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title: Buddha head at Wat Mahathat
author: Alex Kovacheva
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12127/buddha-head-at-wat-mahathat/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Buddha head at Wat Mahathat

_Authored by Alex Kovacheva_

## Image File

[![Buddha head at Wat Mahathat](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12127.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12127.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Buddha](https://www.worldhistory.org/Siddhartha_Gautama/) 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.

## Cite This Work

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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/>
### Chicago
Kovacheva, Alex. "Buddha head at Wat Mahathat." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12127/buddha-head-at-wat-mahathat/>.
### MLA
Kovacheva, Alex. "Buddha head at Wat Mahathat." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12127/buddha-head-at-wat-mahathat/>.

## License & Copyright

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