Greatness under renovation – housing the ashes of the Buddha; Phra Prathom Jedi, Nakorn Phrathom, Thailand
The Wat Phra Prathom Chedi in Nakorn Phrathom is the house of the remains of the great Buddha since… I don’t really know when. After doing some research on the website, I am yet to find a solid history about the Temple (Wat). But I am certain that it was already build for at least 20 years because I remember visiting this place when I was about 7 years old. Then, I found this temple to be huge but now I found it to be amazingly ginormous.
I really wonder how long did it take and what method were used to build this temple. A curiosity that is best not to be understood by me… just so that I can keep my imagination going wild about it.
There is the “solid history” showed there, at the chedi.
This chedi was reconstructed 2 times. Actually, they covered the old Chedi with a new bigger one.
This model was built by King Rama 4. So it was more than 100 years, not just 20 years!.
If you didn’t concentrate on taking photos too much, you would notice the 2 little chedis located next to this chedi. They are the old models in miniature.