Worship the Largest Naga Buddha in Bangkok

🏡 Wat Nak Prok was built in 1748 during the late Ayutthaya period under the reign of King Borommakot. The community came together to build it, originally naming it Wat Pok because it was located in a garden that looked like a covered forest. 🧱 The temple later fell into disrepair until the reign of King Rama III when a wealthy Chinese merchant, Phuk Saetan (Phra Boriboonthanakorn), and his Thai wife renovated the ordination hall. 🖼 They hired skilled artisans from China to paint murals depicting Chinese auspicious symbols and various offerings in Mahayana Chinese art style. 🙏 They also requested a Sukhothai Buddha statue, which King Rama I had collected from various towns, to be the principal Buddha image. 🐉 The principal Buddha image enshrined in the vihara is a bronze Buddha in the Mara Vichaya posture with a seven-headed Naga spreading its hood behind it. Locals thus call it Wat Nak Prok. 🏰 Between 1963 and 1982, the ordination hall's roof was re-tiled, and the floor was paved with marble. Around 2011, the ordination hall was elevated by 5 meters, transforming it into a two-story hall. 🙏 The ordination hall houses Luang Pho Chao Sua, a beautiful bronze Buddha image in the Mara Vichaya posture from the Sukhothai period, serving as the principal Buddha image. 🏡 The vihara of Luang Pho To enshrines a large Buddha image. 🙏 The Fine Arts Department registered Wat Nak Prok as an ancient monument on December 13, 1977. 💥 Wat Nak Prok: Thoet Thai Road, Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen Subdistrict, Phasi Charoen District, Bangkok 🌐 Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ReHhQBV6RMc2VYYM7 🕗 Opening hours: 08:00 – 18:00