http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com Thailand, The Country and its People Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:43:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/festivals/buddhist-festival-asaha-bucha-day/ http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/festivals/buddhist-festival-asaha-bucha-day/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:57:33 +0000 admin http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/?p=4536 In the Lord Buddha's first sermon known as the Dhammachakapavattama Sutta, he laid down the fundamental principles of Buddhism which are contained in the 4 Noble Truths. The 4 Noble truths that the Lord Buddha revealed are; 1: There is suffering (Dukka) 2: Suffering is caused by human desires 3: This suffering can be ended 4: The way to end suffering is to follow the Noble Eightfold Path.]]> http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/festivals/buddhist-festival-asaha-bucha-day/feed/ 1 http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thailand-media/thai-online-radio-jazz-moment/ http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thailand-media/thai-online-radio-jazz-moment/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:38:43 +0000 admin http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/?p=4500 Thai Online Radio, Jazz Moment gives Jazz lovers non stop 24 hours a day Jazz from around the world. Jazz Moment is a Thai community online radio station. Jazz is very popular in Thailand and Jazz Moment gives you the opportunity to listen to very best of Thai Jazz.]]> http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thailand-media/thai-online-radio-jazz-moment/feed/ 0 http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/magic-and-superstition/year-of-the-rabbit-thai-zodiac/ http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/magic-and-superstition/year-of-the-rabbit-thai-zodiac/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:46:32 +0000 admin http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/?p=4474 The year 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit in the both the Chinese and Thai Zodiac. 2011 will be a Metal Rabbit year. The Year of the Rabbit will begin on 3rd February 2011 and close 22nd January 2012. The Rabbit is the 4th animal in the Thai Zodiac. The Year of the Rabbit will be much appreciated following the somewhat tempestuous Year of the Tiger and will bring a much needed period of calm.]]> http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/magic-and-superstition/year-of-the-rabbit-thai-zodiac/feed/ 0 http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thai-temple/thai-wat-wat-phrathat-doi-kham/ http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thai-temple/thai-wat-wat-phrathat-doi-kham/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:57:59 +0000 admin http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/?p=4414 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.]]> http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thai-temple/thai-wat-wat-phrathat-doi-kham/feed/ 0 http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/magic-and-superstition/sak-yant-paed-dan-eight-sided-yant/ http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/magic-and-superstition/sak-yant-paed-dan-eight-sided-yant/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:36:37 +0000 admin http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/?p=4383 The Sak Yant design Paed Dan or Eight Sided Yant is a sacred geometric design similar in meaning to the Paed Tidt Eight Direction Yant. The Paed Dan Yant gives protection to the bearer when traveling in every direction. Whereas the Paed Tidt Yant design contains eight representations of the Lord Buddha, The Paed Dan Yant has 2 sets of Eight Buddha symbols around the outer circumference.]]> http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/magic-and-superstition/sak-yant-paed-dan-eight-sided-yant/feed/ 0 http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thailand-media/thai-online-radio-music-zaa/ http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thailand-media/thai-online-radio-music-zaa/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:20:08 +0000 admin http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/?p=4237 Available 24 hours a day, Music Zaa is a Thai online radio station playing requested international songs together with a selection of English language hit songs presented in English by their friendly DJs.]]> http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thailand-media/thai-online-radio-music-zaa/feed/ 0 http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/lifestyle-and-culture/wat-sanghathan-meditation-center/ http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/lifestyle-and-culture/wat-sanghathan-meditation-center/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:02:09 +0000 admin http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/?p=4338 Wat Sanghathan Meditation Center, one of the popular Thailand Meditation Centers, is located in the Thailand Province of Nonthaburi, very close to Bangkok. Wat Sanghathan Meditation Center offers Meditation based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Mindfulness on breathing and other methods as taught in the Tripitaka (Scriptures). ]]> http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/lifestyle-and-culture/wat-sanghathan-meditation-center/feed/ 0 http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/magic-and-superstition/sak-yant-phra-narai-song-khrut/ http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/magic-and-superstition/sak-yant-phra-narai-song-khrut/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:52:12 +0000 admin http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/?p=4307 The Sak Yant design, Phra Narai Song Khrut, is a complex Yant containing three figures from the ancient Indian epic, The Ramayana. The Ramayana was adopted by Thailand during the 18th Century, even though the Ramayana contains stories from Hindu mythology and Thailand is a Buddhist country, and became known as the Ramakien,. The Ramakien, the Thai version of the Ramayana, follows the central story of the Ramayana with additional elements introduced.]]> http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/magic-and-superstition/sak-yant-phra-narai-song-khrut/feed/ 1 http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thailand-attractions/baan-tong-luang-hill-tribe-cultural-preservation-village/ http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thailand-attractions/baan-tong-luang-hill-tribe-cultural-preservation-village/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:56:18 +0000 admin http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/?p=4273 After a visit to Baan Tong Luang, a Hill Tribe cultural preservation village near Chiang Mai, advertised as an Eco-Agriculture project, we had mixed feelings. Baan Tong Luang was opened in 2005 to "preserve the old traditional ways of Hill Tribe agriculture and to provide an income for the Hill Tribe people". People from five different Hill Tribes, White Karen, Lahu, Palong, Hmong and Long Necked Karen, were imported into Baan Tong Luang to provide the visitors with an opportunity to see the culture and way of life of Hill Tribe people]]> http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thailand-attractions/baan-tong-luang-hill-tribe-cultural-preservation-village/feed/ 0 http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/flora-and-fauna/thai-orchid-gastrochilus-bellinus-rchb-f-kuntze/ http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/flora-and-fauna/thai-orchid-gastrochilus-bellinus-rchb-f-kuntze/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:10:58 +0000 admin http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/?p=4259 The flowers of this Thai Orchid may be small, measuring just over 2 cm wide but Gastrochilus bellinus (Rchb.f) Kuntze is an extremely beautiful Thai epiphytic orchid. Gastrochilus bellinus can be found in Northern Thailand and is also distributed throughout Southern China, Laos and Myanmar (Burma). In Thailand, this orchid, known as “Seua Dam”, grows at altitude in hilly evergreen forests.]]> http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/flora-and-fauna/thai-orchid-gastrochilus-bellinus-rchb-f-kuntze/feed/ 0