History
Wat Phra Yuen (Monastery of the Standing Buddha) was built in 1370 by King Ku Na, on a site that already had an 8.5-meter
standing Buddha. The king added three more large standing Buddhas and built a mondop to house them. Between 1900 and 1907
the original structure was replaced by the current chedi, which has the appearance of a square, stepped Burmese temple in
late-Pagan style.
What to see
The Burmese-style chedi with standing Buddha images and an ancient sandstone stele incribed in Thai and Pali
around 1371.
Getting there
The temple is across the River Khuang, one kilometer east of Wat Phra That Hariphunchai. There is a hostile pack of dogs
living on the temple grounds.
Updated: December 3, 2010.
