Sakrakrang Mountain Peak, Uthai Thani Province

Khao Sakae Krang is a mountain that separates Uthai city to the west. The peak of Khao Sakae Krang is a sacred place that the people of Uthai consider to be the location of Wat Sangkasrattanakiri, an ancient temple built in 1900. Inside the temple is the enshrined Phra Phuttha Mongkhon Saksit, a Buddha statue in the Mara-Vijaya attitude, which has been the guardian deity of Uthai city since the early Rattanakosin period, and is highly revered by the people of the city. There are two ways to get to the top of Khao Sakae Krang: by car, and from the temple grounds, there are 449 steps leading straight up to the top of Khao Sakae Krang. If you don’t want to walk up the stairs, you can take the road by going up from the side of the provincial stadium. On the top of Khao Sakae Krang, there are several important religious sites, including a beautiful Thai-style pavilion called Siri Maha Mayakutakara, which is considered to be the place where the Lord Buddha went to preach to his mother in the Daowadungsa heaven before returning to the human world. According to Buddhist history, the Buddha came down to the city of Kasnakorn and became the name of Wat Sangkasrattanakiri. #TeamCentral