Throughout the ages, no matter how many generations have passed, temples are places where Thai national spirit is condensed. No matter where you go and what you do, everything in Thai daily life is closely related to Buddhism. Everywhere I go, I first visit the local temples.
Today we will take a look at 15 the most beautiful temples in Thailand. What have you been to?
1.WatPhraKaew (Bangkok)
The Jade Buddha Temple is located in the Grand Palace in Bangkok, and its prototype is the Paci Shanpei Temple in the Imperial Palace during the Dacheng Dynasty in ancient Thailand. The temple is dedicated to a jade Buddha carved from a whole piece of jade, which is a sacred object that attracts Thais to come to worship in an endless stream.
Jade Buddha Temple, built in 1782, has a long history and belongs to the architecture of Bangkok dynasty in Thailand.
Rama I was the first king to move the capital of Thailand to Bangkok. He regarded the Jade Buddha Temple as a religious shrine guarded by the state, where important ceremonies were held for the royal family. There are no monks living in the temple.
At present, the Jade Buddha Temple occupies about a quarter of the area of the Grand Palace and is located in the northeast of the Palace. The jade Buddha enshrined in the temple is carved with a whole piece of jade (jade), with a green wall, about 66 cm high and 48 cm wide, protected by glass, and a multi-layer canopy with a quite high base. Jade Buddha is dressed in different robes by the royal family three times a year to show respect. There are four other golden buddhas around the Jade Buddha, and the mural in the main hall is the story of Sakyamuni Buddha from birth to nirvana. There are 40 quadrangular pillars dedicated to the Jade Buddha in the Hall of the Great Hero, and the gallery is decorated with 1 12 bird-shaped golden statues.
There are three characteristics: spire decoration, architectural decoration and cloister mural. There are 22 large and small temples. The main buildings are Jade Buddha Hall, Xintiange, Bell Tower, Buddhist Sutra Hall, Wangxian Hall, Buddha Bone Hall, Dadan Pagoda, Tibetan Scripture Hall, spire Buddha Hall and Ashes Hall. There are more stupas standing like forests in the courtyard, with different shapes and bright colors, which are very spectacular.
2.WatThamKhaoWong (North Thani Province)
Tang Kao Weng Temple (WatThamKhao
From the outside, the Huangdi Temple looks like a big wooden house surrounded by limestone, more like a holiday resort suitable for visiting in cool season, but in fact it is really a temple. This temple is like a huge temple, different from others, hidden in the class of Beitani.
Rai town can be said to be a small beauty that few people know.
Tangkaoweng Temple, built in 1987, is located in a valley in Tatani, Thailand, and is part of Maokaoweng's Jiagong inspection. _ 32,000 square meters, surrounded by mountains.
Thangkorn Temple stands on the limestone mountain on the cliff, and a four-storey tall building in Thailand is almost entirely made of gold teak. The bottom is supported by many big pillars, the second floor is a Buddhist temple, the third floor is a temple, and the fourth floor is a main hall. Like a big wood carving, exquisite _ _. _ _ There are 7-8 caves in the cloth _ _ of the Cowen Temple in the Tang Dynasty, namely _ _ stone and _ milk stone, which are places where monks practice, and they are very _ _ cave-shaped.
Tang Covent Temple also has _ _ meditation classes every month _ _ interesting people.
3. Wattpataha Onoi (Fu Nan)
WatPhraThatKhaoNoi Temple is located in chaisant Town, the difficult house of Thailand, and the stupa dedicated to the Buddhist relics is located in Khao, west of the difficult city.
Noy Peak is about 240 meters above sea level, so it has become an excellent scenic spot overlooking the difficult city. In addition, there is a huge resplendent Buddha statue on the observation deck. Not only can you pray here, but you can also enjoy the beautiful scenery of the difficult city in 360 degrees.
4.watprathathphasornkaew(Bicha Veng)
WatPrathatPhasornkaew Temple, also known as Glass Cliff Temple, is located in Tang, Kaoko County, Bishawan Province.
The mountain near the village of De 'ang. This mountain range rises and falls continuously and surrounds the temple. There are caves on the top of the mountain. The main tower of this temple and its surroundings are decorated with more than 5 million pieces of colored glass and bricks, shining with beautiful light in the quiet and peaceful mountains. Five Buddha statues from big to small are located in the center of the temple, dignified and solemn. At present, the outside of the temple and the garden area have been opened to the public.
5.WatPho (Bangkok)
Lying Buddha Temple, also known as Bordet Ji, is one of the most important temples in Thailand, located in Tha, Bangkok.
