San Chao Chet

San Chao Chet was built by Cantonese in Bangkok in 1882. ==Address==

• English: 27 Soi San Chao Chet, Soi Charoen Krung 39, Si Phraya, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand. • Thai: ๒๗ ศาลเจ้าเจ็ด (ซิกเซียม่า) ซอยเจริญกรุง ๓๙ ถนนเจริญกรุง เเขวงสี่พระยา เขตบางรัก กรุงเทพมหานคร ๑๐๕๐๐ ประเทศไทย • Chinese: 泰國, 曼谷大京都, 挽叻縣, 四丕耶區, 石龍軍39街, 七聖廟社 27號, 郵政區號:10500. ==Architecture==

• Couplet (Duilian) beside the entrance: ”七顯功高扶澤國 (Protect the sea); 聖施德厚保唐民 (Take care of Chinese immigrants]).” • Central Altar: 7 different Mazu statues, made from ceramics, teak and bronze. • Left Altar: Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara). • Couplet (Duilian) beside Left Altar: ”聖水柳枝照大地(Holy water and willow protect the earth); 靈丹寶瓶轉乾坤 (The pills from the vase can let the patient be recovered).” • Right Altar: Gautama Buddha, General Guan Yu, Tu Di Gong and King Chulalongkorn. • Couplet (Duilian) beside Right Altar: ”福德英靈保黎庶 (Ancestral spirits protect people); 伯公顯赫賜財源 (Powerful uncles give financial resources).” ==Historic Plaques==

San Chao Chet keeps 6 pieces of historic plaques with Chinese calligraphy: • “求必有應” (Request must be responded to.) • Mr. Leung Shi Hing and Ms. Tsang Chai Chun dedicated “威靈顯赫 (Powerful spirits)“ at Mid-Autumn Festival of 1851: • origin calligraphy:咸豐元年仲秋吉立:”威靈顯赫”, 弟子梁示興, 曾際春敬酧. • Mr. Lai Kwan La and Ms. Lun Kwan Tai, 2 Cantonese dedicated ”求則得之 (Pray then get it)” in December 1882: • origin calligraphy:光緒八年歲次壬午仲冬吉:”求則得之”, 沐恩弟子廣府黎觀敕雷群大仝敬酬. • Mr. Wong Kan Ting dedicated ”求則得之 (Pray then get it)” in the early spring of 1884: • origin calligraphy:光緒十年孟春吉立:”求則得之”, 沐恩弟子黃庚廷敬酧. • Mr. Kwok Yi Luk, a Hainanese dedicated ”光澤匯清 (Recover soon)” for his health in autumn of 1886: • origin calligraphy:光緒丙戌年秋月吉旦:”光澤匯清”, 沐恩瓊府文邑郭貽祿為求平安敬奉. • Mr. Lam Hung Kit, a Hainanese merchant dedicated ”慈雲廣被 (Merciful spirits always bless)” in autumn of 1890: • origin calligraphy:光緒十六年秋月吉旦:”慈雲廣被”,沐恩瓊府信商林鴻傑敬奉. == References ==