Pay homage to Phra Si Sakyamuni at Wat Suthat Thepwararam

🙏 Wat Suthat Thepwararam Ratchaworamahawihan is a first-class royal temple and the temple of King Rama VIII. It is located in the inner Phra Nakhon district and is known for its prominent Giant Swing in front of the temple. 🏰 King Rama I ordered its construction in 1807 and named it Wat Mahasuthavas. The temple was built to house Phra Si Sakyamuni (Phra To). 🏰 The construction was completed during the reign of King Rama III in 1847, and it was renamed Wat Suthat Thepwararam. 🏰 King Rama IV named the principal Buddha images in the main hall, ordination hall, and sermon hall as "Phra Si Sakyamuni," "Phra Phuttha Trilokachet," and "Phra Phuttha Sretthamuni," respectively. Important figures to pay respects to include: 🙏 Phra Phuttha Trilokachet, a Buddha image in the Maravijaya posture, the principal image in the longest ordination hall in Thailand. The northern and southern walls of the ordination hall have four platforms each for the royal charity ceremony "Kei Proi Than." 🙏 Phra Phuttha Si Sakyamuni, a bronze Buddha image in the Maravijaya posture, originally housed in the main hall of Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai, cast by King Lithai in 1361. 🙏 Inside the main hall is also Phra Sunthonwani (Loi Ong), a sacred object representing the Dharma, originally an ancient painting depicting a deity dressed as a man performing meditation on a lotus. 🙏 Phra Kring Yai or Phra Kring Thammapitak 60, located at the rear porch of the ordination hall, cast in bronze and gilded. 🙏 Thao Wessuwan, located at the rear porch of the ordination hall, cast in bronze and coated in green. 🙏 Phra Phuttha Sretthamuni or Luang Pho Klak Fin, a Buddha image in the Maravijaya posture, in the Rattanakosin art style, cast in opium lacquer and gilded, housed in the sermon hall. 🙏 Phra Phuttha Rangsi Mutraphai or Luang Pho Luea, a Buddha image in the Abhaya Mudra posture. 🙏 The King Rama VIII Memorial Statue, which houses the ashes of King Rama VIII, placed in front of the Phra Si Sakyamuni Buddha image in 1950. A royal merit-making ceremony is held annually on June 9th to commemorate his death. 💥 Wat Suthat Thepwararam: Bamrung Muang Road, Wat Ratchabophit Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok. 🌐 Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/591HtrKoRe8Ab4nNA 🕗 Opening hours: 08:00 AM – 08:00 PM.