Wat Lokayasutharam, Ayutthaya
Wat Lokayasutharam Ayutthaya is one of the more understated ruins in the old capital, but it draws visitors for one striking reason: its enormous reclining Buddha. Wat Lokayasutharam is largely gone - foundations, a few columns and a chedi base - but its reclining Buddha survives and is why people come.
Wat Lokayasutharam, Ayutthaya
Wat Lokayasutharam is largely gone - foundations, a few columns and a chedi base - but its reclining Buddha survives and is why people come. The figure is roughly forty-two metres long and eight high, built of brick and finished in white plaster, resting on a lotus-bud pillow.
It lies entirely in the open, with no hall around it; the temple that once enclosed it was destroyed in 1767 and never rebuilt. Locals drape it in saffron cloth, which is replaced periodically.
The site is on the quieter western side of the island, away from the main cluster, and is usually reached by bicycle or tuk-tuk. There is almost no shade.
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