QUOTE(Henry123 @ Nov 9 2007, 06:53 PM) [snapback]3305828[/snapback]
I got it from Thailand though. It has no writing on it.
Maybe its a different Pra Somdat then.
Who is Laxan? I dont know anythng about the story Xonelong.
Is your pra somdet Thai?..if Lao then there is a possibility..there weren't too many pra somdet in Laos.
Emulet was made in thailand not too long ago 'bout 10-15 yrs...it had Lao sript written on it, his name and the place.
if i'm not mistaken they made the emulet twice. here some of the stories i heard, besides he sink the French boat.
he walked to Thailand for some missing ingredients while people about to prep foods(cutting meat..etc), he got back before they finish...
He would take bath in middle (close to it) of mekong every day in late afternoon, no one wouldn't take a swim up stream(north of him).
they said that he bath for a longest time too...no one knows how he stand or last so long in the river.
these are some of the legends i heard when growing up..there's no solid proved except that his stupa and place where the funeral were(where they burn him???) sacred. every year the local would throw party at wat differ occasions, if they set anything close to the stupa the generator would not started...
the burning site later growth a tree (tonh phoe) the local made a wat in that area and name it wat "phoexayaram". to the north of the original wat where he resided, the stupa was built at this wat.