Offering to the Buddha

Doi Suthep

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April 6th 2006
Most of the population of Northern Thailand is Buddhist. Buddhist temples in Thailand are called Wats. We went to visit one in Chang Mai that is called Doi Suthep (Doi sounds like “toy” only with a “d” and Suthep is pronounced more like Sutep) All around the temple walls are depictions of scenes from the life of the Buddha. In the center people light candles and offer roses at the feet of ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more