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<blockquote data-quote="Michael J." data-source="post: 427846" data-attributes="member: 13861">Thai merit making, incense and candles - When Thai Buddhists visit the temple they will normally make an offering. This act is known as wai phra; wai being the traditional greeting with palms pressed together and raised towards the face and phra being the word for a Buddha image, monk or priest.The usual offering made consists of a candle, some flowers (often a&nbsp; lotus), a small square of gold leaf and three incense sticks. The three&nbsp; incense sticks represent the <a href="http://www.thaizer.com/buddhism/the-life-of-buddha/" target="_blank">Buddha, his teachings and the monastic order.</a> These offerings can be brought with you or purchased at the wat. More to read at: <a href="http://www.thaizer.com/buddhism/how-to-make-a-buddhist-offering-wai-phra/" target="_blank">How to Make a Buddhist Offering (Wai Phra) | Thailand travel guide</a>[ATTACH=full]145250[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]145251[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]145252[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]145253[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]145254[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]145255[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]145256[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Michael J., post: 427846, member: 13861"] Thai merit making, incense and candles - When Thai Buddhists visit the temple they will normally make an offering. This act is known as [B]wai phra[/B]; [I]wai[/I] being the traditional greeting with palms pressed together and raised towards the face and [I]phra[/I] being the word for a Buddha image, monk or priest. The usual offering made consists of a candle, some flowers (often a lotus), a small square of gold leaf and three incense sticks. The three incense sticks represent the [URL="http://www.thaizer.com/buddhism/the-life-of-buddha/"]Buddha, his teachings and the monastic order.[/URL] These offerings can be brought with you or purchased at the wat. More to read at: [url=http://www.thaizer.com/buddhism/how-to-make-a-buddhist-offering-wai-phra/]How to Make a Buddhist Offering (Wai Phra) | Thailand travel guide[/url] [ATTACH type="full"]145250._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]145251._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]145252._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]145253._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]145254._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]145255._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]145256._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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