Wat Chaiyamangalaram Thai Buddhist Temple in Georgetown, Penang
Located directly opposite to the Dhammikarama Burmese Temple.
This fascinating Siamese temple was built in 1845 and it houses a 33 meters (108 feet) gold plated Sleeping Buddha in the Main Shrine. It also has huge shimmering guardian statues and smaller shrine in the grounds. It is one extravagant temple although it is the oldest Siamese temple in the country.
Food offerings
Main Shrine with statues of Devas as guardians
Shrine of the Four faced Buddha, each face representing relationship, peace, wealth and education
Shrine of Goddess of Mercy, Guan Yin
A Thai guardian statue
This Sleeping Buddha lies in the Main Shrine and it is 33 meters (108 feet) long. It was built in the 1960s and like other Sleeping Buddhas, it depicts Buddha on his death bed with a blissful expression ready to enter Nirvana.
Shrine of Buddha
What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow. Our life is a creation of our mind.
- Buddha -
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