Travel around the world.: สิงหาคม 2014

วันเสาร์ที่ 23 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2557

Two Color river ,Ubon Ratchathani ,Thailand.

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After Buddha Atmosphere at Wat Tham Khuha Sawan successfully. Attractions that are a short walk from Wat Tham Khuha Sawan, is that "Two Color river"

About "Two Color river"

Two Color river is the flow of the river between Moon river(flow from Thailand) and Mekong river confluence.The Mekong river is the boundary between the Blocking Raceway Country Thailand and Laos. The color of the light and colors between Moon river and Mekong river which is a different color,when overlooking the confluence of two rivers, the colors are beautiful,can clearly see the two colors.

Location
Khong Chiam district,Ubon Ratchathani ,Thailand.

Go to Destination
Start of Wat Tham Khuha Sawan (No.1) to Wat Khong Chiam (No.2)

Arrival : Two Color river
( Febuary 25,2013 )

No.1

No.2

No.3

No.4

Enjoy at "Two Color river".

Ang Kep Nam Sanam Bin Non-hunting Area ,Buriram
Pha Mo E Daeng Cliff
Samrongkiat Waterfall

วันศุกร์ที่ 22 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2557

Wat Tham Khuha Sawan ,Ubon Ratchathani ,Thailand.

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About "Wat Tham Khuha Sawan"

Wat Tham Khuha Sawan located on Highway 2222 prior to Khong Chiam district, about 3 km. Wat Tham Khuha Sawan built in 1978 by the "Luang Pho Khumkaning Julmanee" which was used as a practice. Currently Luang Pho Khumkaning Julmanee has died, but his body did not decay. The villagers were kept in closed glass figure of Luang Pho Khumkaning Julmanee to worship. Wat Tham Khuha Sawan has a vantage point overlooking the side of the Mekong River and Laos is beautiful.
Wat Tham Khuha Sawan is a cultural and natural significance of Ubon Ratchathani. The tourists come to respectfully worship Luang Pho Khumkaning Julmanee , can enjoy views of the river and the two colors. Physical as well as landscapes of Laos, which is the opposite side is beautiful because of the location of the Wat Tham Khuha Sawan is situated on a plateau on the banks of the Mekong River. Visitors can see beautiful views of the river and the river, a river flowing together of two very beautiful.The views of Khong Chiam Situated 80 km from Bangkok. Ubon Ratchathani on Highway 2222 and is an important tourist center of Ubon Ratchathani.

Go to Destination
Location : Khong Chiam district,Ubon Ratchathani ,Thailand.

Map from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani.

Map from Ubon Ratchathani to Wat Tham Khuha Sawan.

Arrival : Wat Tham Khuha Sawan
( Febuary 25,2013 )

Enjoy your trip.

Ang Kep Nam Sanam Bin Non-hunting Area ,Buriram
Pha Mo E Daeng Cliff
Samrongkiat Waterfall

วันเสาร์ที่ 16 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2557

Wat Phra Si Sanphet

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About Wat Phra Si Sanphet

Wat Phra Si Sanphet was the most important temple for Ayutthaya royal court. It was the kings’ private temple inside the Royal Palace, and there were no monks living in the temple.

The original location of the temple was once King Boroma Tri Lokanat’s royal residence. The king donated it to be a religious area in 1448, and named the temple “Wat Phra Si Sanphet”. Then he assigned moving the royal residences to the north of the Royal Palace. Next to the temple is Lob Buri River as we still see at the present. The temple was used to do many important royal ceremonies, for example, the ceremony of drinking the water allegiance to the king (twice a year), keeping every king’s royal bones, and etc.

In the middle of the area, there are three big chedi (pagodas) placing in between with 3 mondop (canopies). At the end of the last chedi in the west, there is the base of Wihan Chaturamuk (a four-faced chapel) which the kings’ royal bones were contained inside and in the porch at each face of the chapel; it is believed that Buddha images in the sitting, standing, reclining and walking postures were situated in it. In the east, next to the first chedi, there was the most important wihan. At the end of this wihan called “Tai Joranam” was used to keep many kings’ royal bones, and inside this wihan, there was a standing Buddha image covered with real gold weighing 286 chang (equals 343.2 kilograms). The image was 16 meters high, and his name was “Phra Si Sanphet”. He was the most important Buddha image in Ayutthaya period.

The royal wihan or wihan Phra Si Sanphet was squeezed on the two opposite sites with Wihan Phra Lokanat in the north and Wihan Phra Ba Laylai in the south. Next to the front was the main wihan (the main chapel in the north) and Phra Ubosot (in the south). All the buildings were surrounded by a rectangular lining of small chedis and small wihans in good proportion.

The temple was burnt down when Ayutthaya was completely destroyed in 1767. The Burmese robbed and stole a lot of property made in Ayutthaya period and some brought from Phra Nakhon Thom. Most importantly, they burnt and molted the gold out of the Buddha image “Phra Si Sanphet, left only the archaic which was the core of the image. When Bangkok was founded as the new capital of Thailand, King Buddha Yodfah, the first king of Rattanakosin, assigned transferring the image to Bangkok. He commissioned building a chedi to cover the core of the image at Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram (Wat Pho), and named the chedi “Chedi Phra Si Sanphetyadayan”.

(Reference : www.ayutthayastudies.aru.ac.th)

Go to Destination

Location : Ayutthaya ,Thailand