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วัดศิลาอาสน์ ภูพระ |
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Phu Phra is a small mountain located at Ban Kanaisa, Tambon Na
Sieo. On one of its cliff faces, there are bas-reliefs of Buddha
images from the U Thong period. They date from the late 13th –
late 14th century, around the early Ayutthaya period. Each
April, a three-day fair is held at the temple, Wat Sila, to pay
homage to the drawings.
The bas-reliefs are currently
sheltered by a roof. Amongst the depictions is a large Buddha
image, looming over two meters high and 1.5 meters wide, named
Phrachao-Ong Tue. Another Buddha image, a small 17-centimeter
high sandstone statue, is in a similar seated posture. Seven
other images are situated around a sandstone column.
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get there, from Chaiyaphum town, take Highway No. 201
(Chaiyaphum-PhuKhiao) for 15 kilometers, then turn left onto Na
Sieo-Huai Chan road for 5 kilometers. Finally, turn left and
continue for 1 kilometer to reach the temple. |
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Chaiyaphum |
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A. Mueang |
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Na Siao |
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15.91564 N |
102.06058 E |
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