"Amazing Thailand" Erotic Art Museum by Kamavijitra

提起博物館大家可能只會想起荷蘭、日本等地，料不到，原來泰國曼谷也有一個性愛博物館，它屬於半公開性質的。

這類博物館裡面通常都會有世界各地的性愛珍品作展覽但這裡面所擺的性愛珍品和其他國家的不同：因為只有關於泰國的古舊性愛珍品，一些公仔、畫圖，用品據說都是遠古泰國遺留下來的，當中有古時泰國的人們敦倫的過程，技巧甚至有同性間的尋歡圖，從中可以讓我們了解到多些當年泰國的性文化。

正所謂食色性也，作為一個成年人去參觀這個博物館，可以看作吸收新知識，了解過去千萬不要帶著有色眼鏡去看待，正如中國古人的行房方式其實也很大胆，性生活也很多姿多彩.....如果你想參觀這個博物館，記住要提前預約，裡面的展品本正令你大開眼界，不過要記住部份展品和地區禁止拍攝。

Source 1: http://www.thailandfans.com/blogs/details/1288

Source 2: www.kamavijitra.com

Hanuman and Mermaid Suvannamaccha

Hanuman (หนุมาน) learns that Sita (นางสีดา) is being held captive on the island of Sri Lanka. He informs Rama (พระราม), her husband, who orders him to build a causeway to Sri Lanka from India so Rama’s army can attack. Hanuman collects his band of Vanaras and they begin throwing huge boulders into the sea to make a foundation for the causeway.

Hanuman get the order from RAMA to find Sita

After a few days they notice something is wrong and call Hanuman to report. They tell him that each day they throw rocks into the sea and the next day they are gone.

Hanuman asks for volunteers to join him while he instructs the others to continue throwing rocks into the sea. When several volunteers have stepped forward Hanuman leads them into the waves. They find a large number of mermaids underwater. As they watch, a new rock is tossed in. The mermaids living underwater take the rocks and carry them away.

Many mermaids throw rocks into the sea

Hanuman looks for their leader. He spots a lovely mermaid supervising the others. He swims towards her but she skillfully evades him. Time and again he begins an attack but it comes to nothing.

Hanuman finds he is falling in love with the creature. He changes his tactics and begins to silently woo her. She responds to him and soon they are together at the bottom of the sea.

Mural painting in Royal Temple Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew)
 Bangkok, Thailand (Date unknown)

Later, Hanuman asks the mermaid why she is stealing the rocks. She tells him that she is Suvannamaccha, a daughter of Ravana (the demon who had abducted Sita). When Ravana saw Hanuman’s Vanaras building a causeway he instructed Suvannamaccha to stop it. Hanuman tells the mermaid why he is building the causeway. He tells her of the abduction of Queen Sita, the battle between Rama and her father Ravana, how they started to build a bridge, and in consequence was ordered to finish the causeway within seven days or pay with his life.

The sculpture of Hanuman and Suvannamaccha by Nakorn, Thai potte, (2010)
Kamavijitra, Erotic Art Private Collection, Bangkok

Suvannamaccha turned to Hanuman and her eyes were filled with love. No more, she said, would she prevent Hanuman from completing his mission. Her mermaids underwater would, in fact, return all the stolen rocks to the causeway.

They parted as lovers part but it was not to be the end for them. Hanuman had left a seed with Suvannamaccha and soon she would give birth to their son named Mudchanu.

Madchanu

The Love Whisper, The famous Mural painting in Nan province of Thailand

Pu Man Ya Man, The Love Whisper, located at Wat Phumin

          The picture of Burmese man and woman is known as Pu Man Ya Man. This is one of the well known murals at Phumin Temple, Nan province of Thailand.  Actually Pu and Ya (grandpa and grandma) were not refer to elder, but it were prefixes for man and woman during that time. 

Wat Phumin, Nan province of Thailand

Thai people have known this mural in another name, the love whisper, KrasipRukBanrueLoak. This was due to Pu Man’s action that showed whispering action and Ya Man reaction that showed satisfy smile.

