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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 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]
It is located above Lak Si Roundabout and has an elvated walkway to Wat Phra Si Mahathat. The BTS station is one of the few stations on the line with an island platform. The BTS station is part of the northern extension of the Sukhumvit Line and opened on 5 June 2020, as part of phase 3. [1] [2] Pink Line concourse and platforms
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.
"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."
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 ...
Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat: Sukhothai: First Ratchaworawihan Mahā Nikāya: Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya: Surat Thani: First Ratchaworawihan Mahā Nikāya: Wat Phra Si Mahathat: Bangkok: First Woramahawihan Dhammayuttika Nikāya: Wat Phra Singh: Chiang Mai: First Woramahawihan Mahā Nikāya: Wat Yansangwararam: Chonburi: First Woramahawihan ...
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.