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Sukhothai Historical Park
- Wat Si Chum |
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(33) วัดศรีชุม |
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Situated outside the town wall at the northwest corner, this
ancient monument is well known for a sitting Buddha Image of
large size. The Buddha Image with its lap of 11.30 metres wide
occupies the total space of the building. Mentioned in Stone
Inscription No. 1; Phra Achana, the name of this Buddha Image,
means one who is not frightened. It is believed that Phra Achana
was originally carved in the attitude of subduing Mara. The
present one in sitting posture was renovated from 1953 to 1956
AD.
In a book entitled Phra Ratchaphongsawadan Krung Si
Ayutthaya written in the late Ayutthaya period, the temple is
referred as a place where King Naresuan and his troops assembled
before the army marched on Sawankhalok and from which the legend
of talking Buddha Image (Phra Achana) derives. Stone Inscription
No. 2 known as Wat Si Chum Inscription was found in a recess in
the mandapa wall of this temple. Regarded as historical evidence
of great value, this stone inscription deals with the founding
of Sukhothai dynasty. Moreover, drawings on the ceiling of the
mandapa tell stories of former incarnations of Lord Buddha
(Jataka) with a title written in the Sukhothai alphabet for each
picture. Some of these pictures were drawn in the style of art
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Mueang |
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Mueang Kao |
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Park
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17.02711 N |
99.693031 E |
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