Wat Pa Sawang Bun (Saraburi)

Wat Pa Sawang Bun was a Wat we visited when we took a weekend away in Saraburi.

Simply put it was beautiful.

Wat Pa Sawangbun is located in Tambon Cha-om, Amphoe Kaeng Khoi, Saraburi. It was built in 1985 by Luang Pho Somchai Punyamano on his father's land. The temple covers the area of around 400 rai. Later, in 2005, a number of Buddhists from Saraburi, and all over the country who had faith in Luang Pho Somchai conjointly built a chedi named "Phra Maha Ratana Loha Chedi Sisatsana Bodisat Sawangbun" for Wat Pa Sawangbun. Completely constructed in 2007, the chedi was elegantly beautiful. The chief chedi stands in the center, surrounded by smaller chedis on the circular pedestal. Dissimilarly to any other chedis in Thailand, this Chedi has 500 pinnacles, therefore it is called "Chedi Ha Roi Yot" (or Chedi with 500 pinnacles). Phra Maha Ratana Loha Chedi Srisatsana Bodisat Sawangboon has door facades in all 4 sides. Each facade leads to the chief chedi in the center. They are all refinedly gilded stucco chedis. Inside the bigger chedi is located a smaller intricately designed chedi in the middle. The wall of the chief chedi was thoroughly adorned with ruby red glass, with pictures of important Phra That Chedis of Thailand embellished on the ceiling. Inside the small chedi is enshrined the Buddha's relics brought from Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka. (Text from Tourism Thailand)

On reading about the Wat I find that there are 500 Golden Stupas (called pinnacles)

Then there was the reclining Buddha to be found at the back.

Truly wonderful.

We would certainly go there again!