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Pinned to 5 temples to pray for health

Updated 24 Sep 2026745 views
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Having good health is a great fortune. Because good health is not for sale. If you want it, you have to do it yourself. which is something that will be with us for the rest of our lives. Taking care of your body and being healthy is something that everyone should do. But caring alone may not be enough. But you must rely on asking for blessings to participate. And here are 5 temples that are suitable for asking for blessings for health.

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1. Luang Por Dam, Saman Rattanaram Temple
Chachoengsao Province

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Saman Rattanaram Day It is a popular day for people to come and ask for good fortune from Lord Ganesha lying down and enjoying happiness. or pink Ganesha The largest in Thailand But did you know that nearby there is also Luang Por Ongdam a sacred Buddha image? Modeled after Nalanda India One statue per province is enshrined. People will go to pay homage and ask for blessings from Luang Por Dam. To be healthy Recovered from various illnesses

2.Luang Pho Kasorn, Wat Sothon Wararam Worawihan
Chachoengsao Province

Wat Sothon Wararam Worawihan It is another day where people come to pay their respects every day. In the new chapel there is Luang Por Kasorn.It is an attendant of Luang Pho Sothon. Its history is that Luang Pho Kasorn is a Buddha image in the Naga posture. There is Khmer Buddhist art. Made from stone or stone, approximately 2 cubits high, assumed to have been cast around the end of the reign. 5

It is said that Luang Pho Kasorn is a "Phra Doctor" whom people have recovered from illness. They will bring things to offer, including young coconut water. and flirting with betel nuts, all 9 words for any mother have health problems Go pay homage and ask for blessings from the fortune teller

3. Luang Pho Sod, Luang Pho Yok, Wat Chantarangsi
Ang Thong Province

Wat Chantarangsi must mention 2 of them. As for the statues. "Luang Pho Sot" (Luang Pho Sot Chantasaro) is the largest metal statue in the world. Located in the temple sanctuary. It has a lap width of 6 meters 9 inches and a height of 9 meters 9 inches. If anyone pays homage to Luang Por Sod He gave blessings about health. Illness and money

section "Luang Phor Yok"Buddha statue in meditation posture" Late Ayutthaya art, 300 years old, enshrined inside the church. It is a sacred Buddha image. The villagers said that This Buddha image can be rocked back and forth, so it is called Luang Pho Yok. It is said that if you pay homage to him, you will be free from suffering, free from sorrow, free from disease, free from danger.

4. Phra Pang Nurse. Wat Khanon Nuea
ProvinceAyutthaya

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Phra Pang Nurse at Wat Khanon Nuea He is a Buddha sitting cross-legged. with an ill monk lying on his lap with his right hand supporting his head while his left hand held the abdomen of the sick monk Villagers believe that if they come to pay respects You can ask for blessings about your health to be free from disease.

5. Thao Hiranpanasura Phramongkutklao Hospital
Bangkok

Thao Hiranphanasura Located at Phramongkutklao Hospital. or the former Phaya Thai Palace He was built during the reign of King Rama VI (King Rama VI). It is considered an important sacred object of Phaya Thai Palace. When a sick person or a sick relative goes to pay homage. You will get miraculously healed. Therefore, it is one of the places to ask for blessings for health.

Information from the Thairath website.
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