Wat Pho in Bangkok Travel

Situated near Wat Phrakae and other tourist attractions in Bangkok of Thailand, it is not possible that no one knows this grand place;moreover, it can easily be reached. Wat Pho is very near to Wat Phrakae so you can get them at the same time.

The Grand Reclining Buddha Image

The History of Wat Pho

The first classed royal monastery of ratchaworamahawiharn, was originally an old temple from Ayutthaya period named Wat Photharam. But people always call it Wat Pho, King Rama I had the entire temple restored in 1788 and ordered to bring all the Buddha images from deserted temples in the countryside to enshrine in Ubosot (the ordination hall). After the temple celebration was held in 1801, it was renamed to Wat Phrachetuphon Wimonmangkhalawat. In the reign of king Rama III, the monastery received another grand renovation. The king also ordered to gather scattering intellectuals and texts to be inscribed on marble slabs around the temple, which people could read and learn from. As a result, it was regarded as Thailand’s first university. In the King Rama IV’s reign, the temple was partly restored and renamed Wat Phrachetuphon Wimonmangkhalaram Ratchaworamahawiharn. In the temple, which is considered to be King Rama I’s favourite temple, there are plenty of religious buildings and objects worth to observe and to study from such as The Reclining Buddha, Phra Maha Chedi of The 4 Reigns, Statues of Hermit Demonstrating the Various Positions of Massage, and Several Chinese Stone Dolls.