Wat Phanan Choeng Worawihan
Wat Phanan Choeng Worawihan
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horsham1,590 contributions
Jan 2023 • Couples
A busy working Wat with many many worshippers and various offerings. The central gold Buddha was phenomenal and dotted round the temple were prayer rooms with paintings. As you enter there are lots of Buddhas where worshippers add gold leaf as part of their offering.
Written 20 January 2023
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Toru O
Setagaya, Japan3,210 contributions
Jul 2024 • Solo
Located by the bank of Pa Sak river and built in 1324, it is one of the highlights of my trip to Ayutthya. It has a hall that enshrines a huge seated Buddha statue. Entrance is 20 THB for foreigners. What’s notable about the temple is that it hasn’t been destroyed by the invading Burmese army in 1767, when the city was destroyed.
Written 11 September 2024
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates45 contributions
Feb 2022 • Friends
One of the most important temple of the Ayutthaya Era. The temple and the giant sitting Buddha statue, amazingly, escape the damaged of wars. Devotees come to receive blessings from Luangpo To, the huge Buddha statue, who indiscriminately greet everyone with a kind half smile.
Written 20 February 2022
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anyamagic
Bangkok, Thailand1,837 contributions
Jun 2020 • Family
It's definitely worth check in this place. This was one of the more crowded spots . There are many Thai people in weekend. Worth to visit at Ayutthaya.
Written 27 June 2020
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Une_Bella
Sydney, Australia605 contributions
Aug 2017 • Solo
This temple is a must do if you are in Ayutthaya. Built in 1324, it houses an immense Buddha who is in a seated position and holding the Earth as witness.
The Buddha is a beautiful to behold. Try to enjoy the vibes in the temple and making offerings (for e.g. offering cloth for draping) is considered very auspicious. I loved this place!
The Buddha is a beautiful to behold. Try to enjoy the vibes in the temple and making offerings (for e.g. offering cloth for draping) is considered very auspicious. I loved this place!
Written 15 August 2017
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Roger W
Siebnen, Switzerland1,810 contributions
Jan 2019 • Friends
This temple is not a historical building like most temple in Ayutthaya. It’s a temple who is mostly visited from buddhists. who are coming here to pray and donate. The building himself is nothing special but the big buddha inside is imposing. If you here just for one day they are other temples to see first, but if you have enough time it’s worth a visit!
Written 20 January 2019
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John Labarre
Mount Kisco, NY14 contributions
Nov 2019
My first but not my last trip to Thailand. Spent 4 days in Ayutthaya. The various temples there are way beyond anything I could have imagined. this was a stand out among them.
Written 26 October 2020
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Little Wandering Wren
Phuket, Thailand815 contributions
Jul 2020
For the sheer bright scale of the golden Buddha, I would have this Wat on my list to see in Ayutthaya. We came as part of our riverboat temple tour.
Written 29 July 2020
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Ashok M
New Delhi, India85 contributions
Oct 2019 • Solo
Even by the high standards of Thai Wats, this Wat amazed me. It is one of the oldest Wats in Thailand built in 1326 even before the city of Ayutthaya came into existence. The blissful image of the seated Buddha has perfect proportions and was originally built with brick and mortar but gilded later on during subsequent reigns. Legend has it that the eyes of the statue shed tears when Ayutthaya was attacked by the Burmese in mid-18th century. The Wat was never abandoned and is still a functioning temple.
Written 20 October 2019
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Ashok M
New Delhi, India85 contributions
Oct 2019
Wat Phanan Choeng turned out to be a big surprise even by the usually high standards of Thailand's Wats. History says that it was one of the oldest Wats built in the year 1326, almost two decades before the new capital city of Ayutthaya was even built. Despite its age, the Wat was very well maintained and is still a functioning temple. The size of the main gilded Buddha statue is a mammoth 19 metres. Lord Buddha sits in a blissful and classical pose of subduing Mara. The image is so well proportioned that even while looking up at the top of the statue, the effect is not distorted. The statute was originally built of brick and mortar and covered with stucco. It is claimed to be one of the oldest and the most revered statues in Thailand - never abandoned by its followers in its long history. And legend has it that the image shed tears when Ayutthaya was attacked by the Burmese in mid-18th century. The Wat and the images have been repaired and gilded during different reigns in its long history.
Smaller Buddhas line the outer periphery of the main image looking outwards. Huge pillars and the canopy around the main deity are beautifully painted in bright and golden colours.
Smaller gilded Buddhas are also placed in the adjoining halls. There was hardly any visitors when I went there and I could sit and meditate in the smaller rooms without any disturbance. What I found remarkable was the use of massive and ancient tree trunks as pillars, beams and rafters to support the enormous weight of the various structures. The outer verandah for perambulation ( the floor and ceiling ) was completely covered with high polished wood testifying to the forestry wealth of Thailand.
Lighting a candle and burning an incense stick gave me a flashback of 700 years of history.
Smaller Buddhas line the outer periphery of the main image looking outwards. Huge pillars and the canopy around the main deity are beautifully painted in bright and golden colours.
Smaller gilded Buddhas are also placed in the adjoining halls. There was hardly any visitors when I went there and I could sit and meditate in the smaller rooms without any disturbance. What I found remarkable was the use of massive and ancient tree trunks as pillars, beams and rafters to support the enormous weight of the various structures. The outer verandah for perambulation ( the floor and ceiling ) was completely covered with high polished wood testifying to the forestry wealth of Thailand.
Lighting a candle and burning an incense stick gave me a flashback of 700 years of history.
Written 20 October 2019
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千葉県まめ
Japan
ผมซื้อที่ร้านวาง (พระเครื่อง)
ไม่พบรูปปั้นสีทอง
ดังนั้น ได้สร้อยคอขวดของพระสงฆ์ จากหน้าท้องของเขา
มันเป็นรายการเหรียญทองแดง 150 บาท
ผมไปญี่ปุ่น แต่พบว่า ฉันไม่รู้
กรุณา บอกเรื่องราว พร ชื่อของพระสงฆ์
มันเป็นสถานดีมาก
ขอบคุณมาก
私は、店でプラクルアン（พระเครื่อง）を購入した。
金の仏像は見つからなかった。
その為、私は壺を持つ僧侶のペンダントを。彼の腹は出ている。
それは150バーツでブロンズの商品である。
私は日本に帰り、それを調べたが、分からなかった。
どうぞ、僧侶の名前、物語、ご利益を教えてください。。
それは非常にすばらしい場所でした。
どうもありがとう。
I bought plaque Rouen (พระเครื่อง) at a store.
The gold Buddhist image wasn't found.
Therefore I bought priest's pendant with a jar. His stomach has gone out to the front.
That's bronze goods at 150 bahts.
I went back to Japan and checked it, but I didn't understand.
Please tell me the name of the priest, a story and divine favor.
It was a very wonderful place.
Thank you very much.
Written 12 January 2019
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