Wat Phra Phutthabat Tak Pha, Lamphun Province, Thailand
5.0 (17 reviews) Spent Ranking #1 in Pa Sang Religious Sites
Tranquil temple that was once a filming location of Rambo 3
This temple has 2 zones. The first one is the ground zone. Highlights of this zone included a pair of enormous Buddha's footprints inside the temple and a mark of Buddha's robe (chivara). Legend has it that Buddha was once journey to this area, left his footprints and dried his robe here. The second zone is on the top of the behind hill. Visitor can either climbs up almost 500 steps Naga staircase or drives along the path wrapped around the hill. Highlight of this zone is the golden pagoda devoted to 4 Kru Ba. Inside the pagoda, there are statues (with their relics inside) of 4 Kru Ba, one in each direction. Ones can also enjoy a breeze and panorama view of Pa Sang here.
Address
279, Moo 6 Makok, Pa Sang 51120 Thailand
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Website
http://www.phrabat.com/
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User Ratings
5.0 based on (17 reviews)
Reviews
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5Coffers2015 5:00 PM Apr 15, 2015
Hill-top Wat - Not to be missed!
We climbed the 400+ steps to the hilltop wat in the heat and haze of early evening in mid-April, the middle of the hot season, to the sound of monks chanting in the valley below, and then experienced the serenity of the wat and viewed an awesome sunset - an experience not to be missed! Unfortunately the temple was closed by the time we got up the steps (but if we'd gone earlier, we'd not have experienced the chanting during our climb nor the sunset), so we missed viewing the inside of the beautiful temple buildings, and were not able to sound to gong on this visit. There is a road that goes up to the hilltop temple, but climbing the steps is a unique experience, and was managed well by our 8 year old.
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4blackeaglejim 5:00 PM Jul 22, 2019
special rural temple
About 16 km south of Lamphun on Highway 106, in a quiet rural compound flanked by hills, Wat Phra Phutthabat Tak Pha marks the spot where, according to legend, the Buddha and his followers stopped on their journey to publicize Buddhism in the region. On the spot where the Buddha prayed he left his footprints and a temple was later erected over the site. The building there now is a 20th century construction, with the pair of oversized footprints in the center of the interior. Devotees come to paste wafers of gold leaf on the relics. In other parts of the compound are statues of King Kawila and his officers, who led the campaign to expel the Burmese from northern Thailand late 18th century, an ordination hall and the residential quarters of the monks, who are of a Burmese branch of Buddhism and wear red robes rather than yellow. Behind the compound is a small wooded hill, with a staircase of 467 steps leading to the gilded chedi on the summit.and a great view of the hills. Wat Phra Phutthabat Tak Pha is most active during its festival for bathing the footprints, which falls on the 23rd day of the 8th lunar month.