The heavenly road built during the reign of Rama I was magnificent. The reclining Buddha Temple has a series of "best": it is the oldest and largest temple in Bangkok, with the largest reclining Buddha and the largest number of Buddha statues and pagodas in Bangkok. The reclining Buddha in the reclining Buddha Temple is 46m long, 5m long and 1.5m wide. The claws overlap, each decorated with 108 auspicious pattern and inlaid with mother-of-pearl. For Thai people to worship. There are 99 pagodas in the temple, of which 7 1 pagoda is 7 meters high and is called "Tallinn". There are also four large Maha pagodas with a height of 4 1 m. There are many inscriptions on the pillars, walls, Buddhist temples and pavilions in the main hall of the reclining Buddha Temple. The inscription was written at the moment of King III. Its contents include architecture, history, Buddhist history, medicine, aphorisms, literature, geography, customs and habits, etc. Known as "the first university in Thailand".
. In March 2008, UNESCO registered the reclining Buddha Temple as a world heritage in the Asia-Pacific region.
6.Watsothonwaram (North Liufu)
WatSothon Temple is one of the oldest temples in Thailand. According to legend, Watson Temple was built at the end of the Great Kingdom. What you see in the photo is a new temple.
Most of the building materials are Italian marble, which is said to have cost 2.5 billion Thai dollars. Coupled with the appearance of gray, white and gold, it can only be described as resplendent.
This temple is dedicated to the statue of Sotorn Buddha, the guardian of Beiliu, Thailand, also known as Sotorn Buddha in Luang Prabang. The weather of the temple is solemn and magnificent. Buddhist temples are carved with exquisite murals from the floor to the columns, to the walls and ceilings. These murals record the deeds of immortals, which are quite effective, so the incense is very strong and the believers are in an endless stream.
It is well-known in Thailand and attracts many tourists to watch it.
7.WatSiChum (Sukhothai)
WatSiChum Temple is a historical relic preserved in Sukhothai Historical Park. This temple is dedicated to Phra, which is famous for its sacred efficacy.
Phutthajana Buddha statue is the most mysterious temple in Sukhothai, built in13rd century. Because there are not many tourists here, from a certain point of view, it is the best place to take pictures. The main building is the Buddhist temple behind the ruins of the main hall. There is a narrow gap in the front of the Buddhist temple, through which you can see the huge sitting Buddha. According to legend, this Buddhist temple originally had a roof, but it was later destroyed. Sitting on the Buddha's fingers is slender and the carving is very detailed. Now it is covered with gold leaves by devout Buddhists, which is in sharp contrast with the gray theme and is very distinctive. It has attracted a steady stream of tourists to watch and worship.
8.WatPhraBatPutthawat (Lampung Province)
WatPhraBatPutthawat Temple or WatPhrabatPuPhaDaeng Temple, also known as WatChaloemPhrakiat.
Phrachomklao
Rachanuson Temple, the most martial arts novel scene in Thailand, was built on the mountain and completely integrated into the forest. It is said that the footprints of the Buddha were found on the mountain. In addition, it is a very mysterious temple, so mysterious that even many locals in Thailand don't know the existence of this temple. This is a beautiful temple that is little known. This temple is located on a high mountain in Zhaifeng County, Nanbang Province. If you want to go up the mountain to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the temple, no means of transportation can go up. You have to get off in the parking lot and walk up the hill-it's really a test of religious piety. The Buddhist temple stupa is built on the mountain, and the Jinding stupa stands on the top of the mountain, which can be climbed to pay homage.
9.WatRongKhun (Chiang Rai Province)
WatRongKhun, also known as White Temple, is located in PaODon, about 0/2km away from Chiang Rai/Kloc-0.
Chai town. Most temples in Thailand are resplendent and resplendent, but Lingguang Temple in Chiang Rai is unique for its pure white. In the sunshine, this white temple roams in the blue sky.
Shining with dazzling light, just like a beautiful work of art, unlike other temples, there are no Buddhist monks here, because the White Temple was actually built by the famous Thai architect Chalermchai.
Works of art designed and built by Kositpipat. The most unusual thing is that there are countless dragons and various gorgeous shapes beside the silver mirror on a white background in this temple.
Lingguang Temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand was built in 1998 by Chalermchai, a famous Thai architect.
Kositpipat designed and built this temple, and the funds for building the temple came from his savings over the past 20 years and donations from people who care. During the construction, he revised the drawings several times, and the progress of the project was particularly slow. But also because of his loyalty to the Buddha.
And the persistence of architectural design has created such a fine and perfect temple. Why is this temple white? He said: white represents purity, and sparkling glass is a symbol of wisdom.
10.Watmahatat (Ayutthaya)
Buddhist temples or monasteries in Thailand or Khmer.
