Wat Benchamabopit (English)

Japanese: Wat Benchamabopit(英語表記)WatBenchamabopit
Wat Benchamabopit (English)

...The temple's corridors are also decorated with murals depicting scenes from the Ramakien (Thai version of the Ramayana). Wat Benchamabopit Temple is known as the Marble Temple because of the Italian marble used, and is a beautiful temple that combines Thai and Western architecture. Wat Po Temple is known for the gigantic 55m-long reclining Buddha (made in the first half of the 19th century) enshrined in the temple hall within its grounds.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Wat Benchamabopit" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…またこの寺院の廻廊には《ラーマキエン物語》(タイ版《ラーマーヤナ》)の場面が壁画として描かれている。ワット・ベンチャマーボーピット寺Wat Benchamabopitはイタリア製の大理石が用いられていることから〈大理石寺院〉の名で親しまれ,タイ式建築と西洋建築とが混合した美しい寺院である。ワット・ポー寺Wat Poはその境内の仏堂の中に安置された全長55mの巨大な涅槃仏(19世紀前半の作)で知られる。…

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