Quote Originally Posted by Marmite the dog
So, do all the Buddha images have to face north or northeast? My child-buddha faces southwest. Will I face eternal damnation in hell, or will I be blessed for giving the Lord Buddha a change of view?
It mainly for the best of luck. The belief is that north and east are auspicious points. The word for north is Nua in Thai, and means above. The east is where the sun comes up, so that is the begining of light and pretty much explain itself. The west represents the darkness, the sun setting at that point, and is considered the time for evil. The word for south is Dtai in Thai, and means under. The conclusion is that if you would place anything holy or sacred, the best choice ranges between north and east.

As far as going to suffer in hell, it probably will happen anyway, but not from facing your baby Buddha to the southwest.

What I wrote is from what I was taught, and also from reference books, but I don't think they are that critical. If you are around older people that still maintain the ancient traditions, the stories will be worse. There is a lot more of do and don't, and I didn't really get to that part.


Quote Originally Posted by Marmite the dog
Did you see this thread, ThaiWife?
https://teakdoor.com/thailands-wats-t...n-phichit.html (The Shrine @ my home town (Phichit))
I'm sorry to say I missed seeing that thread. Sometimes there are too many things to look at on this Forum, and I often run out of time. (By the way, the food shown on GoW's post looks pretty good.)