The head of the Reclining Buddha

The Reclining Buddha's mother-of-pearl feet

School for monks, Tukgawee, Wat Pho, Bangkok

Wat Pho, Bangkok

Wat Pho (Thai: วัดโพธิ์), also known as Wat Phra Chetuphon วัดพระเชตุพน) or The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, is a Buddhist temple in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand, located in the Rattanakosin district directly adjacent of the Grand Palace. Its official full name is Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm Rajwaramahaviharn (Thai: วัดพระเชตุพนวิมลมังคลาราม ราชวรมหาวิหาร). The temple is also known as the birthplace of traditional Thai massage. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 187 KB) The head of the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand Taken 1/2003 by User:Rdsmith4 The head of the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand Taken 1/2003 by Dan Smith File links The following... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 187 KB) The head of the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand Taken 1/2003 by User:Rdsmith4 The head of the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand Taken 1/2003 by Dan Smith File links The following... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 311 KB) The feet of the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand Taken 1/2003 by User:Rdsmith4 The feet of the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand Taken 1/2003 by Dan Smith File links The following... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 311 KB) The feet of the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand Taken 1/2003 by User:Rdsmith4 The feet of the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand Taken 1/2003 by Dan Smith File links The following... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 196 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photograph of the entrance to the monastery school at Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand taken by Kasimira Taksapon Stanhope, July 2007. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 196 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photograph of the entrance to the monastery school at Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand taken by Kasimira Taksapon Stanhope, July 2007. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... A silhouette of a Buddha statue at Ayutthaya, Thailand. ... Phra Nakhon (Thai พระนคร) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. ... A BTS skytrain passing the Sathon area of Bangkok. ... Chakri Mahaprasad Hall The Grand Palace (Thai พระบรมมหาราชวัง, Phra Borom Maha Ratcha Wang) is a complex of buildings in Bangkok, Thailand. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

History

Prior to the temple's founding, the site was a centre of education for traditional Thai medicine, and statues were created showing yoga positions. For other uses, see Yoga (disambiguation). ...

During the Rama III restoration plaques inscribed with medical texts were placed around the temple. The temple was created as a restoration of an earlier temple on the same site, Wat Phodharam, the work beginning in 1788. The temple was restored and extended in the reign of King Rama III, and was restored again in 1982. In 1962 a school for traditional medicine and massage was established. 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Rama III statue in Bangkok Nangklao (Rama III) or King Jessadabodindra (full royal name Prabath Somdej Pra Paramadhiwarasetha Maha Jessadabodindra Siammintarawirodom Borommadhammikkarajadhirat Boromanathbopitra Phra Nangklao Chaoyuhua or พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมาธิวรเสรฐ มหาเจษฎาบดินทร์ สยามินทรวิโรดม บรมธรรมิกมหาราชาธิราช บรมนารถบพิตร พระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว in Thai) (March 31, 1788 - April 2, 1851) third of the Chakri dynasty, was king of Thailand from 1824 to 1851. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Description

Wat Pho is the one of the largest and oldest wat in Bangkok (with an area of 50 rai, 80,000 square metres), and is home to more than one thousand Buddha images, as well as one of the largest single Buddha images: the Reclining Buddha (Phra Buddhasaiyas, Thai พระพุทธไสยาสน์). Made as part of Rama III's restoration, the Reclining Buddha is forty-six metres long and fifteen metres high, decorated with gold plating on his body and mother of pearl on his eyes and the soles of his feet. The latter display 108 auspicious scenes in Chinese and Indian styles. WaT (Wentz and Teppei) is a Japanese pop duo, composed of singer/songwriters Eiji Wentz and Teppei Koike. ... Footprint of the Buddha. ... A piece of nacre Nacre, also known as mother of pearl, is an organic mixture of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of platy crystals of aragonite and conchiolin (a scleroprotein). ...

The Wat Pho complex consists of two walled compounds, bisected by Soi Chetuphon running east-west. The northern walled compound is where the reclining Buddha and massage school are found. The southern walled compound, Tukgawee, is a working Buddhist monastery with monks in residence and a school.

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Coordinates: 13°44′47″N, 100°29′37″E Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...