Buried Buddhist treasures found in temple complex

Buried Buddhist treasures found in temple complex

The Fine Arts Department in Thailand has announced the discovery of a collection of ancient relics at the Wat Thammachak Sema Ram temple complex in Sung Noen District, northeastern Thailand. Wat Thammachak Sema Ram, also known as Wat Dhammachaksemaram, has served as a major Buddhist site since the Dvaravati state period, a Buddhist kingdom from the 6th to the 11th century AD. Among the temple’s most important monuments is a reclining Buddha stat…

1,300-year-old Buddhist treasures unearthed in northeastern Thailand

A stunning collection of ancient artifacts from the Dvaravati period has been discovered at the historic Wat Thammachak Sema Ram temple complex in Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The discovery, announced by Thailand’s Fine Arts Department, was made during conservation work at the Phra Non archaeological site, where workers were installing an underground drainage system near the famed reclining Buddha statue. Credit: The Fine Arts Departme…