Old Sukhothai Historical Park: Beautiful and historical ruin city of Sukhothai Kingdom (Part – 2)

By Asad Russel –

After Part – 1
At the Old Sukhothai Historical Park what to see:
The Wat Mahathat which located in the central zone is the greatest temple without any question, for the king and the city the focus of spiritual. For the royal palace is the site across the street the grassy area. By the first king was founded, in 1345 by the king Lo Thai its central chedi which is large was given the royal temple. In the 16th century before being abandoned by the rulers of successive it was expanded regularly. By a magnificent lotus pond surrounded, 200 small chedis, eight mondops, one bot, ten viharns and one large chedi now consists the Mahathat.

In 1345 was built the central chedi of the Buddha two relics to house by the monk Sisatta from Sri Lanka which brought. For the Sukhothai architecture became the hallmark the lotus bud shape of the chedi, the kingdom throughout imitated. The monks in prayer with the stucco reliefs of 111 decorated on platform of square shape it stands. The ashes of nobleman each contains the chedis which remaining. The ruined viharns among the other structure is the most impressive, at the back seated to the serene Buddhas leading the eye with pillars.

There is the Wat Phra Phai Luang in the north zone from the city wall about 500 meters north, in Sukhothai which is one of the oldest temples, in 1238 for the kingdom the foundation predating. Thus by the Khmers originally was built the temple and has both elements of Buddhist and Hindu. For the Khmer city the center was this area it is said that and in the Thai Kingdom as did the Wat Mahathat the same role played the Wat Phra Phai Luang.

Three prangs originally there were, but still is intact only one. The stucco reliefs of it, in the Ramkhamhaeng National Museum are displayed some of them, shows the figures of Buddhist and Hindu. Into a wat of Thai Buddhist was converted when the temple of Khmer, of the prangs east were built many structures, a reclining Buddha, a viharn, with four standing Buddhas which are large a mondops and with the Buddha reliefs who seated a chedi.

There is the Wat Sri Chum west from here another 500 meters, for its enormous image of Buddha famed in the Sukhothai which is the largest. With stucco and brick was made, almost 15 meters (about 49 feet) height and 11 meters (about 36 feet) wide more than measures the seated Buddha. The giant right hand of Buddha’s is draped over one leg, the fingers with tapered elegantly and also nail polish of gold.

Rarely open unfortunately a passageway, to the roof custom built mondop of the Buddha’s the side leads up, over the great structure an aerial view providing. To the devotees to occasionally speak this Buddha was said that in the old days of Sukhothai, on his behalf to speak the tricky human would have allowed by the staircase.

You can also explore the Wat Chang Lom (it means the Temple Surrounded by Elephants) which is the primary temple in the east zone and the Wat Saphan Hin  which means the “Temple of the Stone Bridge” is located in the hills of a vast forested area in the west zone. 

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