Sunday Morning Wander – Asok, Bangkok

Had a wander over to Asok in Bangkok on Sunday morning to see this gem of a building being constructed. This is the LDS Temple in Bangkok, sitting on Petchaburi Road and accessed from the Petchaburi MRT station.

It’s not easy to get a clean shot of the building with the built up roads and bangkok’s infamous cabling system, but it was a fun challenge walking around trying to get a clean-ish shot.

I’ve seen a fair few LDS temples, but this one is definitely my favourite. Just a beautiful building.

Asahna Bucha Day

Asahna Bucha day, commemorates the Buddha’s first sermon and marks the start of Buddhist lent. A very busy day for the temples as people make offerings and some enter monkhood.

I spent the morning at Wat Pa Pradu and then the King Taksin Shrine at Wat Lum Mahachai Chumpon, (more about these in later posts).

Left leaning Buddha statue — The Buddha statue at Wat Pa Pradu is one of the few left leaning Buddha’s in the world.

People attach gold leaf to a leaning buddha statue — The Buddha statue at Wat Pa Pradu is one of the few left leaning Buddha’s in the world.

Wat Pa Pradu

One of my favourite Buddhist temples is Wat Pa Pradu in Rayong, Thailand. The temple is known for a few things – the reclining Budhha covered in gold leaf, the tamarind tree which has special significance to the temple site, and the remains of the ancient temple displayed underneath one of the buildings, which people crouch down to see as they pass through three times. A beautiful and peaceful site and well worth visiting.

Flower offering at Wat Pa Pradu, Rayong, Thailand