Wat Mak Sanjaram Yasothon Province Open to the public to see the old wooden carved Buddha statue over 200 years old inside the ancient temple. Locals believe that it is a sacred wooden Buddha statue. May the blessings be successful as hoped.
At Wat Mak Sanjaram Ban Muang Fa Yad Maha Chanachai District, Yasothon Province is the location of Sim or an old temple that is more than 200 years old. Pang Devil is enshrined as the chairman of the enshrined statue, but there is no evidence of when this wooden carved Buddha statue was built and how many years old. However, according to the villagers, the wooden Buddha statue or Luang Por Mai This statue is at least 200 years old and carved from solid wood, but it is not known what wood it is. It is 165 centimeters high and 21 inches wide at the front base, carved in the shape of 4 lotus petals, while the back base is carved in the shape of a dancing person and a howling dog. Structure of the SIM The walls are made of clay molded into 4 square cubes and then lined up b
efore plastering with another layer of clay.
Structure of the Temple The walls are made of clay molded into 4 square cubes and lined up before plastering with another layer of clay, but now it is being restorated, so plaster is plastered on top. The roof frame is made of wood and galvanized thatch.
On the front of the gable, in front of Sim, there is a watercolor painting in the shape of the god Phanom, and in the back there is a painting in the shape of a moon man. The villagers believe that this temple is at least 200 years old because according to the history of the temple construction since 1801 and there is a story that some nights, especially on the night of the monk’s day, people will see the lights or lights that illuminate the temple before rising into the sky, which the villagers believe is a glass orb caused by a miracle inside this temple. Some people can ask for good fortune as they wish.
Teacher Ladpichet Yasintaro The abbot of Wat Mak Sanjaram revealed that from the word of the elders in the
village and the abbot of the previous temple, he said that he brought this wooden Buddha statue from Laos. At that time, there was no chapel, so a white cloth was put over it, and when the construction of the chapel was completed, it was brought in to be enshrined inside.
The highlight of the Buddha is that the front base is carved in the shape of 4 lotus petals, which are the teachings of the Buddha, and the back base is carved in the image of a dancing person and a barking dog. It is a moral like if we do good deeds, don’t pay attention to gossipers. The abbot has now renamed it Buddha Mahachanchai Sri Suvarnabhumi.
Source: Thai News Agency