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Amphoe Nong Song Hong
Wat Sa Bua Kaeo
Wat Sa Bua Kaeo The temple is located at Ban Wang Khun.
The mural and sculptural works of this temple is worth a visit.
Crouching guardian lion replicas are on both sides of the stairway
leading up to the Ubosot, ordination hall, with sculptures of men
stretching their legs in front in front. Luangpho Phui, preceptor
of the temple, created all of these sculptures. Murals on four walls
of this concrete ordination hall, both exterior and interior, feature
the people’s lifestyle, history of the Lord Buddha, heaven
and hell and folklore. The pictures are separated by the so-called
Sinthao line, a flash-shape pattern which is widely found in murals
from the Ayutthaya and Rattanakosin periods, not in the Isan region.
By the unique brushwork, the murals mirror freedom of the artist
in expressing emotion into the pictures, trees and animals, like
Western impressionists. The favorites colors include yellow, indigo,
red ochre, green, blue and black.
How to get there: From downtown Khon Kaen, visitors can
go via Highway 2 (Mitraphap Road), heading to Amphoe Phon for 75
kilometres, then turn left to Highway 207 bound for Amphoe Nong
Song Hong for another 17 kilometres. At kilometre 27-28, turn right
at Ban Wang Khun and go ahead for a kilometre.
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