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On the plateau between the mountains in the south of 1 Prasat Mueang Tam, a Brahman
Thailand, there are many indications of the existence of ancient Sanctuary in Buriram Province
communities that belonged to the Brahmin-Hindu faith. These were 2 Wat Si Sawai with the Enshrining of
Ishvara and Vishnu, a Brahman Sanc-
found dispersed over a wide-range of area. This evidence suggests
tuary, Old Part of Sukhothai City
that cultural influences form southern India entered Thailand through
various by-sea trading routes. The oldest sculptures of Saiva Nikaya and
Vaishnava Nikaya were found scattered among the areas of Si Chon,
Tha Sala, Ronphibun and Mueang districts of Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Indicative evidence lies in the “Khao Kha” sanctuary, which is
called ‘The Vimara of Shiva or Shiva Mandala.’ The monument is
considered to be a model of the universe or of the Sumera (Krailas)
Mountain, which is the abode of Shiva, one of the Great Gods of
Brahmanism-Hinduism.

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