Wat Phra Non Chaksi

Temple Of A Large Reclining Buddha; The Bang Rachan Heroes Memorial Is Nearby · Sing Buri, Sing Buri

Wat Phra Non Chaksi Worawihan, on the edge of the small provincial town of Sing Buri on the central plains, is a royal temple known for a very large reclining Buddha, one of the biggest in Thailand, lying in a long hall of its own. The image is said to be very old, dating back to the Sukhothai or early Ayutthaya period by tradition, but it has been restored and rebuilt many times, and what you see today is a whitewashed and gilded figure with a serene face, its head resting on one hand and its long body stretching the length of the hall. Thai pilgrims come to pay respect and make merit, while foreign visitors are rare. Sing Buri is a quiet river province between Ayutthaya and Chai Nat, famous for its snakehead fish, and it is also home to the Bang Rachan memorial park, which honours the villagers who held out against the Burmese army in 1765 and 1766, the story told in the 2000 film. The temple makes an easy stop on a drive north from Bangkok.

Bang Man, Mueang Sing Buri, Sing Buri, Sing Buri, 16000, Thailand

NO OPENING TIME HERE WAS CHECKED. The typical pattern: the temple grounds and the hall of the reclining Buddha are open every day from roughly 7 or 8 am to 5 or 6 pm, with no weekly closing day; halls may close briefly for ceremonies. The Bang Rachan memorial park is open daily in daytime hours, roughly 8 am to 5 pm; other temples in the province keep similar hours. The traps that ruin a visit are arriving in the midday heat to barefoot tiles, being turned away from the hall for dress, relying on rural buses between the temples and meeting floodwater on riverside roads in the late rains. Confirm current times before relying on them.

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