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Buddha head overgrown by fig tree in Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand https://t.co/gngqRBPeMp
The influence of Hinduism on Thai culture is fascinating to me. The Thais have their own version of the Ramayana called the Ramakien In 1989, Indian poet Satya Vrat Shastri translated the Ramakien into Sanskrit https://t.co/bzj53rR5uP https://t.co/WhQdV4AXZf
Now – Rama was supposedly born in Ayodhya, and there's a city with that name in UP, India... and the Thais had a whole *kingdom* named Ayutthaya from 1350 – 1767. Seems like Rama was a royal title for all Thai kings then https://t.co/c0LeOnQGeW https://t.co/XD5VeYioog
Thailand is typically described and understood as a Buddhist country Indonesia a Muslim one both countries have Garuda (a Hindu figure – legendary king of the birds, Vahana/mount of Lord Vishnu) as prominent features I love this about Southeast Asia https://t.co/Qi0EGR8lm8
also featured on Indonesia's national emblem seems like everyone loves Garuda, he's like the south / southeast asian bald eagle 😂 https://t.co/KVKwknI4uu
1. Burmese Buddhist Garuda (in a temple in Penang, Malaysia) 2. Balinese Garuda 3. Tibetian Garuda 4. Thai Garuda https://t.co/4erFfsfErt
Miss Indonesia 2016 in a Garuda costume https://t.co/HB5wkkAna6
thread of buddhas https://t.co/e3pypnACwI
thread of buddhas https://t.co/e3pypnACwI