Wat Phra Pathom Chedi temple in Nakhon Pathom province Thailand
Wat Phra Pathom Chedi (stupa) or Phra Pathom Chedi temple in Nakhon Pathom province Thailand.
Phra Pathom Chedi temple regarded the oldest Buddhist structure in Thailand.
The chedi of Wat Phra Pathom very impressive with its orange roof and visible from far away becaues its 120 meters height and it is the largest Buddhist chedi in the world.
World's 'First Stupa' - Phra Pathom Chedi in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Phra Pathom Chedi, meaning the 'First Stupa', is not only the tallest stupa in the world but also an incredible construction with an intriguing story. An impressive 127 metres tall from base to tip, this fantastic edifice stands on the site where Buddhism has first introduced into Thailand two thousand years ago. Nakhon Pathom is a medium-sized town located 50 km west of Bangkok. Despite its historical importance, it is often overlooked by tourists and even expats. The town is a surprising gold mine of points of interest to explore and is a perfect day trip for travellers who have already seen most of Bangkok and want to experience a more realistic angle of what Thai life can be outside the capital.
The original structure was first mentioned in Buddhist scriptures in the year 675, but archaeological discoveries found traces of it all the way back to the 4th century. During the 11th century, a Khmer style 'Prang' was built on top of it, Prang being similar in style to the famous Angkor Wat near the city of Siem Reap in Cambodia. The temple was later abandoned and the jungle took possession of it. Much later in the 19th century, King Mongkut visited the remains of the temple and ordered the construction of a gigantic chedi which was completed in 1870, 17 years after work began. In 1898 the population of the nearby Nakhon Chaisi was ordered to move to the new town called Nakhon Pathom.
Source: bangkok.com
This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion, Full HD, HDCAM 1080i High Definition, Alexa and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube youtube.com/wildfilmsindia for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience.
Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com
To SUBSCRIBE click the below link:
youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=WildFilmsIndia
Like & Follow Us on:
Facebook: facebook.com/WildernessFilmsIndiaLimited
Website: wildfilmsindia.com
Amazing Thailand - Nakhon Pathom - Wat Phra Pathom Chedi
Wat Phra Pathom Chedi is located in the Nakhon Pathom . It's around 54 kilometers from Bangkok to Wat Phra Pathom Chedi.
Phra Pathommachedi or Phra Pathom Chedi (Thai: พระปฐมเจดีย์) is a stupa in Thailand. At 120.5 metres (395 ft) it is the second tallest stupa in the world after Jetavanaramaya in Sri Lanka.[1] The stupa is located in the Wat Phra Pathommachedi Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan (Thai: วัดพระปฐมเจดีย์ราชวรมหาวิหาร), a temple in the town center of Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
The name Phra Pathommachedi means the first holy stupa,[2] given by Mongkut. Originally the stupa named Phra Thom Chedi means the big stupa in ancient Khmer language or the royal stupa in Northern Thai language. One of the common misunderstandings about the stupa is Phra Pathommachedi is the oldest and the first stupa in Suvarnabhumi, an ancient name of Southeast Asia. Modern Historians believe that the stupa was one of the principal stupas of ancient Nakhon Pathom, the largest settlement of Dvaravati culture in Nakhon Pathom area together with the nearby Phra Pathonnachedi (Thai: พระประโทณเจดีย์) during the 6th to the 8th centuries.
(wkipedia)
►Subscribe:
►Temples (วัด)
►All Videos (ทั้งหมด)
Wat Phra Pathom Chedi, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Wat Phrapathommachedi
Travel Thailand - Phra Pathom Chedi - World Largest Pagoda
Song: Ikson - Anywhere
Soundcloud:
Name: Phra Pathom chedi
Date: 3rd century BC, restored 1850’s
Location: Center of Nakhon Pathom town
One of the most important places for Buddhists in Thailand can be found in Nakhon Pathom, one of the oldest cities in Thailand.
