Phra Si Iriyabat Temple

Phra Si Iripatha, Kamphaeng Phet Province 🌿🍀🌳 is a group of large Buddha images in Sukhothai art, built together with the four Buddha images facing each other. It consists of Buddha images in walking, standing, sitting and lying postures. It has a brick and mortar bearing core that is a type of building. Phra Buddha in the walking posture is enshrined on the east side. Standing Buddha image on the west wall. Reclining Buddha image on the north side. Sitting Buddha image on the south side. 🌱🌿🌳 The belief is based on the Suttanta Pitaka, Digha Nikaya, Mahavagga, part of which mentions Kayanupassana Satipatthana, which is the use of mindfulness to contemplate the body as an object. The construction of Phra Si Iripatha as a large group of Buddha images may have been intended to clearly show how large the Buddha's body was when he was alive. And what activities did he do in his daily life? 🏞️ Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park 📍 Nong Phling Subdistrict, Mueang Kamphaeng Phet District, Kamphaeng Phet Province #VisitAncientCity #WatPhraSiIriyabath #KamphaengPhet