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We hope that this cultural guidebook offers you fresh insights into Thailand’s art and architecture and sets you on a path to making your own discoveries. Have a great trip! David and Jennifer Raezer Founders, Approach Guides
The Thai Stupa Fig. 4. Thai stupa predecessors and types. Highlights added. There are three basic forms of the Thai Stupa; each will be explored in turn. These forms — as well as those of India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar’s Bagan (Burma) — are laid out in Fig. 4. Note that andas are highlighted in green, harmikas in red, chattras in purple, and bases or terraces in black. We will continue to refer to back to this three style framework as we review the stupas in specific temples in sections that follow. Thai stupa type #1: Lotus bud-shaped anda Where to see it: This chedi is unique to Sukhothai and its satellites cities: Si Satchanalai, Kamphaeng Phet, and Phitsanulok. Unlike in later periods where vihans, ubosots, and prangs assumed fundamental importance, stupas were the central and primary structure in Sukhothai period temples. They are characterized by their extreme delicacy and spire-like, soaring verticality. See Fig. 5.
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