Phra Pathom Chedi Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan Temple 🛕🙏🏻

Phra Pathom Chedi Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan Temple is one of the important destinations when visiting Nakhon Pathom Province. It is a prominent symbol of Nakhon Pathom Province and an important religious site for Buddhists. People like to call it Phra Pathom Chedi. Phra Pathom Chedi is located on Thesaban Road, Phra Pathom Chedi Subdistrict, Mueang District, Nakhon Pathom Province. It is a first-class royal temple, Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan type. There is an important Buddha image, Phra Ruang Rochanarit. Phra Pathom Chedi has a Sri Lankan-Sukhothai-style pagoda built during the reign of King Rama IV. 🙏🏻 Phra Pathom Chedi was built during the reign of King Ashoka the Great who sent a missionary to preach Buddhism. Archaeologists agree that Phra Sona Thera and Phra Uttara, who were missionaries, traveled to establish evidence of the preaching of Buddhism in Nakhon Pathom for the first time around the 3rd Buddhist century. It was originally built as an ancient stupa in the shape of an inverted alms bowl like an Indian pagoda. Later, the style was changed and renovated during the reign of King Rama IV during the reign of King Rama IV when he was ordained and went on a pilgrimage to pay homage to the pagoda. 🛕 #Phra Pathom Chedi #Nakhon Pathom