Another mural painting in the temple

         On Pu Man’s chest is a running man-like tattoo. It was 

called LingLom.  LingLom tattoo was believe to help the person who had the tattoo to be able to escape from any dangerous situation like we can run as fast as LingLom, wind monkey. 

Linglom Tattoo

     Another Red tattoo on the chest was called Fang tattoo. Fang in Lanna language meant Red.  Fang tattoo was for decoration and showing status of the person.  The more tattoo they have, the more wealthy and the number of slave the person have.

source: wat phumin, Nan province
แหล่งที่มา: ภาพจิตรกรรมฝาผนัง กระซิบรักบรรลือโลก จ.น่าน

Kamavijitra Art Museum

Erotic Thai Temple Murals

Thai temple murals typically depict episodes from the Buddha's life or his former lives as described in the Jataka Tales, but to make them relevant to local people many contain scenes from contemporary village life. Some of these scenes are humorous, bawdy, and occasionally somewhat erotic in nature.

Women and female celestials in Thai temple murals often have gravity-defying, melon-like breasts, and are sometimes depicted topless. This isn't really surprising as in former times some village women didn't bother to cover their breasts. 

Mural detail of the whispering lover at Phumin Temple

Mural detail of women terrified by a crocodile.

Mural detail of reclining women.

Mural detail of Hanuman from the Ramakian.

Mural detail of a man being beaten by his wife. 

Mural detail of a crowd grasping at an unhappy woman.

Mural detail of two women having fun.

Source: Sacred Siam, Kamavijitra Erotic Art Museum

www.kamavijitra.com
http://www.rd.go.th/nan/57.0.html

Thai Buddhist Temple Murals

Temple murals were originally a way of bringing the teachings of the Buddha to illiterate lay folk. Traditionally, the west (associated with death) wall of a viharn will feature scenes of beings in other realms as described in the Thai Buddhist text Traiphum Phra Ruang (Three Worlds Cosmology), the east wall will feature a mural of the Buddha subduing Mara prior to his enlightenment, and the lower side walls will be covered with scenes from the Jataka Tales (stories of the Buddha's previous lives) while the upper walls will feature celestials and benign demons facing the principal Buddha image.

Although many temple murals depict episodes from the Buddha's former lives, they often contain peripheral scenes from contemporary village life to make them relevant to local people. Some of these scenes are humorous, bawdy, and occasionally somewhat erotic in nature.

จิตรกรรมฝาผนัง (Muralpainting) แต่เดิมจุดมุ่งหมายเพื่ออธิบายถึงศาสนาพุทธ โดยใช้ภาพวาดบรรยายเรื่องราวพุทธประวัติ และ นิทานพื้นบ้าน

Mural of Hanuman and Suwannamatcha at Wat Prasri Rattanasartsadaram

Wat Phumin mural of the mysterious crying woman by Thit Buaphan.

Wat Phra Kaew mural of Hanuman using his tail as a bridge in the Ramakian.

Vivid temple mural at Wat Nang Phaya, Phitsanulok.

Mural of King Naresuan's elephant battle at Wat Suwan Dararam

ural of battle scene at Wat Suwan Dararam, Ayutthaya.

Source: Sacred Siam, Kamavijitra Erotic Art Museum, Wat Prasrirattanasathsadaram

http://www.era.su.ac.th/Mural/prasri/prasri_pic22.html

Wat Pho Chai Na Phueng (Loei, Thailand)

The Erotic Art in Mural Painting at Wat Pho Chai Na Phueng (Loei, Thailand)

ภาพเขียนเชิงสังวาส ที่ผนังวัดโพธิ์ชัยนาพึง จ.เลย





Wat Pho Chai Na Phueng is built around 16-17 century.  In the late of Ayutthaya period.  In the Temple, there is a old building which have beautiful local mural painting.  The old building is built in rectangular shape. The front head to the North.  

There is mural painting in the building.  Most of them express the Buddhist history and people behavior in Ayutthaya.  Of course, most of mural painting artist always make erotic art in secret corner of the temple.  That is a goofy fun expression of artists.


