Central
Thailand / Ayutthaya / Wat Yai Chai Mongkol
Photo: Chedi at Wat Yai Chai Mongkol
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The Wat, also
called "Chao Phaya Thai Temple", is just a short distance outside
the walled Ayutthaya. It was built for meditation by King Ramatibodi,
the first ruler of Ayutthaya, in 1357. In 1592, after King Naresuan
defeated the Burmese Crown Prince in a single-handed duel on elephants,
he constructed the temple's large Chedi to match the high pagoda
Phu Khao Thong which had purportedly been built by the
Burmese. The ruins of the massive pagoda are visible from a far
distance.
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So I bear with the aggressiveness, though it is a potential disadvantage. A side effect that is dangerous more to my social environment than it is to me.
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Jan Garanoz
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Chiang Rai, 57000 Thailand
Created: September 1, 1995
Last updated: January 27, 2010