1. Thai for 'water lily'. General term for flowers of the family of water lilies, including the lotus. 2. Popular name of Ubon Ratchathani, a city in Isaan. Ubon Ratchathani (อุบลราชธานี) Thai. 'Royal city of lotuses'. Name of a province (map) and its capital city in Northeast Thailand, 629 kms from Bangkok and located on the banks of the Moon river, the second largest river, after the Mae Kohng, and with a population of around 90,000. Known for its annual candle festival. The province has twenty amphur and five king amphur. Popular name Ubon and ...for more order our CDrom...
Ubon Rattana Rachaganya (อุบลรัตนราชกัญญา) Princess and eldest child to king Bhumipon and queen Sirikit. Born in Switzerland on 5 April 1951. 1.
Thai. The hall of a Thai wat used for ordinations and other
religious ceremonies, usually facing East and centrally built on
consecrated ground surrounded by bai sema. Often abbreviated to bot (fig.)
and derived from the Pali word uposatha.
2. Thai term that initially referred to certain days of fasting. The white horse of Indra that appeared during the churning of the Ocean of Milk. Also Uchchaisravas. See Uchchaisaravas. 1. Thai. 'North' and 'northern'. The direction of the compass guarded by the lokapala Wetsuwan or Phra Paisarop (who is known in Sanskrit by the name of Vaisravana and is related to Kubera). See also Taksin, Isaan, Burapah, Ahkney, Horadih, Prajim and Phayap.
2. Abbreviated name of a city in Northeast Thailand, full name Udonthani. Name of a province (map) and its capital city in Northeast Thailand, 568 kms from Bangkok with a population of around 95,000. Shortened named Udon. The province has eighteen amphur and two king amphur.
Sage from whom Siddhartha went to gain knowledge in his search for the redemption of suffering caused by the circle of perpetual rebirths, after his instruction by Arada Kalapa. Sanskrit. 'Light'. Benevolent form of the shakti or consort of the Hindu god Shiva, also known as Devi and Parvati.
Another name for Uma, Parvati and Devi.
Sanskrit. Image of Shiva and Uma together, sometimes seated on the bull Nandi.
Sanskrit. 'The companion of Uma', i.e. Shiva. See pahng um baat. 1. Thai. A curl or whorl of hair between the eyebrows. Compare with urna. 2. Thai. An auspicious emblematic sign used in Buddhism, similar to the yan sign and referring to an urna. 3. Thai. The insignia on a military cap. Sanskrit. Philosophical dissertations of Hinduism developed during the 8th to 6th centuries BC and which became part of Vedic ...for more order our CDrom... Thai for viceroy. A sovereign's deputy ruler in a town, province, etc., or when the king is absent. In Thai texts it often refers to the Burmese viceroy who in 1592 AD was defeated in a duel on the back of an elephant by king Naresuan in Nong Sarai, when Burma threatened ...for more order our CDrom... Sanskrit. Buddhist lay people who shave their heads like monks, but dress in white. Although not fully ordained upasakas in Theravada Buddhist countries vow to live in temples or monasteries and abide by certain precepts. The female form ...for more order our CDrom... Sanskrit. The female of a upasaka. Sanskrit. A designation given to Krishna by Indra. Sanskrit. A whorl of hair or oval sign between the eyebrows of the Buddha and some deities, sometimes described as a curl of hair. According to legend it radiates beams of light that enlighten the entire world and are a symbol for great wisdom. It is also one of the marks of an enlightened being. In oriental iconography often indicated as a round mark, also called third eye or buddha eye. In Pali ...for more order our CDrom...
The charming daughter of Bana. Sanskrit. Literally it means 'turban' but in iconography it refers to the tuft of hair, protuberance or topknot on the head of deity or Buddha image. In Buddhist iconography it is one of the marks of an enlightened being and sometimes a rasmie (fig.) or lotus (fig.) emerges from the ushnisha, or other symbols of enlightenment.
Name of a province (map) and its capital city in Central Thailand, 219 kms north of Bangkok on the West bank of the Sakae Krang river, a tributary to the Chao Phraya. The city has a population of approximately 30,000 with a large community of Karen. The region is known for its unspoilt nature and Khao Sakae Krang, a mountain range between the Huai Yai river in the North and the Khlong Yai river in the South. The province ...for more order our CDrom...
U-Thong (อูทอง) 1. A town in West Thailand that flourished during the 12th to 15th centuries AD. Also a dynasty and an art style for mainly Buddha images produced in that period. 2. Name of the king who moved the central power of his empire from the town of U-Thong to Ayutthaya. See also Ramathibodi I. Name of a province (map) and its capital city in North Thailand, 491 kms north of Bangkok and with a population of around 35,000. Birth place of king Taksin and Phraya Phichai Dahb Hak. The city was given the epithet 'city of widows and virgins', supposedly because the region was a former front-line during invasions from Burma. The province is known for having the largest teak tree in the world. It is 1,500 years old and has a height of 47 meters and a diameter of ...for more order our CDrom...
Thai name for Uttar Pradesh, the former United Provinces of India. Thai. Term from Buddhism that indicates a circular, anti-clockwise procession. Compare with the Sanskrit word prasavya. |