The Phra Pathom chedi, which means “Holy chedi of the beginning” is regarded the oldest Buddhist structure in Thailand. The very impressive chedi (stupa) with its orange roof visible from far away is with its 120 meters height the largest Buddhist chedi in the world.
The history of the chedi goes back all the way to around the 3rd century BC, when Buddhism was introduced to Thailand. The Indian emperor Ashoka decided then to send out monks over many parts of Asia, including Thailand, to spread Buddhism.
The chedi was modeled after the Great Stupa of Sanchi in Central India, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and that was built in the 3rd century BC by order of emperor Ashoka. Monks from India brought over relics from the Buddha, that were enshrined in the Phra Pathom chedi.
In those days Nakhon Pathom was located on the Gulf of Thailand. Since then because of sedimentation from the Chao Phraya river the land progressed more towards the South and Nakhon Pathom was no longer a coastal city.
When the local river also dried up, the city was abandoned and eventually overgrown by jungle, with its inhabitants moving to the nearby town Nakhon Chai Si. Only during the first half of the 19th century the city became inhabited again.
Restoration of the chedi by King Mongkut
King Mongkut, who before he became King, spent many years as a monk travelling the country, visited the chedi a number of times. The chedi at that time was in a very bad state of repair and overgrown by jungle.
After Mongkut ascended the throne in 1851 he ordered the restoration of the Phra Pathom chedi. The original much smaller stupa was to be covered by a much larger chedi to be newly build. After 17 years of construction, during the reign of Mongkut’s successor King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) the chedi was completed. The original much smaller stupa still exists today, covered by the large 19th century structure.
When the chedi was finished, the population of nearby Nakhon Chai Si was ordered to return to the town of Nakhon Pathom. Surrounding the stupa that has a base of 233 meters is a courtyard with four viharns that each contain Buddha images in different postures.
The viharn at the Northern end contains a large gilt standing Buddha image named Phra Ruang Rodjanarith. The image displays the Abhaya mudra, the fear dispelling gesture.
The Buddha image was restored by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI). In 1909, when he was Crown Prince, he discovered the statue badly damaged in the ground in Si Satchanalai. Only the head, hands and feet were in good condition. The statue was cast in Bangkok and installed in the viharn in 1915. The ashes of King Rama VI are installed in the base of the statue.
Another viharn contains a large Reclining Buddha image. Walking around the chedi through the courtyard you will find a number of bells that you can ring for good luck, as well as a large number of Buddha images in various postures.
The Wat Phra Pathom Chedi Museum and the National Museum of Phra Pathom Chedi have an interesting display of artifacts found during excavations in Nakhon Pathom, including stone carvings and Buddhist relics, some of which dating back as far as the Dvaravati era. Next to the chedi is a large market selling Buddhist amulets. Here you will also find many food stalls where you can try all kinds of original Thai food.
How to get to the Phra Pathom chedi
The chedi is located in the center of Nakhon Pathom, a little over one kilometer South East of the train station. Multiple daily train services from Bangkok’s Hualamphong station will get you there in around 1½ hours.
A bus from Bangkok’s Southern bus terminal in Bangkok Noi will take around one hour. A van from Victory Monument in downtown Bangkok can drop you off directly at the chedi.
The quickest way to get to the chedi from Bangkok is by private taxi. Most hotels can book one for you. If you book the taxi for the day, you can also visit nearby Sanam Chandra Palace or see the Damnoen Saduak floating market. Agree with the driver on the price and places to stop before setting off.
Admission & opening hours
The temple complex is open daily from 7 am until 8 pm. Admission is 40 Thai Baht. The Wat Phra Pathom Chedi Museum opens daily from 9 am until 4.30 pm except Mondays and Tuesdays. The National Museum of Phra Pathom Chedi opens daily from 9 am until 4 pm except Mondays and Tuesdays and national holidays. Admission is 60 Thai Baht.
Nakhon Pathom Phra Pathom Chedi Thailand
Westlich von Bangkok, am H4, liegt Nakhon Pathom mit seinem großem Chedi. Es ist ein beeindruckendes Bauwerk, hauptsächlich die Größe hat es in sich.
