Around 700 years ago, the Thais in the Sukhothai Kingdom (the first capital of Thailand dating from the 13th to 15th century A.D.) used a style of money which had a unique and very unusual shape as the..

Gambling has an ancient history. A number of dices as a gambling equipment were uncovered from ancient grave sites belonging to Egyptian, Sumerian, and Chinese culture. In the Rigveda an important Indi..

People in the ancient times created a large amount of symbols from things around them in order to convey messages and to tell stories according to what they had witnessed. Living together as a communit..

“Rajasiha or Singha” is a savage mythological animal with the most power over others. It is an imaginary figure from a lion. According to individual fantasy of artists, the animal is depicted and ..

Since when Sukhothai was the capital, Thai kings held the supreme power over the royal kingdom. They ruled the country to preserve the wellness of the people according to ten kingly virtues. However, t..

The elephant has had a long history of respect and importance in Thai society, particularly in the Thai royal court. This is especially true of white elephants, which are rare and have several unique a..

The worshipping of deities and sacred spirits which reside in places has existed in Thai society for a very long time. This belief is expressed in creation of icons to symbolise the deities and in othe..

A Buddha statue is a religious object and an embodiment of faith. There may be two ideas behind the making of a Buddha statue. The first is Tathagata Bodhi Sattha or the belief in the enlightened wisd..