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People
ICTs for Participatory Health and Livelihood Skills Training for Mon Migrants - dot-EDU more...
Culture
Wat Na Phra Meru, Ayutthaya
This unusual Dvaravati Mon image is housed in the small chapel of Wat Na Phra Meru. Seated "European" style with hands resting on knees, this form is not often seen in images of the Buddha. The statue was found in Wat Mahathat, and may have come originally from Nakhon Pathom. see the image
Mon Women dressing style (Around AD 1800) see the picture
Mon Traditional Dance
One of the culture is dancing that composed of costume, rhythm of music, style of dancing and so on. Mon traditional dance is indigenous show that reflection the way of life of Mon people. see the pictures
There are several instruments peculiar to the Mon. Most recognizable is
the Kyam (crocodile zither), a 3-string long zither with frets that is
shaped like a crocodile. Another is the Batt Kine, a row of 14 or so
pitched gongs that is upturned at both ends like a crescent. Also,
there is the Mon violin, a 3-string fiddle with a western-like body
played upright. This is incredible music with an unique character!..more
History
Mon State 6 Days/ 5 Nights; However, historically proven is the fact that the surrounding tribes view and respect the Mon people as the „people of the golden land“ and that they are even jealous of their civilization and their wealth.... more
Little is known about the independent state of Dvaravati, which flourished from the 7th to 11th centuries in much of present-day Thailand. The kingdom’s main cities were located in the central region at Nakhon Pathom, Lopburi and U Thong, but Dvaravati influence spreads as far north as Haripunchai (present-day Lamphun) and Songkhla in the south. more
The Shwedagon Paya is a 98-metre gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar. The Paya lies to the west of the Royal Lake on Singuttara Hill thus dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within, namely the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Konagamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight hairs of Gautama, the historical Buddha. more
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