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Chinese nephrite. A general name for greenish grey semiprecious or precious stone from which artifacts and jewels are cut. Three minerals qualify, namely jadeite, chloromelanite and nephrite, with jadeite being the most valuable. It is believed to have the power to bring good luck and protection. The best quality is found in ...for more order our CDrom...
See Yu Huang. Thai. 'Fasting'. Term usually referring to the food eaten by the Chinese during their Lent or time of fasting, traditionally vegetarian. Also je. See also thetsakaan kin jae. Pali-Sanskrit. 'Mother of the world'. Title given to Parvati, the consort to Shiva. See also Jagamata. Sanskrit. 'Mother of the world'. One of the kind forms of Devi, the consort to Shiva. See also Jagadambi. Sanskrit. 'Lord of the world'. A name for Krishna. Thai name for the nipa palm. Sanskrit. 'Daughter of Jahnu', nickname for the river Ganges in India. A sage who, during his devotions, was once disturbed by the noise of the Ganges river and therefore drank its waters. He later regretted this and allowed the river to ...for more order our CDrom... Philosophical sect founded in North India by the venerated ascetic Vardhamana who became known as Mahavir, the 'great hero'. The Jains found their entire system of ethics on ahimsa, a doctrine based on the non-harming of all living things. As in Hinduism a belief in karma is adhered to, and like Buddhism it originated in opposition to the Brahman principles of the sixth century BC, but never spread beyond India. The two main sects are Digambara ...for more order our CDrom... Follower of Jainism. Thai. A stringed, lute-like instrument with a long neck and a pear-shaped body, roughly resembling an Indian sitar, but smaller in size. It is played whilst seated on the floor and by way of strumming (fig.). See also mahori. Thai for cicada. A lattice or perforated pattern on a screen or window, as found in Indian buildings.
Thai. Hair of a yak or a yak's tail, used in various forms as a symbol of royalty or kingship, and as the attribute of several gods in Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism. Also jamarih. See also chamara.
See jamajurih. The god of wealth in Mahayana Buddhism, equivalent to Kuvera in Hinduism. Compare also with Phra Sangkatjaai. Indian mythological emperor who was too proud to listen to the words of the Buddha. The Buddha then changed himself into a great and mighty emperor and invited Jambupati to visit him. This event changed Jambupati and he became perceptive to the teachings of the Buddha. This story appears only in Southeast Asian literature on the Buddha's ...for more order our CDrom... Thai. To keep the Buddhist precepts regularly; to sit still and pray. See also Buddhist precepts. Name of a river in North India. Personified as a Hindu goddess riding a tortoise. Father of Sita in the Indian epic Ramayana. Sculpture in the form of a broad band found in the middle on an exterior temple wall. Thai. The food or meal of a monk. Thai. Name for the slender lady palm, a plant also known by the name reed rhapis. Rhapis is Greek meaning 'needle' and refers to the up to 40 centimeters long, needle-like leaves. This species of palm, native to Southern China and Northern Thailand, may in Thailand be called jang chiang mai. It can grow up to 5 meters high and is often seen as ornamental plant.
Thai. 'Province'. Each jangwat is named after the provincial capital, usually the most important city in the province and in popular speech
customarily called amphur meuang.
Each jangwat is divided into districts called
amphur,
sometimes with smaller sub-districts called
king amphur.
These districts are further separated into rural sub-districts which are
administered by a
kamnan and called
tambon. Those
consist of several smaller villages called
mu ban,
literally a group of houses. Thailand has a total of 76
provinces (fig.), 795 amphur,
81
king amphur, 7,255 tambon and
69,866
Thai name for the diospyros decandra, a deciduous tree with light green foliage.
Sanskrit. 'Repeating' or 'whispering'. The repetitive whispering of a mantra or prayer whilst meditating. Sanskrit. 'Old age'. The huntsman who unwittingly killed Krishna. See ma-li. Sanskrit. 'Matted hair'. Matted chignon or braids of entangled hair as worn by Shiva, ascetics and rishis. It is a sign of either mourning or of an indifference towards worldly matters. Sometimes translated as dreadlocks. Sanskrit and Pali word for the Thai term chadok. It is one of the in total 550 incarnations that every soul has to take before one can be born as a buddha. Generally it stands for the 547 life stories of the Buddha, but in Burma three extra lives were added for reasons of symmetry in mural paining. In Thai tradition the ten last incarnations of the bodhisattva who became the Buddha, prior to his final birth as prince Siddhartha, are the most important and are called Totsachat. They ...for more order our CDrom... Sanskrit. 'Crown of matted hair'. The matted and braided chignon of hair worn by Shiva as an ascetic. Often depicted as an elaborate headdress adorned with his cresent.
