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updated some oc refs!!

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Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Ayutthaya, Thailand

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Day Twenty-Seven, Part Three: An Excursion to Ayutthaya

A crude stone type of known as laterite was often used as the foundation of temples and in parts of the building that would not be seen, similar to how the Romans sometimes used tufa. Laterite would either be covered by a higher quality of stone or with concrete.

Bricks were also commonly used, although these, too, would have been covered by concrete.

The main part of Ayutthaya is Wat Mahathat. Next to it is a similar site, Wat Phra Si Sanphet.

This city was built by a different king and is also illustrated with a model that depicts how it looked before it was destroyed.

Its most prominent feature is a series of stupas.

Some of the Buddha statues remain objects of worship even today.

An even more active center for Buddhist worship is the nearby Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit, which has a large statue of the Buddha, 12.45 meters high and 9.55 meters wide.

In the old days, it was common for worshippers to purchase a garment for the statue and dress the figure themselves. Nowadays, people can still purchase the garments, but they are simply stacked in a pile, with a thread connecting the offerings to the statue.

A sign indicates how this system works.

The temple is now heavily restored. Photographs reveal how it looked prior to restoration.

[ghmvsings]

muses pt. 6

carter spence // boone hayes // onyx jones // adra mongkhon // leon ruiz // ronnie costa // sienna uriz // battle frances

[colourme-feral]

The Sign locations IRL

The Sign: Tharn, Phaya, Yai and Sand visit temples in Nong Khai

IRL: Wat Phrathat Bangphuan, PMVJ+QQ7, Phra That Bang Phuan, Mueang Nong Khai District, Nong Khai 43100, Thailand

IRL: Wat Tham Si Mongkhon, X862+PVR, Pha Tang, Sangkhom District, Nong Khai 43160, Thailand

IRL: Wat Hai Sok, VPMV+957, Nai Mueang, Mueang Nong Khai District, Nong Khai 43000, Thailand

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

their lights come together

incredible shot of phra buddha ket mongkhon in bangkok

[Ian Bremmer]

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“There is a light over every person, and when two souls meet, their lights come together, and a single light emerges from them to feel the universal generation as a sea, and oneself as a wave in it.”

― Martin Buber

[amazing-thailand]

🥊 Muay Thai, our traditional martial arts, is riddled with sacred rituals. Among them is the headband, known as Mongkhon, a part of the boxer’s full ensemble believed to imbue the wearer with protection and special powers.

#AmazingThailand

[beasiannow]

All Holly Fitzpatrick knew was that if she had to go though one more person coming up to her and started an off-key rendition of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” she was going to loose it.

She knew they said everyone had a double somewhere in the world, Holly just wished that hers did not have to be Cyndi Lauper as she looked in the 80’s!

Her having to deal with that the her whole life was what brought her to a place called The Celestial Temple Beauty, Harmony and Repose.

It seemed to her to just be a just a beauty salon, but another file clerk where she worked, a Thai girl by the name of Bettie Mongkhon, who had the thickest Southern twang she had ever heard, swore that the place could work miracles.

So there she was being interviewed by a Ms. Huang Jin Jing who was asked her all kinds of questions that didn’t seem like the sort one would be asked in a beauty parlor, more like word association type things really. “what are these for?” asked Holly “just to see where you would fit in the best.” said Ms. Huang. “Huh?” thought Holly, but played along., they even took a small sample of blood from Holly.

That having been done the Temple started it’s work.

The whole thing which started early in the morning, was still going on as evening rolled around.

At one point she saw that it looked her hair was being turned a dark brown. “This isn’t just a dye job is it?” she asked. “Oh no,” said one of the people working on her, “you’ll see in the morning.” said the beautician, “in the morning!”  said Holly about to get up and storm out, but thanks to a special brand of herbal tea they had given her she sat back down and found herself falling a sleep. As she was going down the last thing she saw was another beautician wheeling in a large piece of equipment that looked more like something from star trek than a beauty salon.

What ever went on while she was out the job was finally done just after noon the next day.

Looking in one of the salon’s mirrors Holly Fitzpatrick had to admit Bettie Mongkhon was right, the place did do miracles. Because as promised she no longer looked anything like Cyndi Lauper, no… she looked like a younger version of Lucy Liu! To her surprise Holly regarded all this quite calmly.

