What to know before visiting the temple
Dress modestly · Remove shoes in the ubosot · Do not climb the Buddha or the ruins
About 06:00–18:00; the Buddha is visible at any time
17:00
Robe-wrapping on Makha Bucha, Visakha Bucha, Asalha Bucha and in late December
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Best time to go Fine all day little rain through the day
Extreme heat — feels like 41°C; avoid midday sun and drink often
Holiday — traffic on the way up and parking fills fast; leave early
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Best time to go Fine all day little rain through the day
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Wat Khun Inthapramun
Wat Khun Inthapramun, Inthapramun, Pho Thong, Ang Thong
- Morning light, cool
- Very hot, no shade
- Afternoon light on the face
Arrive 17:00
- Along the BuddhaFramed by the vihara pillarsMorning
- Head endClose-up of the faceAfternoon
- FeetWorshippers at the solesMorning
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Good to know here
Strong sun, no shade
Skeleton on display
- Come early or late; bring a hat and water
- Check robe-wrapping dates before you go
- Combine with Wat Muang, about 20 km away
Adults 0 THB · Time needed 30–60 min
Robe-wrapping days and major Buddhist holidays
- Kids Yes, open grounds
- Seniors Yes; the new ubosot has a lift
- Wheelchair Grounds around the Buddha are fairly flat
- Pets Not recommended
- Wat Khun Inthapramun marketFruit, salted eggs, snacks, about 100 m
- Poom CafeWooden-house cafe in Pho Thong
- Phat Thai Thong KhungLong-running pad thai shop, Ang Thong town
- Dress modestly
- Remove shoes in the ubosot
- Do not climb the Buddha or the ruins
- Open sun, little shade
- The skeleton display may scare children
- The area floods easily in Sep–Nov
Robe-wrapping on Makha Bucha, Visakha Bucha, Asalha Bucha and in late December
Best months
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Best time · Nov–Feb is cooler · robe-wrapping on Makha, Visakha and Asalha Bucha
Watch out · Midday — the Buddha is in the open sun
22°Jan
23°Feb
25°Mar
26°Apr
26°May
26°Jun
26°Jul
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22°Dec
Oct by the records 24–31°C · avg rain 227 mm (21 rainy days) · clear 3 days · avg PM2.5 15
The story of this place
Wat Khun Inthapramun, in Inthapramun, Pho Thong, about 12 km from Ang Thong town, is home to Phra Si Mueang Thong, a brick-and-stucco reclining Buddha about 50 m (25 wa) long and 11 m high. It now lies in the open air, ringed only by the octagonal pillars of its lost vihara.
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Its style mixes Sukhothai and Ayutthaya features: an oval face, arched brows and a faint smile, so it is usually dated to the Sukhothai period. One story says King Li Thai stopped at Khok Bang Phlap, saw a fireball in a vision and built the image, but this is legend. The Testimony of Khun Luang Ha Wat lists it among the reclining Buddhas that were the "glory of the capital" of Ayutthaya.
The temple is named after Khun Inthapramun, a devout tax collector who, legend says, secretly used royal tax money to restore and enlarge the Buddha. Questioned by officials, he refused to say where the money went so that the merit would not pass to anyone else, and was flogged to death. A hall in the temple holds his statue and a skeleton believed to be his.
The vihara burned during the war that ended in the first fall of Ayutthaya in 1569, and the site lay abandoned for a long time. King Borommakot later restored it and came to pay homage around 1753–54, after visiting Wat Phra Non Chaksi. During the second fall of Ayutthaya in 1767 the vihara roof collapsed, leaving the Buddha in the open.
King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) visited in 1878 and again in 1908, when he measured the image at 1 sen 3 wa without its flame finial and ordered repairs. The Fine Arts Department registered it as an ancient monument in the Royal Gazette of 8 March 1936 and restored the image in 1975–76. Besides the Buddha there are an octagonal chedi, an old ubosot on a mound and the Luang Pho Khao vihara, overgrown by a banyan tree.
The image subsided around 1997, and the great flood of 2011 damaged its base and cracked the figure, so the province restored it in 2012–13. The temple now also has a new ubosot with escalators and a lift for elderly visitors.
Robe-wrapping (hom pha phra non) is held on Makha Bucha, Visakha Bucha, Asalha Bucha and in late December, believed to bring a peaceful life. At the end of 2015 the cloth, sewn by every district, was about 25 wa long, and the 2023 "Rom Pho Thong" fair ran from 27 July to 6 August. Visitors also bow at the soles to pray for health and long life.
- Sukhothai periodReclining Buddha built (by art style)
- 1569Vihara burned in the first fall of Ayutthaya
- c. 1753–54King Borommakot visits and restores
- 1767Vihara roof lost in the second fall of Ayutthaya
- 1878King Chulalongkorn visits
- 1908Rama V visits again and orders repairs
- 8 Mar 1936Registered as an ancient monument
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- 1975–76Fine Arts Department restores the Buddha
- 2011Great flood damages the base
- 2012–13Province restores the Buddha
- 27 Jul–6 Aug 2023Rom Pho Thong robe-wrapping fair
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How to get there
Paved; turn at km 9 and drive about 2 km
Route 32 then 3064 · Fuel
Mo Chit–Ang Thong · Fare
Route 3064 Ang Thong–Pho Thong
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Pho Thong
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About 06:00–18:00; the Buddha is visible at any time
around 12 km fromAng Thong town
Wat Khun Inthapramun
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FAQ
Before you goWat Khun Inthapramun
Answers travellers want before they go — a one-minute read
How long is the reclining Buddha
About 50 m (25 wa) long and about 11 m high
Who was Khun Inthapramun
In legend, a tax collector who used royal revenue to build the Buddha and was flogged to death rather than say where the money went
Why is the Buddha outdoors
Its vihara burned in Ayutthaya-era wars, leaving only the pillars
Is it a registered monument
Yes, in the Royal Gazette of 8 Mar 1936
When is the robe-wrapping
On Makha, Visakha and Asalha Bucha, and in late December
Is there a fee
No
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Best day this week: Wednesday 28 Oct · Check in when you arrive to collect a stamp