WAT SA SI

Wat Sa Si in Sukhothai Historical Park is an  ancient temple situated on an island in the middle of Traphang Trakuan pond,to the northwest of Wat Mahathat

 The Sri Lankan bell-shaped stupas here indicate the Singhalese influence in the Sukhothai art style.

The temple is attractive for its location. Standing in the middle of a reservoir, the ruins are reached via a bridge.

 

 

 Important buildings include a bell-shaped chedi, serving as historical evidence of the prevalence of Singhalese Buddhism in Sukhothai.

 The ordination hall in the middle of the reservoir points to a Buddhist concept of demarcating an area where monks perform religious functions by enclosing the holy precincts with water as a symbol of purity.