Buddhist Festival – Asaha Bucha Day
Thai Online Radio – Jazz Moment
Year of the Rabbit – Thai Zodiac
Sak Yant – Paed Dan – Eight Sided Yant
Thai Online Radio – Music Zaa
Wat Sanghathan Meditation Center
Sak Yant – Phra Narai Song Khrut
Baan Tong Luang – Hill Tribe Cultural Preservation Village
Thai Orchid – Gastrochilus bellinus Rchb.f Kuntze
Thai Online Radio – Siam Music Zaa
Thai Online Radio – UBRadio – Underground Music
Sak Yant – Paed Tidt – Eight Direction Yant
Thai Online Radio – GreenWave
Dhamma Kancana Vipassana Meditation Center – Kanchanaburi
Eating Bugs – Bees Nests – Bee Larvae
Jintara Poonlarp – Thai Singer – Luktung
Laem Chabang Country Club – Pattaya Golf
Buddhist Ceremony – Wian Tian – Candlelight Procession
Temples
Thai Wat – Wat Phrathat Doi Kham
Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, the Temple of the Golden Mountain, is a beautiful Thai Wat with a spectacular view over the city of Chiang Mai. Wat Phrathat Doi Kham is an older Temples than Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai’s best known Thai Wat. Built over 1300 years ago, Wat Phrathat Doi Kham eventually became abandoned. In 1966 when the old Chedi collapsed after heavy rain, many Buddha images were discovered and lead to the restoration of Wat Phrathat Doi Kham.
Thai Wat – Wat Phrathat Suthon Mongkon Khiri
Wat Phrathat Suthon Mongkon Khiri in the Thailand Province of Phrae is a modern Thai Wat, completed in 1984. The first thing you will notice about Wat Phrathat Suthon Mongkon Khiri is the enormous reclining Buddha which can be easily seen from the Denchai-Lampang highway 101, just a few kilometers outside the city of Phrae. This spectacular image, at 89m long, is one of the largest reclining Buddhas in Thailand and is named the Phra Buddha Sai Yat.
Thai Wat – Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat
The Thai Wat, Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat is in The Thailand Province of Phitsanulok. Commonly called Wat Yai, this Thai Wat is best known for its golden Buddha image, the Phra Buddha Chinnarat which many people consider to be the most beautiful Buddha image in Thailand.
Thai Wat – Sukhothai – Wat Sri Sawai
Built in the 14th Century, Wat Sri Sawai is probably the oldest Thai Wat in Sukhothai. Wat Sri Sawai with its three very distinctive Prangs or Chedis was built in the Khmer style. The Middle Prang of the Temple measures over 20m high. The three Chedis are decorated with stucco images. Several Hindu images were found at Wat Sri Sawai which has given rise to speculation that it may originally have been built as a Hindu Temple
Thai Wat – Wat Umong – Chiang Mai
This Thai Wat, Wat Umong Suan Puthatham, more commonly referred to as Wat Umong, is a 700 year old forest Temple on Suthep Road in Chiang Mai. Whilst there are several legends concerning the building of Wat Umong, its true origins are unknown. Within a relatively short time after the construction of Wat Umong, it became abandoned and it was only as recently as 1948 that Wat Umong became an active temple again.
Thailand Buddha – Wat Sri Chum – Sukhothai
Wat Sri Chum, an ancient Thai temple in Sukothai, has the largest and perhaps best known Thailand Buddha in Sukhothai. This Thailand Buddha is called Phra Atchana. Wat Sri Chum was built about 700 years ago and forms part of the Sukhothai Historical Park which is now a World Heritage site.
Thai Wat – Sukhothai – Wat Chang Lom
There are two Thai Temples named Wat Chang Lom in Sukhothai. This one which is located just outside the city behind the Legendha Resort, and the one in Si Satchanalai. Chang Lom means surrounded by elephants and this Thai Wat is certainly that. Built in the late 14th Century, the main Bell shaped Chedi of Wat Chang Lom is surrounded by 32 elephant sculptures placed in a position so that they appear to be holding up the entire structure.
Thai Wat – Wat Phrathat Sri Chom Tong
Wat Phrathat Sri Chom Tong is one of the most important Thai Temples in Northern Thailand. This Thai Wat is believed to contain a holy Buddha relic which is kept in a Golden Chedi. The Golden Chedi at Wat Phrathat Sri Chom Tong dates back to 1452 but the present Viharn was constructed during the 19th Century.
Wat Ban Den – Thai Temple
Wat Ban Den is an amazingly attractive and unusual Thai Temple. In 1988 the new Abbot of Wat Ban Den set out to create the most beautiful Thai Temple in the area. The Abbot, known as Kruba Tuang, inherited a Temple in poor condition and managed to raise funds of several million Baht to rebuild Wat Ban Den. The main Temple building is built with teakwood and granite tiles and is in the Lanna Style and there are many examples of exquisite teakwood carving to be seen.
Thai Wat – Wat Jed Yod
The Thai Wat, Wat Jed Yod, the Temple of the 7 Spires, in Chiang Mai dates back to the 15th Century. This Thai Wat is one of the oldest in Chiang Mai. King Tilokarat built Wat Jed Yod for Phra Uthamapanya Mahathera, a revered Monk. Located on the Chiang Mai – Lampang superhighway, Wat Jed Yod is set in a large grass covered area. Wat Jed Yod is a fairly large Thai Wat but unfortunately some of the buildings are showing the ravages of time.
Wat Rong Khun – White Temple
Wat Rong Khun, known as the White Temple, is the most stunningly beautiful example of modern Buddhist art in Thailand. The White Temple, Wat Rong Khun is in Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand and is the work of the renowned Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat, who not only was responsible for the design and building of the White Temple but has personally contributed most of the funds for the project.
