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Wat Siroi (Thai: วัดสี่ร้อย, pronounced [wát sìː rɔ́ːj]) is an old Buddhist temple in Wiset Chai Chan district, Ang Thong province, Thailand.
The temple is on the bank of the Noi river, a minor tributary of the Chao Phraya river. Its name means "four hundred". Its was named to salute to Khun Rong Palat Chu, the Ayutthayan nobleman and 400 Wiset Chai Chan locals who sacrificed their lives during the battle with Burmese army at Ao Wa Khao (modern day part of Ao Noi, Prachuap Khiri Khan) in 1759. Ultimately, they all died. Their heroic deeds are compared to the Battle of Thermopylae. The temple was built to honor them.[1]
The principle Buddha statue called Luang Pho To. Luang Pho To is a large Buddha statue in the Pa Lelai posture, 21 m (68.9 ft) high and 6 m (19.7 ft) wide, enshrined in the open air. Somebody called him as Luang Pho Rong Hai or crying Buddha statue because it was said that somebody saw his blood dropped from his nose in the 1987.[2]
References
- ^ "วัดสี่ร้อย". TAT (in Thai).
- ^ "เที่ยววัดไหว้หลวงพ่อโต เยือนถิ่นขุนรองปลัดชู วีรชนผู้ถูกลืม วัดสี่ร้อย จังหวัดอ่างทอง". TrueID (in Thai). 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2022-07-29.