Category Archive for 'Buddhism'

At Wat Pho, Bangkok

Posted in Bangkok, Buddhism, Heritage, Monastery, temple, Thailand, Wat, Wat Phra Kaew on Jul 30th, 2008

The first image is Wat Phra Kaew [Temple of the Emerald Buddha] as viewed from the Grand Palace grounds, the 2nd is a building at the Grand Palace. The “emerald” Buddha is actually made from jade/jasper and not emerald….. The others photographs are from Wat Pho [famous for the massive Reclining Buddha which is 15 mtrs [...]

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Art & Buddhism

Posted in art, Artist, Bangkok, Buddhism, Exhibition, Sculptor, talent, Thailand on Jul 13th, 2008

Did two visits to “Passion of Thai Modern Art” – an art exhibition at Siam Paragon with 81 art pieces from KASIKORNBANK’s contemporary collection and another 127 sculptures and 93 paintings from the Bangkok Sculpture Center’s collection displayed over 4 floors of space. The mix of Buddhism and Buddhist influences in the Modern Art of Thailand [...]

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