This royal temple believed to have been built some 800 years ago houses a 23 meter tall sitting Buddha statue and is surrounded by a traditional Thai-style house known as Khum Khun Chang. The house’s construction and design carefully follow descriptions in a piece of classic literature, “Khun Chang-Khun Phaen”, …
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Wat Phai Rong Wua – Supun Buri – Part 2
For part 2 of the visit to Wat Phai Rong Wua, we take a look around at some of the other points of interest including the giant Buddha statue which is said to be the largest here in Thailand Map reference for the Temple Here are some pictures I took …
Read More »Wat Phai Rong Wua – Supun Buri – Part 1
For this day’s adventure, we head north to Supun Buri to visit a temple which could be said to be one of the most bizarre temple complexes in Thailand. Part of the temple grounds is a simulation of the Buddhist idea of heaven and hell and what happens when you …
Read More »Our day out at Ayutthaya – Part 3 – Wat Phanan Choeng
And our final part of our 3 videos for our trip to Ayutthaya we visit a temple called Wat Phanan Choeng Wat Phanan Choeng is a busy wat, with many Thai people worshipping there. They reportedly offer worship to the image and obtain predictions of their luck. You will also …
Read More »Loi Angkarn for Chanya’s Grandmother
Loi Angkarn is the ceremony many Buddhist perform for loved ones after cremation. In today’s video, we take a drive down to the mouth of the Tha Chin River to pay respect for the passing of Chanya’s Grandmother. Traditionally, in Thailand, when a Buddhist dies, their body is cremated and …
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