Showing posts with label temples. Show all posts
Showing posts with label temples. Show all posts

Saturday, October 16, 2021

Amazing Temples on Phuket Island

Wat Chalong (วัดฉลอง), also known as Wat Chaiyathararam (วัดไชยธาราราม): It is dedicated to two monks, Luang Pho Chaem (หลวงพ่อแช่ม) and Luang Pho Chuang (หลวงพ่อช่วง), who with their knowledge of herbal medicine helped the injured of a Chinese tin miners rebellion in 1876. The 60 meters tall Chedi shelters a splinter of bone from Buddha. From the top floor terrace you have an amazing view.






Phuket Big Buddha: Phuket Big Buddha, or The Great Buddha of Phuket, is a seated Maravija Buddha statue 45 metres tall. Its official name is Phra Phutta Ming Mongkol Eknakiri (พระพุทธมิ่งมงคลเอกนาคคีรี), shortened to Ming Mongkol Buddha. Its the main Buddha of the Wat Kitthi Sankaram temple (Wat Kata).




Wat Khao Rang (วัดเขารังสามัคคีธรรม ภูเก็ต): There is a large golden sitting Buddha




Jui Tui Shrine or Jui Tui Tao Bo Geng (อ๊ามจุ้ยตุ่ยเต้าโบ้เก้ง): Chinese temple near Phuket's main market. Originally, "Jui" in Chinese means water. "Tui," means a white mortar. In the past, a wide canal was situated in front of the shrine. This shrine usually holds the vegetarian festival where Phuket people, Chinese and Thai people participate together with the Chinese Opera Troupe.











Friday, August 13, 2010

Good morning old Phuket: Temples

See the locations on Phuket Old Town Google Map by #treasuresofthailand


Hok Guan Kung Shrine:

Picture Eustaquio Santimano


Jui Tui Shrine (also: Tao Bo Keng) ศาลเจ้าจุ้ยตุ่ย: Dedicated to Kiu Wong, god of vegetarians, built in 1911. Jui refers to water and Tui refers to mortar. In front of the shrine there used to be a wide canal.

Picture (drs)ayko
See pictures from inside the shrine on jamie-monk.blogspot.com

Picture (drs)ayko

Picture (drs)ayko


Shrine of the serene light:

Picture Wilson Loo

Picture Wilson Loo


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