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Mae Toranee Statue
Ratchadamnoen Nai Rd,BangkokAbout
Mae Toranee Statue (แม่พระธรณี), Ratchadamnoen Nai Rd (Tha Chang Pier, at the junction of Ratchadamnoen Nai Rd and Rachini Rd). Mae Toranee is the earth goddess, a deity in Thai Buddhism that is shown wringing water from her ponytail. The statue shows a legend often drawn on the murals of temples. While the Buddha was mating in a crucial stage of Enlightenment, the evil demon Mara sent out a bunch of earthly temptations and demons to divert him from his path. The Buddha was determined to continue and remained cross-legged. He pointed his right hand towards the ground, calling out the earth goddess. Mae Toranee obliged and wrung her hair, sending a massive gulf of water to wipe out Mara's demons. Free.
