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Phra Pathommachedi or Phra Pathom Chedi (Thai: พระปฐมเจดีย์) is a Buddhist stupa in Thailand. The stupa is located in the Wat Phra Pathommachedi Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan (Thai: วัดพระปฐมเจดีย์ราชวรมหาวิหาร), a temple in the town center of Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand.
The original of Phra Prathon Chedi has no historical record, but according to archaeological survey findings date back to the 4th century. Modern Historians believe that the stupa was the principal stupas of ancient Nakhon Pathom, the largest settlement of Dvaravati culture together with the nearby Phra Pathommachedi (Thai: พระปฐมเจดีย์) during the 6th to the 8th centuries.
The Thai name for the temple, Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan comes from Pali, vara maha dhatu vara maha vihara, literally meaning 'Great Noble Temple of the Great Noble Relics Stupa'. The stupa, which is bell shaped, is inspired from Sri Lankan Buddhist art reflecting the belief of Ashoka 's transmission of the tradition of the stupa from India to ...
Dvaravati period stone dharma wheel, Phra Pathom Chedi National Museum Phra Pathom Chedi, one of the earliest Buddhist stupas in Thailand, possibly dating to the time of the Ashokan missions [9] Prang Sam Yot, a Khmer Mahayana Temple in Lopburi, constructed during the reign of Jayavarman VII (c.1181–1218)
Nakhon Pathom province is home to the Phra Pathommachedi, a chedi commissioned by King Mongkut (Rama IV) and completed by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1870. The chedi is a reminder of the long vanished Dvaravati civilization that once flourished here and by tradition Nakhon Pathom is where Buddhism first came to Thailand. [5]
There are a total of 41,205 Buddhist temples in Thailand since last update. This is confirmed, of which 33,902 are in current use, according to the Office of National Buddhism . [ 1 ] Of the 33,902 active temples, 31,890 are of the Maha Nikaya and 1,987 are of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya orders of the Theravada school, while 12 are of the Chinese ...
Ye dharma hetu is also found in Thailand including the stupa peak found in 1927 from Nakhon Pathom [10] along with a wall of Phra Pathom Chedi and a shrine in Phra Pathom chedi found in 1963, [11] [12] a brick found in 1963 from Chorakhesamphan township, U Thong district of Suphanburi, [13] stone inscriptions found in 1964 [14] [15] and the ...
[67] [68] King Ram Khamhaeng (fl. late 13th century) was the first Thai king to give his full royal support to the Sinhalese Theravāda school. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] He patronized Buddhism in the traditional way, by providing material support for the sangha and building temples such as Wat Chang Lom .