Wat Suthat Thepwararam Ratchaworamahawihan - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Wat Suthat Thepwararam Ratchaworamahawihan - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Wat Suthat Thepwararam (, ) is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It is a royal temple of the first grade, one of ten such temples in Bangkok (23 in Thailand). Construction was begun by King Rama I in 1807. In the beginning, it was initially called "Wat Maha Sutthawat" (วัดมหาสุทธาวาส) and was located in a combretum grove. Further construction and decorations were carried out by King Rama II who helped carve the wooden doors, but the temple was not completed until the reign of King Rama III in 1847 or 1848. This temple contains the Buddha image Phra Sri Sakyamuni (; ) which have been moved from Sukhothai Province. At the lower terrace of the base, there are 28 Chinese pagodas which symbolize the 28 Buddhas born on this earth. Wat Suthat also contains Phra Buddha Trilokachet (; ) in the ubosot (ordination hall) and Phra Buddha Setthamuni (; ) in the sala kan parian (meeting hall). Read more on Wikipedia
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