Description of the three worlds & 31 planes of existence:
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Second level from the bottom is the human world:
With animals, ghosts & unhappy spirits, demons & hell below:
The depiction of hell includes the thorn-covered 'dton ngiw' (ต้นงิ้ว) tree that the adulterous are condemned to climb, the kratha thongdaeng' (กระทะทองแดง) cauldron of boiling copper, & a figure with a head of an ox...reminds one of 'Ox-head' (niu2 tou2 牛头), one of the Chinese guardians of hell. Wonder if this is one detail in the depiction of hell that Theravada & Mahayana Buddhism share?
Wheel of Dharma pigeon roost:
The Truth is, plastic spikes are useless at preventing pigeons from perching there:
Outside the bot:
From Aki's camera:
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