Wat Phra Sri Sanphet

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Wat Phra Sri Sanphet

Phra Sri Sanphet Temple was the most important temple in the ­­­Ayutthaya period as a royal temple was builded in 1448 and in the district court without the monks live. Which is considered the prototype of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha Or Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok. In the past, this temple was used as a place of worship for many important ceremonies, including the royal ceremony of water prosperity to show loyalty to the King and the royal family and contain the royal relics of 3 kings of the pagoda bells large round 3 as president of the temple. A stupa contain the royal relics Somdet Phra Tri Trakanat (1) and contain the royal relics King Rama Thibodi 2 (2) The other chedi is a chedi containing the King Rama Thibodi 3 (the 3rd ).

During the reign of King Rama Thibodi 2 or in the year 1500 ordered the creation of Buddha images covered gold weighing 286 kilograms or 171 standing up to 16 meters name is Phra Si Sanphet Dayan. Considered as the most important Buddha image in the Ayutthaya period. Enshrined in the royal temple or Phra Sri Sanphet Temple which is located at the eastern tip of the Chedi 1

After the second loss of the city to Myanmar, the event occurred on Tuesday 7 April 1767, Phra Si Sanphet Temple was abandoned both as Phra wihan and the body of Lord Buddha was extremely damaged.The period of King Rama I, King Chulalongkorn, had idea to renovate the Buddha image again but when he saw that it was difficult. Therefore decided to take the various parts of the damaged Phra Sri Sanjayana to collect in “Chaisi Si Sanjayana” at Wat Pho until today.

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