Thailand > Saraburi > Kaeng Khoi District > Wat Pa Sawang Bun

“Wat Pa Sawang Boon, 500 pagodas, tops”

Wat Pa Sawang Bun is located at Moo 5, Ban Khlong Phai, Cha Om Sub-district, Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province. Wat Pa Sawang Bun was built in 1985 by Luang Pho Somchai Punyamano on an area of more than 400 Rai.Which is the place of Luang Por Somchai's father Inside the temple is a very peaceful place suitable for meditation.Because the area behind it is close to the foot of the mountain, the weather is very cool and there are a lot of people who come to practice meditation on weekends.

Later, there were many people who respected and believed in Luang Por Somchai. Around the year 2005, people in Saraburi Province and all over the region jointly built the Phra Maha Rattana Loha Chedi Si Sasana Bodhisattva Sawang Bun. With Wat Pa Sawang Bun came up and was completed in 2007.Which is a beautiful pagoda with a large main Chedi in the middle and a Chedi surrounded by a circular base Including counting up to 500 peaks, which is different from other Maha Chedi in Thailand.

Characteristics of Chedi 500 Yot has stairs covered with arches leading up to all four directions. To the main pagoda in the middle, The pagoda itself is a beautifully decorated stucco with gold glaze.In the big pagoda, there is a small pagoda in the middle, decorated with beautiful stucco patterns throughout the pagoda. The inner wall of the main Chedi is decorated with beautiful ruby glass all around.The top of the 500 pagodas contains all the Buddha's relics. It is considered one of the most sacred places of worship.

Inside the temple there is a large pavilion for those who want to practice Dharma Inside the temple is very shady, peaceful and clean, it is considered another development temple that has it all.In addition, there is also art from wood for us to see in many forms.And the temple is building a large reclining Buddha image in Indian style, measuring 145 meters and intending to be the largest reclining Buddha image in the world.

Opening hours: 06.00 AM - 06.00 PM

How to get there: Take the Saraburi-Nakhon Nayok route from Kaeng Khoi District for about 15 kilometers, turn left to Krok I Dok Tourist Route, go straight for about 4 kilometers. The temple is on the right. There is a clear sign or ask for more information.