Salaween.blog

A travel journal through culture and history. – blogging since 2014

  • Saraphi, On the Edges of Buddhism

Auteur : Frederic Alix

  • L’Apocalypse du Lapin Ă  Chiang Dao

    Un lapin blanc aux yeux scintillants bondit depuis le sud. Devant lui, le Doi Luang s’élève, majestueux, couronné de brume. Ce sanctuaire sacré irradie un silence chargé de mystère. Le lapin ralentit, sentant qu’ici, le voile de l’avenir va se lever devant lui.

  • The Revelation of the White Rabbit at Chiang Dao

    Un lapin blanc aux yeux scintillants bondit depuis le sud. Devant lui, le Doi Luang s’élève, majestueux, couronné de brume. Ce sanctuaire sacré irradie un silence chargé de mystère. Le lapin ralentit, sentant qu’ici, le voile de l’avenir va se lever devant lui.

  • Vilanka: The Tale of the Lawa King

    Vilanka, king of the Lawa with a broken heart, tells a historical destiny often overshadowed by a queen who took all the spotlight. Amid mountains, legends, and thrown spears, his story blends ancestral pride, betrayals, and struggles to preserve the soul of a forgotten people in Northern Thailand.

  • A trishaw in Sagaing

    Sagaing, the once-forgotten former capital of Myanmar, is now a peaceful town, home to nearly two thousand monks and nuns. But that’s not the story I want to tell you. Instead, I’d like to share a travel anecdote — a personal journey across these sacred hills, drawn from three visits through time. And while you…

  • In the Footsteps of Queen Malika in MaeAi

    Born in 1588, the Year of the Dragon, Malika was the daughter of the King and Queen of Fang. Heir to a kingdom in turmoil, she ruled over the region that now bears her name. In her citadel, inhabited primarily by women, she trained and led an army of brave warrior women who defended the…

  • Sur les traces de la Reine Malika Ă  Mae Ai

    NĂ©e en 1588, l’annĂ©e du Dragon, Malika Ă©tait la fille du roi et de la reine de Fang. HĂ©ritière d’un royaume en lutte, elle rĂ©gna sur la rĂ©gion qui porte aujourd’hui son nom. Dans sa citadelle, principalement habitĂ©e par des femmes, elle forma et mena une armĂ©e de guerrières courageuses qui dĂ©fendirent la ville contre…

  • The Peace Accord of the Lawa Land

    As the ogres Phu Sae, Ya Sae, and their son terrorize the land of the Lawa, the Buddha decides to come in person to pacify these giants and establish peace agreements that endure to this day.

  • La Reine Chamari de Li

    Connaissez-vous la ville de Li ? SituĂ©e dans la province de Lamphun, elle se trouve aujourd’hui sur la route 106, un ancien axe majeur reliant Chiang Mai Ă  Bangkok. NichĂ©e entre montagnes et forĂŞts, Li est traversĂ©e par la petite rivière du mĂŞme nom. La rĂ©gion est connue pour ses trois Krubas, des moines vĂ©nĂ©rĂ©s…

  • A Monk Ordination

    On January 5, 2025, I am invited to attend a Buddhist monk ordination. I have witnessed ordinations before, but this is the first time I will be participating from start to finish as an invited guest, rather than just a passing spectator. It is a great honor for me. Dr. Kenneth, a professor at Payap…

  • The Chiang Mai Pilgrimage: An Interfaith Walk

    On the morning of January 8, 2025, the air is crisp in Chiang Mai. We gather in front of the Gymkhana Club. One by one, the participants arrive—former students, teachers, and members of local communities—all ready to embark on this unique walk. The idea is simple: to connect different places of worship on foot, creating…