Sandstone

1. Mix all material together and pour it into the plate and take the air for 1 night .

2.Remove the plate out and check the detail of the body of sandstone product and take the sun for 1 day ..

3.Paint the body of sandstone product as requirement ,so use poster color to paint it.

4.Bring sandstone product that painted to dry in the air and put it in the store for sell .

Sandatone Product at Ban Nongsno

5.Ban Nong Sno is the one village in Chok Chai district at Nakhon Ratchasima provSandstone product was starting on 1996 by Mr. Sayan Paetjapo had an idea to bring the clay to mould for many models .Next Bring it to bake to be the pottery .After that bring the pottery to exposed for sale on the verge of the road ,but it isn’t popular for the customer .So he think to bring white cement ,sand and water to mix together and pour in cast mould and left it to be dry . Next clean it by the water ,so it yield because it so popular for the customers and it became the best product in quickly both in the local and to other near provinces .Now Ban Nongsno become the bigest produce place and the market of sandstone product because they produce sandstone product for every house ,there are 232 stores sell sandstone product on top of that there are mix soils block brick product 10 stores.These sandstone products have many size from little pretty to gigantic big weight 100 kg. because each houses take the cast mould by themselves so that each models don’t same with each other .
The rust red sand that used to produce sandstone product are brought from Phimai district and Chumpuang district because Both Phimai district and Chumpuang district are the bigest sand resource .The method to produce sandstone product used long time to produce it.ince.

There are many types of sandstone product consist of
· Wall sculpture : Leelawadee,Orchid,etc.
· Pet model : dog ,chicken, bird ,elephant ,etc.
· mix soils block brick product:Bali soils block brick product
· Sprinkle water model ,Water fall model
· Lamp lantern : Japanese style,Bali style
· Doll sandstone product : Sawasdee doll , Sakai doll

Makha puja Day

One of Thai Buddhists celebrate as a holy day in each year which commemorate events in the Buddha's lifetime having to do with the formulation of his teachings called Makha Bucha. It usually celebrated on night of the full moon of the third lunar month, which corresponds to February.
The first occurred nine months after the Buddha had been expounding his doctrine for seven months only. On the night of the full moon of the third lunar month which corresponding with holy day in Bhram, Buddha stay in Veru-vana-ram temple at Radchakrik City.
It commemorates two separate events that occurred on the same date 45 years apart, during the Buddha's lifetime 2,500 years ago. The first event was the coming together of 1,250 monks from all locations and directions, to meet the Buddha, and the Buddha himself ordained all of these. This event occurred seven months after the Buddha began his teaching. The second event, which occurred 45 years later, was the Buddha delivering his teachings shortly before his death. Both of these events occurred on the day of the full moon of the third lunar month, a month known in the Buddhist Pali language as 'Makha'. The 'Bucha', also a Pali word, means to venerate or to honor. Thus, Makha Bucha Day is for the veneration of Buddha and his teachings on the full moon day of the third lunar month.
Patimokka is main important practice means it is main of Buddha precept as Buddhism heart. This place held for the meeting by "Aorahunta" who which don't have to practice for his own wisdom.
Makha Bucha Day represents a great deal in terms of the development of Buddhism in Thailand. It is a highly ceremonial event and in Thailand it's an event that was only recently revived a part of Thai Buddhist tradition. The Supreme Patriarch of the Marble Temple in Bangkok, Kittsobhana Mahathera, did this in 1957. Before 1957, the full moon day of the third lunar month was celebrated as a Buddhist Holy Day and regular religious ceremonies were held. Because of local ceremonies that occupied this day in the many different parts of the country, the Makha Bucha ceremonies today take on the different flavors of the various locales.
At this time in the evolution of Buddhism and Buddhist principles in Thailand, it is important to understand how the majority of Thai people view Buddha and the Buddhist philosophy.

