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SNAKE

The snake is playing an important part in Buddhist culture. Indeed in old Buddhist legends a snake or "NAGA" (นาค) changed his appearance into a man in order to enter monkhood. Since that time, during the ordination ceremony, the candidate to enter monkhood must answer the question if he is an humain being or not.

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Naga

Snakes are associated to old beliefs in Thai culture. Here are some of them :

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Before digging the main hole for the most important post of a new house, a ceremony for the "NAGA" is performed. The "NAGA" is believed to lie underground.
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