Wat Krathum Suea Pla

Wat Krathum Suea Pla, Bangkok 🪷 is a beautiful temple in On Nut area, which is assumed to have been built during the late Ayutthaya period. The reason it is called Wat Krathum Suea Pla is because in the past, the area around the temple was surrounded by Krathum trees, and there were many catfish living there. 🙏 There is a museum of 80 Buddha images, which collects various Buddha images of the Lord Buddha, with the names of each image and detailed explanations. 💐 There is a chapel enshrining Luang Pho Phet, a Buddha image decorated with diamonds, modeled after the Sukhothai period Phra Buddha Chinnarat. 🙏 There is a Thep Prathan Phon shrine, which contains many works of art related to Mahayana Buddhism, such as Chinese-style murals, sculptures of the Four Great Kings, and various Bodhisattvas. 📍 Prawet Subdistrict, Prawet District, Bangkok #Places to visit near Bangkok #Wat Krathum Suea Pla