Name of a large, very popular
amulet
1. Thai-Pali. 'Four keepers of the world'. The four guardians protecting the world by presiding over the four points of the compass. In Sanskrit they are called lokapalas and may vary in number. See also lokaban. 2. Thai-Pali. 'Four keepers of the world'. The chief thevada in the fourth grade heaven with four faces presiding over the four points of the compass. Compare with Phra Phrom Sih Nah. jaturamuk (จตุรมุข) Thai-Pali. 'Four porticos'. An architectural style in which a building has four gable ends or four entrances, sometimes with each one pointed to a direction of the compass, like the wihaan of Wat Phumin in Nan. Also tetrahedron. Thai-Pali. 'Four-faced one'. A name of Brahma. See also Phra Phrom Sih Nah. Thai-Pali. 'Four arms of national defense'. The four arms of an ancient army (kong thap), namely the elephants, chariots, cavalry and infantry. Indian architectural term to indicate the duplication of buildings which give symmetry. Thai. An image of the household god put up in a spirit house called sahn phra phum. Sanskrit. A victory tower. See jae. Indian architectural term for a protecting canopy or baldachin over a window or doorway. The outer robe of a Buddhist priest, also called traijiewon. See also pahkahsahwapad. Thai term for a Chinese sage. Designer and textile trader who gave hand-woven Thai silk or Mai Thai worldwide recognition. Born in 1906 in Greenville, U.S.A., he disappeared mysteriously on 27 March 1967 during a walk in the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia. He settled in Thailand after WW II, where he was a volunteer with the American troops who were engaged in the reconstruction of Thailand and its reinstatement of independence and freedom. A former architect he built a home consisting of six teakwood buildings in ...for more order our CDrom... House on the bank of a city canal in Bangkok, made from teakwood consisting of six buildings in traditional Thai style (fig.). It was reconstructed by the American architect and King of Thai Silk Jim Thompson from existing houses and according to the authentic practice and customs of early constructors, including all prevailing and traditional religious rituals. Most houses were at least 200 years old and were dismantled upcountry and subsequently moved to their present location, sometimes from as far as Ayutthaya. The house ...for more order our CDrom...
Sanskrit. 'Conqueror' or 'victorious one'. In Jainism called a Tirthanka. In Buddhism the term indicates the historical Buddha or the five transcendental buddha's of the Mahayana sect, in which each jina is assigned to a specific location in Buddhist cosmology and is positioned accordingly on ...for more order our CDrom... Thai name for the hemidactylus frenatus, a small household lizard that belongs to the family of gekkonidae. In Thailand two members of this family are commonly seen: the jingjok and the larger tukkae which is known by the scientific name gekko gecko. An adult jingjok measures about ten centimeters from proboscis to tail tip. They typically clamber about on walls, window panes and ceilings. To defy gravity geckos have extraordinarily feet which are covered with microscopically tiny hair-like tubular structures called 'setae' which have cup-like tips or pads and which enable them to effortlessly stick to almost any surface, even upside down on ceilings. Whilst walking the 'setae' spread out and the pads on their tips create enough surface intermolecular attraction ...for more order our CDrom...
jittrakon fah phanang (จิตรกรรมฝาผนัง) Thai. 'Mural'. A painting executed directly on a wall or ceiling. If such a painting is done in watercolour onto a fresh layer of lime plaster before it is dry, it is called a fresco, the Italian word for 'fresh'.
The shifty general in the Chinese story of the Three Kingdoms. 1. Thai for crocodile. The most common species in Thailand are known as jorakae thong leuang and are bred is in special nurseries called crocodile farms. Some of these are open to public and offer special shows (fig.). 2. Vahana or mount of the Vedic god Varuna. jorakae thong leuang (จระเข้ท้องเหลือง) Thai. 'Crocodile with a yellow belly'. The most common specie in Thailand together with the jorakae tihn pet or alligators. jorakae tihn pet (จระเข้ตีนเป็ด) Thai. 'Crocodile with duck feet'. Thai name for alligators. See also jorakae thong leuang. Thai. 'Tuft'. The growing of a tuft of hair on a child's head, with the rest of the head shaven bald, is based on a centuries old superstition and is to prevent children from becoming chronically ill. The juk is cut off during a traditional tonsure ceremony called Pittih Kohnjuk, when the child is older. Hill tribe children often have ...for more order our CDrom...
Name of the era officialy in use before the introduction of the Buddhist Era (BE). It began on 21 March 638 A.D. |
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