Sangkasrattanakiri Temple

Wat Sangkasrattanakiri 🛕🙏🏻 It is a temple for the people, located at the foot of Khao Sakae Krang, Sakae Krang Village, Village No. 3, Nam Seum Subdistrict, Mueang Uthai Thani District, Uthai Thani Province. Sakae Krang Village was called U Thai during the Sukhothai period, meaning the residence of the Thai people. It was a frontier town during the Ayutthaya period and an important battlefield in driving out the Burmese during the Thonburi period. The U Thai city was moved to Ban Sakae Krang, which eventually became a growing community to this day. 2335 - 2342 During the reign of King Rama I, he ordered the removal of damaged small Buddha images to various provincial cities. Uthai Thani received 3 Buddha images. The first Buddha image was enshrined at Wat Khwit. It is a large Buddha image made of bronze in the Mara-Vijaya posture, 3 cubits wide at the lap. It was created during the reign of King Maha Thammaracha I by Sukhothai craftsmen of the 2nd era. The head and body of the Buddha image are separate. It is understood that it was repaired to be the same image before being brought to Uthai Thani. Later, when Wat Khwit was merged with Wat Thung Kaew, this Buddha image was moved to Wat Sangkasattanakiri and the relics were placed in the head, along with the name Phra Phuttha Mongkhon Saksit, which was built 214 years ago. Inside the temple is the enshrined Phra Phuttha Mongkhon Saksit, a sacred object revered by the people, which is the Buddha image of Uthai Thani. Because when Wat Khwit was merged with Wat Thung Kaew, the Buddha image Phra Phuttha Mongkhon Saksit was moved to Wat Sangkasattanakiri and a ceremony was held to place the relics in the head of Phra Phuttha Mongkhon Saksit on the 1st waning day of the 11th lunar month. 🌙🙏🏻 #Wat Uthai Thani #Uthai Thani