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Front courtyard and roof 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 (Guanyin Gumiao 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 images show: (Image 01) front view of temple from the street; (Image 02) a close up of the roof; note that there are tropes of dragons and peacocks, and winged lions likely Pixiu (貔貅); (Image 03) front view of right side of temple roof, featuring a figure with a painted face and a sword, that is likely a depiction of a Menshen (門神), or Door Deity. There is also a basket of peaches, and a cat; (Image 04) front view of left side of the temple roof, featuring another figure with a painted face that is likely a depiction of a Menshen (門神), or Door Deities, and a basket of peaches. Metadata created and compiled by: Kira Johansen.
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Front courtyard and roof 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 (Guanyin Gumiao 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 images show: (Image 01) front view of temple from the street; (Image 02) a close up of the roof; note that there are tropes of dragons and peacocks, and winged lions likely Pixiu (貔貅); (Image 03) front view of right side of temple roof, featuring a figure with a painted face and a sword, that is likely a depiction of a Menshen (門神), or Door Deity. There is also a basket of peaches, and a cat; (Image 04) front view of left side of the temple roof, featuring another figure with a painted face that is likely a depiction of a Menshen (門神), or Door Deities, and a basket of peaches. Metadata created and compiled by: Kira Johansen.
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Guanyin gumiao; Temples; Architecture; Buddhism; Dragon; Peacock; Peach; Dog; Cat; Lion; Pixiu; Guanyin; Menshen; Door deity
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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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10.14288/1.0440909
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Unreviewed
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Faculty; Graduate; Undergraduate
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Attribution 4.0 International