Wat Phra That Nong Bua (undetermined age)     other sites in Ubon Ratchathani

Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

                                        
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Wat Phra That Nong Bua is quite similar to the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, India.

Also, compare this temple to these other 'Bodhgaya-style' temples:

• Mahabodhi Paya, Bagan, Myanmar
• Mahabuddha Temple, Patan, Nepal
• Chet Yot Temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Bibliography

All images copyright 2004 Patrick Ziltener, sociologist, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Colgne/Germany, and University of Zurich, Switzerland; pziltener@hotmail.com

Cummings, Joe.  Thailand
Lonely Planet Publications.  Singapore. 1990

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