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Caishen altar to the left 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 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 set of pictures show the altar on the left wall of the temple, closest to the back wall. This altar features one large deity figure who is likely Caishen (財神) the Chinese god of wealth, who often holds a Chinese ingot (元寶) and a Ruyi scepter (如意). Flanking him are two large ingots. Below him is one medium deity figure who could be Jambhala, often associated with Tibetan buddhism, and one small deity figure to its left, which is green and holds a pagoda. In the altar box to the right of the deities is a set of peacocks and a bear. Metadata created by: Kira Johansen.
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Caishen altar to the left 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 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 set of pictures show the altar on the left wall of the temple, closest to the back wall. This altar features one large deity figure who is likely Caishen (財神) the Chinese god of wealth, who often holds a Chinese ingot (元寶) and a Ruyi scepter (如意). Flanking him are two large ingots. Below him is one medium deity figure who could be Jambhala, often associated with Tibetan buddhism, and one small deity figure to its left, which is green and holds a pagoda. In the altar box to the right of the deities is a set of peacocks and a bear. Metadata created by: Kira Johansen.
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chi
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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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10.14288/1.0440923
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Unreviewed
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Faculty; Graduate; Undergraduate
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