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Spirit houses in Bangkok, Thailand; the two are a san phra phum (ศาลพระภูมิ, shrine of Phra Phum) on the left and a san chao thi (ศาลเจ้าที่; shrine for tutelary deity) on the right. Spirit houses at a house in Huế, Vietnam
Phra Phrom (Thai: พระพรหม; from Sanskrit: Brahmā, ब्रह्मा) is the Thai representation of the Hindu creator god Brahma. In modern Thailand, Phra Phrom is often worshipped outside of Hindu contexts by regular Buddhists, and, like many other Hindu deities, has usually come to represent guardian spirits in Thai animist ...
[55]: 64 Another notable work from this period is Traiphummikatha, also known as Trai phum phra ruang. It is a treatise on Buddhist cosmology and traditional worldview and beliefs, and was composed by King Lithai in 1345. [56] It is recognized as the first Thai Buddhist literary work and the earliest example of a scholarly thesis in the country.
Phra Thong Kham in Thai language means 'Golden Lord Buddha image'. The name Phra Thong Kham has two origins: the center of the minor district was in Ban Pa Kham, Tambon Sa Phra. The people selected the last words from the location name and add Thong as a middle word for good meaning; Phraya Palat Thong Kham was the husband of Thao Suranaree ...
The Erawan Shrine, formally the Thao Maha Phrom Shrine (Thai: ศาลท้าวมหาพรหม; RTGS: San Thao Maha Phrom; 'shrine of Lord Maha Brahma'), is a shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, which houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of Brahma, the Hindu god of creation.
Chiang Mai (Thai: เทศบาลนครเชียงใหม่) consisting of sub-districts Si Phum, Phra Sing, Haiya, Chang Moi, Chang Khlan, Wat Ket, Pa Tan, and parts of sub-districts Chang Phueak, Suthep, Pa Daet, Nong Hoi, Tha Sala, Nong Pa Khrang, Fa Ham. There is one town-municipality (thesaban mueang) in the district:
Anek Nawikamul, a Thai historian, researched the story and found an article in the Siam Praphet newspaper written by K.S.R. Kulap, dated March 10, 1899.Kulap claimed the story of Mae Nak was based on the life of Amdaeng Nak (อำแดงนาก, 'Mrs Nak'), daughter of a Tambon Phra Khanong leader named Khun Si.
Wat Phra That Choeng Chum (Thai: วัดพระธาตุเชิงชุมวรวิหาร) is a Buddhist temple in Sakon Nakhon province, Thailand. Enshrined there is Phra That Choeng Chum ( Thai : พระธาตุเชิงชุม ), a important religious monument of the province.