Eulogy of King Prasat Thong
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Eulogy of King Prasat Thong is a long poem in Thai, composed during the king’s reign by a senior noble. It is the first Thai poem which is specifically a royal panegyric and titled as such. It recount
Phra Mongkhon Bophit image
Wat Phra Mongkhon Bophit
Wat Phra Si Sanphet
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Wat Phra Si Sanphet was the holiest temple on the site of the old Royal Palace in Thailand's ancient capital of Ayutthaya until the city was completely destroyed by the Burmese in 1767, during the Bur
Eulogy of King Prasat Thong
…suggests that “the great preaching hall in the wat for the great holy omniscient one” built by the King (v.110) is the wihan palelai on the south side of Wat Phra Si Sanphet, where there is a triple plinth suitable for images of a Buddha flanked by an elephant and monkey. Both these renovations hence refer to King Prasat…
Three Chedi of Wat Phra Si Sanphet
Wat Phra Si Sanphet in December 2023
A multipoint panorama of three chedis of Wat Phra Si Sanphet, from left to right: (1) Chedi of King Ramathibodi II (2) Chedi of King Borommarachathirat III and (3) Chedi of King Borommatrailokkanat
Wat Phra Si Sanphet at night