Wat Phra Phutthabat, Saraburi
Wat Phra Phutthabat in Saraburi is a sacred temple built around a revered footprint of the Buddha, drawing pilgrims and visitors interested in Thai religious heritage.
Wat Phra Phutthabat, Saraburi
Wat Phra Phutthabat holds the footprint of the Buddha that has been the object of national pilgrimage since the seventeenth century. It was found, according to the traditional account, during the reign of King Song Tham of Ayutthaya, when a hunter discovered a water-filled hollow in the rock; the king declared it authentic and had a shrine built over it.
The mondop covering the footprint is the reason to go - a square, steeply-tiered pavilion sheathed in gold, its doors inlaid with mother-of-pearl, standing on a terrace at the top of a naga staircase. The impression itself is about a metre and a half long, in a rock basin, and pilgrims drop coins into it.
The site is busiest during the two annual pilgrimage festivals, when the surrounding grounds fill with a fair. It is north-east of Saraburi town on the road towards Lopburi.
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