Wat Sraket (English spelling)

Japanese: Wat Sraket(英語表記)WatSraket
Wat Sraket (English spelling)

…Wat Po Temple is known for the huge 55m-long reclining Buddha (made in the first half of the 19th century) enshrined in the temple hall within its grounds. Wat Sraket Temple is a temple with a towering golden pagoda on top of an artificial mountain called Phu Khao Thong (Golden Hill), and the golden pagoda serves as a lighthouse for Bangkok. Wat Bowon Niwet Temple was built by King Rama III of the Rattanakosin Dynasty (reigned 1824-51) and houses a Buddhist university. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…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。ワット・サケット寺Wat Sraketは〈プーカオトーン(黄金の丘)〉と呼ばれる人工の山の上に仏塔がそびえたつ寺院で,その黄金の仏塔はバンコクの灯台のような役を演じている。ワット・ボウォーニウェット寺Wat Bowon Niwetはラタナコーシン朝のラーマ3世王(在位1824‐51)によって建立され,仏教大学がある。…

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