This 14th-century Phra Buddha Chinarat image is cast bronze and later gilded, the serence figure is a supreme example of late Sukhotahi art. (121k)	This is one of some faded 19th-century murals, depicting scenes from the Ramakien in the Bot of Wat. (105k)	The Buddha image has tightly curled hair drawn into flamelike finial, arched nose and eyebrows, gently smiling mouth and diaphanous robes. The flame like "halo" around Phra Phutta Chinarat, ending in naga, is unique.  (110k)
Another mural in the Bot.   (123k)	This Phra Phuttha Chinarat Buddha image is one of the most revered in all of Thailand, second only to the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok   (107k)	Late lunch at Pylin hotel in downtown near Wat Yai.  (89k)

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