Wat Phra Borommathat Suwi, Chumphon

Wat Phra Borommathat Suwi, Chumphon Province 🙏This is a pagoda influenced by the style of the Phra Mahathat Chedi of Nakhon Si Thammarat. It is therefore assumed to have been built in the Ayutthaya period. It is a 14.25-meter-high pagoda with a square base 8.50 meters wide on each side. There are elephant and giant arches and a staircase leading up to the east. The upper floor is surrounded by Buddha arches, followed by a bell-shaped pagoda decorated with gold mosaic tiles and small pagodas at the four corners. 💐According to legend, King Sri Dharmasokarat led his army to Suwi District and encountered a strange event. A flock of crows flew and landed on a pile of bricks, squealing and flapping their wings. When the pile of bricks was removed, the base of the pagoda and the relics of the Lord Buddha were found. He ordered the pagoda to be restored and celebrated for 7 days and 7 nights, and named this pagoda “Phra That Kawi Pik”. 🙏The legend also tells that before King Sri Dharmasokarat led his army back, he called for soldiers who volunteered to stay and take care of the pagoda. It so happened that a soldier named “Nai Mueang” volunteered. His Majesty ordered the head of the Nai Mueang to be cut off as an offering to the spirit guarding the chedi forever. A shrine was built called “San Phra Suea Mueang”, which is currently located in front or to the east of Phra That Suea. 📍 Tambon Suea, Amphoe Suea, Chumphon Province #triptravelasia #watphraboromthatsuea