WAT KLANG Ѵҧ
This monastery is situated in Amphoe Munag housing a Buddha image named Ong Dam which is cast
of bronze having the lap width of 20 inches. It has beautiful Buddhistic characteristics, and believed to be
cast in the period of Phra Chao Khu Na Kham. Phra Chaiyasunthon (King) brought to be enshrined as an
auspicious object of the town. It is regarded a sacred Buddha image and whenever there is a drought the
people of Kalasin will invite him to lead a procession begging for rain. There are ancient Thai alphabets
inscribed at the base of the platform. Besides Ong Dam Buddha Image, there is also a replica of Buddha
Foot Prints, having the width of 50 centimetres and the length of 2 metres, in Wat Klang. The Foot Prints
are made of sand stone and it is presumed that it was made in the period when this area was ruled by the
Lawa tribe. The Foot Prints should originally be located on the bank of Lam Pao River near Sam Rong Rapid
and it was celebrated every year until the bank denudation, occurred during the flood season of every year,
caused the fear of damage to be happened to the foot prints. The people, then, moved the foot prints to be
housed with Ong Dam Buddha lmage in the main shrine hall.
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