tc4mez Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) Dear all, I've bought a statuette from a museum in Chiang Mai recently. I wish to place it in my car but I have feedbacks & comments on placing facing the driver & facing the front from my friends (non thai)... What is the correct placement for the mini statuette? I have a 5 headed (paprikaneh) aka Lord Ganesha statuette to be place in my car. All comments & feedbacks are welcome. Regards, Loh Edited December 30, 2008 by tc4mez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groongthep Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 If you keep in mind that the purpose of Buddhist images is simply to remind us of the virtues of the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha then you will realize that your statuette has no magical or spiritual powers whatsoever and therefore I would think that whatever direction you wished it to face would be perfectly OK. There may however be some local custom where images should be placed facing a certain direction that I am unaware of and if so you may want to do it that way just to respect the local customs regardless of the fact that it is just superstitious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losangels Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I've noticed in many Taxis, Buddha is place facing the road. My assumtion this is normal practice, though I could be wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabianfred Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 going on a Vippassana course is better...... mindfulness is the best protection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucenkhamen Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 The thoughts that spring to mind are; why do you want/need it? why don't you just place it wherever you want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxexile Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 it would make a nice hood ornament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 You missed out the 'doesn't matter' option Whatever, this thread should aid you in positioning your luck charms http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Cat-Placenta...ck-t117957.html I would have thought that having a Ganesh and Buddah in the same vehicle would cancel each other out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankei Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Dear all,I've bought a statuette from a museum in Chiang Mai recently. I wish to place it in my car but I have feedbacks & comments on placing facing the driver & facing the front from my friends (non thai)... What is the correct placement for the mini statuette? I have a 5 headed (paprikaneh) aka Lord Ganesha statuette to be place in my car. All comments & feedbacks are welcome. Regards, Loh This is not a Buddhist statue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Right. It's a Hindu deity which in Thailand is mostly associated with the arts. I've never seen a Ganesh is a car. See the Wiki entry on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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