VISAKHA BUCHA

VISAKHA BUCHA (Vesak) means the worship of the Buddha on the full moon day of the sixth lunar month. It usually falls in May. In the case of a year with an extra eighth lunar month--Adhikamasa (there are 13 full moons in that year)-- the Visakha Bucha Day falls on the full moon day of the seventh lunar month.
BIRTH-ENLIGHTENMENT-PASSING AWAYThe Vesak full moon day (The full moon day of Sixth lunar month)
Visakha Bucha Day is one of the most important days in Buddhism because of three important incidents in the life of The Buddha, i.e. the birth, the enlightenment and the passing away, miraculously fall on the same month and date, the Vesak full moon day. .So each year, Buddhists throughout the world gather together to perform the worship to recollect the wisdom, purity and compassion of the Buddha.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The Buddha was a king by birth. His clan name was Gotama. He was born in Sakya Kingdom, eighty years before the Buddhist Era (around 2625 year ago), at Lumbini Park (now called Rummindel, in Nepal, north of India), in Madhayama Pradesa, located between Kapilavastu, capital of the Sakya Kingdom and Devadaha, capital of the Koliya Kingdom, on Friday, the Vesak full moon day in the year of the dog. Prince Siddhatha (the Buddha's personal name) was the son of King Suddhodana and Queen Sirimahamaya. On his birthday, Queen Sirimahamaya who was pregnant, wanted to pay a visit to Devadaha wich was her native country. In the morning of the Vesak Full moon day, the Queen left Kapilavastu on a visit to Devadaha. Approaching a lovely park of Sals trees called Lumbini, located between the two capitals but nearer to Devadaha, the Queen wanted to visit the park and when she arrived at a Sal tree she started contractions and gave birth to a son there. When the Kings of Kapilavastu and Devadaha learned this, they were very happy and arranged a procession back to Kapilavastu. Prince Siddhatta was brought up in the midst of luxury, led the happy life of a privileged youth and married at the age of 16 to Princess Yasodhara or Bimba who bore him a son, Rahula. He discontened and took on the life of a wandering ascetic a the bank of the Anoma River. He was then 29. He studied the mystic practices of the foremost Brahmin ascetics and realized that such practices were not the way to enlightenment. He went on his own way applying the reflective thought of conscious meditation to a rational simple life of moderation. At the age of 35, he attained Enlightenment at Uruvelasenanigama subdistrict, Magadha State, (nowadays, located in the area of Buddha Kaya, Bihar State, India), on Wednesday, the Vesak Full moon day, the year of the cock, forty five years before the Buddhist Era. The Dhamma discovered by the Buddha was Ariyasacca or the Four Noble Truths, namely:
The Noble Truth of Suffering The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering The Noble Truth of the Extinction of Suffering The Noble Truth of the Path leading to the Extinction of Suffering After having attained Enlightenment, the Buddha wandered from place to place teaching his discoveries to people who are accessible to instruction, helping large numbers of them achieve various levels of spiritual attainment. He sent his followers to spread Buddhism in capitals, cities and upcountry, until Buddhism was firmly established and widely spread. The Buddha passed away on Tuesday, the Vesak full moon day in the year of the small snake under the two Sal trees in the Sala Grove of the Mallas in Kusinara, capital of the Malla State, (nowadays located in Kusinagara of Uttrarapradesa, India) at the age of eighty (around 2545 years ago). The performance of the rituals on Visakha Bucha day had been continuously observed in Jambudavipa or India, the motherland of Buddhism, for a long time before Buddhism spread to Sri Lanka and Thailand. There, the Visakha worship has been continually observed to the present day. In Thailand, Visakha Bucha observance began during the Sukhuthai period (around 700 years ago), because of the close religious relations between Thailand and Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan monks came to propagate Buddhism in Thailand and were highly respected. Thai monks also went to study in Sri Lanka. It's believed that, those monks introduced this ceremony to the King and people at that time.

Asaha Puja Day

Asalha Puja Day, which is known as the Monks’ day, falls o­n the full moon day of July (the eighth lunar month) in each year. Asalha Puja Day means the day of worshiping o­n the full moon day of the eight month. There was an important event o­n this day that the Buddha delivered his first teaching to the Panjavakkiya (the Group of Five Monks), Kondhanna, Vappa, Bhaddiya, Mahanama, and Assaji at the Deer Park, Banares. His first teaching was called the Dhammacakkappavattanasutta (setting into the motion of the wheel of Dhamma). Its main topics were about two extremes that were not practiced, Kamasukhallikanuyoga (Self-indulgence) and Attakilamathanuyoga (Self-Mortification). However, he pointed out o­nly the Middle Way that could be practiced because it was the right way to reach a real happiness of life, to be free from suffering, and to attaint enlightenment (Nibbana). After his preaching, Kondhanna, the head of the group, attained the eyes of Dhamma and later asked for the ordination from the Buddha. The Buddha then ordained him as the first monk in Buddhism. With his ordination, the Buddhist order that consists of the Triple Gem, the Buddha, his teaching (dhamma) and his disciples (sangha), was first founded in the world. @… The activities that are performed at a temple. In the morning, Thai Buddhists go to my temple to make merit by offering food to monks and novices, observing the five precepts or the eight precepts(depending o­n which they observe), listening to the Dhamma talks, and practicing meditation together with monks and novices in the Dhamma hall. In the evening, they bring flowers candles and incense sticks go to the temple again in order to take part in the Candle Lighting Procession. Before that activity they observe the five precepts or the eight precepts (depending o­n which they observe), listen to the Dhamma talks, and practice meditation. Then they light candles and incense sticks and walk around o­n the right side of the ordination hall or any Buddhist buildings three times to commemorate the virtue of the Buddha, his teachings, and his orders. When the activity is finished, some still stay in a temple and some return to their homes

Three days of Songkarn festival.

Songkran is a Thai traditional New Year which starts on April 13 every year and lasts for 3 days. Songkran festival on April 13 is Maha Songkran Day or the day to mark the end of the old year, April 14 is AWan Nao which is the day after and April 15 is Wan Thaloeng Sok which the New Year begins. At this tiAme, people from the rural areas who are working in the city usually return home to celebrate the festival. Thus, when the time come, Bangkok temporarily turns into a deserted city.

Songkran is a Thai word which means "move" or "change place" as it is the day when the sun changes its position in the zodiac. It is also known as the "Water Festival" as people believe that water will wash away bad luck.
The Songkran tradition is recognized as a valuable custom for the Thai community, society and religions. The value for family is to provide the opportunity for family members to gather in order to express their respects to the elders by pouring scented water onto the hands of their parents and grandparents and to present them gifts including making merits to dedicate the result to their ancestors. The elders in return wish the youngsters good luck and prosperity.

The values for community is to provide the opportunity to create unity in the community such as to jointly acquire merits, to meet each other and to enjoy the entertaining events. And for the society value is to create concern upon environment with cooperation such as to clean houses, temples, public places and official buildings. Thais value the religion bye means of merits acquisition, offerings alms to monks, Dhamma Practice, listening to sermon and monks-bathing.

In the afternoon, after performing a bathing rite for Buddha images and the monks, the celebrants both young and old, joyfully splash water oon each other. The most-talked about celebration takes place in the northern province of Chiang Mai where Songkran is celebrated from April 13 to 15. During this period, people from all parts of the country flock there to enjoy the water festival, to watch the Miss Songkran Contest and the beautiful parades.


In Bangkok, the Buddha image "Buddhasihing" is brought out from the National Museum for people to sprinkle lustral water at Sanam Luang, opposite the Grand Palace.