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Buddha head at Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand. Wat Mahathat is called the Monastery of the Great Relic and was built during the reign of two kings: Borommaracha I (r. 1370-1388) and King Ramesuan (r. 1388-1395). The Buddha head is at the base of a fig tree and entwined in its roots. Photo taken in 2013 CE.
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Kovacheva, A. (2020, April 26). Buddha head at Wat Mahathat. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12127/buddha-head-at-wat-mahathat/
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Kovacheva, Alex. "Buddha head at Wat Mahathat." World History Encyclopedia, April 26, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12127/buddha-head-at-wat-mahathat/.
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