Prosperities Blessing in Dusit Palace During the Reign of King Chulalongkorn

Abstract

This paper aims at collecting and studying the meaning of places’ names around Disit Palace: streets, gates, courts and gardens. Duangtawan Street, Benjamas Street, Baiporn Street, Sii Sae Gate, Kilen Gate, Khao Mai Court, Farang Kangsai Garden, Bui Pai Garden were built by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). This paper is the documentary research which accumulate both primary and secondary source from National Thai Archive, the collection of report about the history and architect in Dusit Palace, and the map of Bangkok around 2450 – 2453 B.E. The research found that, the names given to the places in Dusit Palace are derived from Royal China Porcelain which was interested by King Rama V under the trend of arranging the Chinese altar. Together with studied King Rama V written works and interview with the expert in China Porcelain, also found that those names reflect to Tripittaporn or the three blessing: being powerful, being wealthy, and being healthy. That is to say, blessing for his Palace and Kingdom to success in those prosperity. Nowadays, the names given by King Rama V have declined together with the downfall of the popular of arranging Chinese altar. Thus these names remain only in recorded document.