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Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat and Phra Attharot with prang in behind. Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat, known among the locals as "Wat Yai", was founded in 1357 by King Lithai [1] of Sukhothai. The temple was built at the same time as Phra Phuttha Chinnarat, Phra Phuttha Chinna Si, and Phra Si Satsada.
The modern temple buildings are located next to the ruins of an ancient temple complex known as Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat Chaliang (Thai: วัดพระศรีรัตนมหาธาตุเชลียง). The area is part of Si Satchanalai Historical Park. [1]
The temple was given the formal name Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, meaning "the temple containing the beautiful jewel of the monastery of the divine teacher". [4] The temple's main hall was the first building within the entire palace compound that was completed in masonry, while the king's residence was still made of wood.
Phitsanulok's main tourist attraction is Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat, known locally simply as Wat Yai (Thai: วัดใหญ่) (the big temple). This famous temple, built in 1357, is home to the Phra Buddha Chinnarat , which is one of the most revered Buddha figures in Thailand, and the official symbol of Phitsanulok Province.
When King Si-Thamma Sokarat established the city of Nakhon Si Thammarat, he built a new temple called Wat Phra Borom That on the same site in the Mahayana-style of the ruling Srivijaya Kingdom. The city of Nakhon Si Thammarat was a prominent city in the ancient kingdom of Tambralinga. The city was a part of the Srivijaya empire till the early ...
"In the Year of the Tiger 736 C.S. Somdet Phra Borommarachathirat and Phra Mahathera Thammakanlayan built the great, glorious, holy, jewelled reliquary (Phra Si Rattana Mahathat) east of the palace (the Royal gable of the lion). He rose 19 wa in height and equipped with a nine-membered tip that is another 3 wa in height."
The government decided to enshrined all of these relics at the temple and the temple's name was changed to Wat Phra Si Mahathat (Temple of the Sacred relics). In 1941 the government raised the status of the temple to that of a first-class royal monastery and the name was altered to Wat Phra Si Mahathat Wora Maha Viharn. [2] [4] [5]
Wat Phra Kaew, or Temple of the Emerald Buddha, is Thailand's primary and most important temple.. There are 44,155 Buddhist temples in Thailand, as of 2025, according to the National Office of Buddhism.