Welcome to The Wednesday Photo – a new picture each week highlighting something of interest in Thailand. Click on the picture to see a larger version.
Earth Mother Goddess, Doi Suthep
Earth Mother Goddess Mural at Doi Suthep
You may recall the statue of the Earth Mother Goddess, Ubon Ratchathani from last December. One of my favorite temples in Thailand is Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai (see Doi Suthep Buddha). This mural is found in one of the temples there. I’ve related the story of the picture in my previous post: the short version is that as the Earth Mother Goddess bore witness to the Buddha’s enlightenment, she wrung the water from her hair and the flood swept all the illusions (personified by Mara) away.
Tags: buddhism, Chiang Mai, doi suthep, temple, wat
