Phra Pathom Chedi in Nakhon Pathom is an ancient stupa that King Rama IV (King Mongkut) of Siam, with great faith, restored and rebuilt it, transforming it into a magnificent pagoda of the Rattanakosin era. He believed it to be the first pagoda built on Siamese soil when the Buddhist missionaries of Emperor Ashoka traveled to spread Buddhism in the Suvarnabhumi region.
The restoration involved building a large pagoda over the base of an ancient …
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Phra Pathom Chedi in Nakhon Pathom is an ancient stupa that King Rama IV (King Mongkut) of Siam, with great faith, restored and rebuilt it, transforming it into a magnificent pagoda of the Rattanakosin era. He believed it to be the first pagoda built on Siamese soil when the Buddhist missionaries of Emperor Ashoka traveled to spread Buddhism in the Suvarnabhumi region.
The restoration involved building a large pagoda over the base of an ancient …