Wat Chetuphon Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 10/19/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is an area SE of the park. There is no entrance fee, and the sites are not visited a lot.

The construction at this Wat are unusual . Here you will see a lot of slate used for pillars and walls. I will highly recommend you go here.

Wat Chetuphon is an important historical temple site south in the southern section of Sukhothai. According to old inscriptions is was founded by 1417. The most striking structure is the brick and tall mandapa, which has stucco sculptures of Buddha Images at the four cardinal points. The were (are) images of a Walking, Reclining, Standing and Sitting Buddha present. There is another smaller mandapa at Wat Chetuphon, with a Buddha Image referred to as Phra Sri Ariya (Maitreya), or Buddha of the future. There are also the remains of an ordination hall (ubosoth) and of an assembly hall (viharn).

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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