in houses.At 20 acres large, it is the largest temple in Bangkok also is technically the oldest too. This temple
was built around 200 years before Bangkok become Thailand's capital. And almost entirely rebuilt by Rama I when the capitqal was moved to Bangkok. It holds the dual honors of having both Thailand's largest reclining Buddha image and the most number of Buddha images in Thailand.
The highly impressive gold plated reclining Buddha is 46 meters long and 15 meters high,and is designed to
illustrate the passing of the Buddha into nirvana. The feet and the eyes are angraved with mother-of-pearl decoration, and the feet also show the 108 auspicious characteristics of the true Buddha.
The large grounds of Wat Pho contain more than 1000 Buddha images in total, most from the ruins of
the former capitals Ayudhaya and Sukhothai .The grounds ar split in two by Chetuphon road. The northern section is generally the only one most people go to ,and it includes a large bot (temple hall),enclosed by 394 bronze Buddha images.Outside the bot,there are 152 marble slabs depicting the second half of the epic
Ramakian story.Also near here are four chedis, constructed to honor the first three Chakri kings.
Massage - Wat Pho is also famous as Thailand's first university, and is center for traditional Thai massage-the rich, famous and powerful have all been known to come here. Inscribed on stone in the walls of Wat
Pho are all that was known about Thai massage dating from the reign of King Rama III ( most previous texts were los when the Burmese destroyed Ayudhaya ).
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