WAT CHAYAMANGKALARAM Thai Buddhist Temple~ Most notable for its Reclining Buddha statue!

The Reclining Buddha Temple (Wat Chayamangkalaram) is also known as the Sleeping Buddha by the locals. This temple is a Thai temple and it is well known due to the gold plated reclining Buddha that is as long as 33meters. This made it one of the largest available in the whole wide world. The temple was built in the year of 1845 on the five acres land given by Queen Victoria to the Thai's community. The reclining Buddha represents the historical Buddha at his death, with the name of Pra Buddhachaiya Mongkul which is a symbol to a complete peace and detachment from the world. You will be greeted by two statues right outside of the temple entrance. Remember to take off your shoes when you step into the temple. Behind the reclining Buddha, you can see there are many niches, containing the ashes of devotees. There is a small Thai village and a Thai cemetery just behind the temple.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Chayamangkalaram

 

Wat Chayamangkalaram  

Address: 17, Lorong Burma, 10250, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Hours: Open today · 8.00AM – 5.00PM

WAT PHOTHIVIHAN @ Tumpat, Kelantan~ One of the Biggest Reclining Buddha Statue in the World!

Wat Photivihan วัดโพธิวิหาร is a Buddhist temple located in the district of Tumpat, Kelantan, in Malaysia. The temple is one of 25 temples found in Tumpat, and is one of the most popular in the country. The temple houses a 40-metre long, 11-metre high and 9-metre wide statue of a sleeping Buddha, which is the longest of its kind in Southeast Asia. The devotees of this temple are mainly ethnic Thais, and the temple itself is a typical Thai Buddhist temple.

Wat Phothivihan was completed in 1979 after 6 years of construction work at a cost of RM350,000! It is often mistakenly described as South East Asia's biggest reclining Buddha but that honor goes to the one at the Chauk Htet Gyi Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar which is 66 meters long. But it is Malaysia's biggest with a length of 40 meters, 7 meters longer than the next biggest contender, Wat Chaiya Mangakalaram in Penang.

Wat Phothivihan

Photivihan is a Buddhist temple located in the district of Tumpat, Kelantan, in Malaysia. The temple is one of 25 temples found in Tumpat, and is one of the most popular in the country. Wikipedia

Kampung Jambu, 16200, Tumpat, Kelantan, Malaysia

Phone: +60 9-725 2224