Showing posts with label Loei. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Loei. Show all posts

Saturday, 19 May 2018

Wat Neramit Wipatsana (วัดเนรมิตวิปัสสนา)


Wat Neramit Wipattasana (วัดเนรมิตวิปัสสนา) was somewhere we visited when we were in Loei.




This is a recently built temple in an enormous site on the hillside near Phra That Si Song Rak. There is a pagoda made of red-colored laterite (si la laeng) and this is unlike anywhere else in Thailand.


"Buddhists come to the temple to pray toward an official replica of Phra Phutthachinnarat, a revered buddha image in Phitsanulok Province, enshrined in the ordination hall as well as a a wax figure of the late Luang Pho Phra Maha Phan Sila Wisuttho, the founder of the temple, which is displayed inside the pagoda." text courtesy of Tourism Thailand.


The temple may be new but because it was built in respect to a respected Monk it has a certain charm of age and quality.



The windows are beautifully made in the traditional way - quite spectacular.




What always fascinates me are these paintings on the walls.



Always...  


And the gardens are beautiful.


 






Wednesday, 14 October 2015

พระธาตุศรีสองรัก - Prathat Sri Song Rak (Loei)



พระธาตุศรีสองรัก is a Buddhist Temple that we visited whilst we were in Loei in 2014 for the Phi Ta Khon FestivalThere is a facebook pageHotels Thailand have it on a Google Page. And there is a little information on Wikipedia.

However I recently read that it was the most sacred temple here.



The bottom of the temple had the usual children sitting at the bottom of it with a number of sweets.



Then there was the OTOP foods - but I could not actually work out what this stuff was?




The walk up to the top was quite steep but I do not recall counting the stairs.



Up at the top we lit some of the candles and paid respect.



I am not sure why lady were not allowed in here though?