 Phra Mondop (Scripture Hall), Wat Pho, Bangkok
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Phra Mondop is the scripture hall of Wat Pho. It was built during the reign of King Rama III. Mondops are a regular feature in the bigger Thai Buddhist temples and are used to store the Tripitaka, or teachings of the Buddha. They usually have a square base and topped with a spire. The Phra Mondop of Wat Pho is crowned with a tetrahedron roof embellished with chien-nien Chinese broken-pottery artwork. At the three sides of the mondop are porticos. On the inner walls of these porticos are painted murals depicting scenes from the Ramakien, as well as scenes from Songkran festival and Burmese Mon traditions. The outer wall is decorated with Thai verse proverbs calle Kloang Lokaniti.
Location of Phra Mondop
To the west of the Phra Maha Chedi of Wat Pho.
Phra Mondop, or Scripture Library (30 December 2002)
© Timothy Tye using this photo
Foreground in front of Phra Mondop (28 October 2006)
© Timothy Tye using this photo
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