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In Thailand, in the famous resort city of Ayutthaya, is located the world famous Wat Mahathat temple, which once, during the heyday of the kingdom of Ayutthaya, was the most majestic and largest government temple monastery, which simultaneously served The main residence of the Buddhists.
In 1767, both the capital of the kingdom and its magnificent temple were destroyed by the Burmese who invaded the country, after which, It should be noted that the main residence of the Buddhists has not recovered yet. since However, it has an amazing attraction, which attracts Buddha fans here from all over the world – this is the head the prophet in the roots of the sacred bodhi tree.
According to an established legend, the Burmese not only destroyed Buddhist temples, they first chopped off the heads of statues Buddhas, thereby trying to humiliate their enemies even in their faith. Moreover, they buried these severed heads in the ground and forced captive Thais to walk on them. In the territory modern Thailand and today you can find temples with statues Buddha without a head, and therefore we can only guess that these the sacred heads of the prophet are still underground.
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However, the temple of Wat Mahathat became famous for the fact that on its territory the buried head of Buddha was able to “break through” into the light of God. In this to her helped the roots of the sacred bodhi tree, which were braided and literally raised the head of the Buddha statue to the surface of the earth.
The head of the Buddha, braided and raised by the roots of a bodhi tree, is not just a real highlight of Ayutthaya city, but also its visiting card. To look at this miracle and bow to the prophet, here Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims and tourists from all over the world come. They say that it is also for adherents of other religions and even for atheists Buddha’s fantastic head in braiding roots produces indelible impression commensurate with shock from a bright religious miracle, for example, from tears on the icons of the Virgin Mary. TO Unfortunately, even the highest quality photography and video shooting is not can convey this, although it’s still worth a look …