“At least no one will be singing at me every day now.” thought Holly Fitzpatrick, or as soon as the paper work the salon had already started for her was done, Fan Dōng Qīng, or Holly Fan among the gwailou.

[alexzachchaligne]

💜☮️🕉️Love.. Peace and Gratitude 🕉️☮️💜 Wat Gai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya. Photo by @alexvzach #traveltodiscover #discocerthailand #thailand #ayutthaya #bangkok #thailand #buddha (at Ayutthaya, Thailand) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpr3MOaO-Fh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hadeschan]

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RARE Luang Phor Toh (Pra U-thong), Nua Din jet Pa Cha Pasom Pong Gradook Phee Tai Hong Jet Pacha. A baked clay Buddha amulet with figure of Luang Phor Toh, the great/big/huge Buddha in Mara Vichai gesture copied the style of a baked clay Luang Phor Toh or Pra Mongkhon Bophit Buddha Statue of Wat Mongkhon Bophit made by Wat Mongkhon Bophit, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province in BE 2506 (CE 1963). Made from earth taken from the heart of 7 MOST haunted cemeteries that accumulate the spirits of the dead, and power of the mother earth. And fragments of human bones of the unnatural dead who died on Saturday and were cremated on Tuesday, taken from 7 MOST haunted crematoriums. The material of this amulet is very similar to the work of Luang Phor Tay Kongthong of Wat Sam Ngam (Wat Aranyikaram), Nakhon Pathom Province, the Thailand’s BEST maker of Kumanthong statue.

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BEST FOR: Luang Phor Toh helps you win all fights, competitions, problems, arguments, and confrontations that you get involved in. You will NEVER be alone EVER, the spirits are with you everywhere you go. They are following you all the time. They watch your back, they protect you and prevent danger. They blind people who are going to harm you. They cast magic charm and love spells on people around you. Kongkraphan (it makes you invulnerable to all weapon attack), Klawklad Plodpai (it pushes you away from all danger), Nang Nieow, a rock-hard skin that is completely impervious to damage with bludgeoning or piercing weapons, Maha-ut (it helps stop gun from shooting at you). Wealth Fetching, Maha Larp (it brings lucky wealth), Metta Maha Niyom (it makes people around you love you, be nice to you, and willing to support you for anything), Kaa Kaai Dee (it helps tempt your customers to buy whatever you are selling, and it helps attract new customers and then keep them coming back, and warning of danger. Ponggan Poot-pee pee-saat Kunsai Mondam Sa-niat jan-rai Sat Meepit (it helps ward off evil spirit, demon, bad ghost, bad omen, bad spell, curse, accursedness, black magic, misfortune, doom, and poisonous animals). And this amulet helps protect you from manipulators, backstabbers, and toxic people. And Baihuay, the spirits of the dead in this amulet may tell/give hints of winning lottery numbers.

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Luang Phor Toh amulet is believed to be one of Thailand’s Best amulets for Nak-layng, ruffian (a violent person, especially one involved in crime), Mafia Boss, Crime Prevention Police Officer, Park Ranger, Field Soldier and Nak-layng Poo Ying (a connoisseur of women / a womanizer).

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Buddha in Māravijaya or Mara Vichai Gesture

Māravijaya gesture is an attitude of Buddha in Thai art of which the seated Buddha is putting his hand in the relax posture towards to the ground, loosely holding his knee. The other hand is on his lap. His eyes, sometimes closed, look down to the ground. The gesture of the hand reaching the ground is called bhumisparshamudra, which also refers to the attitude as well. The gesture refers to the episode which the Buddha calling the earth to witness.

The attitude refers to the episode that he was reaching the enlightenment and being disturbed by maras (demons). Learning that the maras asked him to give up, he touched the ground and called the Phra Mae Thorani (The Mother Earth) to help him fight with the maras. Thoranee called tonnes of water and flooded away the maras. The episode results in the name Mara Vichai which means the “Victory (vichai) over the Mara”. The Māravijaya seated Buddha is considered the common attitude for principal Buddha in ubosots of Khmer, Lao and Thai wats and Burmese kyaungs.

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THE AMULET MADE FROM SOIL OR EARTH

The soil or earth is the oldest minerals on Earth, it accumulates all power of good deeds of all Arhats (or Luohan), Bodhisattva and Buddha as long as you and your enemies are standing/living on the earth, the Pra Mae Thoranee (the Earth Goddess) will witness good deeds and bad deeds, if you have made good deeds, then your good deeds have already witnessed by Pra Mae Thoranee, Pra Mae Thoranee will help you, and your enemies could not do any harm to you. And the difficulties of your life, Pra Mae Thoranee also witnesses, and Pra Mae Thoranee will ease all of your difficulties.

