Tag: Temples

Wat Pho or Wat Phra Chettuphon Wimon Mangkhlaram is the first-class royal temple of King Rama I's reign, was originally built in the Ayutthaya period, and the King had it restored in 1789. During King Rama III's reign, the King ordered the inscription of knowledge from old textbooks into the marble plates, then, placed them in the buildings to be the source of knowledge for the public. These plates could be categorized into many disciplines, such as history, religion, medicine and literature. The Wat Pho; therefore, could be regarded as the first university of Thailand. Furthermore, the temple is the house of the most beautiful reclining Buddha in Thailand. In 2011, UNESCO registered 1,440 stone inscriptions of Wat Pho as Memory of the World. There are many fascinating cultural heritage points in Wat Pho; for instance, Wat Pho attractions including 99 Chedis Wat Pho is the temple with the most Chedis of Thailand. One of the remarkable is the Four Great Stupas or Phra Maha Chedi of four reigns, the Chinese-Thai style architecture. Photo credit by คุณวรวุฒิ หิรัญยไพศาลสกุล Phra Vihara Buddhasaiyas Also internationally known as the Reclining Buddha is the graceful reclining Buddha and the third largest and longest one of Thailand. The image is regarded as the most beautiful reclining Buddha image in the country. There are 108 pearl carvings of auspicious images on the Buddha's soles, in the Chinese-Thai style. The most beautiful Reclining Buddha in Thailand Epigraphic Archives of Wat Pho It's the stone inscriptions containing old wisdom and various bodies of knowledge. Photo credit: mgronline.com Photo credit: watpho.com Khao Ruesi Dat Ton (The Mountain of Exercising Hermits) This is the health garden where there are many hermit statues demonstrating Yoga, movements, and the Thai traditional Physical Therapy manual in the form of graphic poems. Photo credit