Visit Phra Phuttha Chinnasi at Wat Bowonniwet

Wat Bowonniwet Vihara .. Located on Phra Sumen Road, Wat Bowonniwet Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok .. It has been the residence of four Supreme Patriarchs of Thailand and is the location of Mahamakut Buddhist University. It is also the temple of King Rama VI. .. Inside the ordination hall, there are two principal Buddha images: Phra Phuttha Chinnasi and Phra Suwannakhet (also known as Phra To or Luang Pho Phet), the large principal Buddha image situated behind Phra Phuttha Chinnasi. .. The murals inside the ordination hall were painted by Khrua In Khong. Under the base of the Buddha throne of Phra Phuttha Chinnasi are the royal ashes of King Rama VI and King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great.