ARTISTIC PERIODS
Dvaravati Period (7rh-11th Centuries)
This period refers to the mon kindom that occupied areas of northwestern and central Thailand. The Buddha sculptures borrowed heavily from the Indian periods of Amaravati and Cupta, with the Buddha's body shape being thick, along with large hair curls, arched eyebrows ro represent a flying bird, protruding eyes, thick lips and a flat nose.
Srivijaya Period(7th-13th Centuries)
A southern kingdom that extended throughout the Malay peninsola and into parts of Indonesia, Srivijaya's artistic creations were closely linked to Indian forms and were more sensual and stylised than whatis found in central and northern Thailand.
Khmer Period(9th-11th Centuries)
The great Angkor empire based in present-day Cambodia, which once carved its artist... (查看原文)
--Bangkok Addresses--
Any city as large and unplanned ans Bangkok can be tough t get around. Street names are intimidating, and the problem is compounded by the inconsistency of romanised spellings as well asa mystifying array of winding streets that never lead where amap dares to propose.
The Thai word thanon(th) means road, street or avenue. Hence Ratchadamnoen Rd (sometimes called Ratchadamnoen Ave) is always Th Ratchadamnoen in Thai.
A soi is a small street or lane that runs off a larger street. So the address referred to as 48/3-4 Soi1, Th Sukhumvit, will be located off Th Sukhumvit on Soi 1. Alternative ways of writing the same address include 48/3-5 Th Sukhumvit Soi 1 or even just 48/3-5 Sukhumvit 1. Some Bangkok sois have become so large that they can be referred to bot... (查看原文)
dukkha (stress, unsatisfactoriness, disease), anicca (impermanence, transience of all things), anatta (insubstantiality or nonessentiality of reality - no permanent 'soul') (查看原文)
