Tha Luang Temple

It is an important temple of Phichit Province, located on the west bank of the Nan River, on Busaba Road, near the old provincial hall. This temple was built around 1845 during the reign of King Nangklao. It is an ancient temple of Phichit Province, over a hundred years old. It is the place where Luang Pho Phet, a Buddha statue in the Mara-Vijaya attitude, Chiang Saen style, which is over 800 years old, is enshrined. It is cast from bronze and has indescribable beauty. The Buddha statue is 1.40 meters wide and 1.60 meters high. According to history, Phra Phichit, the governor of the city, wanted to enshrine the principal Buddha statue in Phichit. When the Ayutthaya army passed through the city to suppress the Chom Thong rebellion in Chiang Mai, Phra Phichit asked the commander that if the rebellion was suppressed, he should bring a Buddha statue to bring back. When the battle was over, the commander invited the Luang Pho Phet Buddha statue to be floated down the Ping River on a gourd-shaped raft and left it with the governor of Kamphaeng Phet. Then, Luang Pho Phet was invited to be enshrined at the Ubosot of Wat Nakhon Chum first, before being moved to be enshrined at the Ubosot of Wat Tha Luang, Mueang District, Phichit, until today. The Ubosot is open for the public to pay homage to Luang Pho Phet every day. #BeautifulTemplesAroundThailand #ThaiTemples #Worship #PrayForBlessings #Phichit #VisitPhichit