religious icons

Buddhist and Hindu Icons

The Buddha

Garuda (Kroot)

Ganesh

Ganesh Temple

in Nakon Nayok

He is remover of obstacles.

Phra Mae Ganga Water Goddess

The Ganges river in India is named after her

Mae Torani Earth Goddess

Mother Earth

She used the water in her hair to drown Mara

Mara The Demon

Tried to tempt the Buddha by using his three beautiful daughters

The Buddha was meditating

The Buddha ignored him!

Naga- The Serpent

Wat Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai

Avalokiteshvara - Guan Yin

Boddhisattva of Compassion

Can be man or woman

Has 1000 arms and 11 heads to help people who are suffering

One Thousand Hand Buddha Dance

YakshaThey protect treasure, good people and gods

Deity

They are giants

Kinnari

Half Woman- Half swanVery good at singing and dancing

Brahma The Creator

Was born in a lotus flower. Has four heads.His crown shows authority.Phra phrom is the Brahma god.

Vishnu The Preserver

Vishnu protects the universe.

Shiva Phra Siva

Shiva knows everything that happens in the world.

He is the god of destruction.

Has a third eye for wisdom.

Indra’s Web

Indra

“Imagine a spider's web in the early morning covered with dew drops. And every dew drop contains the reflection of all the other dew drops. And, in each reflected dew drop, the reflections of all the other dew drops in that reflection. And so on forever. That is the Buddhist idea of the universe. Alan Watts[1]