Reclining Buddha, Bangkok's oldest and largest temple-Wat Pho- has the country's longest Reclining Buddha.

Reclining Buddha 151 ft. long.-made of brick & plater and gold leaf.




Wat Pho  -Temple- was built in the 16th Century by Rama 1  (r1782-1809).

Serene Buddha reclining on right arm, golden flowers in vase by elbow.





The feet are studded with mother- of- pearl inlay.

There are 100s of Chedi in the grounds of Wat Pho, but the four most important are the Great Chedi which honor the first four kings of the Chakri dynasty.

Ancient medical paintings.

Ancient medical  painting.

 

Adding a whimsical touch to this temple of learning are huge stone caricatures of westerners wearing top hats. ( Westeners  in Thai are farangs.) The statues arrived as ballast on trade ships returning from China.

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