Mahathat Temple (Mahatai Temple) is located in Sukhothai Ruins Park in Ayutthaya, to the east of Paxishan Temple. This temple is of great significance to the great city kingdom because it enshrines Buddhist relics. To this day, only historical relics remain in the whole temple, but it still attracts tourists from all over the world. Its ancient pagodas and sandstone Buddha heads under bodhi trees have a solemn and sacred beauty.
Walking into the Mahatai Temple, I just want to meet the Buddha who was surrounded by bodhi trees and was silent for 400 years. This wonder is very easy to find, and it must be the place where tourists gather the most. In the ruins of the city wall, the roots and vines like tentacles are staggered along the outline of the Buddha's head, and the Buddha's mouth rises in the bodhi tree, as if watching the ups and downs of the big city dynasty, revealing an uncontested smile. Become another amazing miracle of ayutthaya.
11.watpratatstone (Pafu)
The most famous temple in Pafu, WatPraThatSuthone Temple, people who have the opportunity to go to Pafu must go to WatPraThat.
Go and see Sutong Temple. Bafu is one of the oldest cities in Thailand. Influenced by Khmer artistic style, Lanna Dynasty is the place where Lanna art in Thailand is concentrated. There are not only exquisite Buddhist murals, but also more than 30 Lana-style pagodas.
12.WatPhraMahathat (Luo Kun Building)
Buddhist temples or monasteries in Thailand or Khmer.
Phrathat Temple (Yingta Temple) is ancient and solemn, and local people come here to worship devoutly, which can be said to be a symbol of Luokun House. The stupa in the temple enshrines the stupa of the Buddha. Amazingly, no matter which direction the sun shines, the 158 small pagoda under the pagoda has a shadow, but no matter how you look for it, you can't see the shadow of the big pagoda. Maybe people think that the stupa enshrines the stupa and is the supreme sacred object, so how can the shadow of the stupa be trampled on ~
Ancient clever architects used its shape and sunlight to design this shadowless stupa. Because there is no shadow, so later people call it "shadowless tower". Stupas do not cast shadows on the ground, so people call them "shadowless relics". So far, no one can tell the cause of this matter. Buddhist temples or monasteries in Thailand or Khmer.
Phrathat Temple has also become one of the unknown scenic spots in Thailand and is listed as a world cultural heritage.
13.WatKoPhayam (Lalang House)
Vatko, Lalang Province
There is a Buddhist temple in Fayang Temple standing in the sea, also called "Utakkukkhephasima", which means the underwater Buddhist temple mentioned by the Buddha. This white Buddhist temple is solemn and beautiful, as if it is located on the lotus seat, especially against the blue sea around it, so beautiful that people can't breathe. Come to Ko
Visitors on Payam Island will stop at WatKoPhayam Temple to pay homage and seek good luck for themselves.
14.Watphrathaddoisuthep (Chiang Mai)
WatPhraThatDoi
Sutie (Sutie Temple, also called Shuanglong Temple) is located at the top of Sutie Mountain in Chiang Mai. This is a legendary white elephant temple, built by the royal family. It was founded in the early19th century. Legend has it that a monk from Ceylon brought several relics to Thailand, one of which was enshrined in the temple of King Rana VI 13. In order to let his people worship the relics, he asked four soldiers to follow their white elephants to find the holy land. The elephant now walks all the way to Su Tieshan, stops at the tower we can see now, and then the white elephant dies. The king built this tower here so that his people could also worship the relics of Sakyamuni. Because there are two golden dragons on both sides of the mountain road, it is called "Shuanglong Temple". Sutie Temple has been a religious shrine in Chiang Mai since ancient times. If someone comes to Chiang Mai but doesn't take a look at Suthep Temple, it is equivalent to never having been to Chiang Mai.
15.WatThamSuea (Beibifu)
Vatum
Suea is located in the middle of green fields and enjoys a good reputation in the north wall area. This temple combines the architectural styles of Thailand and China, offering a huge Buddha statue. From a distance, there is an impressive Buddha statue in the temple, and a stupa stands on the top of the mountain.
The Buddha sat in a blessed posture. The Buddha statue is inlaid with gold and surrounded by an unusual shell-like structure. The huge stupa 69 meters high and 29 meters wide in the temple is hollow.
The stairs in the building lead to the top floor. Each floor has a Buddha statue and several windows, which are tall and straight and can be seen from a distance. Visitors can come here to pay tribute to the Buddhist relics, pagodas and the Dragon Maiden Qin Pagoda in the temple.
Thailand is a country with strong religious color. Whether you are a devout Buddhist or not, you must feel the rich Buddhist atmosphere when you go to Thailand. Come and share it with people who have walked through these temples.