Wat Khun Inthapramun

Wat Khun Inthapramun in Pho Thong district holds a reclining Buddha image about 50 metres long — among the longest in Thailand — built in brick during the Sukhothai era and standing in the open air since its original image hall was lost. Entry is free, and the temple is open daily from 08:00 to 17:00.

What’s actually here

The reclining Buddha, Phra Phuttha Saiyat, lies on its right side with its head resting on one hand, the brickwork rendered in plaster and finished with a calm, smiling expression. There’s no roof over the image today — it stands open, visible from a distance across the temple grounds, at a scale that makes the surrounding prayer halls look small by comparison. A separate multi-purpose hall on the grounds holds the site’s best-known local story: in 1998, excavators found a human skeleton within the hall’s foundations, lying face-down with hands and feet bound behind the back.

That skeleton is tied to the temple’s founding legend. Khun Inthapramun, a local tax official under King Borommakot, is said to have spent his own savings — around 100 chang — to build the original vihara and chedi housing the reclining Buddha. When he later added repairs using funds he was accused of embezzling from the crown, he was flogged three times but maintained the money was his own. Local accounts hold that he died rather than let the accusation taint the temple, and that the bound skeleton found in 1998 is his remains.

Atmosphere and timing

The site draws steady local worship traffic rather than large tour groups — mornings are quieter and cooler for the walk around the open-air image.

Insider Tip: Ask at the temple office about the 1998 skeletal find tied to the Khun Inthapramun legend — it’s the most interesting detail on site and most visitors walk straight past the hall where it happened.

Watch out: With no roof over the reclining Buddha, there’s no shade around the image itself — sun protection matters more here than at a typical covered temple.

Practical details

Wat Khun Inthapramun is in Inthapramun subdistrict, Pho Thong district, Ang Thong province, with free on-site parking. It pairs naturally with Wat Pa Mok Worawihan, home to another of the province’s large reclining Buddha images, or the Museum of Ang Thong Legend for more on the province’s temple history. View on Google Maps.