Wat Phra Pathom Chedi, Nakhon Pathom-Thailand
Phra pathom chedi Nakhon Pathom Thailand
Thailand, Nakhon Pathom, Phra Pathom Chedi (2010)
Mural painting Phra pathom chedi Nakhon Pathom Thailand
Nakhon Pathom City Plan in Phra Pathom Chedi National Museum
Asia Travel Guide and Travel Information
Nakhon Pathom City Plan in Phra Pathom Chedi National Museum
Approaching Wat Phra Pathom Chedi Pagoda, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Nakhon Pathom
Phra Pathom Chedi the tallest stupa in the world, Nakhon Pathom Thailand
Asia Travel Guide and Travel Information
Phra Pathom Chedi the tallest stupa in the world, Nakhon Pathom Thailand
LoongNgok Trip - Healing Through Pure Energy @ Wat Phra Pathom Chedi Nakhon Pathom , Thailand
✪ Energy for Health Care
and Environment Research Center
Fan Page:ลุงหงอกสุขภาพอนาคต
@LINE 22.7 หรือ 02-9859886
Facebook:ศูนย์วิจัยพลังงานรักษาสุขภาพและสิ่งแวดล้อม
Overview of Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
13/Nov/2013
Nakhon Pathom is a middle city in Thailand about 60 km west from Bangkok, centering Wat Phra Pathom Ched in the downtown, spreading rural land in the suburb,
If you were tired with hustle and bustle in Bangkok, it would be a choice to escape here for a while.
Thailand * Phra Pathom Chedi (Nakhon Pathom City)
Video #109 * Subscribe the WILETFILM-Channel (Formerly CHENTHAYTRAVEL) * Follow me through Thailand:
If you are already here: Please like my video and / or leave a comment.
Please use the Email to contact us: chenthay61@gmail.com
More from WILETFILM about Thailand:
LoongNgok Trip - Healing Through Pure Energy @ Wat Phra Pathom Chedi Nakhon Pathom , Thailand
✪ Energy for Health Care
and Environment Research Center
Fan Page:ลุงหงอกสุขภาพอนาคต
@LINE 22.7 หรือ 02-9859886
Facebook:ศูนย์วิจัยพลังงานรักษาสุขภาพและสิ่งแวดล้อม
Vlog 028 - Phra Pathom Chedi Festival
We take a drive out to Phra Pathom Chedi Festival which is held annually during the 12th, lunar month. The festival is a time to pay homage to Phra Pathom Chedi and is held over nine days and nights.
__ __ __ __ __ __
I’m just an Aussie living in Thailand with the girl he loves and starting our new life together. This Video Blog is about the typical things that we get up to on a weekly basis. I’m not making any promises about how regular I’ll get videos posted but I will try to get something out each week.
If you want to keep in touch, here’s some of the links you'll need:-
My Facebook:
Chanya’s Facebook:
Google+:
Twitter:
LinkedIn:
Subscribe:
Music:
Don’t forget to give this video a thumbs up if you like it, and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button.
Phra Pathom Chedi @ 4K
Phra Pathom Chedi @ 4K
Nakhon Pathom must see place
This is a Nakhon Pathom must see place. 1 of the biggest stupas in the world, Phra Pathommachedi or Phra Pathom Chedi, พระปฐมเจดีย์, is a simply stunning stupa located right in the center of the city. A very royal place in town, indeed. If you're traveling in the city, visiting the stupa as well as those beautiful temples around is mandatory. It really is majestic. Even though Nakhon Pathom has lots of other amazing places to see, Phra Pathom Chedi should be on the top of your list, trust me on this one.
my 'nakhon pathom thailand. first impressions' video is here:
For more Thailand updates, you can FOLLOW me here:
If you like my videos, you can SUBSCRIBE to my Thailand YouTube channel :) If not, then don't, I won't cry.
New videos comin' soon :)
Thank you