Wat Thung Setthi วัดทุ่งเศรษฐี Khon Kaen province, is a relatively new Thai Buddhist temple. Wat Thung Setthi means Temple of the Millionaire's Field, meaning that people who make merit here are, or will become, millionaires.
There is a temple of the same name in Bangkok and a ruined temple of that name in near the Ramnarong Gate outside the Si Satchanalai Historical Park.
Wat Thung Setthi is somewhat different from the typical Thai temple because of its white exterior with gold and blue accents, rather than the traditional gold and red temples seen throughout the country.
Its location is surrounded by rice fields as it sits in a still rural open atmosphere, about a 15 minute drive from town. The wat grounds cover approximately 29 acres. Its planning and construction began in 1999 by Luangta Oy. The developer was a strong supporter of the Dheravata Doctrine of Luangpu-Mon Puritatto to proclaim Buddhism to laymen in northeast Thailand. According to Luangta Oy, the ...
Golden Mount Temple Fair (Wat Saket) The oldest temple fair in Bangkok
Thai Temple Fairs (ngan wat) are community events that usually take place on temple grounds during Buddhist religious festivals. The most famous Thai temple fair in Bangkok is the Golden Mount Temple Fair which takes place every November on the grounds and the streets surrounding Wat Saket. The Golden Mount is one of Bangkoks most famous temples and landmark. It is visible from the surrounding area with its brightly lit chedi.
The temple fair takes place around the Loy Krathong Festival with the starting date being seven days prior to Loy Krathong. The festival starts at dawn on the first day with a procession to the top of the golden mountain where a red cloth is wrapped around the golden chedi which contains sacred relics of the Buddha.
The Golden Mount temple fair is the oldest in Bangkok with its origins stretching back to the founding of Bangkok. It is held in a carnival
atmosphere attracting people of all ages....
History of Loy Krathong Festival
Loy Krathong Festival originated from an old Brahmin festival that paid respects to the water spirits. Thai people float krathongs to give thanks to the water goddess for the fortune of having water while others will ask for forgiveness for using too much or contaminating it.
Loy Krathong originated in the ancient Sukhothai Kingdom, over 800 years ago. The King, Ramkamhang, was a devout Buddhist and believed that at the end of the Thai year his people should pay tribute to the water goddess, Phra Mae Khong Ka, for all they had been given. So he chose a night with a full moon after the monsoons, meaning the rivers and canals would be at their fullest, to worship.
A popular legend says that one of the King's consorts, Nang Noppamas, was the one who created the first Krathong. Noppamas was the daughter of a Brahmin priest and adapted an existing Brahmin tradition to make the float from banana leaves. The king was impressed and he proclaimed that every year on ...
The Khmer Empire was a powerful Kingdom in South-East Asia. Its major architectural works (temples and sculptures) are located in present day Cambodia, where the capital of the empire was located. However, during long periods of time the Khmer ruled over parts of present day Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
Like other major ethnic groups in the history of South-East Asia (the Thais, the Mons, The Chams) the Khmer are thought to have descended in the prehistoric period from the river valleys in Eastern Tibet and Southwest China. The Khmer appear first on the scene (in Chinese records) in the second half of the 6th century A.D. with the Kingdom known as Chenla.
Since the Khmer reigned for long periods over extended areas of present day Thailand, Thailand has a substantial number of important Khmer monuments on its territory, mainly in its Northeastern Region (such as Phonom Rung and Muang Tam in Buriram Province, Phimai in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Muang Singh in Kanchanaburi province). Any look ...
