Roberto Gonzalez
Nakhon Pathom
Nakhon Pathom is the city that was the main center of Dvaravati kingdom, and flourished between the sixth and eleventh centuries AD. The statues surround the chedi Buddhist priests and are placed in niches where the faithful take their offerings. They are real works of floral art, which are made from palm leaves and flower buds. The tree that can be seen in the image is a bhody, ie, a relative of the tree that sheltered the Buddha during his reflections, and because of this it us covered with colored silks as an offering. The next photo is a reclining Buddha image in Nakhon Pathom. In the center you can see a replica of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok which we would see later.
This temple commemorates the arrival of the first Buddhist missionaries to Thailand, which were supposedly sent from India in the third century BC. This monument houses a huge standing Buddha which is one of the most important pilgrimage sites of Thailand. The building had deteriorated in the eleventh century and yet it was not restored until the early nineteenth century, when King Mongkut sent an order to cover the deteriorated sanctuary with a chedi. It was King Chulalonkorn ve finished the needle. The chedi is central to the city, as it dominates and towers at 120 meters high.
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