Wat Khao Angkarn is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Buriram, it is located on an extinct volcano 18 kilometers from Phanom Rung. In the legend of That Phanom that in 535 BC, Buddha's ashes were placed here. In 1977, Phra Archan Panyawutthitho came to build a temple on the hilltop and moved the Buddha's ashes to store in the stupas on the top of ubosoth which built in a unique way combining Thai arts of various periods.
Surrounding the ubosoth are ancient sema stones (boundary stones) from Dvaravati period made of basalt which found nowhere else in Thailand. On these semas are bas-reliefs of person, stupa, lotus and wheel of Dharma dated back to the 8th - 9th Century, or about 1300 years ago. They proved that Buddhism has been settled here since the ancient time.
Address: Chaloem Phra Kiat District, Buri Ram, Thailand
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