Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham, Bachok, Kelantan

Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham, Bachok, Kelantan (1 May 2017)


Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham (GPS: 6.10907, 102.37184) is a Buddhist temple in Kampung Balai, Bachok, Kelantan. It is better known simply as Wat Balai, Wat Dua Naga or Dragon Temple to the locals, on account of the pair of dragons flanking the entrance. The hundred-feet-long twin dragon statue is said to be the longest in Southeast Asia.

Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham began as a modest temple some twenty years ago. It became more active when a Thai came over and started various activities, including initiating a building fund for the temple. As a result, it underwent massive expansion in recent years, including the construction of a 100-foot tall statue of a standing Buddha. Other sights at Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham includes the wishing three, where devotees threw their wishes onto its branches, and the seated Buddha image behind a seven-headed naga.

A short distance from Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham is another Thai Buddhist temple, Wat Pathumvihara.

Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham is on the Map of Kelantan

Entrance arch to Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham (1 May 2017)


The very long dragon of Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham. (1 May 2017)


Buidings within the Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham complex. (1 May 2017)


Colossal statue of the Buddha in Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham. (1 May 2017)


Shrine of the Four-Faced Buddha at Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham. (1 May 2017)


Fountain with statue of the Goddess of Mercy at Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham. (1 May 2017)


The colossal Buddha statue of Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham as seen from the rear. (1 May 2017)


Signboard of Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham. (1 May 2017)


Two storey Chinese-style pagoda at Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham. (1 May 2017)


Shrine to Budai, the Laughing Buddha, at Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham. (1 May 2017)


The ubosot or monk ordination hall of Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham. (1 May 2017)


The entrance arch of Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham as seen from the inside. (1 May 2017)

Road to Wat Phothikyan Phutthaktham on Google Street View

(Jul 2016)

List of Thai Temples in Bachok, Thai Temples in Kelantan and Thai Temples of Malaysia; return to Bachok, Kelantan

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