{"id":2586,"date":"2024-11-19T17:31:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T10:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/?p=2586"},"modified":"2024-11-19T17:35:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T10:35:56","slug":"phra-phum-shrine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/19\/phra-phum-shrine\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit houses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1000016695-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1000016695-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1000016695-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1000016695-691x1536.jpg 691w, https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1000016695-600x1334.jpg 600w, https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1000016695.jpg 734w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Thailand, <strong>spirit houses<\/strong> (also known as <strong>&#8220;San Phra Phum&#8221;<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;San Chao Thi&#8221;<\/strong>) are small shrines or miniature houses placed on properties to honor and appease the spirits of theland. Here are some key points about their purpose:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Guardian Spirits<\/strong>: Spirit houses are believed to house guardian spirits that protect the property and its occupants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ancestral Spirits<\/strong>: They also honor the spirits of ancestors who once lived on the land.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Daily Offerings<\/strong>: People regularly make offerings such as food and fruit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cultural Beliefs<\/strong>: Spirit houses are deeply rooted in Thai culture and Buddhism, intertwined with animist beliefs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Thailand, spirit houses (also known as &#8220;San Phra Phum&#8221; or &#8220;San Chao Thi&#8221;) are small shrines or miniature houses placed on properties to honor and appease the spirits of theland. Here are some key points about their purpose:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cha-am"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2590,"href":"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586\/revisions\/2590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piangandneil.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}