Monthly Archives: January 2010

Gold Leaf Merit Making Thai Buddhism

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Mike

Making merit is a goal of Thai Buddhists, one way they achieve this is by placing small pieces of gold leaf on Buddha statues. Small postage stamps size booklets containing squares of very thin gold leaf are on sale at … Continue reading →

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Oriental Magpie Robin Birds of Thailand Photo/Image

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Mike

The Oriental Magpie Robin(Copsychus saularis) is a common bird of Thailand. Although I see them quite often they are usually in dense vegetation. The example in today’s photograph perched on the electricity cables outside my home. Unfortunately it was 7am … Continue reading →

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