Thailand-3491 - Spirits live here.. (View Original)

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A symbol of Thailand are the spirit shrines that stand outside each building. They resemble miniature temples and are always placed high above the ground to show respect to the spirits who reside within, but low enough for offerings to be made to them. The role of the spirit house is protection for the premises nearby.

By offering wandering ghosts their own abode, it is thought that the main building will be left unaffected by possibly mischievous spirits. Although most prevalent in Buddhist countries, the use of spirit houses is actually an animist practice, with animism predating the arrival of Buddhism in the region by many centuries.

Animism is probably one of man's oldest beliefs, with its origin dating to the Paleolithic age. From its start it was a belief that a soul or spirit existed in every object, even if it was inanimate. In a future state this soul or spirit would exist as part of an immaterial soul. The spirit, therefore, was thought to be universal.

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