3600 x 5400 px | 30,5 x 45,7 cm | 12 x 18 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
7. Februar 2009
Ort:
Sakon Nakhon city, Sakon Nakhon province, North East Thailand
Weitere Informationen:
Phra That Cherng Chum, the rectangular stupa of the Wat Phra That Cherngchum Voraviharn temple is 24 metre high and decorated with 3.75 kg golden umbrella. The stupa, or Phra That, has four doors put inside is fill with stone. It is built to cover footprints of four Buddhas namely Phra Kakusantha, Phra Konakom, Phra Kassapa, and Phra Kodom or Phra Sri Ariyametrei ( The present Lord Buddha). Its history is unclear, however, Phra That is considered sacred icon for Sakon Nakhon. Next to the Phra That is the chapel that houses Luang Por Ong Saen, a sacred Buddha statue of the province. On Wan Phra or Buddhist Day, lots of Buddhist always pay homage to the Buddha image at night. The temple holds annual celebration between the 9th and 15th date of waxing moon of January.
