[2025 Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Attraction] Travel Guide for Wat Sam Wihan (Updated Jul)

#Get a discount without relying on luck Worship the large reclining Buddha of Ayutthaya, over 600 years old 🎈At Wat Sam Wihan 🎈Location: Tambon Hua Ro, Amphoe Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province 🎈Wat Sam Wihan, an ancient temple in Ayutthaya, was built in the early Ayutthaya period, during the reign of King Luang Phra Ngua, around 1920. It was originally called Wat Sam Phihan, but since the temple had 3 chapels, the name was changed to Wat Sam Wihan. Originally, there were 3 chapels in total: the sitting Buddha chapel, the reclining Buddha, and the standing Buddha. However, the standing Buddha chapel has collapsed over time, leaving only 2 chapels: the reclining Buddha chapel and the sitting Buddha chapel. Inside the ordination hall of Wat Sam Wihan, there is Phra Phuttha Suwanna Nimit Mongkhon or Luang Pho Thong. 🎈The reclining Buddha chapel houses the large reclining Buddha, over 600 years old, a stucco Buddha statue from the early Ayutthaya period, which is similar to the Sukhothai style. It is 21 meters long. It is believed that if you come to pay homage, you will receive kindness and popularity. And dispel bad things 🎈Phra Nang Temple enshrines Phra Phuttha Maha Mongkhon or Luang Pho Khao, a stucco Buddha statue in the Mara-Vijaya posture. People often come to ask for blessings for money, work and luck. Google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9vkTf2HRHXjArjAU9 #VisitAyutthaya #Ayutthaya #AyutthayaWorthVisiting #OldAyutthayaCity #AyutthayaReview #AyutthayaAttractions

The 600-year-old Large Reclining Buddha | Ayutthaya This is “Wat Sam Wihan”, which is believed to have been built in the early Ayutthaya period during the reign of King Borommarachathirat I (Khun Luang Phra Ngua). It was originally called “Wat Sam Phihan” and later changed to “Wat Sam Wihan” because there were originally 3 temples: #Reclining Buddha Temple Inside is the Reclining Buddha (Reclining Buddha), a 21-meter-long Sukhothai-style stucco Buddha statue that is over 600 years old. People often come here to pray for it to ward off bad things. It is believed that if you are cursed or under black magic, touching your head to the big toe and index finger of the Reclining Buddha will help you escape. #Nang Phra Temple This is where Luang Pho Khao, a stucco Buddha statue in the Mara-Vijaya attitude, is enshrined. The Buddha statue is 4.6 meters wide. As for the Standing Buddha Temple, it has collapsed over time. In the temple, there is also a large bell-shaped pagoda, approximately 40 meters high, which is a pagoda from the early Ayutthaya period. Influenced by Sukhothai art and 17 carved stone sema stones around the chapel. One in front of the chapel was shot by Phraya Ram's Narai San Suan cannonball, and the marks are still visible today. Coordinates: Wat Samwihan, Tambon Hua Ro, Amphoe Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Changwat Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Wat Sam Wihan, Ayutthaya Province 🙏This is another ancient temple in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. It is believed to have been built in the early Ayutthaya period. It was originally called "Wat Sam Phihan" and later changed its name to "Wat Sam Wihan" because the temple originally had three chapels: the Reclining Buddha, the Sitting Buddha, and the Standing Buddha. However, at present, only two chapels remain: the Reclining Buddha and the Sitting Buddha. 🙏The Ubosot is where Phra Phuttha Suwanna Nimit or Luang Pho Thong is enshrined, a Buddha statue with a lap width of 3.6 meters. Around the Ubosot are stone sema markers with traces of cannonballs from the Ayutthaya period. 🙏The Sitting Buddha is where Luang Pho Khao is enshrined, a stucco Buddha statue in the Mara-Vijaya posture with a lap width of 4.6 meters. 🙏The Reclining Buddha is enshrined inside the Reclining Buddha or the Sleeping Buddha, a stucco Buddha statue in the Sukhothai style, 21 meters long and over 600 years old. 📍 Tambon Hua Ro, Amphoe Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province #trip free accommodation giveaway #Wat Sam Wihan

#VisitAyutthaya 🙏Wat Sam Wihan is assumed to have been built during the reign of King Borommarachathirat I (Khun Luang Phra Ngua) around 1920 by Mom Luang Chi Dam and his two siblings, Chao Fa Khao and Chao Fa Khiew, to enshrine the ashes of their mother and relatives. Mom Luang Chi Dam built the reclining Buddha and the viharn, Chao Fa Khao built Luang Pho Khao and the viharn, and Chao Fa Khiew built the standing Buddha and the viharn. It was originally called Wat Sam Phihan, but later changed its name to Wat Sam Wihan because there were originally three viharns: the reclining Buddha viharn, the sitting Buddha viharn, and the standing Buddha viharn. However, the standing Buddha viharn collapsed over time, leaving only the reclining Buddha viharn and the sitting Buddha viharn. 🧎♂️The ordination hall enshrines Phra Phuttha Suwanna Nimit Mongkhon (Luang Pho Thong), a stucco Buddha image in the Mara-Vijaya attitude, 3.6 meters wide at the lap. Around the ordination hall are 17 large carved stone sema stones. 🧎The sitting Buddha viharn Enshrined Phra Phutthanimit Phichitmar (Luang Pho Khao), a stucco Buddha image in the Mara-Vijaya posture, 4.6 meters wide at the lap, which has been renovated by removing the walls and turning it into a hall vihara. 🛌 The Reclining Buddha Vihara enshrines the Reclining Buddha or the Reclining Buddha, 21 meters long, an ancient stucco Buddha image in Sukhothai architecture, meaning the arms lean outward, unlike the later Reclining Buddha, whose arms are bent straight up to support the head. This Reclining Buddha is in the vihara, so it is understood that it is a reclining Buddha image in the posture of preaching to the demon gods and demons to understand the greatness that is not a person. This Reclining Buddha has beautiful colors, different from other large reclining Buddha images, which are mostly white. 👨👩👦All buildings, namely the Ubosot, the Hall vihara (the Sitting Buddha Vihara), and the Reclining Buddha Vihara, are lined up in a single line, facing the Bang Khuat Canal to the west. 🧎♂️The pagoda in front of the reclining Buddha temple is a small decorated pagoda with a high base with twenty-cornered corners, situated on a circumambulating base with twelve-cornered corners. 🧎♂️The main pagoda is located opposite the central chapel on the east side. It is a large round or bell-shaped pagoda with a height of approximately 40 meters. It is a pagoda from the early to mid Ayutthaya period, influenced by Sukhothai art. The Fine Arts Department announced it as a national ancient monument in 1943. 👉Wat Sam Wihan: Tambon Hua Ro, Amphoe Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province 👉Opening-Closing hours: 08.00-17.30 hrs. #Ayutthaya attractions #Ayutthaya #Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya