Wat Plai Laem is located in the north of the island, near the Big Buddha, next to Chaweng. It is more correct to call him Wat Play Lam, but thanks to the transliteration of Thai sounds into Latin, Russian-speaking tourists call it mostly “Lai”. Whatever it was, the temple complex consists of three buildings built on stilts in the middle of an artificial reservoir: a statue of a goddess Guan Yin, a statue of Hottei, and – the temple Plai Laem itself in the center of the ensemble. Opposite them, on the shore of the pond, there is another temple, older and canonical Wat Lam Suvannaram.
The content of the article
- 1 Wat Plai Laem – temple complex on the pond
- 2 Information to visit
- 3 On the map
Wat Plai Laem – a temple complex on the pond
The place is very popular with tourists, which affects the number people who are constantly there, but still, in my opinion, Required to visit. It is very unusual and not easy It stands out on the scale of the island, and even the most sophisticated to the traveler. And I, who probably saw under a hundred Thai temples, this complex is very much. But I, in principle, like look at the architectural embodiment of the fantasy of the Thais, so perhaps there is a bit of prejudice here – this you already decide, when you visit this part of Samui.
Despite not the most pleasant weather and gray sky, as you You see, I got great shots – there on each building everything sparkles, the place is so bright and colorful. I confess even The first thought that slipped in my head was – get quadrics and shoot everything from the air. Only here the quadcopter with me in this time did not come, unfortunately. I had to walk across a huge area with a simple camera and notice all the details of the sights.
If you stand facing the pond in the center of the complex, then opposite you will be the central building complex Play Lam – Temple Play Lam. It is considered mandatory to take off your shoes immediately after you pass the bridge over the pond, in front of the temple steps. Some they do it before, but there are fanatics in everything, so it’s not pay attention.
Play Lamb from the front is a very beautiful building, especially in a sunny the weather.
Do not forget to take off your shoes before entering the temple
Temple Play Lam inside, the walls are decorated with pictures of Ramayana
The central building of the complex is the Play Laem Temple
Behind you will remain the old temple, which is constantly closed for visits Usually, cars and scooters are all left near him, although This is not the shady place in the territory. Near the temple there a small sculpture of an ascetic who is revered in Thailand on a par with Chinese gods and Hindu gods – Thais are very tolerant in in terms of religion.
And this is an old temple on the shore, which is constantly closed.
An ascetic is sitting near the temple.
Very Thai photo: crematorium, temple, table under a tree, puddles and speed bump on dirt road.
To your left will be a small square and a covered building, a place where get the blessing of monks. From this building there is a bridge to Hotteyu – Buddhist deity, surrounded by various sculptures from Hinduism. By the way, next to the place for blessings is old machines, which for 20 baht poured you a plate of food for fish that infest the pond. At the entrance to the bridge there is a small pool with plastic balls from kinder surprises, inside of which lie predictions, and you have to catch one of them special net, for a modest fee of course. Still to the left of the statue of Hottei, on There is one of the largest shops with shells and shell ornaments, there is a choice like in a museum, the prices are quite sane and even gape will be very interesting.
This is Hottay. Around him are Hindu deities the size of slightly less
Here, for example, Brahma
To the right of you and the temple of Plai Laem, located on the pond the multi-handled statue of the Chinese goddess, Mother of Mercy Kuan Yin. Opposite it the bridge rests against the green shady part of the coast with lawn, which is not forbidden to sit or lie down – the main thing check to see that there are no chickens walking around here darkness Immediately say to parents of babies – cocks can be aggressive, and the chickens are also not very kind, when someone climbs to chickens, so do not let the baby away from you, otherwise you will get beak into the eye. In this corner of the pond there is a free approach to the water and therefore, it is here that the largest concentration of people is observed. holiday time Loi Kratong.
View of the complex from the school
This is not a Buddha or Shiva. This is the Chinese goddess of the multi-handed Guan. Yin
In the shade, you can sit down and eat – this is normal in Thailandle
Buddha Trail, one of the three on Samui
Information to visit
Getting here is easy. Driving from Bang Raka The same road as the Big Buddha, just need to go further on half a kilometer, there will be a crossroads with the only one on the whole Play Lam 7-Eleven convenience store. Crossroad drive in any direction to the nearest exit towards the temple. You can call on both sides. As a landmark – there is always the noise from the school at the temple, on the street runs a lot of children in green uniform, so you need to drive carefully in that edge. The entrance to the territory is available around the clock, the territory at night do not close. Parking may be a problem during holidays, keep this in mind if you are riding a car.
On certain days there are temple fairs here (schedules are not exists in nature, do not even look, the graph is completely random), and on major Buddhist holidays there are services and activity. By the way, a beautiful holiday Loy Kratong, that everyone is running to take pictures on Lake Chaweng (like as the most large freshwater reservoir), it looks best on the pond Temple Play Lam. There are always less people here, the location scales too more compact, which creates a feeling of comfort and peace.
On the territory of the complex should observe a strict dress code.
On the map
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