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Wat Phra Yeun (built 1370)
Wat Phra Yeun, the 'Monastery of the Standing Buddha' was built in 1370 on the site of an 11th century standing Buddha. It was sponsored by King Ku Na on behalf of the monk Sumana, who had arrived here from Sukhothai.
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Image credits: All images copyright 2000 Professor Robert D. Fiala of Concordia University, Nebraska, USA.
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