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Wat Ratchakhiri Hiranyaram |
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Located on Khao Samo Khlaeng, Ban Samo Khlaeng, approximately 14
kilometres from Phitsanulok on Highway 12 and 3 kilometres before
reaching Amphoe Wang Thong. The hilltop temple houses two Buddha’s
footprints, one is a replica and the other is on the face of a western
cliff. A celebration is held annually in February. The temple also
houses a thousand-handed Guan Yin statue, three tons in weight, from
Hangzhou, China, which was carved out of white jade and sent here in
1992. On the mountain, there is a pond that never runs dry since
ancient time. Uphill from the Guan Yin statue, there is a shrine of
Heng Jia, the monkey hero, which is frequented by Thai Chinese
visitors. The topmost viewpoint of the mountain is the location of Phra
Mahathat Chedi Si Bowon Chinarat where the Buddha’s forehead bone relic
is enshrined. The Chedi has a lotus-shaped spire, with a walking Buddha
image on each side of its square base.
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