Dhamma Path Blog: August 2023

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Visiting Songkhla City Pillar Lak Muang ~ 城隍庙 At SongKhla - Thailand.

Songkhla Old Town is a peaceful place and local people have a simple lifestyle. There are beautiful ancient buildings in Chino-Portuguese art style on old city Songkhla. Here we first to visited Songkhla City Pillar Shrine 城隍庙 on Nang Ngam Road and this is a Chinese style shrine and built at the same time when Songkhla City was established. Inside, there is a City Pillar Lak Muang made from Javanese cassia wood.

The 城隍庙 Shrine gate of Songkhla City Pillar.

Photo taken with 城隍庙 Shrine gate.

The main Shrine and the City Pillar located inside.

The main altar with venerated Jade Emperor, XiWangMu, Mercy Guan Yin, ChaiShen, Tu Di Gong and many other deities statues on side altar.

Photo taken at front side shrine.

The sacred Wooden City Pillar Lak Muang. The sacred City Pillar placement ceremony began when Phraya Songkhla (Tianseng), the regent of Songkhla with officers and local people built ceremony halls in 4 directions at the center of Songkhla City in front of the City Pillar Shrine, Muang District and created a large parade including Thai and Chinese people to carry the wood and the candle to the ceremony hall of Buddhist monks. The group of Thananukrom Charoen PhraParit and monks prayed at the sacred time, the 10th day of waxing moon in the 4th month, in the year of tiger, 1204th year of Thai minor era (1842) at 7.10 am or 10 March 1842, Phraya Songkhla (Tianseng) with PhraKhru Assadachan and Hinsu priests placed the wood at the center of Songkhla which is called "Lak Muang" until nowadays. After the pillar was located, a parade was held for 5 days and 5 nights.

The Hall stage for Opera, a Chinese Opera performances are occassionally put on here during festivals.

The King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), the King of Thailand who is also loved by the people of the nation as well. His Majesty traveled to various localities in Thailand for part of come closeness to local Thai people. The city "Songkhla" is one of city where His Highness visits regularly and from the recorded evidence, he visited Songkhla 10 times altogether, both before ascending to the throne and after ascending to the throne.

The Songkhla Wittaya Foundation School, located inside the Songkhla City Pillar 城隍庙.
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Sunday, August 13, 2023

Revisited BE2566 Wat Sra Simun ~ Sacred & Efficacious Aikhai & LP Therm - NST - Thailand.

Each time after visited Wat Jadee to worship Aikhai, the next temple must pay visit is Wat Srasimun. Here also have same efficacious and sacred Aikhai to pray. Furthermore with altar home for LP Therm, who was first batch monk to created amulet for Aikhai at Wat Jadee. After that LP Therm came and resided Wat Sra simun here until his passed away.

Wat Srasimun with 2 Big Rooster statues and new Ubosot building.

Photo taken with New Ubosot of Wat Srasimun.

Rooster put at front entrance for prayer Hall.

Welcome with 2 Aikhai statues and main altar for Phra Buddha venerated inside Hall building.

The shrine for LP Therm (former abbot of Wat Sra simun) and LP Therm also first monk to known Aikhai spirit and first to created the Aikhai amulets back from Wat Jadee. When come to visiting Wat Sra simun, must pay respect to LP Therm and asking for blessing.

The main altar inside the wiharn Wat Srasimun.

Photo taken with one of the statue of Aikhai.

Photo taken with sacred Wooden Aikhai on frame.

Sacred Aikhai statue of Wat Sra simun.

The new and beautiful Ubosot of Wat Sra simun, this time visited Ubosot is finished construction and Luknimit Ball bury inside.

Bell tower with Tao Wessuwan statue for Wat Srasimun.

Aikhai altar next to pond (not ready yet).

The shrine with Phra Buddha and LP Therm statue.

Temple building for Hall and Sala.

Here also have Long Boat for festival use.

Local food booth along temple compound area.

In future will see the new temple gate for Wat Sra Simun.

See more amulets from Wat SraSiMum & Wat Chedi - Guman AiKhai at:

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Sunday, August 6, 2023

Revisited BE2566 ~ Wat Chedi (Wat Jadee) - The Whole Building Ubosot Phatthasima Finished Stage - NST - Thailand.

After many years (since pandemic lockdown) the building Ubosot Phatthasima reached the final stage construction and now combined with left & right wings together. Now we can see the whole builing for Ubosot Phatthasima and we see more photos below.

Wat Jadee signboard and giant Rooster at front temple Wat Jadee (wat chedi) and the behind view of the building.

Another pair Big Rooster for Aikhai.

The gate for Ubosot Phatthasima with Aikhai image at front. Photo taken at front gate.

Finally Ubosot Phatthasima combined with right wing and left is done. Now the whole building look stunning. Photo taken at front Ubosot Phatthasima and some Rooster statues.

The right wing building of Ubosot Phatthasima, here we can pray to Aikhai statues. As usual very crowded by worshipper came here to pray to Aikhai.

Photo taken with center Ubosot Phatthasima with White Chedi at top.

The front side Ubosot Phatthasima with statues Elephant, Rooster with feather statue and pond for offering Lotus Candle.

Inside the right wing building and photo taken with one of the Aikhai statue.

The small altar for Phra Buddha at center area and photo taken at surrounding right wing building.

Here the center of Ubosot Phatthasima with on going work for Big Phra Buddha statue.

The sacred Chedi sema for Ubosot Phatthasima. This will use for future lay sema stone Luknimit.

The left wing building and place to put offering for Aikhai when wishes fulfilled.

Inside the left wing building have temple amulet counter.

Photo taken with Aikhai photo.

Another photo taken with Aikhai statue.

The place for offering Rooster statue.