Panorama Views of  The  Grand  Palace   (Bangkok, Thailand)

View  B -  Phra Asada Maha Chedi.

View B1  of  B10

The "Eight Prangs" - Eight Towers. The "Eight Prangs" are of different colours. Each one is dedicated to a certain Buddhist concept, as follows:

White : The Buddha Sakayamuni

Purplish Blue : The Teaching of the Buddha

Pink : The Community of Buddhist Monks

Green : The Buddhist Female Monks

Purple : One who has attained nirvana but who is not able to preach the knowledge to men (P. pacceka-buddha)

Dark Blue : The Universal Monarchs

Red : The Buddha in his Former Lives

Yellow : The Buddha Maitreya, the Future Buddha

(The meaning of Chedi & Prang see below)

A. The "Eight Prangs (Eight Towers)"                  Next

Total View of The Grand Palace Complex Plan of The Grand palace 360 degrees (clockwise) Panorama Views from 13 view points in the palace region: A. The Grand Palace (Top View). B. Phra Asada Maha Chedi (Top View) C. The Upper Terrace (Top View) D. Chapel of Emerald Buddha (Interior View) E. Chapel of Emerald Buddha. (Top View) F. Borom Phiman Mansion (Top View) G. Amarin Winitchai Hall (Interior View) H. Chakri Hall (Top View) I. Dusit Hall (Top View) J. Wat Phra Keo Museum (Interior View) K. Chakri Hall (Front View) L. Chakri Central Audience Hall (Top View) M. Dusit Hall (Interior View)

The form of a Thai Prang (tower) derives from the Khmer prasat, but whereas a prasat is "a residence of a king or a god," a prang has the same function as a chedi.

The "Chedi" have always the form of a lotus. Lotus is important in Buddhism. It symbols the enlightenment because the lotus blossoms on dirty pool. It symbolises the passage from darkness to light, the passage from ignorance to wisdom. In famous Royal monasteries it is used to store relics of the Lord Buddha. In ordinary temples it is used to store the relics of monks.

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