Way back to the first level of Prasat Phra Wihan
Prasat Phra Wihan (Preah Vihear) monumental stairw…
Jampey Lhakhang monastery complex
Full rainbow close to our camping place
Stupa of Phra Maha That, Chaiya, Surat Thani
The Wihan of Wat Pho Kao Ton, Sing Buri
Phra Kaew Pavilion หอพระแก้ว
Phra Kaew Pavilion หอพระแก้ว
The Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ in Mueang Boran
The Baldan Baraivan will be renovated
Boy exiting the temple celebration
Young worshipers
Sanur beach Bali
Evening setting at the Mekong riverside
At the riverside of the Mekong
Landscape along the way to the bats cave
Mountain view over Loei's province
Thailand's mountain province
Wat Sri Chan in Baan Na Oo
A couple praying for a happy future
Buddha Statue in Saturday pose
Pyi Daw Aye Pagoda in Kawthaung
Compound of monks accommodations
Scenery at the Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ
Pavilion of the Enlightened ศาลาพระอรหันต์
Landscape on the way to Zhongdian
Tiger Jumping Gorge
Prasat Phra Wihan Nāga stairways
Taphon drum ตะโพน and Ranat Ek ระนาด
Dusit Maha Prasat Palace in the Grand Palace, Bang…
Patan Nepal
Charming Thai girls like Kuai-Tiao Ruea as well
My friends eating Kuai-Tiao Ruea
Historic barges in the Mueang Boran park เรือพระร…
Sumeru Mountain เขาพระสุเมรุ
Stupa of Phra Maha That, Ratchaburi พระปรางค์วัดพ…
Monks as tourists in Mueang Boran
Streetcar running around the area
Stupa of Phra Maha That, Nakhon Si Thammarat พระบ…
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Kuan-Yin) Performing a…
Salama and Akira San in Mueang Boran
School class visiting Mueang Boran, Ancient Siam
Spirit house in the old market town ศาลพระภูมิ
Prang Sam Yod, Lop Buri พระปรางค์สามยอด ลพบุรี
The garden of sacred Stupas ป่าเจดีย์
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The Churning of the Ocean
Based on Hinduism mythology, once when deities became less powerful and were threat ened by mightier ogres, they asked for help from Vishnu or Narai. The god recommended they hold a ceremony, known as the Churning of the Ocean, to make a magic potion from the ocean water so they would get back their power. However, the deities could not carry out the great ritual on their own. So, they asked for help from the ogres.
To make the potion, they placed Mandala mountain, which was supported by a giant turtle, another reincarnation of Vishnu, in the ocean and tied it with a Naga (a mythical serpent) named Wasukree. While the ogres pulled the Naga by the head, the deities pulled its tail so the ogres got burnt when fire blew from the Naga. Unfortunately, the ogres had been tricked by the gods and their intention in having the potion did not come to pass.
At the moment the holy water (amarit water) came out from the ocean, Vishnu, in the guise of the female angel, led the ogres to the opposite direction so they missed the chance to drink the holy water. Learning the truth when they returned, the ogres grew enraged but could not threaten the deities anymore because from then on the deities were much more powerful than them.
To make the potion, they placed Mandala mountain, which was supported by a giant turtle, another reincarnation of Vishnu, in the ocean and tied it with a Naga (a mythical serpent) named Wasukree. While the ogres pulled the Naga by the head, the deities pulled its tail so the ogres got burnt when fire blew from the Naga. Unfortunately, the ogres had been tricked by the gods and their intention in having the potion did not come to pass.
At the moment the holy water (amarit water) came out from the ocean, Vishnu, in the guise of the female angel, led the ogres to the opposite direction so they missed the chance to drink the holy water. Learning the truth when they returned, the ogres grew enraged but could not threaten the deities anymore because from then on the deities were much more powerful than them.
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