Sakdina
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Sakdina or dignity marks system served to indicate one's status within the Siamese civil hierarchy and in the Siamese social hierarchy. It
was also related to the manpower under someone's control.
[Ref: In the King's Trail - Remco Raben and Dhiravat Na Pombejra (1997) - page 36]
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Sanghati
(P., Skt.)
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One of the three garments (ticivara) of the Buddhist monk, the outer robe. The monks of the Dhammayutika sect wear it over the civara
when they go out of the monastery, but it is usually carried folded over the left shoulder when they are inside the monastery or perform
their religious rituals. (See also civara)
[Ref: An outline of the History of Religious Architecture in Thailand - Sonthiwan Intralib (1991).]
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Sao han
(Th.)
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Short small pillars fixed on the harmika for supporting the plong chanai pinnacle.
[Ref: An outline of the History of Religious Architecture in Thailand - Sonthiwan Intralib (1991).]
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Sasada
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Sasada means teacher, religious leader. It is also the name of a Buddha statue which was located before in Wat Phra Sri Rattana Maha
That (Wora Maha Wihan), locally known as Wat Yai, the most important monastery in Phitsanulok. This temple is believed to have been
constructed on the order of Si Tham Traipidok, King of Chiang Saen, after having defeated the realm of Si Satchanalai, to enshrine the
three Buddha images known as Phra Buddha Jinarat, Phra Buddha Jinasi and Phra Sri Sasada. Finally it ended up in Bangkok. During the
reign of King Rama IV the image was moved from Wat Suthat to Wat Bowon Niwet where it presently resides in the vihara called "Phra
Sasada". The "Phra Sri Sasada" is a Buddha statue from the Sukhothai period built in the posture of subduing Mara. It has a lap of 4
cubits, 1 span and 8 inches wide. It was casted at the same time as the Phra Buddha Jinarat and Phra Buddha Jinasiha.
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Sat
(Th.)
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Traditional Thai unit of volume equal to 20 liter (basket) or 10 Kg used for measuring for paddi and other grain.
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Sawan
(Th.)
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Heaven
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Sema
(Th.)
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[or bai sema] (Th.) [sima (P., Skt.fl : Buddhist boundary stone or marker slab indicating the sacred ground of the ubosot. (See also
ubosot).
[Ref: An outline of the History of Religious Architecture in Thailand - Sonthiwan Intralib (1991).]
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Sen
(Th.)
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Traditional Thai unit of length equal to 40 m.
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Shi
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A Chinese unit of volume approximately equivalent to a hectolitre.
[Ref: The Zheng He Voyages: A Reassessment - Geoff Wade (2004) - Asia Research Institute Working Paper Series No. 31.]
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Sihapat
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One of the seven great lakes of half-mythical Himaphan - the Buddhist fairyland and in which grow the red-blue rose and white lotuses.
[Ref: The Wheel of the Law - Alabaster Henry (1871) - page 296.]
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Singor
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Old name for Songkhla.
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Sok
(Th.)
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Traditional Thai unit of length equal to 50 cm.
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Song Phai
(Th.)
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l/16th of a tical or baht. Therefore, two (song) phai are equivalent to a fuang.
[Ref: In the King's Trail - Remco Raben & Dhiravat na Pombejra (1997) - Page 40]
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Stone
(Eng.)
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English word for the traditional Chinese unit of weight called "shek" in Cantonese language. A stone was equal to 120 catties or 72 Kg.
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Stupa
(Skt.)
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[thupa (P.); sathup (Th.)]: Originally a burial mound in the Ancient Indian Times but later developed into a Buddhist monument erected in
memory of an object of worship like the Buddha or built to contain the relics of venerated personages.
[Ref: An outline of the History of Religious Architecture in Thailand - Sonthiwan Intralib (1991).]
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Stupika
(Skt.)
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Literally small stupa; usually fixed on the roof of a monument, on the upper corners of the main body or in a niche.
[Ref: An outline of the History of Religious Architecture in Thailand - Sonthiwan Intralib (1991).]
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Sum charanam
(Th.)
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Niche, a shallow recess in the wall, at the back of a building or on the four sides of a stupa, in which is usually placed a Buddha image or
a stupika containing relics of the deceased royal personages. The term "false portico" is also used to describe the stupa's sum charanam
by some foreign scholars. (See also muk)
[Ref: An outline of the History of Religious Architecture in Thailand - Sonthiwan Intralib (1991).]
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