Page 28 - WINE DINE AND TRAVEL SUMMER 2025 THAILAND
P. 28

donors and help support the temple monks         meditating in the lotus position, haloed
             and educational programs.                        by a multi-headed Naga (serpent deity).
                Before we left, Joe stopped by a dis-         The pose suggests thoughtfulness and
             play of Buddhas in various poses and             logic. “That’s Ron - sometimes,” Mary
             asked each of us what day of the week            said, to laughter all around.
             we were born. In Thailand certain Buddha             Two more spectacular temples
             positions are associated with specific           awaited us after we left Bangkok for cen-
             days. Mary arrived on a Monday, and her          tral and northern Thailand. By then any
             “Birthday Buddha” stands with his right          temple fatigue had long past.
             hand raised, palm-outward, signs of a                In Sukhothai, the country’s capital in
             protector and peace-maker. Ron’s is






























































            28   WINE DINE & TRAVEL MAGAZINE SUMMER  2025
   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30   31   32   33