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Thursday, December 7, 2006

Wat Rajapradit Sathitmahasimaram Rajaworavihara


Wat Rajapradit Sathitmahasimaram Rajaworavihara (Wat Rajapradit) is situated next to Saranrom Park closed to Khlong Ku Muang Derm Road, on the opposite side of the canal from Wat Rajabopit. King Rama IV ordered the construction of Wat Rajapradit Sathitmahasimaram in 1864 as the first temple of Dhammayutika sect. The phra vihara luang is constructed on a high base and is beautifully decorated. In the temple there are eight stone pillars, each surmounted by a carving of the Buddhist Wheel of Law (Dhammachak), one for each of the eight directions, hence the name "Mahasimaram".

Credit by www.dhammathai.org

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