In the same manner that I like visiting old churches here in the Philippines, the same fascination goes to places of worship of other religious denomination in other countries.
The kingdom of Thailand (formerly known as Siam) is predominantly a Buddhist nation. Whenever sister dearest would ask "what is the plan for the day?". My usual answer "let's go visit some temples!" Join me as we explore three two Buddhist temples which we visited, separately.
Wat Yannawa commonly known as the Boat Temple is in the Sathon district.
Traimit Withayaram Temple is the home of the Sukhothai Traimit Golden Buddha which is the largest Golden Buddha image/statue in the world. Made of pure gold, it measures 12 feet 5 inches in diameter with a height of 15 feet 9 inches from the base of the crown. It weighs about 5.5 tonnes with a price value of 28.5 million pounds, dates back over 700 years. A valuable treasure of Thailand and Buddhism.
There is a minimal fee of 40 Thai baht for the temple hall to view the Golden Buddha. An additional 100 Thai baht to visit the multi-floor history exhibits at the museum. Since it was already mid afternoon, we skipped the museum visit.
which houses the Golden Buddha.
You also need to remove your shoes to enter the sacred place.
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