Wat Pho

Plan of Wat Pho

Wat Pho (Thai: วัดโพธิ์, IPA: [wát pʰoː]), is a Buddhist temple inwards Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand. It is located inwards the Rattanakosin district straight following to the Grand Palace. Known too equally the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, its official mention is Wat Phra Chettuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Ratchaworamahawihan (Thai: วัดพระเชตุพนวิมลมังคลารามราชวรมหาวิหาร IPA: [wát pʰráʔ tɕʰêttupʰon wíʔmon maŋkʰalaːraːm râːttɕʰawɔːráʔmahǎːwíʔhǎːn]). The temple is too known equally the birthplace of traditional Thai massage.

The Reclining Buddha's mother-of-pearl feet

History

Prior to the temple's founding, the site was a centre of instruction for traditional Thai medicine, too statues were created showing yoga positions.

Medicine pavilion

During the Rama III restoration, plaques inscribed amongst medical texts were placed or then the temple. These received recognition inwards the Memory of the World Programme on 21 Feb 2008, according to Thailand's Government Public Relations Department.

Prang inwards the inner courtyard

Adjacent to the edifice housing the Reclining Buddha is a small-scale raised garden, the centrepiece beingness a bodhi tree which is a scion (cutting) of the master tree inwards Bharat where Buddha sat piece awaiting enlightenment.

One of several stone giants at the entrance gates

The reclining Buddha, sum Length

The temple was created equally a restoration of an before temple on the same site, Wat Phodharam, amongst the operate firstly inwards 1788. The temple was restored too extended inwards the reign of King Rama III, too was restored ane time again inwards 1982. In 1962 a schoolhouse for traditional medicine too massage was established.