Wat Mahathat Worawihan, Ratchaburi

Wat Mahathat Worawihan, Ratchaburi or Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat or Wat Na Phra That This temple is believed to have been built in the Dvaravati period, around the 15th-16th Buddhist century. Wat Mahathat Worawihan also has the Royal Vihara, which enshrines Phra Mongkhonburi, a stucco Buddha statue in the Mara-Vijaya attitude, which is an early Ayutthaya style art. There is also another Buddha statue with its back facing west, meaning to ask for help to be careful of disasters in front or behind, calling for the city’s protection. In addition, there is a laterite prang 12 wa high, and it is also a temple where the Buddha’s relics are enshrined.