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Thailand Guide

The north

Wat Jet Yot

Address: Set back from the Superhighway

The peaceful garden temple of Wat Jet Yot is named after the "seven spires" of its unusual stupa. The temple was built in 1455 by King Tilok, to represent the seven places around Bodh Gaya in India which the Buddha visited in the seven weeks following his enlightenment. Around the base of the stupa, delicate stuccos portray cross-legged deities serenely floating in the sky, a role model for all yogic fliers; their faces are said to be those of King Tilok's relatives.