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Chinese Shrine

     The most familiar ancient things for Chinese people who live in Thailand are " shrines". However the evident of Chinese shrine between Sukkhothai and Ayutthaya Age cannot be found. Until in Rattanagosin Age Chinese culture had combined with others culture but still no evident to proof the built of shrine. So the story of Chinese shrine has first recorded in his majesty King Rama 5.
The largest of Chinese shrine found at "Leang-nei-yee Temple" Chinese beliefs very similar to others nation on spirit and God as they have different level and it can be classified into 4 levels:
 
    "Ju-leoa" is inhabited of lower level of God which referring to spirit of ancient. The characteristic of this shrine is built on the ground.
"Tee-te" is inhabited of spirit that roaming in the human world it can be compare as Thai guardian spirit. The shrine usually built in square pattern with lamp as the symbol of worship. The offering usually is vegetarian. "Toua or Pung-toa-kong-ma" is inhabited of pure human spirit.
"Posian" is inhabited of bodhisattva usually for temple building
"Nga-sain King" is one of the God that play an important role in Chinese lifestyle, more than half of the shrine in Chinese is this type.
 
    One of the older Toa shrine located in behind Bangkoknoi station in Bangkok is called "Shrine of Je-nun-meaw"

  However the respective of individual God is in a small group career and language such as Taechews people respect spirit gradient name "Savient-tient-song-tee or Sheo-jeen", Hainaness respect Jun-bow-neiw also Koen-Au. However some evident shown that Chinese people do not respected to one spirit all the time.
 If any spirit that have many people respect that spirit will be inhabit in shrine such as old shrine in Shong-wad road had change from Pon-toa-kong to tiger god or shrine at Sean-sian change from Keon-im to Hong-jeia.


    
Background: Chinese shrine isn't ghost inhabitant. Arts of culture

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