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Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat and Phra Buddha Chinarat
There are many other beautiful and noteworthy items in the monastery compound. The mother-of-pearl inlaid wooden doors of Vihara are especially splendid, and were built by King Boromkot in 1756 as a dedication to Phra Buddha Chinnarat. Behind the Vihara, there is a large Prang 36 meters high, with a staircase leading up to the niche containing the Buddha relics. In front of the Prang, there is Phra Attharos, and on the 9-room Vihara slope, there remains fine form of the 3-head nagas decorated on their leaves.
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This monastery commonly called by the inhabitants as "Wat Yai", is the most important monastery of Phitsanulok, the home of the famous Phra Buddha Chinnarat. It is located at the foot of Naresuan bridge on the city side of the river.
The monastery was built ion the reign of Phra Maha Thamma Racha I (Phraya Lithai) in 1357 A.D. It houses the Phra Buddha Chinnarat regarded as the most beautiful Buddha image on Thailand. It is cast in the attitude of subduing evil. Later, in 1631, king Ekatosarot graciously bestowed some of his gold regalia to be beaten into gold-plate and applied them to the image with his own hands, creating this most beautiful Buddha image.
