WAT PHRA MAHATHAT AYUTTHAYA

Open daily 09:00 - 17:00. Also known as the Temple of the Great Relic, the temple is situated on the west side of the Pramane Ground,between Silpakorn and Thammasat Universities. Built during the reign of Rama I, Wa Mahathat is most significant as the national headquarters of the Mahanikat monastic sect, and is renowned as the hub of Buddhist learning and as a meditation training centre. A market is held on Buddhist holy days in and around the temple courtyard, where stalls display Buddhist texts, amulets and other religious objects, plus traditional medicines and curios.