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Din Jet Pa Cha

Din Jet Pa Cha refers to earth taken from 7 most haunted cemeteries. It is believed that the earth from cemetery contains the spirits of the dead, and accumulates mystical power.

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Gradook Phee Tai Hong Jet Pacha

The human bone powder which were taken from 7 most haunted cremation sites. The Phee Tai Hong in Thai refers to death due to violence for example; homicide, suicide, traffic-related death. Those hairs of Phee Tai Hong used for making this amulet had to die on Saturday, and had their body cremations on Tuesday.

The spirit of Phee Tai Hong is believed to be trapped in the purgatory, and sunk in its own thought. Purgatory, also called The World between Worlds, is a spiritual realm that traps lost and tortured souls. Guru monks or White Robe Archan who has highest ability of magic to pull spirits of Phi Tai Hong out of the purgatory, and later enter the physical realm (human world), and ask his/her spirit to stay in the amulets. The spirit in this amulet will help its master to do anything his/her asks for, and the spirit would gain merits from helping its master, and carry its merits to the next world.

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The amulets made from Holy Powder that contains human remains

The amulet that was made from holy powder blended with sacred herb, holy powder and mystical minerals is known as “Pong Prai Kumarn Maha Phood”, the Guru Monks who have ability to make this type of Holy Powder must have “wí-chaa aa-kom” a high knowledge of magical spells and mind power to control spirits that come with human remains and those sacred herb, NOT every monk could make Pong Prai Kumarn Maha Phood.

The Guru Monk who made this type of amulet had to perform ritual ceremonies to turn / ordain ghosts (spirits) of the dead to “monks”, in Thai called “Buet Phee”. The ghosts (spirits) will not do any harm to the amulet wearers. Those spirits will only do good things and help the amulet wearers for their own merit. Those spirits would live in the amulets, and would not leave the amulets until their karma end, and circles of lives on earth start again, and each day in spirit world is equal to 100 ordinary solar years of our planet.

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Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Ayutthaya, Thailand

LuckyColor 100 expired in 2002

[andiatas]

The Appeal Court has found Mongkhon Thirakot, a Chiang Rai-based activist and online clothes vendor, guilty of royal defamation and violation of the Computer Crimes Act and sentenced him to 4 years and 6 months in prison for two Facebook posts made in July 2022.

The ruling upholds a 30 October 2023 verdict by the Chiang Rai Provincial Court which found that Mongkhon was guilty of royal defamation and violation of the Computer Crimes Act. He was initially sentenced to 4 years in prison and given an additional 6 months in prison on a trespassing charge.

[southeastasianarchaeology]

Ayutthaya's Historic Temples: A Glimpse into Siam's Soul

Escape to Ayutthaya for a historical retreat, exploring ancient temples and indulging in traditional Thai cuisine, just an hour from Bangkok.

via Bangkok Post, 29 February 2024: A visit to Ayutthaya offers a serene escape from city life, allowing travelers to immerse themselves in Thailand’s rich history within a short drive from Bangkok. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ayutthaya, with its ancient temples like Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon and Wat Phanan Choeng Worawihan, showcases over 1,400 years of history, from the Dvaravati to the early…

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Ayutthaya (2) (3) by Levana Una Laitman

Via Flickr:

(1) Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon (3) Wat Mahathat    

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Day Twenty-Seven, Part Four: An Excursion to Ayutthaya

Outside Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit is a statue that worshippers can adorn with small pieces of gold leaf. Some people put the leaf wherever the statue is bare. Others put it near a place where they themselves are having a health problem.

Instead of riding back in the van, we traveled by boat along that Chao Praya river.

On ourway, we passed many other temples, with some golden Buddhas,

and others with Buddhas painted all in white.

We also passed the new parliament building.

As we were coming into Bangkok, I took the only selfie I allowed myself on this trip.

With the river running high from the rainy season, we barely cleared some of the bridges. For once, being rather short (5'8") was a rather good thing.

We docked at River Center, an intriguing art center in Bangkok. Here, there are easels people can rent in order to paint along the river,

and a soundproof music study where one can make recordings. Notice all the harps.