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  pahng song phayabaan piksu khai

 

Thailand

A Buddha statue in a pose known in Thai as pahng song phayabaan piksu khai, i.e. the ‘position of nursing a feverish sick monk’. It refers to the Buddha, who personally nursed a neglected, feverish monk, demonstrating compassion and emphasizing the duty to care for the sick. After the Buddha personally cleaned and cared for him, he admonished the other monks for their neglect and reminded them of their duty to care for the sick.

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