Mueang Phetchaburi, Phetchaburi
Wat Phet Phli
วัดเพชรพลี · Also known as: Wat Phlip Phli
- Period
- dating back at least to the Ayutthaya period
- Highlights
- Buddha relicsMuseum
The temple stands on the site of an old town dating back at least to the time of ancient Khmer cultural influence. When the temple was built is not known; according to legend it was first called Wat Phlip Phli, a name that later shifted to Wat Phet Phli. Its large boundary markers (sema) are carved in early-to-middle Ayutthaya style, so the temple can be said to date from the Ayutthaya period.
The temple is best known for its giant swing (sao chingcha) and Brahmin shrine, which appear in Sunthon Phu's poem Nirat Mueang Phet. The present swing was rebuilt in 2007.
The temple enshrines relics of the Buddha and has a two-storey Thai-style museum building whose upper floor holds a large collection of Buddha images from many periods.
Sources
Summarised from the Thai Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0); location from OpenStreetMap / Wikidata.