the Art and Craft College under the scholarship of the Ministry of Education of Thailand. In 1958, he furthered his studies at Painting, Sculpture and Graphic arts department, Silpakorn University. Biography Early life and education Thawan appeared to be prodigiously gifted artist since he was a child. In his youth, he had a consuming passion for Buddhism. His attitude toward his work, however, had been changed since he belonged to the last generation of Silpa Bhirasri’s students at Silpakorn University. Thawan got good grades from ...
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Dharma
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Tai Tham Script
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Wat Phra Kaew, Chiang Rai
Wat Phra Kaew ( th, วัดพระแก้ว) is a third-common-class royal temple situated in the area of 10,640 square metres on Trairat road, Wiang sub-district, Muang Chiang Rai in Chiang Rai City, Thailand. The King of Thailand upgraded the temple to the royal temple on May 31, 1978. The temple gains historical importance as the place where the Emerald Buddha was found. It is also one of the main centres of Buddhist education and the Sangha's administration in northern Thailand. Wat Phra Kaew is famous throughout Thailand as the original home of the translucent green Buddha which graces the Emerald Buddha Temple in Bangkok's Grand Palace. It was discovered in 1434 when a bolt of lightning hit an old Chedi. In the occasion of Princess Mother at her 90 years in 1990, Phra Yok Chiangrai, made of jade brought from Canada, a replica of that image was created to presides over at Hor Phra Yok, which was opened by Princess Kalayaniwattana on November 26, 1998. Wat Phra Kaew i ...
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Wat Ngam Mueang
A wat ( km, វត្ត, ; lo, ວັດ, ; th, วัด, ; khb, 「ᩅᨯ᩠ᨰ」(waD+Dha); nod, 「ᩅ᩠ᨯ᩶」 (w+Da2)) is a type of Buddhist temple and Hindu temple in Cambodia, Laos, East Shan State, Yunnan, the Southern Province of Sri Lanka and Thailand. The word ''wat'' is a Thai word that was borrowed from Sanskrit ''vāṭa'' (Devanāgarī: वाट), meaning 'enclosure'. The term has varying meanings in each region, sometimes referring to a specific type of government-recognised or large temple, other times referring to any Buddhist or Hindu temple. Overview Strictly speaking, a ''wat'' is a Buddhist sacred precinct with vihara (quarters for bhikkhus), a temple, an edifice housing a large image of Buddha and a facility for lessons. A site without a minimum of three resident ''bhikkhu''s cannot correctly be described as a wat although the term is frequently used more loosely, even for ruins of ancient temples. As a transitive or intransitive verb, ''w ...
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Ubosot
The ordination hall is a Buddhist building specifically consecrated and designated for the performance of the Buddhist ordination ritual ('' upasampada'') and other ritual ceremonies, such as the recitation of the Patimokkha. The ordination hall is located within a boundary () that defines "the space within which all members of a single local community have to assemble as a complete Sangha () at a place appointed for ecclesiastical acts ()." The constitution of the ''sīmā'' is regulated and defined by the Vinaya and its commentaries and sub-commentaries. Burmese ordination halls In Burmese, ordination halls are called ''thein'' (), derived from the Pali term , which means "boundary." The ''thein'' is a common feature of Burmese monasteries (''kyaung''), although the ''thein '' may be not necessarily be located on the monastery compound itself. Shan ordination halls, called ''sim'' (သိမ်ႇ)'','' are exclusively used for events limited to the monkhood. The central imp ...
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Chiang Rai Wat Phra Singha วัดพระสิงห์ เชียงราย - Ubosot อุโบสถ
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Wat Phra Sing
Wat Phra Singh (full name: Wat Phra Singh Woramahaviharn; th, วัดพระสิงห์วรมหาวิหาร; ;pronunciation; nod, ) is a Buddhist temple ( Thai language: Wat) in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), bestowed upon it the status of Royal temple of the first grade in 1935. Location Wat Phra Singh is located in the western part of the old city centre of Chiang Mai, which is contained within the city walls and moat. The main entrance is guarded by '' Singhs'' (lions). Wat Pra Singh is situated at the end of the main street (Rachadamnoen road) of Chiang Mai. The road runs east from the temple, via Tapae Gate, to the Ping River. Name Phra Singh is an abbreviated form of Phra-Put-Tha-Shi-Hing and does not refer to the word Singh ("lion"). Notability The temple houses an important Buddha statue: the ''Phra Buddha Sihing'' which gives the temple its name. The origins of this statue are unknown but, according to ...
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