Jan 3, 2015
This was the first temple I went to while in Thailand. It is also the only (I think) temple made of wood that I’ve seen. It was really close to my hostel, 5 min walk and admission was free.
To the side of this temple there was a little shrine area where 2 old women were selling candles. These candles were bound by this piece of paper where you could write a name and a bunch of Thai words. The ladies informed me that the Thai were blessings for the person from that Buddha who represents that day of the week. There were 3 candles wrapped in this paper blessing. I didn’t know what day I was born (or anyone else for that matter) except my new niece, Haylie since she was born 3 weeks ago. So I got a candle bundle from the Tuesday Buddha, the Reclining Buddha (Phra Sai Yas). According to Thai beliefs: this person is serious, brave and active most probably in the services. Lucky day is Thursday and lucky color is yellow. Unlucky day is Monday and unlucky color is white. There were also these paper flyers with the zodiac animals on them. They were everywhere. Past the flyers were these umbrella stands with white cloth around them. I don’t know what they’re used for but I wish I did. There were bells all along the small pond garden. In the center of the pond is a sitting Buddha under a tree. There were 2 young monks adding more of those zodiac animal flyers to a stupa.
When I got back to my hostel I searched the day I and my sisters were born so I could understand a bit more about the different Buddha days and colors. Turns out my younger sis and I were born on the same day. Buddha days of the week