วัดโพธิ์ชัย เป็นวัดเก่า มีมาก่อนการตั้งหมู่บ้าน สร้างขึ้นราว พุทธศตวรรษที่ 22 - 23 ภายในวัดมีวิหารเก่าแก่ที่มีจิตรกรรมฝาผนัง ฝีมือช่างพื้นถิ่นที่งดงาม


วิหารเป็นอาคารรูปสี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้า ผนังก่ออิฐถือปูน หันหน้าไปทางทิศเหนือ มีประตูทางเข้าสามทาง ภาพจิตรกรรมฝาผนังปรากฏอยุ่ ทั้งที่ผนังด้านในและด้านนอก ด้านในเขียนเรื่องพระพุทธประวัติและพระเวสสันดรชาดก ด้านนอกเขียนเรื่องเนมิราชชาดก สังข์ศิลป์ชัย และการเกด สะท้อนให้เห็นชีวิตความเป็นอยู่ และการนับถือศาสนาของชาวบ้านนาพึง ในช่วงปลายสมัยอยุธยา

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Kamavijitra, Erotic Art Museum
พิพิธภัณฑ์กามาวิจิตรา
www.kamavijitra.com

KAMAVIJITRA (The Siam Erotic Art Museum)

Kamavijitra （กามาวิจิตรา）is erotic art, a fine art focusing on the love making of man and woman, same –sex relations, pederasty, and animals, including man and god. This depicts in forms of paintings, sculptures, and potteries.

Erotic art had a long history in Siam. Generally, the Siam’s erotic art can be found in the temple’s murals. Back to the historic time, the paintings were inspired by the lives of people in different periods, which some of them was blended with erotic art. People in that period had a perception of love-making as a natural of man and humor.

Mr. Uthaiphun, Kamavijitra founder

However, the popularity of erotic art had declined since the advent of western cultures, which shared the value that women should cover the clothes up on the body. Therefore, the erotic art of Siam has been perceived as a nasty attitude till present. 

 “What in my collection must be exclusive erotic pieces of art and I have been collecting for 35 years”, said Mr. Uthaiphun, the owner of Kamavijitra. “For over 35 years, I have been travelled to different countries for business purpose and I have seen numerous kinds of erotic art museum. This questioned me why wouldn’t we have one in Thailand while our erotic art is one of such beautiful and exquisite collections in the world.

Visit and discover a wide range of collections that are sure to entice your senses and excite your mind. See more information at facebook or  kamavijitra website.

งานเปิดพิพิธภัณฑ์กามาวิจิตรา (kamavijitra)

Palat Khik in Thailand

Palat Khik (Phallic Amulets) are originated in India and related to the Hindu god Shiva, who is usually represented by Shiva linga (Lingam). 

Shiva, the great god, is one of the three major deities of Hinduism

They were brought to Thailand about hundreds of years ago by the Hindu Dispersion. The Chinese concept called Yin and Yang is similar, where Shiva is represented abstractly in the form of Linga (male genitalia). Sometimes the linga are accompanied by Yoni (female genitalia). Together, the linga and yoni symbolize unity and the powers of creation and destruction.

Yin and Yang

The Palat Khik, as a phallic representation of Shiva, is also an animistic symbol of fertility. It is not uncommon in Thailand to see a penis amulet hanging on a convenience store or a restaurant, or even being sold by old women on the street.  Although outsiders may regard these as offensive, ordinary Thai people are deeply superstitious and lucky charms and talismans are still regarded as important. 

Shiva Linga in Thailand is located in the Kamavijitra Museum 

Palat khiks can be made from wood, metal, bone, teeth, claw, coral, horn or ivory, and they are created by monks who specialize in them. Engraving the sacred inscriptions is an important ritual and can take many days to complete. Cast metal palat khiks do not always have these inscriptions, but they may have animal symbols.

Palat khik amulets must be empowered by the repetition of incantations, which Thai people call 'Kata Bucha', derived from the Devanagari 'ghata poojah'. The incantations depend on the creator's lineage in each school of traditional non-Buddhist animist magic.