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Phra Somdej from Wat Ratchayothaya Somdej Wat Ketchaiyo (Ajarn Toh Era) Somdej Nai Pao 2495 Somdej Wat Ketchaiyo. Phra Somdej (Thai: พระสมเด็จ) amulets are the "king of amulets", also known as "lucky amulets". Each amulet collector must have one and it is the best and foremost choice for the new believer in Thai amulets.
Somdet To was born in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, the illegitimate son of King Rama II. [4] He studied the Buddhist scriptures of the Pāli Canon with several Buddhist masters. After becoming a well-known monk, he became the preceptor for Prince Mongkut , later King Rama IV, when Mongkut became a monk.
During the reign of King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I), a melodious rakhang or bell was found in the temple compound. The king order it to be moved to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), and had five new bells sent back in exchange. The king then changed the temple's name to Wat Rakhangkositaram.
Ho rakhang (Thai: หอระฆัง) – bell tower that is used for waking the monks and to announce the morning and evening ceremonies. Phra rabiang (Thai: พระระเบียง) – a peristyle sometimes built around the sacred inner area as a cloister. Ancillary buildings such as a crematorium or a school.
Somdet Kiaw (Thai: สมเด็จเกี่ยว; RTGS: Somdet Kiao) was born Kiaw Chokchai (Thai: เกี่ยว โชคชัย).His Dhamma name, in the Pali language, was Upaseṇo (Thai: อุปเสโณ), and his highest monastic title was Somdet Phra Buḍhācārya (Thai: สมเด็จพระพุฒาจารย์; RTGS: Somdet Phra Phuthachan).
In 2009, Ambaro was appointed abbot of Wat Ratchabophit, a royal temple of the first class, built in 1869 by King Chulalongkorn, where he has lived since 1948. On 5 December 2009, Ambaro was created the 2nd Somdet Phra Maha Muniwong (Thai: สมเด็จพระมหามุนีวงศ์) by King Bhumibol Adulyadej. This is a title ...
Phra That Si Song Rak It is located on the Man River in Dan Sai district , Loei province of modern-day Thailand , 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the modern Thailand-Laos border. The name means "Stupa of Love from the Two Nations".
The temple has an annual religion tradition called "Chak Phra", is to invite the Buddha's relics onto a barge decorated with beautiful flowers.Then the barge procession will sail from Khlong Dan turn left into Khlong Bangkok Yai, and enter Khlong Bangkok Noi pass Wat Kai Tia at Khlong Chak Phra before ending at Taling Chan District Office and back on the same day, after the monks had finished ...