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Phra Mae Thorani Altar and the left side of the patio of Ancient Guanyin Temple (Guanyin gumiao 觀音古廟) (ศาลเจ้ากวนอิม San Tchaw Kuan Im) Anderl, Christoph; Johansen, Kira; Thomson, Oliver; Sirothphiphat, Saly
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The Ancient Guanyin Temple (觀音古廟) (ศาลเจ้ากวนอิม San Tchaw Kuan Im) is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. This one room neighborhood temple was constructed during the reign of King Rama V, roughly from 1853-1910, as specified by the temple caretaker. The caretaker said that the temple was bombed during the Japanese invasion of Thailand in 1941, but was later rebuilt. The temple regularly hosts chanting groups, the majority of whom were specified to be Teochew Chinese (唐人). The caretaker stated that the temple has no state support, but does regularly pay money to a Chinese foundation. It is not known to what extent the temple has been renovated, nor how often, but the most recent set of renovations occured in 2021. The following photos detail the position of the Phra Mae Thorani altar within the left side of the patio. Phra Mae Thorani is a Southeast Asian "Mother Earth Goddess" (ព្រះម៉ែធរណី), or Neang Konghing (នាងគង្ហីង), who is known for wringing the waters of detachment out of her hair to drown Mara, who was a demon sent to foil Gautama Buddha's meditation under the Bodhi tree. Image 01 shows an overview of the left side of the temple patio. Image 02 shows a close-up and clear picture of the altar. Image 03 shows a close-up of the sculpture of Shoulao (壽老), the God of Longevity, with a peach in his hand, on the back wall by the altar. Image 04 shows a close-up of the mosaic on the right most wall on the left side of the patio, featuring deer, likely chital deer, mountains, a lake, and a tree, and the inscription 楊存噯作, of which the meaning is unclear. The inscription is difficult to interpret, although it may refer to Yangcun, a person who lived in the Song dynasty (宋, 1058-1128), making a sighing sound. However, this interpretation is quite arbitrary. Image 05 shows the encased sculpture in the middle of the wall above the mosaic with four figures. Image 06 shows another encased sculpture just above the middle one with three more figures. Metadata created and compiled by: Kira Johansen.
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Phra Mae Thorani Altar and the left side of the patio of Ancient Guanyin Temple (Guanyin gumiao 觀音古廟) (ศาลเจ้ากวนอิม San Tchaw Kuan Im)
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2023-05-25
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The Ancient Guanyin Temple (觀音古廟) (ศาลเจ้ากวนอิม San Tchaw Kuan Im) is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. This one room neighborhood temple was constructed during the reign of King Rama V, roughly from 1853-1910, as specified by the temple caretaker. The caretaker said that the temple was bombed during the Japanese invasion of Thailand in 1941, but was later rebuilt. The temple regularly hosts chanting groups, the majority of whom were specified to be Teochew Chinese (唐人). The caretaker stated that the temple has no state support, but does regularly pay money to a Chinese foundation. It is not known to what extent the temple has been renovated, nor how often, but the most recent set of renovations occured in 2021. The following photos detail the position of the Phra Mae Thorani altar within the left side of the patio. Phra Mae Thorani is a Southeast Asian "Mother Earth Goddess" (ព្រះម៉ែធរណី), or Neang Konghing (នាងគង្ហីង), who is known for wringing the waters of detachment out of her hair to drown Mara, who was a demon sent to foil Gautama Buddha's meditation under the Bodhi tree. Image 01 shows an overview of the left side of the temple patio. Image 02 shows a close-up and clear picture of the altar. Image 03 shows a close-up of the sculpture of Shoulao (壽老), the God of Longevity, with a peach in his hand, on the back wall by the altar. Image 04 shows a close-up of the mosaic on the right most wall on the left side of the patio, featuring deer, likely chital deer, mountains, a lake, and a tree, and the inscription 楊存噯作, of which the meaning is unclear. The inscription is difficult to interpret, although it may refer to Yangcun, a person who lived in the Song dynasty (宋, 1058-1128), making a sighing sound. However, this interpretation is quite arbitrary. Image 05 shows the encased sculpture in the middle of the wall above the mosaic with four figures. Image 06 shows another encased sculpture just above the middle one with three more figures. Metadata created and compiled by: Kira Johansen.
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chi; tha; eng
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Author Affiliations: Ghent University, Florida State University, Edinburgh University, Harvard University
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2024-03-22
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0440915
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Unreviewed
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Faculty; Graduate; Undergraduate
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