Buddhist temples in Thailand - dlfeschool.in.th

5. The Thai name of the Emerald Buddha Temples is Wat Phra Keo.
Its official name comprises Sanskrit loan words, Wat Phrasri
Rattana Satsadaram (Details about this name are contained in the
Language Part: Thai Place Names).
6. Wat Pho is the oldest and largest temple in Bangkok. Its official
name is Wat Phra Chetuphon. It is located on the opposite side of
the road from the Emerald Buddha Temple. It is often referred to
as “Thailand‘s first university”.
7. Wat Pho is famous for its decorated walls, galleries and courtyards
and sculptures and engravings about yoga, therapeutic message,
clinical explanations of anatomical ailments and traditional Thai
herbal medicine treatment, meditation techniques, astrology
and literature.
8. Wat Pho contains a temple house in which is the largest reclining
Buddha in Thailand, measuring 46 metres in length and 15 metres in
height.
9. The Temple of the Dawn is located on the banks of the Chao
Phraya River. Its Thai name is Wat Arun. (Details about this Thai
name are in the Language Part: Thai Place Names)
10. The Temple of the Dawn is famous as one of the most photographed
monuments in Thailand. The architecture of this temple which
distinguishes it from many other temples is the use of the prang, a
tall Khmer monument with a rounded top. The temple has one central
prang reaching 79 metres in height surrounded by four smaller prangs.
11. The Marble Temple is named Wat Benchamabophit in Thai. (Details of
this Thai name are in the Language Part : Thai Place Names)
12. The Marble Temple is famous for its walls which are built of white
Carrera marble imported from Italy. Construction of this temple was
begun in 1901 by the order of King Rama V and completed ten years
after his death