The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

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Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya Ratchaworawihan

Chaiya, Surat Thani, Thailand Buddhism

A major southern Thai Buddhist temple centered on a distinctive Srivijaya-style reliquary and long-standing pilgrimage tradition.

Buddha relic tradition of Phra Borommathat Chaiya