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Wat Pho or Temple of the Reclining Buddha
The temple is also the headquarter for the Traditional Medicine Practitioners of Bangkok. there are stone plaques and inscriptions describing treatment for various ailments and methods of massage and meditation. Thai-style massage is available in two open plan areas within the temple grounds.
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This famous temple, located
next to the Grand Palace,
is one of Bangkok's oldest
and largest
temples. Wat Pho was conceived by King Rama I
nearly 200 years ago as a source of public
education, providing information on subjects such
as literature, archaeology, astrology and medicine, and is therefore sometimes
called :Thailand's First University". The
chapel houses the gigantic gold-plated Reclining Buddha, which is 46 metres in
length an 15 metres high with beautifully inlaid mother-of-pearl
soles depicting the 108 auspicious signs
of the Buddha.
