Wat Ratchathiwat Ratchaworawihan

Wat Ratchathiwat Wihan, Bangkok 🙏This is an ancient temple that is important. It was once the residence of King Rama IV during his ordination. It is the birthplace of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya sect. 🙏The ordination hall is in the Khmer style. Inside, there are three rooms: the front room is a balcony, the middle room is a ceremony room, and the principal Buddha image is called Phra Samputthaphanni. The back room has the principal Buddha image called Phra Samputthawattanophas, which is an ancient stucco Buddha image. 💐In the ordination hall, there is Phra Samputthaphanni, the principal Buddha image. There is a nine-tiered white umbrella, which King Rama V casted as a royal offering. Above the principal Buddha image is the image of the Buddha above the clouds answering the questions of Phra Sariputta and Phra Indra. Near the principal Buddha image, there are images of Sakya kings and their relatives in attendance behind. 👍 The niches with the royal seals of the five reigns at the ordination hall of Wat Ratchathiwat are the only beautifully made stucco work in Thailand. 💐The murals inside the chapel are painted in a Western technique called wet fresco, depicting the Vessantara Jataka. His Royal Highness Prince Narisara Nuvadtivongse was the artist, and the Italian Rigoli (who painted the ceiling dome in Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall) was the artist. 🙏The white pagoda is a Javanese-style pagoda from the Srivijaya period built to cover an old pagoda. On top is a Mahayana-style stone Buddha image enshrined in a niche, and the entire base is lined with lion statues surrounding the base of the pagoda. 👍The sala is made of beautiful teak wood and can accommodate no less than a thousand people. His Royal Highness Prince Narisara Nuvadtivongse ordered it to be built in a replica of the sala sala at Wat Yai Suwannaram in Phetchaburi Province. 📍 Wachira Phayaban Subdistrict, Dusit District, Bangkok #BeautifulChurch #WatRatchathiwatRatchaworawihan