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   Wat Wachira Thammaram

 

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Wat Wachira Thammaram is a Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya affiliated with the Dhammayutika Nikaya, a sub-sect of the Theravada school of Buddhism.

 

In front of the ubosot, the ordination hall, stands a bronze statue of King Mongkhut, i.e. Rama IV (fig.), who in 1833 founded the Dhammayutika sect.

 

   Wat Wachira Thammaram

 

   Wat Wachira Thammaram

The temple is part of Phuttha Uthayaan Maharaat (fig.), a site that encompasses an area of over 200 rai.

 

The main altar inside the ordination hall features a golden Buddha statue, seated in the maravijaya pose.

 

   Wat Wachira Thammaram

 

   Wat Wachira Thammaram

Below it stands a smaller statue of a crowned Buddha, a bronze replica of the principal golden Buddha statue housed in the temple's wihaan.

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