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| Buddhist Temples in Bangkok: Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, Wat Saket, Wat Benchamabophit, Wat Kalayanamitr, Wat Bowonniwet Vihara | ||
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| 出版日期 | 2010.09.15 |
| 頁次 | 48 |
| 出版者 | Books LLC |
| 出版者網址 | http://booksllc.net/ |
| 出版地 | Memphis, TN, US [曼非斯, 田納西州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 書籍=Book |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 摘要 | Chapters: Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, Wat Saket, Wat Benchamabophit, Wat Kalayanamitr, Wat Bowonniwet Vihara, Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit, Wat Intharawihan, Wat Suthat, Wat Pathum Wanaram, Wat Ratchanadda, Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, Wat Yan Nawa. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 47. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Layout Plan of Wat Phra KaewThe Wat Phra Kaew (English Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Thai: (Pronunciation); full official name Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram, Thai: ) is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple (wat) in Thailand. It is a "potent religio-political symbol and the palladium of Thai society". It is located in the historic centre of Bangkok (district Phra Nakhon), within the precincts of the Grand Palace. The main building is the central ubosoth, which houses the statue of Emerald Buddha. The legendary history of this Buddha image is traced to India, five centuries after the Lord Buddha attained Nirvana, till it was finally enshrined in Bangkok at the Wat Phra Kaew temple in 1782 during Rama I's reign (17821809). This marked the beginning and raise of the Chakri Dynasty of the present Kingdom of Thailand (the present head of the dynasty is King Rama IX. The Emerald Buddha, a dark green statue, is in a standing form, about 66 centimetres (26 in) tall, carved from a single jade stone (Emerald in Thai means deep green colour and not the specific stone). It is carved in the meditating posture in the style of the Lanna school of the northern Thailand. Except for the Thai King, no other person is allowed to touch the statue. The King changes the cloak around the statue three times a year, corresponding to the summer, winter, and rainy seasons, an important ritual performed to usher good fortune to the country during each season. While legend traces this ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=197414 |
| ISBN | 9781157232391 (pbk); 1157232396 (pbk) |
| 點閱次數 | 350 |
| 建檔日期 | 2010.12.29 |
| 更新日期 | 2010.12.29 |
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