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Chinese monk and writer who visited Chaiya in the late 7th century and testified to its religious and cultural ...for more order our CDrom... An image, symbol or statue of a sacred or religious object or subject, as well as the main votive image in a temple. Often confused with the Greek icon or ikon. Greek. 'Image description'. Science of the meaning of representation of persons, animals and objects as depicted in art, and the illustration of an object according to this science. In religious art every deity has his or her own iconography. Consequently every artist has to consider particular features and details when creating an image, such as anatomy, dress, pose, position of the legs (asana), and position of the hands (mudra), and certain attributes. A knowledgeable ...for more order our CDrom... An open area to accommodate prayers during Muslim festivals, usually placed to the West of a town. A Thai name for Shiva and Ishana. Igor (อีก้อ) Thai name for Akha. Pronunciation Ikaw (Ikoh).
A tie dying technique in which fabrics are given patterns by tying off and colouring different parts of the same piece of cloth. See also matmi. Festival celebrated by the people from most northeastern provinces that border the Mae Khong River. It is intended as a tribute to the river goddess Phra Mae Khongkha for providing ample water, as well as in reverence of the naga or phayanaag. A procession of illuminated boats of approximately 12-meter long and in different shapes and forms takes place on the river, at night. Over fifty boats may take part in the procession and their original shapes may resemble the Garuda, a swan, a ...for more order our CDrom... 1. Arabic. Worldly and spiritual leader in the Muslim theocratic system. 2. Arabic. Muslim religious leader and head of a mosque, the minister in ritual prayers. 3. Arabic. Term used by the Shiite Muslims to denote the descendants of the prophet, who they consider to be the true rulers of the Muslim community. Thai. Name of
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Thai name for Indra. A legend and classical dance drama introduced to Thailand from Java around 1760 AD, near the end of the Ayutthaya period. 'Embodiment'. The personification or representation of a superior being, deity or spirit of a god in another form. In Hinduism usually applied to the guises or transformations of Vishnu. See also avatara. Sanskrit. Vedic god of the heavens, weather and war, king of the gods and ruler of the Tavatimsa heaven, a place on the summit of the mythical Mt. Meru. He has a green complexion and may carry a thunderbolt, disc, elephant goad, sword, a trihsoon (trident) or an axe. In Buddhist iconography he is frequently depicted as an attendant of Buddha, along with Brahma (fig.). His mount is the elephant Erawan or Airavata (fig.). In Hindu cosmology he is the lokapala of the East. His status is ...for more order our CDrom...
Indrachit (อินทรชิต) Thai-Sanskrit. Son of Ravana (Totsakan) and one of the demons in the Ramakien, who succeeds in deceiving the monkey-general Hanuman by disguising himself as Indra. It is also Indrachit who shot the nagabaat or nagapasa arrow, the arrow that changed into a naga and tied Rama and Lakshmana down. However, when the Garuda, the archenemy of the nagas, accidentally flew by the naga from fear released Rama and Lakshmana. Sanskrit. Consort of the Hindu god Indra. A Poh Khun who liberated Thailand from the yoke of the Khmer. He died in 1268 AD and is the father of king Ramkamhaeng of Sukhothai. Also known by the title Phra Ruwang. In about the tenth century AD the capital of Champa. General Thai name for the lagerstroemia or crape myrtle, a deciduous tree of which several species exist. They can grow up to ten meters and are distinguished by bulbous, capsule-like seed heads. Most varieties have pinkish flowers when blooming.
Thai name for Indra. Sanskrit. The four positions of the body in which the Buddha can be represented (fig.), according to existing iconography, namely walking (fig.), standing (fig.), seated (fig.) and reclining (fig.). 1. Thai. 'Northeast Thailand'. A region with 19 jangwat or provinces. Generally understood to be the region that corresponds with the Korat plateau, rather than the East of North Thailand (province of Nan). It is the direction of the compass guarded by the lokapala Phra Isaan (that is Idsuan ...for more order our CDrom...
2. Thai name for Isana, Ishana, Idsuan and Shiva, the lokapala or guardian of the Northeast. Also Phra Isaan. See Ishana. Sanskrit. Guardian or lokapala of the Northeast. Also a name for Shiva or Rudra. Also Isana, and in Thai Idsuan or Phra Isaan.
Sanskrit. 'Lord'. A title given to the Hindu god Shiva. Arabic. 'Surrender/submission (to the will of God)'. The Muslim religion based on the belief in one supreme God (Allah in Arabic) and on the teachings of Muhammad, his prophet who lived in the 7th century AD. The emphasis on a monotheistic belief connects its heritage with that of Judaism and Christianity, whose prophets Muslims recognize but believe that the Koran (recitation) is the final revelation to humankind which fulfills and completes all previous prophet's messages. Its five precepts are: profession of faith, prayer, pilgrimage (Hadj), fasting and charity. The first of these five pillars of Islam is called Shahada and states that 'there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of God'. This proclamation is recited whenever Muslims perform their five obligatory daily prayers. The Islamic house of prayer is called mosque (fig.) or masyid, literally a 'place of prostration' (fig.). These all have an arched niche in one of the interior walls, called an mihrab (fig.) and which indicates the qibla, the direction of Mecca, their most important place of worship situated in western Saudi Arabia and the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad. When not praying in a mosque believers usually use a prayer rug, often with a portrait Mecca (fig.). Islam was at first a religious ideology that would unite the Arab world, but later, after allowing also non-Arabs it spread rapidly ...for more order our CDrom... The official name of the Yao people. MORE ON THIS.
See nga. Latin-English. Compact to more open evergreen shrub of numerous species. In Thai called kem (needle). See also Wan Kruh.
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