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The old ordination hall. Mural of Phra Mae Thorani. Phra Mu Tao (center) with two minor other chedi. Wat Chomphuwek (Thai: วัดชมภูเวก, pronounced [wát t͡ɕʰōm.pʰūː wêːk]; also spelled: Wat Chumpoo Wek) is a civil Thai Buddhist temple in Mahā Nikāya sect, located on Soi Nonthaburi 33, Sanam Bin Nam Road, Tambon Tha Sai, Amphoe Mueang Nonthaburi, Nonthaburi ...
In temple murals, Phra Mae Thorani is often depicted with the Buddha in the mudra known as calling the earth to witness. The waters flowing forth from her long hair wash away the armies of Mara and symbolize the water of the bodhisattva 's perfection of generosity (dāna paramī) .
She is worshipped together with goddess Phra Mae Thorani within Thai Bushhism and goddess Phosop in Tai folk religion. The four sacred pools of Suphan Buri Province have waters from the Ganga and the Yamuna rivers and are used for rituals. [23] [24] [25] Ganga has been revered in Cambodia since the Khmer empire.
Phra Bhum Chaiya mongkol (พระภูมิชัยมงคล - Bhummaso), "Tutelary deity of Earth and Land" [2] in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and myanmar Phra Mae Thorani and Phra Nang Bhum Chaiya (พระนางภูมิไชยา - Bhummaso ), " Tutelary goddess of Earth and Land" in Thailand , Cambodia , Laos and myanmar
Therefore, there are only a few shrines built to pay homage to Phosop were Wat Siri Wattanaram temple in Taling Chan's Bang Phrom. Here, Phosop is worshiped along with other goddesses, Nang Kwak and Phra Mae Thorani , all three of them are in the same shrine.
Learning that the maras asked him to give up, he touched the ground and called the Phra Mae Thorani to help him fight with the maras. [1] Thoranee called tonnes of water and flooded away the maras. The episode results in the name Mara Vichai which means the "Victory (vichai) over the Mara".
Bahasa Indonesia: Patung kayu Phra Mae Thorani di depan, dengan beberapa patung Buddha Theravada Thai di sekitar, di Wat Chetawan, Selangor, Malaysia. English: Wooden statue of Phra Mae Thorani in the foreground, with several other Thai Theravada Buddhist statues surrounding it, in Wat Chetawan, Selangor, Malaysia.
Myths and legends found in the Trai Bhet, such as the earth-goddess Phra Mae Thorani, still have a strong popularity in Khmer folk religion, especially through inclusions of some of its narratives in the Gatilok, despite having been ousted from the literary corpus.