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Right side and burner 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. Image 01 shows an overview of the inside of the temple on the right side. Image 02 shows the items on the rightmost side of the temple. Image 03 shows the detailing on the ceiling beams of the rightmost area of the shrine, featuring the inscription 出入平安 "go and come in peace." These inscriptions are often placed near the exits. There are also tropes of flowers, dragons, crabs, and fish. Image 04 shows the burner in the middle-right side of the temple. On the top beam reads, 知足常乐(樂) "Knowing contentment makes one eternally happy." This is also a relatively new inscription, because it uses the simplified character for 'le' (樂). On the top beams in this picture there are depictions of flowers, birds, and clouds. Image 05 shows a close-up of the burner. Image 06 shows a close-up of some of the contents inside the burner, including Joss paper donations (金紙). Image 07 shows a close up of the calendar nailed to the beam in front of the burner, with Thai, Chinese, and English descriptions. Metadata created and compiled by: Kira Johansen.
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Right side and burner 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. Image 01 shows an overview of the inside of the temple on the right side. Image 02 shows the items on the rightmost side of the temple. Image 03 shows the detailing on the ceiling beams of the rightmost area of the shrine, featuring the inscription 出入平安 "go and come in peace." These inscriptions are often placed near the exits. There are also tropes of flowers, dragons, crabs, and fish. Image 04 shows the burner in the middle-right side of the temple. On the top beam reads, 知足常乐(樂) "Knowing contentment makes one eternally happy." This is also a relatively new inscription, because it uses the simplified character for 'le' (樂). On the top beams in this picture there are depictions of flowers, birds, and clouds. Image 05 shows a close-up of the burner. Image 06 shows a close-up of some of the contents inside the burner, including Joss paper donations (金紙). Image 07 shows a close up of the calendar nailed to the beam in front of the burner, with Thai, Chinese, and English descriptions. 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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10.14288/1.0440916
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Unreviewed
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Faculty; Graduate; Undergraduate
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Attribution 4.0 International