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| UNESCO: Mondop, Wat Si Chum |
North
Wat
Si Chum
Presiding
Buddha in the mondop is the large sitting Buddha image Subduing Mara posture.
His right hand is a very beautiful long slender 4 fingers of equal length, demonstrates
the delicate art of Sukhothai. Photograph of Buddha's right hand is one of the
most popular. You see it from postcards, guide books and reviews on the
websites.
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| "Phra Atchana" The Priciple Buddha, Wat Si Chum |
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| Beautiful Hand, the Artistic of Sukhothai Buddha |
Talking Buddha Image (Phra Atchana)
There
is a story about the talking Buddha. The Thai
army had to fight to the enemy and getting morale upon hearing the Buddha bless
them.
Survey of the mondop there is a
staircase leading to the tunnel behind the Buddha image; it is assumed that the
talking Lord myth was come from. Might be the king said through the secrecy
channel behind the Buddha image. So, the soldiers understood that Buddha
greeted them and went to war bravely.
In fact this tunnel was discovered the second stone inscription of Wat Si Chum. It describes about the founding dynasty of Sukhothai. Stripes on the ceiling of the tunnel are an allegory painting (the previous ones in the past, before enlightenment to be Buddha).
Located near Wat Si Chum the temple is
surrounded by a large Barai. The most outstanding is the three peaks prang in
Khmer art. Another is Pra Si Iriyabot; standing, walking, sitting and sleeping
posture. It is a temple built in the days before the Sukhothai era. It appears
the Khmer influence from the three peaks prang and the Barai.
Barai is the creative of Khmer, as an
element of the universe according to Brahmanism and Buddhism. It represents the
ocean surrounded Mount Sumeru, the living place of Indra.
Now Wat Pra Phai Luang is the
meditation centre for those interested in practicing mind development as well.
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| Main Prang Ruin, Wat Pra Phai Luang |
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| At the Evening on Loy Krathong Night, Wat Pra Phai Luang |
East
Wat
Chang Lom
Located on the left side
of Jarot Vithee Thong road, heading into the new town of Sukhothai, temple is
200 meters away from the main road please notice the sign carefully. |
| Elephant Sculptures, Wat Chang Lom |
South
Wat
Chetupon
Chedi
of Wat Chetupon is Pra Si Iriyabot; standing, walking, sitting and sleeping
posture located in mondop. The wall that surrounds the main chedi made of thick
slate, then carved it to look like the wood assembly. Construction work is
exquisite and rare. Generally, the wall is made of brick or laterite coating
with mortar.
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