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| Wat Phra Phai Luang Sukhothai Historical Park |
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- Wat Phra Phai Luang pre-dates the founding of Sukhothai and was originally a Khmer Mahayana Buddhist temple built somewhere between 1181 and 1219. This is confirmed by the three Khmer styled Prangs.
- Later when the Tais arrived and created Sukhothai it was converted to a Theravada Buddhist temple.
- Wat Phra Phau Luang is very important for its collection of art stuccos. Whilst the temple is rich with decorative works of art, most of the stuccos have been removed for security to the Ramkhamhaeng Museum Sukhothai which has a stucco exhibition in the new stucco museum near the garden area.
- Wat Phra Phai Luang is located near the northern gate. It is surrounded by a moat 600 meters long on each side and which is supplied with water by Lam Pan River. Access is either by car from the west side or by walking over the bridge across the rear moat on the east side.
- Wat Phra Phai Luang is the largest temple in the north region of Skhothai and accordingly there is much to see. Tour guides tend to push tourists to one site after another and vehicle drivers have no idea of the many details to see at Sukhothai sites. We recommend recommend you spend time looking for these 8 major sites of interest listed below at Wat Phra Phai Luang.
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Important sights at Wat Phra Phai Luang include;
- The Khmer styled Prang on which is the stucco images illustrated here in these pictures.
- The remains of the reclining Buddha surrounded by columns in the middle of the temple.
- The Mandala with four huge Buddha images ,each looking to a separate dirtection including the remains of the walking Buddha statue.
- The laterite assembly hall.
- The three Khmer prangs in the western part of the temple.
- The pediment depicting the Buddha seated with worshippers kneeling before him, all surrounded by stucco of a frame with a leaf pattern as illustrated below.
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