Bussabok, or what we call the Relic Shrine is the multi-purpose sacred container for ceremonial activities. In this case it is specifically used to store the bone relic of Phra Ong Chao Yukuntee, son of King Rama II. The Relic Shrine itself is designed base on the Thai Cosmology of the Buddhist Universe.
According to Thai belief, the Royal family are the sacred soul that descend from the heaven to protect and reign over us. Here, the Shrine is decorated with ornaments rich of belief and culture, creates a connection between the human and the presence of him within an imaginable space inside the viewers mind, in other words a portal.
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