The Majestic Four- Faced Brahma San Phra Phrom in Bangkok

   

                 

           

The Erawan shrine ศาลพระพรหม, San Phra Phrom is a Hindu shrine in Bangkok, and this is one of the most recognizable and influential of  Thai representation of the Hindu creation God,  in Sanskrit called the Brahma Sahampati.  In Thailand is nearly 94%-95% Theravada Buddhist but surprising that it has strongly influenced by Hinduism and you may find countless of San Phra Phrom or Brahma Sahampati holy statue almost in every corner of Bangkok Thailand for worshipping for his blessing and blissful state. There are too many miraculous events and stories had been reported by countless of devotees that their wishes had been miraculously answered and fulfilled. Many devotees had returned to the Erawan shrine to pay their respects and some by offering the traditional Thai dancing to honor and to fulfill their promises to His Majestic and powerful Brahma Sahampati.

San Phra Phrom or  Brahma Sahampati (大梵天人) or Maha-Brahma appears as the powerful creator of the universe according to the Hinduism,  the deity Brahma is known as the Creator, and is a member of a trinity of gods. The other two are Shiva the Destroyer and Vishnu the Preserver. Brahma is credited to be the source of the Vedas, hence you might have noticed Him carrying a book representing the Vedas on one of his hands. But in Buddhism are quite the different. In Buddhism though, the Brahma Sahampati have been described as a higher level gods, and as opposed to Hindu beliefs there are many individual Brahma gods. 

In my earlier post dated December 15, 2014, Sarnath , the place of the Buddha's first sermon, after spending seven weeks at the seven places in Bodhgaya following his enlightenment , The Buddha was undecided about teaching the Dharma to others as he realized that it was profound and hard to discover, and others would not understand Him. According to the Buddhist scripture, it was Brahma Sahampati (大梵天人) who entreated the Buddha to teach the world about Dharma. Initially  Buddha hesitated to preach the principal of Dharma teaching that as He realized that it was profound and hard to discover, and others would not understand Him.  But Brahma Sahampati insisted as in this way the doctrine of Dharma will spread amongst the lay peoples, and pleaded with Him to teach the Dharma otherwise the world would be lost.

The Blessed one listened to Brahma Sahampati's pleading and decided to go to Benares to peach to the five Ascetics, namely: Kondanna, Vappa, Bhaddiya, Mahanama and Assaji, who had served him for 6 years but left Buddha abandoned the path of self-mortification and ffinally Buddha agreed to spread the Dharma.

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A beautiful Lumpini Park of Bangkok Thailand

                    

A beautiful green lung within a concrete jungle of a busy city nearby MRT Lumphini Station and Si Lom Station Bangkok. I bought an MRT traveler card that cost 120/-Thai bath. My intention is going around and searching for what Bangkok has to offer rather than the commercial shopping districts or those places that crowded with people with special needs or interests.

I came to know this place mainly by the name of "Lumbini"at the Shukhumvit MRT station and its sound similarly to the birthplace of the Lord Buddha in Nepal. Lumpini Park is a multi-purpose park. Many activities are provided for citizens and tourists. The park is a green area. There are a lot of trees, beautiful flowers, large lakes, and various types of animals.

There are not many tourists today and surprisingly the park is full of welcoming energy, with its natural beauty, fresh and clean air and most importantly is surrounded by many trees. I was amazed that I had encountered of a "surprised" visitor , the monitor Lizard.

Lumpini Park was created in the 1920s by King Rama VI on royal property.This place was a museum, where many products and natural resources were shown, then after World War 1 , it was rebuilt into the first park in Bangkok. A statue of the king stands at the southwestern entrance to the park. It was named after Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha in Nepal,and at the time of its creation stood on the outskirts of the city.

An amazing Bangkok Thailand tour

My very first visit to Bangkok Thailand and with many pleasant surprises beginning from the moment when I arrived at the Airport on December 26, 2014. Due to a busy travel scheduled, I will update more news of visiting  an amazing Bangkok Thailand when I have more free time.

Hinduism widely influences in Thailand

Vishnu The Hindu God

Samudra Manthan is one of the many attractions of Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok Thailand. In Thailand is nearly 94%-95% Theravada Buddhist, but surprisingly that's strongly influenced by Hinduism and it is noticeably almost in every corner of Thailand are particularly in Bangkok. 

This is my first visit to Bangkok and the first representation of Thai's culture will be the iconic statue of Samudra Manthan or Churning of the Ocean of Milk.

This iconic statue is one of the best known episodes in the Hindu mythology. Samudra Manthan or Churning of the ocean depicted in the bas-relief show Vishnu in the center of his turtle Named Avatar Kurma and below are the demons or the Asura ( on the left) and Devas (on the right). 

The Devas ( On the right hand) 

The churning of the ocean of milk was an elaborate process.Mount Mandara was used as the churning rod, and Vasuki, the king of serpents or the Naga, who abides on Shiva's neck, became the churning rope. 

The demons demanded to hold the head of the snake, while the gods taking advice from Vishnu, agreed to hold its tail. 

                     The Demons Asuras (On the left)

As a result the demons were poisoned by fumes emitted by Vasuki. Despite this, the gods and demons pulled back and forth on the snake's body alternately, causing the mountain to rotate, which in turn churned the ocean. 

However, once the mountain was placed on the ocean, it began to sink. Vishnu, in the form of a turtle kurma, came to their rescue and supported the mountain on his back.

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Our thoughts and prayers for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Let our thoughts and prayers are with all family and friends of those passengers and pilots and crew members on board QZ8501.

Om Mani Padme Hung

Om Mani Padme Hung

 Om Mani Padme Hung 

Om Tare Tu Tare Ture Soha

Om Tare Tu Tare Ture Soha

Om Tare Tu Tare Ture Soha

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May those who are on board flying from Air Asia Surabaya Indonesia to Singapore, and may all passengers including the pilot captains and crew members will be saved and be blessed.

Please prays for Air Asia QZ8501 Indonesia flight tragedy

Picture is courtesy from The Malaysian Insider.

I am writing and seeking for those who are logging or reading my blog now and please to have your supports and praying to the latest Malaysian AirAsia airline from an Indonesia AirAsia flight went missing on Sunday about half way between its origin of Surabaya in Indonesia and its destination of Singapore, an Indonesian transport official said.

The aircraft was between the Indonesian port of Tanjung Pandan and the town of Pontianak, in West Kalimantan on Borneo island, when it went missing, Joko Muryo Atmodjo, air transportation director at the Transport Ministry, told a news conference.

Let our thoughts and prayers are with all family and friends of those passengers and pilots and crew members on board QZ8501.

Om Mani Padme Hung 

Om Mani Padme Hung 

Om Mani Padme Hung 

Dedication of merits

May those who are on board flying from Air Asia Surabaya Indonesia to Singapore, and may all passengers including the pilot captains and crew members will be saved and be Blessed.

To get His Holiness Drodrupchen Rinpoche blessing

Today I will be going together with a small groups of Malaysian to Thailand and we are very fortunate to have a private audience to meet up with His Holiness Drodrupchen Rinpoche in Thailand and to receive His teaching and blessing.

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