WAT SAMPHRAN - THE DRAGON TEMPLE
This rose-pink temple tower is 17 storeys and rises to a height of 80 metres, which is the reputed age of the Buddha at the time of his death. From the ground floor a giant green Dragon coils it way upwards to the roof to gaze out over the plains below, and is quite obviously the temple’s most distinctive feature, but the reason for the encircling dragon is today unknown.
The dragon’s body is hollow and it is possible to make the ascent through a tunnel inside, though few people do. The dragon’s five claws are said to be a symbolic reminder of the five moral precepts in Buddhism.
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