Traimit temple and Pra Mahthat temple Bangkok Thailand

Thai_Ngh · May 24, 2020, 10:11pm

Thailand is considered a golden temple nation, each temple associated with history and mysterious stories. I especially remember the story of the golden statue at Traimit temple and the face covered the tree st.

In Traimit temple is a 3-meter-high and 5-ton gold Buddha Statue that was made entirely of gold, in the 13th century. To avoid theft, the monks covered the statue with plaster. In 1954 when people moved the statue, the plaster cover was broken and exposed gold inside.

The Phra Mahthat Temple in Ayutthaya ruins is famous for Buddha’s face surrounded by banyan tree roots. The story says that the Buddha’s head was stolen from the main area of Mahathat Temple and was moved near the wall, but suddenly the head became too heavy to move o the wall and the thief had to give up. The head is then protected by tree roots.

The Traimit Temple is in the center of Bangkok , you could take taxi or tuk tuk. The Pra Mahthat temple is 60km from Bangkok, you could combine subway or skyway and minibus to get there.

BudiFXW · May 25, 2020, 12:20am

Hai @Thai_Ngh .

Thank you for sharing the two pictures of two beautifull temple, Traimit Temple and Pra Mahthat temple.

Amazing how long the banyan tree root to cover the Budha face to became like that, amazing.

Thai_Ngh · May 25, 2020, 12:38am

Thanks @BudiFXW for you time. No one knows how long, but they get that Pra Mahthat was destroyed and abandoned since 1767 more than 250 years, so I guess about 200 years, how long do you think, my friend?

BudiFXW · May 25, 2020, 12:49am

Waaw 200 years @Thai_Ngh .

It could be, since the banyan tree root is big and thick.

When I was a child I usd to be playing with banyan trees tendril, it is not too big , because my tiny had can fully grab it, but it is so strong.

I can pull one of the tendril, jump and swing again and again, like what Tarzan do when he wan to go to another place.

Thai_Ngh · May 25, 2020, 1:49am

Dear @BudiFXW , I guessed only, because as usual after building the temple they planted banyan trees. In our country, banyan trees are very sacred and often planted at temples. No one dared to breaking or cutting trees.