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Thousand-Armed Guanyin Altar in the Back Right Corner of the Bang Khun Thian Temple (โรงเจมหาโพธิสัตว์กวนอิม) (菩薩壇) Anderl, Christoph; Johansen, Kira; Thomson, Oliver; Sirothphiphat, Saly
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Bang Khun Thian (โรงเจมหาโพธิสัตว์กวนอิม) (菩薩壇) is a three-winged Guanyin (觀音) temple in Bangkok, Thailand. The temple houses both Buddhist and Daoist deities, even though the main altar is dedicated to Guanyin. The following images show the Thousand-Armed Guanyin (千手觀音) altar in the back right corner of the Bang Khun Thian temple. Image 01 shows an overview. In front of the main altar table is a smaller altar table and a prayer mat. Image 02 shows a close-up of the items in on the small altar table, including red lanterns, a candle, and a candle holder in the back. Image 03 shows a close-up of the items on the main altar table. Image 04 shows a close-up of the smaller Thousand-Armed Guanyin figure in the front. Around her front two arms is a beaded version of Phuang Malai, (พวงมาลัย) or Thai flower offering. Image 05 shows a close-up of the larger Thousand-Armed Guanyin figure. Around her front two arms is also a Phuang Malai. The following images show close-ups of the items in her arms from right to left: Image 06, Image 07, Image 08, Image 09, Image 10, Image 11, Image 12, Image 13, Image 14. Image 15 shows a perspective of the large Guanyin from the left, and shows the painting with features a dragon and lotus flowers. Image 16 and Image 17 shows the wall art on this side, which features an inscription that reads 万万事, which is likely part of the phrase, 青春万万事, meaning, "Many affairs in the period of youth." The art features blossoming trees, lanterns, lotus ponds, bamboo, and a dragon. Metadata created and compiled by: Kira Johansen.
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Thousand-Armed Guanyin Altar in the Back Right Corner of the Bang Khun Thian Temple (โรงเจมหาโพธิสัตว์กวนอิม) (菩薩壇)
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2023-11-27
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Bang Khun Thian (โรงเจมหาโพธิสัตว์กวนอิม) (菩薩壇) is a three-winged Guanyin (觀音) temple in Bangkok, Thailand. The temple houses both Buddhist and Daoist deities, even though the main altar is dedicated to Guanyin. The following images show the Thousand-Armed Guanyin (千手觀音) altar in the back right corner of the Bang Khun Thian temple. Image 01 shows an overview. In front of the main altar table is a smaller altar table and a prayer mat. Image 02 shows a close-up of the items in on the small altar table, including red lanterns, a candle, and a candle holder in the back. Image 03 shows a close-up of the items on the main altar table. Image 04 shows a close-up of the smaller Thousand-Armed Guanyin figure in the front. Around her front two arms is a beaded version of Phuang Malai, (พวงมาลัย) or Thai flower offering. Image 05 shows a close-up of the larger Thousand-Armed Guanyin figure. Around her front two arms is also a Phuang Malai. The following images show close-ups of the items in her arms from right to left: Image 06, Image 07, Image 08, Image 09, Image 10, Image 11, Image 12, Image 13, Image 14. Image 15 shows a perspective of the large Guanyin from the left, and shows the painting with features a dragon and lotus flowers. Image 16 and Image 17 shows the wall art on this side, which features an inscription that reads 万万事, which is likely part of the phrase, 青春万万事, meaning, "Many affairs in the period of youth." The art features blossoming trees, lanterns, lotus ponds, bamboo, and a dragon. Metadata created and compiled 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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2024-05-15
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0443350
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Unreviewed
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Faculty; Graduate; Undergraduate
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