Wat Bupparam

The pagoda (contains a relic of Buddha’s hair)

The period when this pagoda was built is still unknown. The pagoda is about 12 cubits wide and about 30 cubits high.  Distance from fingers to elbow, estimated at 18 inches for a Biblical cubit, other cubits may vary. 1 Cubit = 45.72 centimeters = 0.4572 meters.

In 1868, Loung Yonakarnwichit Uppayokin restored the whole pagoda and turned it to Mon architecture style with 8 small tiers, 4 gold and silver flower trees and one big tier. Later, in 1971, Phrapaladkuson Kantawaro started again to restore it and finished the restauration works in 1972. The watering ceremony pagoda has been known and is performed "in the northern 6th month or 4th month from that time on until now."The period when this pagoda was built is still unknown. The pagoda is about 12 cubits wide and about 30 cubits high.  Comment : a cubit is a historic unit of distance frequently mentioned in the Bible. The word comes from the Latin cubitum, "elbow" because the unit  represents the length of a man's forearm from his elbow to the tip of his outstretched middle finger.
1 Cubit = 45.72 centimeters = 0.4572 meters.

 

In 1868, Loung Yonakarnwichit Uppayokin restored the whole pagoda and turned it to Mon architecture style with 8 small tiers, 4 gold and silver flower trees and one big tier. Later, in 1971, Phrapaladkuson Kantawaro started again to restore it and finished the restauration works in 1972 and it is considered as a custom of sprinkling water over a Buddha image on Month 6th, or under the Buddha Image on Month 4th, continuously until our present time."